Former UFC star Conor McGregor has filed an appeal of the guilty verdict he received for assaulting a woman named Nikita Hand in a penthouse at Dublin's

Former UFC champion Conor McGregor is to appeal the verdict of a civil rape case, after a woman won a claim against him in November. Nikita Hand accused McGregor, 36, of “battering” and “brutally raping” her in a Dublin hotel room in 2018, and a jury in November found that the Irishman had assaulted her.

Conor McGregor has launched an appeal against the high court judgement that he sexually assaulted Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel.

Conor McGregor is living up to his vow to challenge the ruling that went against him in a civil lawsuit late last year.

Conor McGregor just formally moved to overturn the result of his recent civil assault case in Ireland. Nikita Hand accused McGregor, 36, of “battering” and “brutally raping” her in a Dublin hotel room in 2018,