A date for the commercial dispute before a high court judge is due to be set for January
Under-fire Conor McGregor is facing a new €8million High Court battle in the new year after losing the civil action for sexual assault taken against him by Nikita Hand.
This time, the shamed UFC star is being sued by one of his former best mates, ex-MMA fighter Artem Lobov – in a row over his Proper Twelve whiskey. The Russian, who lives in Dublin and has a master’s business degree from DCU, claims McGregor’s whiskey was originally his idea. The Notorious allegedly promised him a 5% stake in the business for all his work and help getting the brand up and running – but it’s claimed Lobov never got paid his cut when McGregor sold most of his stake for at least €150m.
One insider said: “Conor needs this case like a hole in the head after losing the sexual assault case.“This case is not before a jury but could cost him around eight million if he loses. “As far as Artem is concerned he shook hands on a deal with Conor McGregor and gave up a couple of years of his life to help make his whiskey a success.“He will be asked to answer a lot of personal and revealing questions when the case goes ahead.”
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