A woman who accused Conor McGregor of sexually assaulting her after a game of the 2023 NBA Finals has filed a lawsuit against the combat sports star.
The lawsuit, filed in Tuesday in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida and obtained by USA TODAY Sports, also lists the Miami Heat as defendants for overserving McGregor alcohol.
A woman, who remained anonymous but is described as a 49-year-old Miami-Dade County resident that is ’employed as a senior Wall Street vice president at a high profile financial institution,’ alleged after McGregor sexually assaulted her after Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets at the Kaseya Center in Miami. A criminal sexual assault allegation was filed, but Florida State Attorney’s Office later declined to press charges against McGregor.
Jim Dunn, the attorney representing the woman, said in an email to USA TODAY Sports that a civil case was the only avenue his client could pursue to ‘seek justice’ after criminal charges weren’t filed against McGregor.
‘My client has thought long and hard about the decision to pursue this civil case, and is fearful of the effect it may have on her job on Wall Street. Nonetheless, her main goal in filing this suit is to raise awareness and encourage others to report sexual assault,’ Dunn said.
McGregor’s attorney Barbara Llanes also told USA TODAY Sports the former UFC’s star legal team is ‘confident’ the case will be dismissed.
‘After a thorough investigation at the time, the State’s Attorney concluded that there was no case to pursue. Almost two years and at least three lawyers later the plaintiff has a new false story. We are confident that this case too will be dismissed,’ Llanes said.
Conor McGregor lawsuit allegations
According to the lawsuit, McGregor and the woman began conversing after the game in the arena’s courtside club area. A friend of the woman said they were all about to leave, but one of McGregor’s private security members told the woman that McGregor told them to get her and grabbed her by the wrist. The woman requested McGregor’s security member to let go and he allegedly replied ‘No, Conor will kill me if I lose you.’
It is then alleged McGregor grabbed the woman and led her into the men’s restroom with her friend following. McGregor then led her into a stall, but arena security allegedly didn’t allow the woman’s friend with her in the stall. McGregor then allegedly assaulted the woman in the stall by forcefully placing his penis into her mouth while she attempted to urinate, and when she tried to leave, McGregor ‘slammed’ her into the wall and attempted to sodomize her.
The woman is seeking medical treatment costs, compensatory damages and any other relief from McGregor and the arena security.
The lawsuit also mentions an infamous moment from that night involving McGregor. During a promotional skit with Heat mascot Burnie while promoting a pain-relief spray, McGregor hit the Heat mascot twice, causing the mascot to seek medical treatment after the game.
McGregor was recently found liable for a 2018 sexual assault in a civil lawsuit filed in Ireland. McGregor admitted under oath during the trial that he had sex with Hand during the incident in question in late 2018 but said it was consensual and he planned to appeal to verdict.