Conor McGregor’s fiancée Dee Devlin is showing that she is standing by the UFC star for better and for worse after a series of sexual assault allegations were made against him. She accompanied McGregor to court in Dublin on Friday, where her partner was told he must pay the woman who accused him of raping her in a hotel six years ago €250,000. McGregor, 36, faced an accusation that he ‘brutally raped and battered’ Nikita Hand, 35, at a hotel in south Dublin 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 bruising to the plaintiff. McGregor has vowed to appeal the decision, saying he was disappointed’ and ‘focused on my future’ with his family after the jury of eight women and four men found him liable of assaulting Ms Hand and awarded Ms Hand nearly €250,000. When McGregor left the court, Devlin held his hand and faced reporters at this side. She is, perhaps, an old hand at dealing with controversies, as it’s not the first scandal that has reared its head during their relationship.
