Jury told Conor McGregor case ‘not about some kind of hot take, not about your gut’

Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor outside the High Court in Dublin (Gareth Chaney/PA)

The jury in a civil case against mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has been told to consider the evidence rather than providing a “hot take” in their verdict.

Mr McGregor is facing an accusation in the civil action that he “brutally raped and battered” Nikita Hand at a hotel in south Dublin in December 2018.