Former undisputed UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov is the latest in a long-list of those within the mixed martial arts community to weigh-in on the verdict in the civil case taken against Conor McGregor by plaintiff, Nikita Hand — in which the Dublin fighter was found guilty of assault this evening.
McGregor, who appeared in the High Court this morning, was found guilty of assault against Ms Hand — who accused the 36-year-old and his co-defendant, James Lawrence of rape during an alleged incident at the Beacon Hotel in Dublin in December, 2018.
And following over six hours of deliberation, a jury of 12 found McGregor guilty of assault against Ms Hand, ordering the former two-division UFC champion to pay damages of almost €250,000 to the plaintiff, while finding Lawrence not guilty of assault.