Conor McGregor appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon last week, sparking outrage over his platform following a 2024 sexual assault trial.
What happened?
The Irish mixed martial arts fighter was promoting his return to the UFC at UFC 329.
Christina Ricci criticized Jimmy Fallon for hosting Conor McGregor.
Why it matters for Conor McGregor
Ricci reshared a post slamming Fallon for giving McGregor a platform.
The post read, in part, “Conor McGregor raped a woman so brutally that the EMT who saw her commented on the severity of her bruising.”
What comes next?
McGregor will fight Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 329 in Las Vegas on July 11.
The bout will be the Irishman’s first in five years, after he suffered a broken leg in 2021.
McGregor continues to deny all allegations against him relating to the case.
The woman was awarded 248,603 euros in damages and McGregor was also ordered to pay about 1.3 million euros in legal costs following the November 2024 trial.
McGregor was scheduled to return in 2024, but a broken toe ruled him out of a bout with Michael Chandler on two weeks’ notice.
In October, it was announced that McGregor was serving a backdated ban over several missed drug tests.
The ban was backdated to September 2024, however, freeing up McGregor to return this March or later.
During his prime, McGregor was one of the most feared and exciting fighters in the UFC roster.
He took a break from MMA in 2017 and fought boxer Floyd Mayweather in the American’s discipline, losing via stoppage.
A UFC return in 2018 brought a submission loss to bitter rival Khabib Nurmagomedov, and McGregor has fought just three times since.
McGregor’s representative has been contacted for comment.
The Independent has reached out to McGregor’s team for a statement.