Conor McGregor civil case: Nikita Hand seeking injunction of court to prevent release of CCTV footage used in trial 

There's a new development in the Conor McGregor civil case. In November 2024, 'The Notorious' was found liable for assaulting Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in December 2018. The verdict, which was made by an Irish High Court jury, ordered McGregor to pay Hand 250,000 Euros in damages.

Hand is now filing an injunction to stop dissemination, circulation, and/or publication of the CCTV footage used in the trial. Hand's solicitor, David Coleman, claims that there's reason to believe that McGregor's camp intended to publish the CCTV footage of the incident.

According to Coleman, Gabriel Ernesto Rapisarda, a close business associate of McGregor, intends to publish the footage. This is to boost the sales of the Irishman's dark beer brand, Forged Irish Stout. How that would play out in their marketing materials is still yet to be seen.

Regardless, Coleman believes the only reason McGregor's camp wants to release the footage is to "undermine and discredit the verdict of the court, and, in doing so, gain financially".

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Conor McGregor ordered to pay Nikita Hand's legal fees, loses business partners in light of civil case verdict

Early last month, McGregor was ordered to pay Nikita Hand's legal fees, amounting to 1.3 million Euros. This was already on top of the amount in damages he's already been ordered to pay. This spelled major losses for the Irish MMA star, who was also let go by numerous business partners.

The first domino to fall was Proper No.12 Irish Whiskey, a brand McGregor helped launch and popularize. The whiskey brand, which was pretty synonymous to McGregor, announced that they were severing ties with 'The Notorious' in light of the assault verdict.

Next, a thousand stores across Ireland announced that they would no longer sell any products associated with the Irish MMA star. Giants like Tesco, Supervalu, Spar, Costcutter, Mace, Londis, and EUROSPAR led the charge.

When Conor McGregor became Forbes' highest-paid athlete of 2021, the majority of his earnings that year weren't from fighting - but from endorsements and business ventures. With nearly all his products ceasing their distribution after the civil case, it's projected that the Irishman would suffer financial losses.

It's no surprise that his legal team is looking for ways to somehow change the perception of the verdict - at least in the court of public opinion.