Conor McGregor is going through a hard time following the Dublin High Court’s verdict in the assault case filed by Nikita Hand. The court ordered ‘The Notorious’ t͏o p͏a͏y a͏ mas͏sive͏ $͏26͏3,000 in damag͏es to Hand and his reputation took a hit with many of the brands distancing themselves from the fighter. McGregor’s future with Bare-Knuckle Fighting Championship, which he co-owns, could also be in jeopardy. But the UFC fighter didn’t shy away from sharing his reaction to the record-breaking KO at BKFC’s recent event.

On Friday, the BKFC 69 event in Georgia witnessed history. The card was headlined by bantamweights, Keith Richardson and Michael Larrimore, while former UFC bantamweight Nate Maness also made his BKFC debut on the night. But it was the fight on the undercard between Justin Watson and Cole Ferrell.

As the fight began Watson massive overhand right hand at his opponent, who collapsed to the canvas, the referee began a knockdown count but realized the fight was already over. Watson’s KO was officially clocked in at 2.9 seconds, breaking records not only in BKFC but across combat sports. Shortly afterward, McGregor took to his Instagram to share his reaction.

On his Instagram story, McGregor posted the video of the fight with the caption, “World’s fastest Ko! Wow!” The BKFC co-owner sounded ecstatic at the sudden outcome of the fight and his reaction comes when there have been rumors about whether BKFC will cut ties with the Irishman following the civil assault case.

The form͏er dual-͏we͏ight͏ c͏ham͏pion is embr͏o͏iled in one of the most li͏fe-c͏han͏gi͏ng eve͏n͏ts of his͏ ca͏re͏͏er, with him being charged b͏y the Dublin High Court in the civil case brought forward by Nikita Han͏͏d. ͏At the end of the cour͏t͏ session, ‘The Notorious’ was ordered t͏o p͏a͏y a͏ mas͏sive͏ $͏26͏3,000 in damag͏es. As a result, his various business ventures took a hit.

Firstly, hundreds of retail stores across the UK and Ireland stopped the sale of ‘Proper No.12 whiskey’ which forced Proximo Spirits, the company to which McGregor sold his whiskey, to sever ties with ‘Notorious’. JD Wetherspoon, a prominent pub chain, removed McGregor’s Forged Irish Stout from all seven of its locations in Ireland.

After that, IO Interactive pulled out its partnership with the UFC fighter by removing the DLC featuring him from their Hitman game. Ireland’s National Wax Museum also said they removed its figure of McGregor weeks ago.

However, BKFC has not made an official announcement about them severing ties with ‘Mystic Mac’, so it’s too early to speculate if that’s another business venture of McGregor that’s taking a hit. However, his stock has been steadily dropping since the court case, as many gyms all across the world have been removing Conor McGregor’s murals from their walls.

Furthermore, the fight community has not been kind to ‘The Notorious’ in all of this, with many of McGregor’s rivals like Jake Paul and Khabib Nurmagomedov leveling scathing attacks on the Irishman. Moreover, he received another blow from the court in the case on Thursday.

Conor McGregor may have to pay a million dollars more in damages

The woes of Conor McGregor seem to be never-ending in light of the civil case brought to the Dublin High Court by the plaintiff Nikita Hand. In addition to the $263,000 that he has to pay in damages to Hand, the court has now ordered him to pay an additional £1.24 million (approximately $1.5 million) in legal costs and lawyer fees to the plaintiff.

The judge also ruled that H͏and would not ͏be responsible for cover͏ing the costs incurred by McGregor’s co-defendant, Ja͏m͏es Law͏rence. The jury had ͏det͏ermined that Lawrence wa͏s not ͏in͏vo͏lved in the assault on the Dublin-based ha͏ir s͏tylist. ͏D͏espite bein͏g a long͏time ͏fri͏end o͏f M͏cGregor,͏ the tw͏o had filed a joint ͏defens͏e and had been acting in unison through͏o͏ut ͏the case, as noted by the judg͏e i͏n ͏the Hi͏gh Court in Dub͏l͏in.

“It is completely inappropriate to award Mr. Lawrence any part of his costs even though he succeeded in his defence against Ms. Hand,” Justice Alexander Owens ruled. On the other hand, Conor McGregor was roped in for his comments on the courts after the proceedings were done. McGregor expressed dissatisfaction, claiming he was judged in a “kangaroo court” and suggested he might pursue contempt of court charges.

The road to redemption for Conor McGregor is a long one, filled with uncertainty with regard to his business ventures and future in fighting. Will we ever see him make that much-awaited walk to the Octagon in 2025? At this point, it’s too early to tell.