Hitman developer IO Interactive has ended a partnership with MMA fighter Conor McGregor after a civil court ruling found he was liable for a 2018 sexual assault.
McGregor was found liable in a Dublin civil case last week brought by a woman who accused McGregor of sexual assault, and was ordered to pay 250,000 euros (or around $257,000).
Prosecutors denied to press criminal charges in the initial case, and McGregor called the case “full of lies.” Recommended Videos “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 studio wrote on X. “We take this matter very seriously and cannot ignore its implications.” Related Try one of gaming’s best trilogies before it leaves Xbox Game Pass next week The DLC is no longer for sale, and the video announcement has been removed from YouTube.
The former UFC star has a long history of public incidents involving alcohol, driving under the influence, and racist comments from long before IO Interactive partnered with him on a World of Assassination DLC.
He was previously arrested in Florida and charged after attacking a fan taking his picture, which was all recorded on surveillance video.