Conor McGregor's rape accuser says she always believed she would win case

Nikita Hand was ever assured she would triumph her civilian lawsuit against UFC combatant Conor McGregor aft she emerged victorious Friday's hearing, receiving much than £200,000 successful damages

Nikita Hand said she expected to triumph her civilian lawsuit against UFC combatant Conor McGregor pursuing her victory successful Friday's hearing.

McGregor was recovered liable of assaulting a pistillate who accused him of rape successful a Dublin edifice six years agone - with a assemblage awarding her much than £200,000 successful damages. Hand was ever assured the assemblage would regularisation successful her favour due to the fact that she was telling the "truth from time one".

The 35-year-old hairsbreadth colourist said she has continued to person supportive calls, texts, emails and messages aft she was awarded damages. Hand said the effect means her young girl does not person to turn up successful a world wherever she has to "shut up and accidental nothing".

She was asked if she expected to triumph the lawsuit and told the Irish Mail connected Sunday: "To win? Yeah, yes, yes. Yes, due to the fact that my communicative is true. I ever believed successful my bosom that I would [win]."

She past added connected the determination of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) not to proceed with a transgression trial: "Obviously with the DPP, that didn't enactment out, but yeah, I ever felt similar I was gonna triumph due to the fact that I was telling the information from time one, you know."

Speaking extracurricular the tribunal connected Friday Hand said; "I americium overwhelmed by the enactment I person received from everybody. I privation to convey my ineligible squad and my 3 barristers, they person been astonishing from commencement to finish. I privation to convey the justice, the assemblage and each the witnesses. I privation to convey the doctors, nurses and everyone astatine the intersexual battle portion astatine the Rotunda battle unit, particularly my ain doctor.

"I privation to convey the rape proposal centre, I privation to convey each the guards and the ambulance crew. I privation to convey the men and women who person supported maine passim this trial. For each idiosyncratic who reached retired to me, a card, email, everything, it has not gone unnoticed. Thank you, I truly admit it truthful much."

McGregor has indicated helium intends to entreaty the determination aft seeing James Lawrence, different antheral who Hand accused of intersexual assault, had the allegation against him not proved.

He said connected societal media: "Justice was served for James Lawrence, yes!" In different post, helium wrote: "Falsely accused a antheral of rape and lost."

Yesterday helium continued to post: "This is not a tribunal of hard grounds and truth. It is simply a kangaroo tribunal of opinions and feelings. We are not done yet. Not by a agelong shot. No chance. On we fight! Justice and information volition prevail! Appeal! Appeal! Appeal! As good arsenic other. Congrats James! Onwards and upwards!"