MIAMI \u2013 A US woman who accused Conor McGregor of sexually assaulting her at an NBA basketball game has dropped her lawsuit against the Irish mixed martial arts fighter. <\/p>\n
McGregor, 37, one of Ultimate Fighting Championship\u2019s most famous and bankable fighters, had denied the allegations of sexual battery following a 2023 Miami Heat game. <\/p>\n
Lawyers for the woman, identified in the initial complaint as a 49-year-old Wall Street executive, filed a notice of voluntary dismissal at a Florida court on Dec 2.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors had already declined to pursue criminal charges over the alleged incident.<\/p>\n
McGregor attended the Miami Heat\u2019s NBA finals Game 4 clash with the Denver Nuggets in June 2023 as part of a sponsorship deal to promote a pain relief spray brand.<\/p>\n
According to the initial lawsuit, McGregor met the anonymous woman at the end of the game in the venue\u2019s VIP section.<\/p>\n
It alleges that an acquaintance of McGregor later led the woman to a men\u2019s restroom, where McGregor is accused of assaulting her in a toilet stall.<\/p>\n
In a separate sexual assault case in Ireland in 2024, McGregor was found liable and ordered to pay around US$250,000 (S$323,700) damages to a woman who accused him of rape.<\/p>\n
In November, the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion was handed an 18-month suspension after missing three drug tests in a 12-month period.<\/p>\n
Because the suspension was backdated to begin in September 2024, McGregor will be free to fight again by March 2026 \u2013 potentially leaving him free to fight at a UFC event scheduled to take place on June 14 at the White House to coincide with US President Donald Trump\u2019s birthday. AFP<\/p>\n
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