MMA fighter Conor McGregor, who lost a civil rape case on Friday, has said he will instruct his legal team to appeal the verdict, as large crowds in Dublin showed support to the woman involved in the case.

Former two-division UFC champion Conor McGregor released a statement on Monday addressing the court ruling in his sexual assault case.

Protesters in Dublin marched in "solidarity" with Nikita Hand, the woman who accused Conor McGregor of raping her in a hotel six years ago and won her claim against him for damages in a High Court civil case.

Several hundred people have marched in Dublin in support of the woman who won a civil rape case against Conor McGregor. On Friday, a jury at the High Court in Dublin found the mixed martial arts fighter had assaulted Nikita Hand by raping her in a hotel in Dublin in December 2018.

Conor McGregor has expressed regret after a jury found him liable for the sexual assault of Nikita Hand, although the UFC star maintained his innocence in the case. The verdict, which was reached on Friday after a 12-day trial in Dublin,