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CONOR MCGREGOR took purpose astatine Jake Paul conscionable hours aft being recovered liable for committing assault.
The UFC's poster lad was recovered to person assaulted a pistillate - Nikita Hand - astatine a Dublin edifice successful December 2018 pursuing a civilian trial.
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McGregor was accused of "brutally raping and battering" Nikita Hand astatine the Beacon Hotel successful southbound Dublin but insisted they had consensual sex.
YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul, who has been progressive successful a warfare of words with McGregor for astir 4 years, took to X successful a now-deleted station to springiness his thoughts.
He wrote: "Dana [White] hits his wife, Conor's convicted of rape, but I'm the atrocious guy?"
And astonishingly conscionable a fewer hours aft proceeding the jury's verdict, McGregor replied: "No, you're a small cheery nerd."
Paul's inclusion of UFC supremo Dana White successful his excavation astatine McGregor was successful notation to a video of the MMA mogul slapping his wife, Anne, pursuing a heated statement astatine a nightclub connected New Year's Eve successful 2022.
White apologised profusely for his actions and said: "You don't bounce backmost from this. You don't ever bounce backmost from this.
"For the remainder of my life, similar I said - nevertheless agelong that is - radical are going to statement maine that."
McGregor, 36, has been ordered to Ms Hand £206,000 (€250,000) successful damages.
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FORMER UFC champion Conor McGregor did battle 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."
But the erstwhile two-division champion has vowed to entreaty the verdict.
He wrote connected X: "I volition beryllium appealing today's decision.
Connor McGregor seen extracurricular tribunal aft receiving blameworthy verdict
"The judge's acquisition and the humble grant fixed was for assault, not for aggravated oregon exemplary damages.
"I americium disappointed that the assemblage did not perceive each the grounds that the DPP reviewed.
"I americium with my household now, focused connected my future.
"Thank you to each my enactment worldwide."
McGregor hasn't acceptable ft wrong the UFC octagon since breaking his limb successful his trilogy combat with Dustin Poirier implicit 3 years ago.
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