Conor McGregor’s legal troubles have taken a fresh turn after Irish police reportedly began trying to reach him in connection with the ongoing perjury investigation connected to his 2024 Nikita Hand case.

According to an exclusive report by the Irish Mirror, the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (NBCI) has been attempting to reach the UFC star. However, those efforts have reportedly yet to result in an interview. Gardaí also investigated one of McGregor’s associates and have seized their phone as part of the probe.

The Irish outlet subsequently contacted McGregor’s solicitor, Ciaran Mulholland, who confirmed that the UFC star has remained outside Ireland since suffering an ACL injury against Max Holloway at UFC 329 in Las Vegas. According to Mulholland, the Irishman has been receiving medical care in California since tearing his ACL against Max Holloway at UFC 329 in Las Vegas and had already attempted to contact Gardaí in September.

“Mr McGregor has been out of the jurisdiction since his UFC Las Vegas fight and remains out of the jurisdiction under medical care and advice in California,” McGregor’s solicitor said. “This office made direct contact with Gardaí last September when this matter was first reported in the media, confirming Mr McGregor’s willingness to assist Gardaí with their enquiries as a witness.”

Mulholland also said that McGregor remains willing to cooperate with the investigation once he is medically cleared to travel.

“Mr McGregor is willing to assist Gardai and has offered to do this remotely from the US or upon his return to the jurisdiction when he’s medically fit to travel,” Mulholland added.

The Irish Mirror also reported that Gardaí attempted to speak with McGregor in September last year and again in July this year. However, they did not specify whether police received a response to those attempts.

An important point to note here is that the 38-year-old has not been charged in the perjury case. The police are currently seeking to question him as part of their investigation into statements made during his legal battle with Nikita Hand.

Although the original case has already concluded, authorities are investigating allegations that false affidavits were made in support of McGregor during his unsuccessful appeal in February 2025.

As such, a couple of days ago, two people were charged with perjury.

Irish court charges couple with perjury in Conor McGregor’s case

Samantha O’Reilly and Steven Cummin are at the center of the latest development in the investigation.

Last year, O’Reilly submitted affidavits that were presented by McGregor’s legal team as fresh evidence during his appeal. In her affidavit, she claimed to be Hand’s neighbor who lived across the street from her and said that she had witnessed a physical altercation involving Hand and her then-boyfriend around the time of the original allegation made against McGregor in 2018. Hand, however, outright denied that the incident ever happened and called the claims lies.

Conor McGregor’s legal team initially tried to bring the affidavits into his appeal as fresh evidence, arguing that they could offer another possible explanation for the bruising found on Nikita Hand’s body.

But then, things took a turn.

When the Irishman’s appeal got underway in July 2025, his legal team suddenly pulled the plug on the affidavits. The Court of Appeal had been set to hear the new evidence, but the lawyers withdrew the application before Samantha O’Reilly and Steve Cummins ever got the chance to take the stand.

That move immediately raised eyebrows in court. Justice Brian O’Moore called the circumstances surrounding the withdrawal “mysterious,” and things got even more serious when the Court of Appeal later in September 2025 referred the matter for consideration of possible perjury to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Now, more than a year after the evidence was pulled, the fallout has turned into an actual criminal case.

Just a few days ago, Samantha O’Reilly and Steve Cummins were charged under Ireland’s Criminal Justice (Perjury and Related Offences) Act 2021. O’Reilly faces two counts, while Cummins faces one.

The Director of Public Prosecutions has directed that the case proceed on indictment, meaning it will eventually head to the Circuit Court, where a judge and jury will hear the case.

If convicted, the charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. For now, the pair are due back at Dublin District Court on November 9. Prosecutors are expected to serve their books of evidence and seek an order sending the case forward for trial.

That development appears to be what has brought Conor McGregor back into the spotlight, with Gardaí now seeking to question him about the circumstances surrounding the statements.

For now, the former UFC dual champion remains in the United States recovering from his injury. His legal team has maintained that he is willing to assist Gardaí either remotely or after returning to Ireland once he is medically cleared to travel.

With the investigation now involving two people who have been formally charged with perjury, the authorities’ attempt to question McGregor adds another chapter to the long-running legal saga surrounding the former UFC champion.