Conor McGregor vows to appeal court decision in online rant

A defiant Conor McGregor has repeated his vow to appeal against a jury's decision to award a hair colourist €250,000 in damages for sexual assault, describing the civil case against him as "absolute nonsense".

The controversial UFC star walked out of the High Court on Friday evening after a jury’s decision to award Nikita Hand €248,603 in damages.

Ms Hand, who had alleged that McGregor raped her in the penthouse suite of the Beacon Hotel in Dublin in December 2018, afterwards claimed that "justice had been served".

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However, in a social media post yesterday, McGregor insisted that he would be appealing the decision. He wrote on X: "We are not done yet, not by a long shot. No chance. On we fight."

He described the case against him as "absolute nonsense", while also claiming that the reporting of the case was an "absolute laughing stock to everyone present."

In an emotional statement outside the court following a two week civil trial, Nikita Hand said hoped the decision of the court would give other victims of sexual assault the courage to speak up.

She said: "To all the victims of sexual assault. I hope my story is a reminder that no matter how afraid you might be, speak up. You have a voice and keep on fighting for justice."

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