Legendary UFC fighter Conor McGregor is quick to admit he wouldn't be where he is today without the love and support of his fiancée Dee Devlin. But there are a few major red flags in their seemingly never-ending engagement.
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00:00Legendary UFC fighter Conor McGregor is quick to admit he wouldn't be where he is today
00:05without the love and support of his fiancée, Dee Devlin. But there are a few major red
00:09flags in their seemingly never-ending engagement. When the couple first met on a nightclub dance
00:14floor back in 2008, it was reportedly love at first sight. However, as the years have
00:19gone on, their journey together has gotten bumpy, to say the least. From multiple arrests
00:24to a sexual assault trial, there have been several serious scandals the couple has had
00:29to endure.
00:30I have no words. It's unbelievable.
00:33The most recent scandal, and far and away the most damning, came to a head on November
00:3722, 2024, when a civil jury in Dublin sided with Nikita Hand, who accused McGregor of
00:44sexually assaulting her in a hotel in 2018.
00:47You can stand up for yourself if something happens to you, no matter who the person is.
00:53And justice will be served.
00:56While the initial police investigation was dismissed by prosecutors who claimed there
00:59was insufficient evidence to convict McGregor of a crime, the civil suit was able to proceed.
01:05After hearing Hand's testimony and how she has since struggled with PTSD stemming from
01:09the alleged assault, the jury awarded her more than a quarter million dollars. McGregor
01:14has maintained his innocence throughout, claiming that he and Hand had consensual sex twice,
01:19so in McGregor's version of events, he's still admitting to cheating on his fiancée and
01:23the mother of his four children.
01:242018 turned out to be quite the tumultuous year for McGregor. The fighter was also charged
01:29that year with multiple misdemeanors ranging from criminal mischief to assault for a Las
01:33Vegas incident involving his UFC peers. Not only did McGregor and his crew attack a bus
01:39affiliated with his longtime rival, Khabib Nurmagomedov, he was also suspended for six
01:44months and slapped with a $50,000 fine by the UFC for a post-fight brawl.
01:50Now with me, there's always a fight going on somewhere."
01:54The difficulties followed McGregor into 2019, when he was charged with criminal mischief
01:58after destroying a fan's phone. He was also recorded possibly punching an older man in
02:03what was described as a dispute over whiskey in Dublin, according to TMZ.
02:08And as recently as 2022, McGregor was arrested for a favorite bad habit of his — irresponsible
02:13driving. Committing traffic violations is maybe the second-best thing the former UFC
02:17champ is good at. Back in 2017, he was brought to court for not paying a speeding ticket.
02:22The following year, his driver's license was temporarily suspended for speeding.
02:26After a dangerous driving incident in 2022, he passed a sobriety test, but his car was
02:31still seized, and he was banned from driving for two years, according to ESPN.
02:35With all of this rowdy behavior behind the scenes, it's a wonder that McGregor can maintain
02:40a positive family life. For now, it seems Devlin is willing to look past all the noise
02:44and stand by her man.