Irish mixed martial artist Conor McGregor has been accused of raping a woman in a Dublin hotel, the city's High Court has been told. Nikita Hand is claiming civil damages against McGregor and another man, alleging she was sexually assaulted. Mr McGregor's ...

A woman accusing Conor McGregor of sexually assaulting her in a Dublin hotel in 2018 testified in an Irish court on Tuesday at the start of a civil case seeking financial damages against the mixed martial arts star.

Conor McGregor was present at Dublin’s High Court on Tuesday to face a civil lawsuit pertaining to an alleged sexual assault in December 2018.

McGregor was at the High Court in Dublin for the beginning of a case that is expected to last around two weeks.

A woman who has accused Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor of raping her thought the 36-year-old was going to kill her, and said he ‘wasn’t taking no for an answer’, a court in Dublin has heard.