Conor McGregor sees social media following drop following Civil Court outcome

Conor McGregor has seen a drop in social media followers since he was found liable for assault after a Civil Court ruling on Friday.

Hand accused him of rape in a Dublin hotel six years ago - with a jury awarding her more than €248,000 in damages.

Since the outcome, McGregor's social media followers have dropped, with some 46,000 people opting to unfollow the MMA star.

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According to figures provided by Boomsocial, McGregor lost 8.654 followers on Saturday and 37,675 on Sunday.

McGregor has also suffered his first brand deal loss since the verdict after being dropped by a video game.

Developers of the popular Hitman game have revealed they will ‘cease their collaboration’ with the Dubliner following the court ruling.

IO Interactive, the game’s developers, said in a statement: “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.

“We take this matter very seriously and cannot ignore its implications. Consequently, we will begin removing all content featuring Mr. McGregor from our storefronts starting today.”

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