UFC superstar Conor McGregor has been accused of “violently” sexually assaulting a woman in the bathroom at Kaseya Center, the home of the Miami Heat, TMZ Sports reported on Thursday.
The incident allegedly took place at Game 4 of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Heat and Denver Nuggets – where McGregor was a part of the in-arena entertainment and also made headlines for punching the Heat’s mascot.
McGregor’s representatives denied the allegations to TMZ.
According to demand letters from attorney Ariel Mitchell, obtained by TMZ, the victim was separated from her friend by Heat and NBA security, where she was forced into a bathroom inside the arena.
McGregor then emerged from a stall and forcibly kissed the woman, who was kept inside the bathroom by security guards that also wouldn’t allow anyone else inside.
Conor McGregor has been accused of raping a woman at the NBA Finals in Miami. NBAE via Getty Images
Conor McGregor sitting at Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Miami on June 9, 2023. Getty Images
Conor McGregor sitting courtside during Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Miami on June 9, 2023. NBAE via Getty Images
After the woman was able to initially get away from McGregor by saying she had to urinate, the 34-year-old fighter then forced her to perform oral sex on him, the letters allege.
McGregor is then accused of grabbing the woman, pinning her against the wall and attempting to rape her.
The victim was able to escape by elbowing him multiple times, but left her purse behind, which the letters claim McGregor’s security guards “held hostage.”
A view of the court before Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Miami on June 9, 2023. NBAE via Getty Images
A view of the bench before Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Miami on June 9, 2023. NBAE via Getty Images
The woman then allegedly got her purse back and reported the incident to authorities.
It’s not the first time the former UFC champion has been accused of sexual assault; he was also accused in Ireland of assaulting a woman in an Ireland hotel room in 2019.