Hitman developer IO Interactive has removed its DLC starring Conor McGregor for purchase after a court ruling found him liable for a sexual assault.

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Hitman dev cuts ties with MMA fighter Conor McGregor following court ruling

UFC star Conor McGregor has been removed from a popular video game series in the wake of an Irish jury’s decision he was liable in a sexual assault lawsuit. McGregor was Friday found civilly liable after a near-two-week long trial in Dublin. The lawsuit was filed by an Irish woman named Nikita Hand, who accused McGregor and his friend James Lawrence of having sex with her against her will in a Dublin hotel in December 2018. The jury deemed McGre…

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Conor McGregor scrubbed from Hitman video game after sexual assault ruling

Developers of the “Hitman” game series are to drop content featuring MMA fighter Conor McGregor.

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Developer of Hitman game to withdraw content featuring Conor McGregor

CONOR MCGREGOR has been DROPPED by video game developer IO Interactive following the verdict in his civil rape case. The UFC superstar was last week found liable to have assaulted a woman – Nikita Hand – at the Beacon Hotel in Dublin in December 2018. REUTERSConor McGregor was last week found liable to have assaulted a woman at a Dublin hotel in December 2018[/caption]
The UFC star, who has been ordered to pay £206,000 in damages, has vowed to a…

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McGregor DROPPED by video game brand after he was found to have assaulted woman

Conor McGregor will no longer appear in the Hitman game franchise (Picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire)  Conor McGregor has been axed from the popular video game franchise Hitman following his civil court case. The Irish mixed martial arts fighter, 36, appeared in court last week, where a woman named Nikita Hand, who accused him of raping her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018, won her claim against him for damages. After losing the case, independent…

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Conor McGregor dropped from video game 'effective immediately' after court case

A popular video game developer has decided to pull content featuring Irish MMA fighter Conor McGregor from sale, after a woman who said he raped her won a civil claim for damages against him.

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Video game ends ‘collaboration’ with Conor McGregor

Conor McGregor featured in the Hitman video game.

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The developers of the super popular “Hitman” video game franchise are severing ties with Conor McGregor in wake of his civil assault case loss last week.   
IO Interactive — which put the controversial UFC superstar in its “Hitman” universe via an update earlier this year — wrote in a post on X that it will begin removing all of its McGregor-related content this week.   
“In light of the recent court ruling regarding Conor McGregor,” “Hitman” of…

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Conor McGregor Dropped By 'Hitman' After Losing Civil Assault Case

Former two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor has been removed from 'Hitman 3' due to his recent loss in the courtroom.

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Conor McGregor removed from popular 'Hitman' video game after losing civil sexual assault case

He appeared in the video game as a character called ‘The Disruptor’, a billionaire MMA fighter.

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Conor McGregor removed from ‘Hitman’ video game after losing civil sexual assault case

Hitman dev cuts ties with MMA fighter Conor McGregor following court ruling

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