Artem Lobov Calls Out Conor McGregor Over Alleged Financial Betrayals Against Coach And Inner Circle

Artem Lobov accused Conor McGregor of taking care of nobody and failing to honor financial promises to longtime friends, team members, and his coach.

The former Ultimate Fighting Championship competitor launched the scathing attack during a series of public social media posts.

The explosive statements reignited a bitter, personal rivalry between the two former Straight Blast Gym training partners.

Their shared history once stood as one of the closest and most visible friendships in modern mixed martial arts.

Now, Lobov claims that behind the scenes of McGregor's historic financial rise, those closest to the fighter were left empty-handed.

A BITTER FEUD REIGNITED ONLINE

The latest war of words erupted on social media platform X after Lobov reacted to discussion surrounding McGregor's fighting career.

Lobov initially responded to a post regarding McGregor's anticipated return to the UFC Octagon.

The post highlighted that the upcoming bout would represent the final fight on McGregor's existing UFC contract.

Lobov dismissed the overall significance of the contract milestone.

Supporters of the former two-division champion quickly pushed back against Lobov's remarks in the comment section.

The online defense from fans prompted Lobov to unload a detailed series of accusations concerning McGregor's financial practices.

Lobov explicitly alleged that McGregor routinely failed to deliver on financial commitments made to the people who helped build his career.

He claimed that substance abuse also played a major role in the collapse of McGregor's personal and professional relationships.

Lobov wrote that McGregor was once a real man with unmatched skill inside the cage and the heart of a lion.

However, the retired fighter claimed that the man he once considered a brother has fundamentally changed due to money and fame.

Lobov asserted that his former friend has now become what he termed a lying junkie, emphasizing that this was his personal opinion.

THE EXPLOSIVE FINANCIAL ACCUSATIONS

Lobov did not hold back when detailing specific figures and individuals from their longtime inner circle in Dublin.

He argued that McGregor abandoned the loyalty shown to him throughout his meteoric rise from local fighter to global sporting icon.

"He took care of nobody, he f**ked over his coach and all his best friends Lee, Derek, Gerry Vegas, Charlie, myself and others," Lobov claimed.

According to Lobov, McGregor entered into multiple business agreements brought forward by his close confidants without delivering the promised rewards.

Lobov claimed that the inner circle shook hands on various lucrative deals that teammates had secured.

He stated that substantial revenue flowed into McGregor's accounts from those agreements, but the agreed-upon cuts never materialized.

Lobov emphasized his own record of standing by the Dublin superstar across a decade of competition.

He noted that as a 40-year-old man, he does not speak lightly about the unmatched loyalty he gave to McGregor during their careers.

ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING COACH JOHN KAVANAGH

Among the most shocking claims made by Lobov was the alleged treatment of head coach John Kavanagh.

Kavanagh guided McGregor from his earliest days at SBG Ireland to historic UFC championships in two weight classes.

The coach stood in McGregor's corner for his massive professional boxing crossover against Floyd Mayweather Jr. in August 2017.

That boxing event generated historic pay-per-view numbers and earned McGregor a reported purse of around $100 million.

Lobov alleged that Kavanagh received only a tiny fraction of what an elite mixed martial arts head coach typically earns from such a massive purse.

Industry standards often see head trainers receive a cut in the range of five to ten percent for running a fighter's camp.

Lobov claimed that Kavanagh was supposed to receive five percent of the fighter's earnings from the historic bout.

"He got $100M for Mayweather what did John get??? $100K if even, meant to be 5 percent but he never paid that for any of his fights," Lobov continued.

Kavanagh has not publicly confirmed or addressed Lobov's statements regarding his payout from the Mayweather spectacle.

Lobov insisted that this alleged pattern of underpaying the head coach extended across all of McGregor's high-profile fights.

CLAIMS OF UNPAID TEAMMATES AND STAFF

Lobov broadened his accusations to encompass other recognizable figures from McGregor's entourage.

He pointed directly to Derek, a longtime friend and a father of three children.

Lobov claimed that McGregor abruptly fired Derek only weeks before Christmas.

The dismissal allegedly occurred simply because Derek made a statement that McGregor took issue with.

Lobov then highlighted the compensation provided to Lee, the founder and director of the popular media outlet The Mac Life.

The Mac Life was created to cover McGregor's fight camps, public appearances, and broader combat sports news.

Lobov alleged that McGregor paid Lee just 500 euros per week before taxes over a period spanning several years.

He also brought up the case of Gerry Vegas, another associate who was brought into fight preparation.

Lobov claimed that McGregor explicitly agreed to pay Vegas 10,000 euros at the beginning of a training camp and an additional 10,000 euros at the conclusion.

According to Lobov, McGregor ultimately refused to deliver the final 10,000 euro payment when the camp finished.

Lobov stated that these detailed scenarios represented only a few examples of broken financial promises over the years.

THE FALLOUT OVER PROPER NO. TWELVE

The tension between Lobov and McGregor has been simmering publicly since their falling out over Proper No. Twelve Irish Whiskey.

Lobov has long asserted that he was the person who originally conceived the idea for McGregor to launch an Irish whiskey brand.

He previously claimed that he conducted the initial market research and negotiated the primary production deals to bring the product to life.

The whiskey brand became an international commercial juggernaut and was eventually sold in a landmark deal worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Lobov later filed legal action against McGregor, seeking a five percent share of the lucrative proceeds.

McGregor strongly disputed the claim, leading to a protracted legal fight through the courts.

Reports earlier this year indicated that the two parties finally reached a formal legal settlement involving millions of dollars.

Yet the financial resolution inside the courtroom did nothing to heal the personal rift between the former training partners.

In his latest posts, Lobov alleged that McGregor was actually shortchanged on the whiskey transaction by his own management.

Lobov accused McGregor's manager, Audie Attar, of stealing from both McGregor and Lobov during the execution of the whiskey deal.

HARROWING INTIMIDATION CLAIMS

Beyond financial disputes, Lobov leveled severe allegations concerning intimidation tactics directed at his family.

Lobov alleged that McGregor sent individuals to carry out violent acts against him.

Specifically, Lobov claimed that people were dispatched to burn his vehicle.

Even more seriously, Lobov claimed that individuals were sent to threaten his 60-year-old mother with a hammer.

None of these allegations of criminal threats or arson have been independently verified by authorities or third parties.

Lobov claimed that while McGregor posted threats online, he lacked the courage to communicate directly over the telephone.