Nikita Hand, who alleges she was raped by the mixed martial arts fighter, lives in fear, jury told
A woman who alleges the Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor brutally raped her after a Christmas party six years ago in Dublin will “always be a marked woman” simply because she had the courage to stand up to the fighter, a jury has been told.
He went on to claim that McGregor, who denies the rape, had colluded with a friend to concoct a story that he and a friend, a co-defendant in the trial, both had consensual sex with the hairdresser at the post-party party on 18 December 2018. Whatever the outcome, “she will always be a marked woman” because she stood up to McGregor, who is one of Ireland’s most successful fighters, estimated to be worth $200m, and a well-known figure in Dublin, Gordon said.
Remy Farrell, senior counsel for McGregor, opened his closing speech by admitting the jury might “loathe” the fighter. “I’m not asking you to like him; I’m asking you to look at the evidence. I’m not asking you to invite him to Sunday lunch, but to interrogate your own views.
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