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McGregor’s Assault Verdict Upheld, Media and Trump Silence It

6/27/2026

Summary

Story summary

A Dublin civil jury found Conor McGregor liable for sexually assaulting Nikita Hand, and the Court of Appeal upheld the verdict.
Jimmy Fallon hosted Conor McGregor on The Tonight Show to promote McGregor's July 11 fight against Max Holloway, gave him cigars, and omitted the assault verdict.
After the verdict, Conor McGregor attended U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration and spoke with Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, none raising the assault case.

History

Historical Context

After the June 12 1994 murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, O.J. Simpson’s criminal trial began on Jan 24 1995 and ended with his not-guilty verdict on Oct 3 1995. The defense, led by Johnnie Cochran, tapped public anger over the LAPD’s racial bias highlighted by the 1992 Rodney King riots, a strategy that helped split the nation along racial lines and contributed to the 1996 passage of California’s Proposition 209.

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Story summary

A Dublin civil jury found Conor McGregor liable for sexually assaulting Nikita Hand, and the Court of Appeal upheld the verdict.
Jimmy Fallon hosted Conor McGregor on The Tonight Show to promote McGregor's July 11 fight against Max Holloway, gave him cigars, and omitted the assault verdict.
After the verdict, Conor McGregor attended U.S. President Donald Trump’s inauguration and spoke with Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, none raising the assault case.

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