Artem Lobov recently accused Conor McGregor of breaking payment promises to the coach and friends who helped build his career, widening a public attack on his former teammate that began when McGregor started talking about his final fight.
Lobov made the claims in a post on X as he replied to a fan who told him McGregor had taken care of him.
https://x.com/RusHammerMMA/status/2117381079816347661He took care of nobody, he f***ed over his coach and all his best friends,” Lobov wrote, naming Lee, Derek, Gerry Vegas and Charlie among them. He said they “shook hands on different deals that they brought in, money came in but he didn’t pay what was promised.
Lobov’s allegations include a shortfall in head coach John Kavanagh’s share of the Floyd Mayweather payday and a teammate being fired weeks before Christmas. He did not post contracts or payment records to support them, and no response from McGregor has been reported.
Lobov Points To McGregor’s Personal Life
Lobov tied the alleged treatment of his old camp to McGregor’s life outside the cage.
His drink and drug abuse brings out the worst in him and the sober Conor would never mistreat his brothers like that.
Earlier in the week, Lobov suggested McGregor was only returning to the Octagon to support those habits. He closed his latest post on a personal note: “Conor was my brother, I loved him like one.”
The duo have a fair share of legal history. Lobov had previously alleged McGregor promised him a five percent share of the Proper No. Twelve whiskey brand in 2017, a claim McGregor denied, before the pair settled the Proper No. Twelve dispute in April. The new claims about camp staff are separate from that case and have not been tested in court.
Why It Lands Now
The timing follows McGregor’s own plans. He has a fight left on his UFC contract and has said it will be the last of his career, vowing to sell his final UFC fight like never before when he returns in 2027.
That return comes off a short night at UFC 329 in July, when a knee injury ended his rematch with Max Holloway at 1:09 of the first round. Dillon Danis has since said McGregor was in a dark place after the injury but is now focused on coming back.
