Lawyer for woman accusing Conor McGregor of sexual assault fires back over ‘shakedown’ claim as video emerges

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An attorney representing the woman who accused UFC star Conor McGregor of sexually assaulting her in a bathroom at the Kaseya Center in Miami during Game 5 of the NBA Finals last week spoke out Friday against his team’s latest claim that the accuser’s story changed following the release of a video that shows the moments leading up to the alleged incident. 

Video obtained by TMZ Sports Thursday showed McGregor leading the woman, who has not been identified, by the hand to a restroom area. Several individuals can be seen standing at the door before it is ultimately shut. 

Conor McGregor is seen on the court during a timeout in Game Four of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center on June 9, 2023, in Miami, Florida. (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

In letters sent to the NBA, the Heat and McGregor's representatives, attorney Ariel Mitchell detailed her client's allegations, which included an accusation that NBA and Miami Heat security helped separate the alleged victim from her friend and "forced" her inside a bathroom where McGregor and his security team were.

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Following the release of the video, the accuser’s attorney, Ariel E. Mitchell, told the outlet that her client and McGregor had been together at a club inside the arena before the incident occurred. McGregor then left to use the restroom, but she was soon told by a man wearing a Denver Nuggets jersey that "Conor told me to come get you."

Mitchell told the outlet that her client had been under the impression that they were leaving the arena as previously discussed