Conor McGregor Leaves No Stone Unturned in Mocking Artem Lobov as Irish Court Gives Verdict on ‘Rat’ Lawsuit

Conor McGregor and Artem Lobov have been going back and forth for quite a while now. Although the two used to be inseparable friends who trained together, the events and claims turned them against each other. Resorting to trash talk, McGregor took over the internet as he branded the Russian a ‘rat’. Within moments, fans across the globe began branding him as a ‘rodent’ in all of his pictures on social media. Lobov sought help from the court, hoping to make his old friend stop calling him a ‘rat’. However, every fight has a loser and a winner.

Although the duo used to train together and do stuff together, they certainly don’t anymore. What was once a form of strong brotherhood has now turned into something despicable. However, the judiciary decision aligned with the ‘Notorious’.

Conor McGregor sings for Artem Lobov

The former friends, McGregor and Lobov, have turned up the heat between them. Lobov filed an application to the court for orders that required the ‘Mystic Mac’ to take down his comments about his former friend on social media. After the claim that Lobov had a significant role in the launch of Proper No. 12 whiskey, McGregor has gone on a spree of calling his former friend a ‘rat’.

Without a doubt, the ‘Russian Hammer’ felt insulted and sought refuge in the judiciary system to save himself from the barrage of insults hurled by the ‘Notorious’. He sought an order from the court under Section 33 of the 2009 Defamation Act. However, the High Court seemed to be in McGregor’s favor. Mr. Justice Garett Simons rejected Lobov’s application, stating that calling him a ‘rat’ was not ‘clearly defamatory’. 

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Following the verdict, McGregor went to Twitter and posted an audio message for his old training partner. He sang, “I can call you a rat. Na na nana na… Aaaah, f**k!” All the while, the former UFC double champion seemed to be caught in a laughing fit. He simply couldn’t stop his laughter in the audio clip. However, the Irishman was quick to remove the post from Twitter.

Artem Lobov sued the ‘Notorious’

Undeniably, McGregor’s fame has a giant role to play in the success of his brand of Irish whiskey. It indeed brought him a good amount of fortune. However, Lobov’s eyes were fixed on the venture as well. He claimed that he contributed to the launch of the whiskey as well.

The ‘Mystic Mac’ sold the Proper Twelve for around $600 million dollars. However, the ‘Russian Hammer’ demanded 5% of the revenue for his contribution. It led to a lawsuit filed against McGregor. The friendship turned into enmity and soon, it filled the internet with the heated barrage of tweets sent by McGregor for Lobov.

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