Fighter McGregor 'raped woman in hotel penthouse'

She feared he'd kill her, jury told

- CATE MCCURRY

A WOMAN who accuses Conor McGregor of raping her thought he I was going to kill her, and said he "wasn't taking no for an answer", a court heard yesterday.

Nikita Ni Laimhin, also known as Nikita Hand, is claiming civil damages against the mixed martial arts fighter and another man, alleging she was sexually assaulted in December 2018.

Ms Ni Laimhin accused Mr McGregor, 36, of pinning her to a bed and raping her in a hotel in Dublin.

The mother-of-one, who has no automatic right to anonymity, was left with extensive bruises and abrasions over her body, after she was allegedly put in a chokehold by him.

The court heard that Mr McGregor's lawyers will say the act was consensual.