McGregor, who has been embroiled in a string of scandals in recent years including a civil rape case , was invited to the White House earlier this year. And now he wants to return the favor.

Hand, 35, successfully sued McGregor in civil court after prosecutors declined to bring charges, saying there was insufficient evidence and a conviction was unlikely. The Associated Press generally does not name alleged victims of sexual violence unless they come forward publicly,

On Thursday, Ireland time, three judges at the Irish Court of Appeal in Dublin dismissed the appeal on all five grounds brought by McGregor. McGregor was not in court to hear the ruling against him. A civil trial in late 2024 found the former UFC world champion had raped Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel.