nnConor McGregor has lost his appeal against a civil jury’s finding that he sexually assaulted Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018. The Court of Appeal in Dublin dismissed his appeal entirely, upholding the verdict that orders him to pay her nearly 250,000 euros in damages and about 1.3 million euros in legal costs. Hand stated outside court that the appeals process had ‘retraumatised me over and over again’, forcing her to relive the trauma, but expressed relief that the ordeal is finally over. McGregor, who was not present for the ruling, continues to deny the allegations, maintaining their encounter was consensual. This ruling comes as McGregor faces another sexual assault lawsuit in Florida, which he also denies.