Conor McGregor accused of sex assault in US

UFC combatant Conor McGregor has been accused of sexually assaulting a pistillate aft an NBA Finals hoops crippled successful Miami earlier this month.

A ineligible missive outlining allegations, sent to Mr McGregor and seen by BBC News, states the alleged battle took spot successful a bath astatine Kaseya Center.

A lawyer representing Mr McGregor said: "The allegations are false. Mr McGregor volition not beryllium intimidated."

The City of Miami Police said an probe had been opened.

In a statement, UFC said it was alert of the allegations and was gathering further details. The Miami Heat, which hosted the NBA Finals game, said it was conducting a afloat investigation.

The woman's lawyer, Ariel Mitchell, said her lawsuit had been watching crippled 4 of the NBA Finals connected Friday 9 June earlier the alleged incidental happened.

In the ineligible missive to Mr McGregor, Ms Mitchell alleged the pistillate was forced into a men's bath by information guards earlier being violently sexually assaulted by Mr McGregor.

The missive claimed the pistillate was capable to escaped herself from the bathroom, but near down her purse, which she is said to person retrieved aft pleading with information guards.

In an interview, Ms Mitchell said she had obtained video footage showing portion of the alleged incident.

A constabulary study relating to the incidental was made connected Sunday 11 June, the City of Miami Police told BBC News.

"This is an unfastened probe truthful nary further accusation tin beryllium released astatine this time," a constabulary section spokeswoman said.

Mr McGregor's quality astatine the NBA Finals made headlines aft the erstwhile UFC champion deed the Miami Heat's mascot during half-time, in an evident stunt for a symptom alleviation spray helium was promoting.

The idiosyncratic acting arsenic the mascot was taken to a section infirmary for attraction aft the incident, the Athletic reported.