A photo of Conor McGregor’s fiancée, Dee Devlin, leaving a courtroom after the UFC superstar lost his civil sexual assault case in Ireland went viral over the weekend.
Devlin accompanied McGregor to Dublin court on Friday, where his partner was told he must pay the woman who accused him of raping her in a hotel six years ago.
McGregor, 36, faced an accusation of “raping and brutally beating” Nikita Hand, 35, at a hotel in south Dublin in December 2018.
The MMA fighter previously told the court he had consensual sex with Ms Hand, also known as Nikita Ni Laimhin, at the Beacon Hotel. He denied causing bruises to the plaintiff.
McGregor vowed to appeal the decision in a now-deleted X post, saying he was “disappointed” and “focused on my future” with his family after the jury of eight women and four men found him responsible for assaulting Ms Hand and will award you $398,380.86. .
When McGregor left the court, Devlin took his hand and faced reporters on this side.
This photo of Conor McGregor’s fiancee, Dee Devlin, leaving a courthouse has gone viral
Conor McGregor was found responsible after being accused of assaulting a woman in Dublin in 2018
A photo of them in front of the press has circulated widely online, but everyone can focus on Devlin’s facial expression.
She looks exhausted and emotional, while McGregor looks furious.
“There is pain and sadness behind his eyes,” one X user posted.
“The humiliation on his face is really sad,” another responded.
“Imagine publicly shaming the mother of your children for years,” said a third.
‘Why does she do this to herself?’ another responded.
Devlin is, perhaps, an expert in dealing with controversy, as this is not the first scandal to arise during their relationship.
The MMA fighter and Devlin have been together since 2008 and got engaged in 2020, although they are not yet married.
The MMA fighter and Devlin have been together since 2008 and got engaged in 2020, although they are not yet married.
McGregor, Devlin and three of their four children appear together in the photo above.
Throughout their 16 years together since McGregor met her in a nightclub there have been multiple accusations of sexual assault against the ‘Notorious’: two in 2019 in the Irishman’s homeland and one in 2020 in Corsica, France.
McGregor was also accused of attacking a woman on a yacht in Ibiza, Spain, in 2023. He was also accused of raping a woman in the bathroom at the NBA Finals in Miami, Florida, last year. McGregor has denied the allegations.
In the case involving Nikita Hand, she alleged that McGregor sexually assaulted her on December 9, 2018, and that another man, James Lawrence, did the same, Ireland’s highest court heard during two weeks of evidence.
Hand said she and a friend contacted McGregor, whom she knew, after a Christmas party at work.
She said McGregor took them to a party in the penthouse of a south Dublin hotel where drugs and alcohol were being consumed.
She said McGregor took an attic room from her and sexually assaulted her.
Devlin and McGregor are pictured above vacationing with their children while Devlin was pregnant with her fourth child.
Throughout their 16 years together, since McGregor met her at a nightclub, there have been multiple allegations of sexual assault against the ‘Notorious’
Hand’s attorney, John Gordon, said she was taking antidepressants and “high on drugs” at the time of the alleged assault.
The total amount of compensation awarded to Ms. Hand by the jury was $398,380.86.
Nikita Hand said outside court that she hoped her case would remind assault victims to keep “fighting for justice” and show her daughter, Freya, “that you can defend yourself if something happens to you, no matter who the person is.” . That’s how it is and justice will be done.”
McGregor and Devlin met in Dublin in 2008, when McGregor was just 19, and now live with their children Conor Jr., seven, Croia Mairead, five, Rian, three, and Mack, almost one, in Vegas.