Conor McGregor Accused of Sexual Assault In Florida Lawsuit

Conor McGregor is facing another lawsuit in relation to an alleged act of sexual assault.

A newly filed lawsuit in the Southern District of Florida this week accuses McGregor of assaulting a 49-year-old woman at a Miami Heat NBA game in 2023, per court documents obtained by ESPN.

The documents, which do not name the plaintiff, also list the Miami Heat and Kaseya Center in relation to an accusation of gross negligence.

The civil lawsuit claims McGregor “intentionally engaged in unlawful sexual contact” with the plaintiff while attending a game between the Heat and Denver Nuggets.

Documents allege that the plaintiff, who had spoken to McGrgeor that evening in the venue’s Courtside Club, was approached by a member of the MMA fighter’s entourage just before she had planned to leave. The plaintiff said she was told “Conor told me to come get you” and was grabbed by the wrist. It is alleged that she asked the McGregor ally to let go, but they didn’t.

It is later detailed that McGregor allegedly grabbed the plaintiff by her arm or wrist and brought her into a men’s washroom stall. In the stall the plaintiff claims she was sexually assaulted, being “slammed” face-first into a wall at one point after attempting to leave.

The plaintiff’s attorney, Jim Dunn, told ESPN that the civil lawsuit was pursued after a criminal case no longer became viable.

Local authorities looked into the alleged incident shortly after McGregor’s appearance at the game, as first reported in 2023. Months later, prosecutors decided to not pursue the case due to “insufficient evidence.”

An attorney for McGregor has denied the recent allegations, telling ESPN that she is “Confident that this case too will be dismissed.”

McGregor suffered significant backlash in his home country of Ireland late last year after a civil lawsuit found him liable for an alleged 2018 rape of Dublin hair stylist Nikita Hand. While the lawsuit greatly damaged his image and marked the end of his association with the Proper No. 12 whisky brand, he remains a member of the UFC roster and a key figure in the bare-knuckle boxing promotion BKFC.