Conor McGregor's Former Friend Wants $30 Million From Him

By: Alok Nayak Image Credit: UFC

[{"selector":"#anim-b351e21b-8c6e-4e4c-9a18-ec5c67b5886a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-44.480468660687194%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Former UFC champion, Conor McGregor recently got sued by his old friend and former UFC lightweight, Artem Lobov.

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[{"selector":"#anim-390f179e-af1a-4f22-8e3f-69de25215e32","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1375b787-d317-471e-829d-93ed26be0e4f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 58.93071%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-593ada6d-08e4-452d-bad5-241c58df2daa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f42607d0-140e-4580-b529-cb19db41d76f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(6.968098869020538%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Conor McGregor's team responded to Artem Lobov's accusations and said the claims done by Lobov was incorrect.

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[{"selector":"#anim-7f0aaf63-4f06-4285-b67e-db98bef4aa4e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-01bbfebe-7c80-400b-a867-98d7e081e07a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 65.65114%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aeb8d6d8-3bf0-4cc6-8219-bd26653b4cc5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e83e7e68-637c-412f-ade4-a7f0e5730bde [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(20.352173804103966%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] It was Artem Lobov, that started the rivalry between Conor McGregor and former UFC lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov.

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Conor McGregor's Former Friend Wants $30 Million From Him

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