Conor McGregor seeks to present new evidence to overturn finding he assaulted Nikita Hand

The Court of Appeal on Friday heard that the MMA fighter has paid €100k of the damages award and €200k of the trial costs

Last November, Nikita Hand was awarded €248k in damages after a three-week civil trial where a jury concluded that Ms Hand had been assaulted by Conor McGregor (pictured). File photo: AP/Evan Vucci

MMA fighter Conor McGregor is seeking to bring fresh evidence from two people in his appeal seeking to overturn a civil jury’s finding that he assaulted mother-of-one Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018.

At a brief hearing at the Court of Appeal on Friday, Remy Farrell SC, for Mr McGregor, told Mr Justice Seamus Noonan that Mr McGregor is seeking an appeal both on the facts of the case and that a motion will be brought seeking the court’s permission to adduce fresh evidence in the case.