Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor denied in a Dublin court on Wednesday that he had sexually assaulted a woman in 2018, saying a civil case brought against him and another man was \u201cfull of lies.\u201d <\/p>\n
The plaintiff Nikita Hand alleges that McGregor sexually assaulted her on Dec. 9, 2018, and that another man, James Lawrence, did the same, the court heard last week. <\/p>\n
McGregor, 36, told the court that he had \u201cfully consensual sex\u201d with Hand and that he did not force anyone to do anything against their will. He was taking the stand for the first time on the sixth day of the trial. <\/p>\n
\u201cYour client is full of lies. Everything is a lie,\u201d the former UFC champion said after being asked by Hand\u2019s lawyer about her testimony that he put her in an arm lock. <\/p>\n
He also denied causing bruising to the plaintiff. <\/p>\n
Hand\u2019s lawyer accused McGregor of pressing down so hard on her watch that there was still a mark on her skin days later. <\/p>\n
Hand\u2019s lawyer said last week that when she was referred to a sexual assault treatment unit the day after the alleged assault, a doctor was so concerned that he directed that photographs be taken of her injuries. <\/p>\n
Hand said that she and a friend made contact with McGregor, who she knew, after a work Christmas party. <\/p>\n
She said they were driven by McGregor to a party in a penthouse room of a south Dublin hotel where drugs and alcohol were consumed. <\/p>\n
She said McGregor took her a bedroom in the penthouse and sexually assaulted her. Hand\u2019s lawyer, John Gordon, said Hand was on antidepressants, and \u201cfull of drugs\u201d at the time of the alleged assault. <\/p>\n
The judge told the jury of eight women and four men that the trial is expected to last two weeks. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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