'I know I made mistakes': Conor McGregor speaks after losing civil rape case 

Conor McGregor has spoken retired aft losing a civilian rape lawsuit arsenic a feminist march was held successful Dublin.

The MMA combatant was accused of raping Nikita Hand, who was awarded €248,603 (£206,000) successful damages connected Friday aft a assemblage astatine Dublin's High Court recovered McGregor assaulted her successful a Dublin edifice successful 2018.

Posting connected societal media, the 36-year-old said: "I cognize I made mistakes".

It comes arsenic hundreds of radical successful Dublin staged a objection successful "utter solidarity" with Ms Hand.

Posting connected X, McGregor said: "People privation to perceive from me, I needed time. I cognize I made mistakes. Six years ago, I should person ne'er responded to her outreaches. I should person unopen the enactment down. I should ne'er person stepped retired connected the pistillate I emotion the astir successful the world. That's each connected me.

"As overmuch arsenic I regret it, everything that happened that nighttime was consensual and each the witnesses contiguous swore to that nether oath. 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!"

Speaking extracurricular tribunal aft the decision, an affectional Ms Hand said the two-week-long civilian lawsuit had been a "nightmare" but that "justice has been served".

"It's thing that I'll ne'er hide for the remainder of my life," she added.

In Dublin connected Monday night, a march successful enactment of Ms Hand was organised by the socialist feminist question radical Rosa to people the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.

Participants chanted "stand with Nikita" and "no much fear, nary much shaming, we cull your unfortunate blaming" arsenic they carried signs and banners done the capital's streets.

Ruth Coppinger, a councillor and wide predetermination candidate, and Natasha O'Brien, who became a nationalist fig aft a worker received a suspended condemnation for assaulting her, some spoke astatine the event.

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Ms Coppinger said Ms Hand was "an incredibly brave woman" and that she was watching the lawsuit via a unrecorded stream.

Ms O'Brien was cheered arsenic she said she'd been "in awe" of Ms Hand's courageousness and that Ireland had fto retired a corporate "sigh of relief" aft the assemblage recovered successful Ms Hand's favour.

McGregor was accused of having "brutally raped and battered" Ms Hand.

She was taken successful an ambulance to the Rotunda Hospital the pursuing time wherever the paramedic who assessed her told the tribunal she had not seen "someone truthful bruised" successful a agelong time.

Following 8 days of evidence, and 3 days of closing speeches and the judge's instructions to the jury, the assemblage of 8 women and 4 men spent six hours and 10 minutes deliberating earlier returning their verdict.