Former hair colourist and Drimnagh native Ms Hand (35), who is suing Mr McGregor and James Lawrence for damages over the alleged assault, denied Mr Farrell’s claims on behalf of his client, and at one point stated that it sounded like a 'made up story'.

Conor McGregor came face-to-face with the woman who is suing him in civil court claiming he sexually assaulted her. Nikita Ni Lamhain, also known as

McGregor is being sued in civil court by Nikita Ni Lamhain, aka Nikita Hand, who has alleged since 2018 that the former UFC champion and another man took advantage of her while intoxicated in a Dublin hotel room.

This story contains a graphic description of alleged sexual assault. A woman who alleges she was raped in Dublin by the Irish-born Mixed Martial Arts fighter Conor McGregor claims she was attacked with such force by the fighter that a tampon she was wearing became wedged inside her vagina,

Nikita Hand is claiming civil damages against McGregor and another man, alleging she was sexually assaulted. Mr McGregor's lawyers told the court Ms Hand, who has no automatic right to anonymity, is attempting extortion.

Conor McGregor was accused of committing a “vicious and violent” sexual assault, as evidence was presented on the opening day of a civil case in Irish High Court.

Conor McGregor is currently facing rape allegations stemming back to a woman who accused him of sexual assault back in 2018. The victim — who goes by the name of Nikita Ni Laimhin —filed a civil lawsuit against the Irish boxer and another man,