Conor McGregor Rejects Rape Case Outcome, Calls Accuser a ‘Vicious Liar’ [Video]

A day after he was found liable in a civil rape and sexual assault case, Conor McGregor ranted on social media about the “lies” his accuser told and his plans to appeal.

On Friday, Nov. 22, a civil jury in Ireland determined that the MMA fighter, 36, was liable of “brutally” raping and battering a woman named Nikita Hand in a civil suit brought forward in 2021. The jury also ordered him to pay damages totaling roughly $257,000 U.S. dollars, according to the Associated Press and The Guardian.

The assault occurred while Hand was intoxicated in December 2018, after she invited McGregor to join her and a friend at a company holiday party in Dublin. She also accused a friend of McGregor’s, James Lawrence, of assaulting her on the night in question, but the jury did not find Lawrence liable, according to The Guardian.

Reacting to the ruling on Saturday, Nov. 23, McGregor celebrated …