Conor McGregor accused of sexually assaulting a woman in bathroom of NBA arena

An anonymous woman has filed a lawsuit in Florida, alleging that UFC star Conor McGregor assaulted her in a VIP toilet during a Miami Heat basketball game in June 2023

Conor McGregor is at the centre of a new lawsuit, claiming he sexually assaulted a woman at a basketball match in 2023.

On Tuesday, a lawsuit was filed in Florida with an anonymous woman alleging that the UFC star assaulted her in a VIP bathroom at the Kaseya Centre on June 9. McGregor was in attendance for the NBA Finals match between Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets.

The woman claims that McGregor took her to a private bathroom before launching his alleged attack. A report was made to City of Miami Police, but criminal charges were dropped. McGregor denies the claims. Barbara Llanes, his attorney, released a statement to ESPN after the civil lawsuit was filed.

It read: "After a thorough investigation at the time, the State's Attorney concluded that there was no case to pursue. Almost two years and at least three lawyers later the plaintiff has a new false story. We are confident that this case too will be dismissed."

Along with McGregor, the case named the Kaseya Centre and Miami Heat as defendants, alleging they overserved the 36-year-old.

McGregor is accused of leading the woman to an arena bathroom, where the suit alleges he “attempted to forcefully place his unprotected penis into Jane Doe’s mouth without her consent.”

It is then alleged the woman attempted to escape before McGregor slammed her into a wall and put her in an arm lock.

James Dunn, the lawyer for the woman told Front Office Sports: “After the Miami-Dade County Prosecutor’s office elected not to pursue criminal charges, a civil case is the only avenue that my client has to seek justice in this case.

“My client has thought long and hard about the decision to pursue this civil case, and is fearful of the effect it may have on her job on Wall Street.”

She is seeking past and future medical treatment, compensatory damages that exceed $75,000, litigation costs, and other relief.

The accusation in American civil court comes just two months after McGregor was found liable of assaulting Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018 - with a jury awarding her £200,000 in damages.