Conor McGregor has said he was "beyond petrified" when he was being interviewed by gardaí (Irish police) about allegations he had raped a woman in a hotel room. The Irish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter was cross-examined on why he replied "no comment" to hundreds of questions at Dundrum Garda Station in January 2019.

MMA fighter Conor McGregor has denied that he thought of using his friend as a ‘patsy’ or ‘fall guy’ when he was himself faced with an accusation of rape. During his second day of cross examination at the High Court,