Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor on Thursday lost his attempt to overturn a jury’s order that he compensate a woman who accused him of raping her, with Ireland’s Court of Appeal rejecting the appeal in its entirety.

DUBLIN, July 30 (Reuters) - Martial arts fighter Conor McGregor on Thursday lost his appeal against a civil jury's finding that he raped a woman in a hotel room in 2018, with Ireland's Court of Appeal rejecting his appeal in its entirety.

Conor McGregor has lost his appeal against the civil jury finding in favor of an Irish woman, Nikita Hand, who claimed she was raped by the UFC star in Dublin hotel in December 2018. The three-judge Court of Appeal dismissed all grounds for appeal Thursday in Dublin.

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