Conor McGregor removed from Hitman video game after being found liable in sexual assault verdict

Conor McGregor’s legal issues have cost him at least one business opportunity.

The UFC star was recently found liable for a 2018 sexual assault, in which he was accused of forcing the victim Nikita Hand to have sex with him against her will, which resulted in Hand suffering numerous injuries. A High Court jury in Dublin, Ireland, ruled in favor of Hand and McGregor must now pay her over $250,000 in damages.

McGregor continues to vehemently deny Hand’s claims, tweeting (and deleting) a statement in which he said he would appeal the verdict. That matters little to video game developer IO Interactive, who announced Monday that all McGregor content will be removed from its Hitman: World of Assassination release.

See IO Interactive’s statement below.

“In light of the recent court ruling regarding Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has made the decision to cease its collaboration with the athlete, effective immediately,” the company wrote. “We take this matter very seriously and cannot ignore …