Former MMA fighter Conor McGregor punches Burnie, the Miami Heat mascot, during a break in Game 4 of the basketball NBA Finals against the Denver Nuggets, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Miami. The man who occupies Burnie’s costume needed medical attention. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Just hours after sending an NBA mascot to the emergency room during a halftime skit gone wrong, MMA fighter Conor McGregor allegedly tried to rape a woman inside the bathroom of a private club at the arena where the Miami Heat were playing in the NBA finals.
According to demand letters sent by attorney Ariel Mitchell, who represents the woman accusing McGregor, the professional fighter separated the woman from her friend and trapped her inside a men’s bathroom following the June 9 game between the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets. They had both reportedly been partying inside the Courtside Club, described by the Miami New Times as a high-priced VIP room located inside the Kaseya Center.
“McGregor then appeared from inside the handicapped stall and shoved his tongue in the victim’s mouth and aggressively kissed her,” the demand letter says. “The victim was able to get Mr. McGregor to cease his assault by demanding he stop because she had to urinate. When the victim attempted to urinate, Mr. McGregor, instead of giving her privacy to do so, pulled out his penis and shoved it down the throat of the victim.”
