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CONOR MCGREGOR has been offered a imaginable lifeline for his UFC vocation successful the aftermath of his civilian tribunal case.
The MMA superstar's warring future is up successful the aerial aft helium was past period found liable to person assaulted a woman - Nikita Hand - astatine a Dublin edifice successful December 2018.
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McGregor, 36, was accused of "raping and battering" Ms Hand - an accusation he's vehemently denied.
The civilian verdict has formed superior uncertainty implicit him returning to the UFC octagon, though rival Michael Chandler is inactive consenting to invited the Irishman backmost to the cage.
During an quality connected The MMA Hour, helium said: "It's a horrible presumption for each around, for everyone involved.
"The champion happening helium tin do, astir likely, is to get backmost moving towards a communal goal.
"Why not combat me? Why not beryllium grooming to combat me?"
Prior to past month's verdict, UFC supremo Dana White revealed that the promotion had already pushed backmost their poster boy's instrumentality - which was owed to instrumentality spot successful June - until the extremity of 2025.
He said successful the UFC 309 post-fight property conference: “Conor is going to travel backmost precocious '25.
'There’s a batch of clip earlier we tin fig retired who’s gonna combat Conor."
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FORMER UFC champion Conor McGregor was recovered to person assaulted a pistillate who accused him of raping her successful a Dublin hotel, a civilian tribunal assemblage recovered connected Friday.
The 36-year-old was accused of "brutally raping and battering" Nikita Hand successful December 2018.
He volition present person to wage Ms Hand 248,603.60 euros successful damages.
Despite losing his case, McGregor has vowed to appeal.
The Irishman's aboriginal successful MMA and UFC is present successful doubt. He hasn't been successful the octagon since July 2021 erstwhile helium broke his limb and was stopped against Dustin Poirier.
Here's what SunSport's main MMA newsman Chisanga Malata had to accidental astir the situation...
"The ruling, which came successful a civilian court, not a transgression court, has fixed the UFC arguably its biggest-ever headache successful its 31-year run. MMA chiefs volition present person to marque a large determination implicit their poster boy.
"Personally, I deliberation helium fights again. There is simply a precedent for it. Just look astatine the antheral who fought Jake Paul past week.
"Of course, I'm talking astir erstwhile undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson, who was sent to jailhouse successful the 1990s for rape. He came retired and helium had a palmy vocation aft that, making millions upon millions of pounds earlier retiring successful 2005.
"Sadly, determination is simply a precedent for it. But the UFC present has a monolithic determination to make. As I said, I deliberation helium fights again. I deliberation they instrumentality to the program that was announced past week astatine the UFC 309 post-fight property league and they person him combat precocious 2025.
"Perhaps they said precocious 2025 successful anticipation of this ruling not going McGregor's mode and giving immoderate clip for this to stroke implicit - adjacent though thing of this magnitude tin never, ever stroke over.
"I judge McGregor volition combat again barring a sensational determination from Dana White and each the investors and they axe their poster boy. But I conscionable don't spot that happening and I bash spot him returning to the octagon precocious adjacent year.
"Questions volition person to beryllium asked of the UFC and rightly so. But much truthful of the antheral himself, Mr McGregor."
The 55-year-old added: "There is nary uncertainty Conor wants to fight. He hits maine up each the time.
"I told you guys helium astir apt wasn't going to combat successful 2024 and helium didn't.
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"He's going to combat successful 2025, astir apt astatine the extremity of the year, if it is earlier that is bully for each of us."
Former two-division champion McGregor, who was ordered to wage Ms Hand £206,000 ($250,000) successful damages, has vowed to entreaty past month's verdict.
And he's seemingly assured helium volition combat again, penning connected X: "People privation to perceive from me, I needed time. I cognize I made mistakes.
"I should ne'er person stepped retired connected the pistillate I emotion the astir successful the world. That’s each connected me.
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"I person instructed my ineligible squad to entreaty the decision.
"I can’t spell backmost and I volition determination forward.
"I americium beyond grateful to my family, friends and supporters each implicit the satellite who person stayed by my side.
"That’s it. No more. Getting backmost to the gym - the combat crippled awaits!"
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