Conor McGregor’s longtime fiancée, Dee Devlin, made it very clear in a series of social media posts that she is standing by her man following a high court’s decision against the UFC star in a high-profile sexual assault case.
Last Friday, a 12-day civil trial concluded with a jury ruling that McGregor is liable for a 2018 sexual assault of a woman at a Dublin hotel. As a result, McGregor was ordered to pay approximately $250,000 in damages to the victim, Nikita Hand, who said McGregor and his friend, James Lawrence, had sex with her against her will while she was intoxicated during two days of partying. The jury found only McGregor liable.
On Tuesday, Devlin, who is the mother of McGregor’s four children, attacked Hand’s character in a series of messages on her Instagram Stories.
“Imagine a WOMAN, with her own boyfriend and child, texting provocative pictures of herself to another woman’s man with a family and child on the way,” Devlin wrote. “This woman claims to know me, yet still went ahead and sent messages and pictures of herself over and over to my man? Really? Whilst out on a 3-day bender, texting excuses to her own child at home where mammy is on a Saturday afternoon, Saturday night, Sunday morning, Sunday afternoon, Sunday night night into Monday morning. All the while out of her face in a hotel room, dancing around a hotel carpark. What sort of WOMAN are you!!!
“My sons will be warned women like you exist in the world.”
Devlin, who accompanied McGregor on the final day in court, pointed to one specific aspect of the trial as she questioned Hand’s version of events. Surveillance footage showed McGregor and Hand in the hotel and elevator appearing to be affectionate with each other. Hand claimed she was intoxicated while that went on and was taken advantage of, but Devlin went in on her.
“CCTV DOES NOT LIE,” Devlin wrote. “I look forward to the day the world will see the footage of you on that night and the carry on of you. Not a bother on you having the time of your life. This is the real evidence, video footage no one knew was being taken in the moment which you miraculously don’t remember? To me, it looks like you’re the one sexually assaulting in the lift. To me, it looks like everyone is trying to get away from you.”
Nikita Hand arrives at court, on the day she attends Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor’s civil trial on allegations of sexual assault, in Dublin, Ireland, November 19, 2024. (REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne)
In her final message, Devlin addressed McGregor’s unfaithfulness to her after he admitted to having sex with Hand during the trial, although he maintained it was consensual.
“Conor and I dealt with these issues privately many years ago, as should be done in a relationship, and we have come out stronger than ever,” Devlin wrote. “We have four beautiful children now whose smiling faces and happy hearts are a testament to who he is and who we are!”
In a statement, McGregor, 36, expressed regret for cheating on Devlin and reaffirmed his intention to appeal the jury’s decision. McGregor has faced consequences outside of the damages he’s been ordered to pay.
On Tuesday, Proper Twelve-parent company Proximo Spirits announced it will no longer feature McGregor in association with the brand. IO Interactive also announced that McGregor’s character will be removed from the popular “Hitman” video game series.
As of this writing, the UFC hasn’t commented publicly.
McGregor hasn’t competed in the UFC since a July 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier in which he suffered a gruesome broken leg. McGregor was scheduled to return against Michael Chandler this past June at UFC 303, but he was forced to withdraw after breaking his toe in training a month before the fight.
