DEE SPEAKS OUT
Conor McGregor’s fiancee Dee Devlin breaks her silence after rape case jury finds MMA fighter DID assault woman in hotel
Dee met Conor when they were teenagers and the pair have been engaged since 2020
CONOR McGregor's fiancee Dee Devlin has broken her silence after the MMA fighter's civil rape case verdict.
The UFC superstar was last week found liable to have assaulted a woman - Nikita Hand - at the Beacon Hotel in Dublin in December 2018.
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McGregor and Dee, who have been engaged since 2020, walked together as they left the High Court in Dublin.
She cut a sombre figure as she held the UFC star's hand as they faced a swarm of photographers.
Now, she has broken her silence by posting a story which read: "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!"
McGregor, 36, was accused of "raping and battering" Ms Hand, an accusation he's vehemently denied.
MMA fighter Conor said he had consensual sex with Hand, but the jury decided in her favour - with the court awarding the accuser damages of just over £200,000.
The Notorious has revealed he will appeal the High Court's decision but expressed his "regret" over "mistakes" made.
In a statement on social media, he wrote: "People want to hear from me, I needed time. I know I made mistakes.
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"I should never have stepped out on the woman I love the most in the world. That’s all on me.
"I have instructed my legal team to appeal the decision.
"I can’t go back and I will move forward. I am beyond grateful to my family, friends and supporters all over the world who have stayed by my side.
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";That’s it. No more. Getting back to the gym - the fight game awaits!"
McGregor and Dee, who have been engaged since 2020, share four children together.
The pair grew up in nearby towns, had mutual pals and laid eyes on each other in a nightclub where Dee was working in 2008.
Conor has always maintained that his fiancee was a key part in his success story, supporting him when he was unemployed and aspiring to fight in the UFC.
In another interview with MMA Fighting, McGregor also revealed how Dee was instrumental in running the show.
He said: "I love to spoil her. She does not work anymore, I hired her to the business. She works for me now and collects the cheques.
"Dee worked very hard throughout the years and stuck by me when I had essentially absolutely nothing. I only had a dream that I was telling her.
"For me to be able to take her out of work, give her everything she's ever wanted and to travel the world with her fills me with pride. It keeps me going. We've been together a long time. She's been through it all with me."
The McGregor family live in a £2.5million home in Kildare, a 40-minute drive from Dublin.
They take holidays in Marbella, where they have a £1.3million villa in the exclusive gated The Heights set on the La Resina country club estate.
Their first born was son Conor Jr, who regularly appears on his dad's Instagram page.
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McGregor's only daughter, Croia, is five, while his second son Rian is three.
Only last year, they welcomed a third boy they called Mack.
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