Overview
- An Irish civil jury found Conor McGregor liable for sexual assault in November 2024 and ordered roughly €250,000 in damages, and two later appeals were dismissed, leaving the civil finding in place.
- McGregor has continued a promotional push for his planned return to the UFC and appeared on The Tonight Show on June 16 to publicize his July 11 fight with Max Holloway.
- On Tuesday, June 23, actress Christina Ricci reposted a viral Instagram story criticizing Fallon for hosting McGregor and explicitly cited the graphic medical and emergency testimony from the Dublin trial.
- Reports say Fallon and his representatives have not publicly responded to the backlash and some viewers noted that typical Tonight Show promotional clips of the interview were not posted, a gap that fueled further criticism.
- The dispute has broadened the story beyond sports into a debate over platforming and reputational consequences, and it could affect promotional momentum for McGregor and how networks weigh guests with unresolved public controversies.