Conor McGregor has lost his appeal against a High Court jury’s finding that he raped Nikita Hand.
Ms Hand sued Mr McGregor for damages for raping her on 9 December 2018 at a hotel in Dublin.
The jury at the civil trial found that Mr McGregor had raped Ms Hand and awarded her almost €250,000 in damages.
Mr McGregor had intended to introduce fresh evidence into his appeal to give an alternative explanation for the bruises suffered by Ms Hand but withdrew his application as the case began.
The court has said it intends to refer this matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Nikita Hand is seen arriving ahead of the ruling by the court
The court based its ruling on Mr McGregor’s remaining grounds of appeal – that his garda interviews should not have been admitted into evidence and that the issue paper given to the jury should have specified sexual assault and not simply an “assault”.
The court is now delivering its ruling in relation to the High Court’s refusal to grant costs to Mr McGregor’s friend, James Lawrence.