Conor McGregor rants as he faces €2m legal costs and Nikita Hand sues him & ex-neighbours after civil rape case appeal
He went on a
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Nikita Hand has launched fresh legal action against the disgraced fighter
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McGregor, pictured with partner Dee Devlin, was not present in court this week
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He launched a bizarre social media rant after losing his appeal
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Former hair stylist Nikita, 35, filed her claim for damages on Thursday — the same day the
And in a series of rambling posts on X,
Ms Hand
McGregor told the court they had consensual sex and denied the assault allegation.
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But a jury of eight women and four men f
He was ordered to pay Ms Hand €248,603.60 in damages and about €1.3million in legal costs.
McGregor launched an appeal on the basis of five grounds, intending to introduce
He had provided affidavits by Samantha O'Reilly and her partner Steven Cummins, former neighbours of Ms Hand when she lived in Drimnagh.
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O'Reilly claimed she had witnessed a physical row between Ms Hand and her then-partner at about the same time of the Beacon Hotel incident.
McGregor said that this would have provided a 'plausible explanation' for the bruising on Ms Hand's body, which he claimed he did not cause.
Conor McGregor Loses Appeal in Nikita Hand Civil Rape Case
However, at the last minute, McGregor's legal team
Ms Hand had always denied any altercation with her former partner and the court heard she dismissed the claims as 'lies'.
In its ruling dismissing McGregor's appeal 'in its entirety', the Court of Appeal said the application to introduce the neighbours' evidence had been dropped in 'somewhat mysterious' circumstances.
It said that no plausible reason had been given for this turn of events.
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Brave Nikita is also taking legal action against her former neighbours
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Samantha O'Reilly had claimed to have seen an argument between Nikita and her former partner
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Samantha and her partner Steven Cummins had provided sworn affidavits
Mr Justice Brian O'Moore said the abandonment of the application could be seen by the court only as an acknowledgment Ms Hand was correct.
He said her lawyers had not been exaggerating when they said this 'new evidence' had put Ms Hand through the wringer.
Speaking outside the court this week after McGregor's appeal was shot down, Ms Hand said: 'This appeal has retraumatised me over and over again.
"Being forced to relive what happened has had a huge impact on me.
'To every survivor out there, I know how hard it is but please don't be silenced. You deserve to be heard. You also deserve justice.
'Today, I can finally move on and try to heal.'
FRESH LEGAL MOVE
Nikita Hand has now launched a fresh legal case against McGregor and her former neighbours for damages over their claims.
It's understood that Ms Hand alleges they engaged in malicious abuse of the process of the court.
A furious Conor McGregor took to social media to vent his fury about the rape case outcome.
Regarding Nikita Hand's new legal case against McGregor and her former neighbours, the former fighter said he welcomed it.
He insisted: 'I am happy this is still ongoing. Hopefully we hear from all. I fight on . . . and will continue to defend myself.'
In the same post, McGregor said that he will not be paying the legal fees of his pal James Lawrence, who was found not to have assaulted Nikita Hand on the same night at the Beacon Hotel.
He had also been accused of rape but said he had consensual sex with her. Nikita told the court she didn't remember this happening and wouldn't have been able to consent.
The court refused to grant Lawrence his legal costs with the Court of Appeal upholding this decision this week, as they said the money would end up going to McGregor.
McGregor previously told the courts that he was paying Lawrence's legal fees.
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However, in his rant online the ex-UFC fighter said he would not be paying his friend's legal fees and claimed he was 'in a fog' when he told the courts he was doing so previously.
He said: 'You are out of your f***ing mind if you think I am paying James Lawrence legal costs, folks.
"Who said I was paying his fees? I said I didn't know if I was, when the accuser's barrister asked me on the stand.'
McGregor later uploaded a photo of himself on his yacht along with a lengthy rant which he ended with: 'Ice cream, anyone?'
He then added a string of posts moaning about the mainstream media and mocking an EU Court of Justice decision to fine Ireland €1.5million for delays in introducing laws around flexible working.
In a bizarre series of videos, McGregor posted clips of him pretending to laugh at European Commission President
McGregor continues to post on his social media asking people to vote for him in the upcoming Presidential election, despite having little to no chance of making it onto the ballot paper.
The Crumlin lad would need the backing of 20 members of the Oireachtas or four local authorities to get into the race for the Aras.
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As part of the rant McGregor told how he would not cover James Lawrence's legal fees
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Nikita told how the failed appeal bid had 'retraumatised' her
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