Conor McGregor has denied planning to make his friend James Lawrence a “patsy” for the alleged rape of Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel six years ago.

Conor McGregor has denied a suggestion it was in his mind that a male friend “might take the fall” and be “the patsy” in relation to allegations by a woman she was raped by Mr McGregor in a Dublin hotel,

During his second day of cross-examination at the High Court, Mr McGregor also denied booking a hotel suite 'with the intention of bringing girls back for sex'.

Mr McGregor told the court on Thursday that he had not ‘colluded’ with James Lawrence following claims made by Nikita Hand.

She has accused Mr McGregor of pinning her to a bed and raping her in a hotel bedroom in south Dublin. The court was told that Mr McGregor read out a pre-prepared statement to gardai when he was questioned about the alleged rape on January 17,

Mr McGregor, who is facing an accusation in the civil action that he 'brutally raped and battered' Nikita Hand, is being cross-examined in the High Court on Thursday.