A woman has filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Conor
McGregor for alleged personal injury, according to a report
from
ESPN.
Dave Coleman, the woman’s attorney, revealed to ESPN that the
lawsuit is over events that allegedly took place in 2018 and was
filed in the High Court in Dublin, Ireland, on Monday. The woman’s
mother has also filed a suit against McGregor. The news was first
reported by the
Independent, which also revealed that an associate of
McGregor’s was named as a co-defendant. The nature of the case
against McGregor is currently unknown.
The matter was initially investigated by An Garda Síochána, the
Irish national police, but no charges were brought against
McGregor. The former UFC two-division champion denied any
wrongdoing through a representative.
“After an exhaustive investigation conducted by the Gardaí which,
in addition to interviews of the plaintiff, included interviewing
numerous sources, obtaining witnesses’ statements, examining closed
circuit footage and the cooperation of Conor
McGregor, these allegations were categorically rejected,”
McGregor spokesperson Karen Kessler said in a statement. “The
plaintiff knows the facts contradict the assertions in this
lawsuit. Mr. McGregor will dispute any claims and is confident that
justice will prevail.”
McGregor was previously under investigation for two separate sexual
assault charges, one for
allegedly raping a woman at a Dublin hotel in December 2018 and
another for
allegedly assaulting a woman outside a pub in October 2019.
Charges have not been brought in those cases and it is currently
unclear if the investigations are ongoing.
The current lawsuit coincides with McGregor’s first fight in a
year, as he will square off against Dustin
Poirier in the UFC 257 headliner in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Coleman told ESPN that there was “no specific reason” regarding the
timing of the suit.