Conor McGregor loses appeal over civil rape case

The court announced its decision today

Hand had sued the former UFC fighter for damages over an accusation that McGregor raped her on the 9th of December 2018. 

The jury at McGregor’s civil trial found he had raped her and awarded the claimant €250,000 in damages.

McGregor had appealed with the intention to introduce fresh evidence but withdrew the application just as the case began. 

The court also said that it plans to refer the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions.

All three senior judges at the Court of Appeal in Dublin dismissed the appeal on all grounds, despite an argument from McGregor's lawyers that the answers the 37-year-old gave police during interviews should not have been put before the jury.

Conor McGregor was not in attendance to hear the decision as it was read out.