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Conor McGregor Sexual Assault Lawsuit Withdrawn
A US woman who had accused Conor McGregor of sexually assaulting her at an NBA game has voluntarily dropped her lawsuit against the Irish MMA star.
The 37-year-old UFC fighter, one of the organisation’s most high-profile competitors, had denied the allegations of sexual battery following the 2023 Miami Heat match. Lawyers for the woman, identified in the initial complaint as a 49-year-old Wall Street executive, filed a notice of voluntary dismissal in a Florida court on Tuesday. Prosecutors had previously declined to pursue criminal charges related to the incident.
McGregor attended the Miami Heat’s NBA Finals Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets in June 2023 as part of a sponsorship deal for a pain relief spray brand.
The original complaint alleged that McGregor met the woman in the venue’s VIP section before she was allegedly led to a men’s restroom, where the assault was said to have occurred.
This case follows a separate sexual assault lawsuit in Ireland last year, in which McGregor was found liable and ordered to pay approximately $250,000 in damages to a woman who accused him of rape.
Last month, McGregor received an 18-month suspension after missing three drug tests within a 12-month period. Because the suspension was backdated to September 2024, he will be eligible to fight again by March 2026, potentially allowing him to compete at a UFC event planned for 14 June at the White House, coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s birthday.
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