A woman has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against UFC superstar Conor McGregor for alleged personal injury, her attorney confirmed with ESPN on Tuesday.
Dave Coleman, the woman’s attorney, said the indictment, over events reportedly taking place in 2018, was filed Monday in the High Court in Dublin, Ireland. In addition, the woman’s mother has also sued McGregor, Coleman said in a smaller claim. The attorney would not provide additional details about the case. According to the Independent, which was the first to report, an employee of McGregor is listed as a co-suspect.
“The case is in court,” Coleman said.
This situation was the subject of an investigation by An Garda Síochána, the national police force of the Republic of Ireland, but no charges have been brought against McGregor and McGregor has denied any wrongdoing, the Independent reported.
“Following an in-depth investigation by the Gardaí, which involved interviewing numerous sources in addition to interviews with the plaintiff, requesting witness statements, examining closed circuit footage and lending Conor McGregor’s cooperation, these allegations were categorically rejected,” said Karen McGregor. . Kessler said in a statement. “The plaintiff knows the facts contradict the claims in this lawsuit. Mr. McGregor will contest all claims and is confident that justice will prevail.”
McGregor, one of the most popular athletes in the world, returns to the Octagon in Abu Dhabi on Saturday in a main fight against Dustin Poirier at UFC 257. It will be McGregor’s first game since UFC 246 in January 2020. When asked, Coleman said that ” no specific reason “was for the timing of the lawsuit.
The New York Times reported in 2019 that McGregor was the subject of two investigations into sexual assault, although no charges have been filed and it is unclear whether those investigations are still ongoing.
McGregor has dealt with the law several times over the years. He was arrested in Brooklyn after throwing a dolly at a UFC bus following a media day in 2018 and was fined 1,000 euros in Dublin court in 2019 for punching a man in the face in a pub, a attack captured on video.
ESPN’s Ariel Helwani contributed to this report.