Conor McGregor intends to go down fighting after news of his friend’s success in court fires him up.
Earlier this week, ‘The Notorious’ was found guilty of sexual assault, despite the Irishman believing he provided enough evidence to defend his case. Despite the negative verdict, the UFC star has just received good news that he thinks could aid his appeal.
In a post on social media, Conor McGregor revealed that his friend James Lawrence —who was also said to be involved in sexually assaulting Nikita Hand—was exonerated from involvement.
“Two men falsely accused. One vindicated, the other soon to be!” McGregor stated. “Congrats James Lawrence on absolute exoneration!”
“Twice this heinous accusation was put to you and twice it was shown as FALSE! LIES! It is absolutely disgraceful what they put you through here.”
“Disgraceful! I look forward to seeing you further vindicate yourself and lambast those responsible in court!”
McGregor continued, insisting that the claims made against both he and Lawrence were complete lies.
“We know what happened that night! Everyone present knows, yet it was ignored. Every single statement of persons present on the night was ignored. And they all disputed Nikita’s LIES!…”
“It seems they didn’t believe Nikita much either. How could they? Her original story was she was gang raped by security and chased from the hotel on foot. Absolute nonsense.”
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“How these lies were accepted, I will never know. A court of feeling and opinion, brainwashed into people via the mainstream media. Not of fact!”
Conor McGregor insisted that he will continue to appeal until the truth comes to light.
“We are not done yet. Not by a long shot. No chance. On we fight! Justice and truth will prevail! Appeal! Appeal! Appeal!”
Two men falsely accused. One vindicated, the other soon to be! Congrats James Lawrence on absolute exoneration! Twice this heinous accusation was put to you and twice it was shown as FALSE! LIES! It is absolutely disgraceful what they put you through here. Disgraceful! I look…
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 23, 2024
Nikita Hand was awarded over $235,000 in damages. Despite McGregor’s story contradicting Hand’s, the doctor who examined the victim claimed it was one of the worst sexual assault cases he had ever examined.
