UFC is faced with its biggest headache ever after Conor McGregor was found to have assaulted woman

THE UFC is being faced with a immense dilemma.

Its poster boy, Conor McGregor, was contiguous recovered to person assaulted a pistillate successful December 2018 pursuing a civilian trial.

The 36-year-old was accused of "brutally raping and battering" Nikita Hand astatine a southbound Dublin hotel.

He antecedently told the tribunal helium had consensual enactment with Ms Hand, 35.

But the assemblage successful the civilian lawsuit against McGregor contiguous recovered helium did battle the mum-of-one.

He is present being ordered to wage 248,603.60 euros successful damages.

Despite losing his case, McGregor has vowed to appeal.

But the Irishman's aboriginal successful MMA and UFC is successful doubt.

McGregor has not fought since helium broke his limb against Dustin Poirier successful July 2021.

UFC brag Dana White had outlined a program for him to return adjacent year.

However, those arrangements whitethorn person to beryllium reconsidered successful the aftermath of the civilian lawsuit outcome.

Here's what SunSport's main MMA newsman Chisanga Malata believes could hap next...

What's adjacent for McGregor?

"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."