The Notorious' lawyer hopes that the jury's decision will not be affected by the image they may have of his client.Nikita Hand, 35, sued Conor McGregor and his friend James Lawrence in the High Court in Dublin,

Jurors in the civil action in which a woman alleges she was raped by Conor McGregor have been asked to put aside any negative views they may have of the mixed martial arts star and to consider the evidence in the case.

I’m not asking you to like Conor McGregor. I’m asking you to consider the evidence, not invite him to Sunday brunch.” Senior counsel Remy Farrell was acutely aware of how his client, Conor McGregor, may be perceived by the jury as he set out to give his closing statement in the high-stakes civil case before Mr Justice Alexander Owens in the High Court.

The jury in a civil case against mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor has been told to consider the evidence rather than providing a “hot take” in their verdict.Mr McGregor is facing an accusation in the civil action that he “brutally raped and battered” Nikita Hand at a hotel in south Dublin in December 2018.