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

A day after he was found liable in a civil rape and sexual assault case, Conor McGregor spoke 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 responsible for “brutally” rapping 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 US dollars, according to the Associated Press and 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 McGregor’s friend, 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 Lawrence’s outcome and insisted that he is also not liable, repeatedly accusing Hand of lying in a string of posts on X (formerly known as Twitter).

First, McGregor shared an Irish Independent article whose headline included a quote about justice being served, and reiterated his previously announced plans to appeal the outcome.

“Justice was served for James Lawrence, yes! Deplorable what they did,” the athlete wrote. “Nikita Hand, vicious liar! APPEAL!”

He then shared another online story about the outcome of the case, this time including a quote from the Minister for Justice of Ireland commending Hand for her “bravery and determination” following Friday’s outcome. “Falsely accused a man of rape and lost,” McGregor wrote alongside the article.

Then, in a long rant, the MMA fighter once again accused Hand of lying and said that he is “not done yet.”

“Two men falsely accused,” the Nov. 23 post began. “One vindicated, the other soon to be! Congrats James Lawrence on absolute exoneration! Twice this heinous accusation was put to you and twice it was shown as FALSE! LIES! It “It is absolutely disgraceful what they put you through here! I look forward to seeing you further vindicate yourself and lambast those responsible in court!”

“We know what happened that night!” the athlete continued. “Everyone present knows, yet it was ignored. Every single statement of persons present on the night was ignored. And they all disputed Nikita’s LIES!”

In the same post, McGregor called Hand’s accusations “absolute nonsense,” accused her of changing her “original story” and questioned the legitimacy of the court that ruled in her favor. “How these lies were accepted, I will never know,” he wrote.

“We are not done yet. Not by a long shot. No chance,” the MMA fighter concluded. “On we fight! Justice and truth will prevail! Appeal! Appeal! Appeal! As well as others. Congratulations James! Onwards and upwards! 🙏.”

PEOPLE reached out to McGregor’s reps for comment.

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McGregor has faced multiple accusations of sexual assault in addition to the allegations by Hand. In 2022, a woman claimed in a lawsuit that McGregor punched her and threatened to drown her while they were celebrating her birthday on a boat in Ibiza. He has denied the accusations, and the case is still ongoing.

McGregor was accused of sexual assault again in 2023 when a woman claimed that she was “violently” forced into oral sex in a bathroom at the Kaseya Center in Miami. Prosecutors, however, said they would not pursue the case due to “insufficient evidence,” according to ESPN.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.