Conor McGregor Faces Fallout from Legal Case and Business Setbacks
The UFC star appeals a $260,000 civil judgment as retailers drop his whiskey brand and his fiancée publicly defends him.
- Conor McGregor was ordered to pay $260,000 in damages after losing a civil lawsuit filed by Nikita Hand over alleged misconduct.
- McGregor has announced plans to appeal the court's decision, expressing disappointment with the verdict.
- Major retailers in the UK and Ireland, including Tesco and SuperValu, have stopped selling McGregor's Proper Twelve whiskey, citing the case's fallout.
- McGregor's fiancée, Dee Devlin, has publicly defended him, accusing the plaintiff of inappropriate behavior and claiming to have CCTV evidence supporting McGregor's innocence.
- The controversy has also led to the removal of McGregor-related content from the video game Hitman: World of Assassination by its developers.