Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor denied in a Dublin court on Wednesday that he had sexually assaulted a woman in 2018, saying a civil case brought against him and another man was "full of lies".

Irish mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has said that a woman who has accused him of raping her in a Dublin hotel is “full of lies”. Mr McGregor, who is facing an accusation in the civil action that he “brutally raped and battered” Nikita Hand, gave evidence to the High Court on Wednesday.

A paramedic has told a court hearing a civil suit brought by an woman accusing Conor McGregor of raping her in a hotel room that she was found with significant injuries.