Conor McGregor and Miami Heat sue UFC over alleged sexual assault during 2023 NBA Finals

It’s been more than three years since fans last saw McGregor step into the UFC octagon and suffer the leg injury that prematurely ended his trilogy with Dustin Poirier, and his planned comeback against Michael Chandler at UFC 303 last year famously fell through. when “Notorious” pulled out of the fight with a broken finger.

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The Irishman’s 2024 got even worse when an Irish civil jury found the UFC star liable for sexual assault in 2018. 2023 NBA Finals Game.

McGregor attended a game between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets at the Kesaya Center in Miami on June 9 and was accused of sexual assault in a stadium bathroom, and although the case made headlines at the time, no legal action was taken in the matter. immediate consequences.

Report from Athlete notes that McGregor’s lawyer, Barbara Llanes, has already blasted the new lawsuit “new fake history”. The women in question, yes “49 years old and employed as a Wall Street senior vice president at a renowned financial institution.” and filed a civil suit for compensation “for past and future treatment, compensation and compensatory costs and other and further assistance.“

Miami Heat and Kasaya Center officials have yet to comment after they were also included in the lawsuit, while Llanes also stated that “Nearly two years and at least three lawyers later, plaintiff has a new false story. We are sure that this case will also be dismissed.”

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McGregor has been actively trying to drum up fan interest in a potential return to fighting in the wake of last year’s lawsuit in which a court ordered him to pay his accuser $257,000. UFC CEO Dana White has yet to comment on any of the legal proceedings, but he has recently share an update about when the promotion hopes “The Notorious” will wrestle again.

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