A photo of Conor McGregor’s fiancée Dee Devlin leaving a courthouse after the UFC superstar lost his civil assault case in Ireland has gone viral this weekend.
Devlin accompanied McGregor to court in Dublin on Friday, where her partner was told to pay the woman who accused him of raping her in a hotel six years ago.
McGregor, 36, faced an allegation that he brutally raped and assaulted Nikita Hand, 35, in a south Dublin hotel in December 2018.
The MMA fighter previously told the court he had consensual sex with Ms Hand, also known as Nikita Ni Laimhin, at the Beacon Hotel. He denied causing any bruises to the complainant.
McGregor vowed to appeal the decision in a now-deleted X post, saying he was “disappointed” and “focused on my future” with his family after the jury of eight women and four men found him liable for the assaulting Ms. Hand and awarding her $398,380.86. .
As McGregor left the court, Devlin held his hand and looked at reporters on this side.
This photo of Conor McGregor’s fiancée Dee Devlin leaving a courthouse has gone viral
Conor McGregor was found liable after being accused of assaulting a woman in Dublin in 2018
A photo of them facing the press has been widely circulated online, but all everyone can focus on is Devlin’s facial expression.
She looks exhausted and emotional, while McGregor looks furious.
“There is pain and sadness behind her eyes,” one X user posted.
“The humiliation on her face is really sad,” another replied.
“Imagine publicly embarrassing the mother of your children for years,” said a third.
“Why is she doing this to herself,” another replied.
Devlin may be an old hand at dealing with controversy, as this isn’t the first scandal to crop up during their relationship.
The MMA fighter and Devlin have been together since 2008 and got engaged in 2020, although they have yet to get married.
The MMA fighter and Devlin have been together since 2008 and got engaged in 2020, although they have yet to get married
McGregor, Devlin and three of their four children are pictured together above
During their 16 years together since McGregor met her in a nightclub, there have been multiple sexual assault allegations against the ‘Notorious’ – twice in 2019 in the Irishman’s homeland and once in 2020 in Corsica, France.
McGregor was also accused of attacking a woman on a yacht in Ibiza, Spain, in 2023. He was also accused of raping a woman in the toilet during the NBA Finals in Miami, Florida, last year. McGregor has denied the allegations.
In the case involving Nikita Hand, she alleged McGregor sexually assaulted her on December 9, 2018, and that another man, James Lawrence, did the same, the Irish Supreme Court heard over two weeks of evidence.
Ms Hand said she and a friend contacted McGregor, whom she knew, after a work Christmas party.
She said they were driven by McGregor to a party at a penthouse of a south Dublin hotel where drugs and alcohol were consumed.
She said McGregor gave her a bedroom in the penthouse and sexually assaulted her.
Devlin and McGregor are pictured above on holiday with their children while Devlin was pregnant with their fourth child
Throughout their 16 years together, since McGregor met her in a nightclub, multiple sexual assault allegations have been made against the ‘Notorious’.
Ms Hand’s lawyer, John Gordon, said she was on antidepressants and “full of drugs” at the time of the alleged attack.
The total amount of damages awarded to Ms. Hand by the jury was $398,380.86.
Nikita Hand said outside court that she hoped her case will remind victims of abuse to “persevere with justice,” and show her daughter Freya “that you can stand up for yourself when something happens to you, regardless who the person is. and justice will be done’.
McGregor and Devlin met in Dublin in 2008 when McGregor was just 19, and now live with their children Conor Jr, seven, Croia Mairead, five, Rian, three, and Mack, almost one, in Las Vegas.