Conor McGregor issued a fresh statement vowing to appeal against his civil sexual assault case loss - but admitted he has made "mistakes". The former UFC champion has been ordered to pay Nikita Hand £200,000 after a civil court case. He was found liable of assaulting Hand, who accused him of raping her in a Dublin hotel six years ago . A jury awarded her £200,000 in damages on Friday. Fighting to salvage his reputation, McGregor, 36, broke his silence on social media with a post to X on Monday,