He said Ms Hand says McGregor then told her: “Now you know what it was like in the Octagon when ... She told the court that she knew of Conor McGregor through her cousins and was friends with some of his friends. On December 8 2018 she and her colleagues ...

Conor McGregor arrived at the High Court in Dublin on Tuesday ahead of a civil lawsuit over an alleged sexual assault in 2018. The Irish MMA fighter, 36, was present in court as judge Justice Alexander Owens told the jury a brief detail of the case.

Conor McGregor has been accused of choking and raping a woman while high on cocaine. Nikita Ni Laimhin is claiming civil damages against Mr McGregor and another man over the alleged assault, which is said to have taken place in Dublin in 2018.

Warning: This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault; MMA star Conor McGregor is facing civil damages claims from an alleged victim who says she was sexually assaulted by him in 2018

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.

Nikita Ni Laimhin is claiming civil damages against Mr McGregor and another man, James Lawrence, alleging she was sexually assaulted in 2018

Irish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Conor McGregor "in effect raped" a woman who suffered a "violent and vicious assault" at his hands, jurors at Dublin's High Court have been told.

Woman who accuses Conor McGregor of rape thought he was ‘going to kill her’ - Nikita Ni Laimhin, who is also known as Nikita Hand, is claiming civil damages against the mixed martial arts fighter and another man.

Nikita Ni Laimhin is claiming civil damages against Mr McGregor and another man, alleging she was sexually assaulted in 2018. The case is expected to last two weeks.