UFC CEO, Dana White claimed in a single day that if he had a remark to challenge concerning the current civil rape case involving former two-weight promotional champion, Conor McGregor, he would have already issued one — pointing to the Dubliner’s inactivity within the Octagon.
McGregor, a former undisputed light-weight and featherweight champion within the UFC, was discovered civilly liable of assault towards Nikita Hand throughout a lawsuit within the Excessive Court docket final month, with the plaintiff alleging the combined martial arts fighter raped her throughout an incident on the Beacon Lodge in December 2018.
Ordered to pay damages of just about €250,000 to the plaintiff by a jury of twelve within the Irish capital, earlier this week, McGregor was additionally ordered by sitting Decide Alexander Owens to pay the courtroom charges and price of Ms Hand — which might quantity to reportedly €1,000,000 in keeping with studies.
Dana White refuses to touch upon verdict discovered towards UFC star Conor McGregor
And following the conclusion of final evening’s UFC 310 occasion — the group’s remaining flagship card of the yr, long-time UFC figurehead, White was requested it had a remark to make concerning the decision discovered towards Conor McGregor, earlier than claiming if he had such a remark to make, it might have been issued already.
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“What do you mean, what’s my reaction,” Dana White responded throughout his post-fight press convention with assembled media. “If I had a comment, I would have put it out already.” He (Conor McGregor) hasn’t been combating right here in I don’t know the way lengthy. If he does battle, it will likely be someday subsequent yr.”
Most just lately that includes within the Octagon again in 2021, McGregor headlined a UFC 264 occasion towards Dustin Poirier, fracturing his left tibia and fibula in a gap spherical physician’s stoppage TKO loss to the previous interim light-weight champion of their trilogy rubber match.
Earlier this yr, McGregor was booked to headline UFC 303 throughout Worldwide Battle Week, in a welterweight battle with Michael Chandler, till a fractured toe dominated the 36-year-old Crumlin fighter from his return to fight sports activities.
