The previous UFC star is alleged to have assaulted a girl in a bathroom at an NBA ultimate, the girl’s lawyer says.
Irish combined martial arts fighter and former UFC champion Conor McGregor has denied allegations of sexually assaulting a girl at an NBA basketball match in Miami, based on a number of information experiences.
ESPN and TMZ Sports activities on Thursday cited letters from the girl’s lawyer which stated McGregor “violently” assaulted her in a bathroom on the Kaseya Heart through the Miami Warmth’s sport 4 defeat to Denver within the NBA Finals on June 9.
The 34-year-old former UFC star is alleged to have “aggressively kissed” his accuser earlier than trying to pressure her into intercourse acts.
An announcement from McGregor’s lawyer Barbara Llanes stated: “The allegations are false. Mr McGregor won’t be intimidated.”
Police in Miami, in the meantime, would solely verify that its particular victims unit was investigating a report filed on Sunday.
Each the Miami Warmth and the NBA stated they have been conscious of the experiences and are investigating.
“We’re conscious of the allegations and are conducting a full investigation,” the Warmth stated in a press release. “Pending the end result of the investigation, we’ll withhold additional remark.”
![Former MMA fighter Conor McGregor punches Burnie, the Miami Heat mascot, during a break in Game 4 of the basketball NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Miami. The man who occupies Burnie's costume needed medical attention. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/AP23162460008979-1686879114.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C514)
Within the letters, the girl’s lawyer, Ariel Mitchell, contends safety for each the workforce and the NBA compelled the girl into a bathroom the place McGregor and his safety guard have been ready.
McGregor sat courtside on the sport on June 9 and took half in a halftime promotional act through which he punched the Warmth mascot a number of occasions. Burnie, the mascot, needed to go to the emergency room and was despatched residence with ache remedy, USA At the moment reported.
McGregor, who was booed by many within the crowd on the NBA sport, has not fought since injuring his left leg in a loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021. His final win got here in January 2020.