Conor McGregor’s longtime fiancée, Dee Devlin, issued her first public statements Wednesday since the former two-division UFC champion was found liable for sexual assaulting Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018.
In a series of messages posted on her Instagram stories, Devlin, the mother of McGregor’s four children, defended McGregor and aggressively attacked the character and credibility of Hand.
“Imagine a WOMAN, with her own boyfriend and child, texting provocative pictures of herself to another woman’s man with a family and child on the way. This woman claims to know me, yet still went ahead and sent messages and pictures of herself over and over to my man? Really? Whilst on a 3 day bender, texting excuses to her own child at home where mammy is on a Saturday afternoon, Saturday night, Sunday afternoon, Sunday night into Monday morning. All the while out of her face in a hotel room, dancing around a hotel carpark. What sort of WOMAN are you!!!
“My sons will be warned women like you exist in the world.
“CCTV DOES NOT LIE. I look forward [to] the day the world will see the footage on that night and the carry on of you. Not a bother on you having the time of your life. This is the real evidence, video footage no one knew was being taken in the moment which you miraculously don’t remember? To me it looks like you’re the one sexually assaulting in the lift. To me it looks like everybody is trying to get away from you.
“Conor and I dealt with these issues privately many years ago, as should be done in a relationship and we have come out stronger than ever. We have four beautiful children now whose smiling faces and happy hearts are a testament to who he is and who we are!
“They without sin cast the first stone”
Devlin, McGregor’s partner since prior to the fighter’s rise as a UFC star, additionally posted a similar statement on Instagram alongside a photo of the couple and two of their children.
My man and I have created a beautiful life together. I love him I trust him and I BELIEVE HIM! Our four beautiful children whose smiling faces and happy hearts are testimony to the man he is and who we are! No one is entitled to comment on our relationship- we trust one another and love one another
Nothing or nobody will change that
Our family stands strong!
As a result of the sexual assault verdict in Hand’s civil case, McGregor, 36, has been ordered to pay Hand a total of €248,603.60 ($261,246.63) in damages.
Multiple retail giants in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Tuesday cut ties with any products relating to McGregor, and Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey — the alcohol brand founded by the fighter — announced that it no longer intends to use McGregor’s name or likeness in its marketing. The official website for Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey remains offline as of this writing.
On Monday, video game developer IO Interactive also distanced itself from McGregor, removing content featuring the former UFC champion from its video game “Hitman: World of Assassination.”
A solidarity march for Hand took place Monday in Dublin’s city center.
Following a slew of furious and largely vulgar posts on social media attacking the verdict, McGregor issued a statement Tuesday confirming that he intends to appeal the decision.
People want to hear from me, I needed time. I know I made mistakes. Six years ago, I should have never responded to her outreaches. I should have shut the party down. I should never have stepped out on the woman I love the most in the world. That’s all on me.
As much as I…
— Conor McGregor (@TheNotoriousMMA) November 25, 2024
McGregor has not competed in the UFC since a July 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier, during which he suffered a broken leg.
UFC has yet to comment on McGregor being found liable for sexual assault.
