Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor is facing fresh court action after a woman accused him of sexual assault at an NBA game in the United States.
The new civil lawsuit has been filed in Florida in relation to an alleged incident in June 2023, in which the plaintiff alleges McGregor sexually assaulted her in a bathroom at the Kaseya Centre.
He had been attending the NBA Finals match between Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets.
Along with McGregor, the case also names the Kaseya Centre and Miami Heat and Basketball Properties LLC as defendants.
The alleged incident was part of a previous criminal allegation against McGregor, which the Florida State Attorney’s office declined to go forward with.
McGregor denies the claims.
It comes as McGregor was ordered by an Irish court not to share CCTV footage relating to a civil case against him, in which a jury found he had raped a woman in Dublin.
He faces a €1.3 million bill for legal costs in the case, on top of damages of almost €250,000, which were previously awarded.
Nikita Hand won her claim for damages against McGregor after accusing the professional fighter of raping her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018.
On Thursday, Justice Alexander Owens ordered the Dubliner to pay €100,000 of the damages and €200,000 of the legal costs now, with the remainder deferred pending appeal.
Lawyers for Ms Hand and McGregor also made separate representations relating to key CCTV evidence which showed Ms Hand in the Beacon Hotel.
The material was gathered by An Garda Siochana and provided on foot of a High Court order for preparing for and litigating the civil case.
It was shown several times during the case and was the subject of media coverage.
Lawyers for Ms Hand had sought assurances McGregor would not disseminate the material after newspapers reported on social media comments that claimed the footage would be released this month.
Justice Owens said it was “necessary to nip all of this in the bud” and directed McGregor to return “all fobs or sticks” containing the footage to his solicitor and arrange the permanent deletion of the files from computers and phones.
The judge also directed him to make an affidavit indicating what copies had been made and how they were deleted.
He was also given until February 12 to provide an affidavit to the court on steps he has taken to retrieve the material and prevent its dissemination, as well as any other application relating to the CCTV footage and other evidence.