Conor McGregor has reached a settlement with Artem Lobov in their legal dispute over a multimillion-dollar whiskey brand sale. Lobov's attorney appeared in court and informed the judge that an agreement had been reached between the two parties, meaning the case no longer requires judicial proceedings. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed. Lobov originally filed a lawsuit claiming he was entitled to 5% of the sale proceeds based on an alleged verbal agreement in which he would help launch McGregor's whiskey brand. McGregor had denied ever making such an arrangement.
Conor McGregor and Artem Lobov have resolved their multimillion-dollar legal dispute, with an attorney for Lobov informing a judge on April 16, 2026, that both parties had reached a settlement. The case will no longer proceed through the courts, though the specific terms of the agreement remain undisclosed.
Lobov, 39, had originally filed the lawsuit alleging he was owed 5% of the proceeds from the sale of McGregor's whiskey brand, citing a verbal agreement under which he claimed to have helped launch the business. McGregor denied that any such arrangement had ever been made. The legal battle had drawn significant attention given the two fighters' long-standing connection through SBG Ireland, where both trained together for much of their careers.
McGregor, 37, holds a professional MMA record of 22-6 and built one of the sport's most recognizable brands inside and outside the octagon. The Irish southpaw averaged 5.32 significant strikes per minute during his career with a striking accuracy of 49 percent. Lobov, also an SBG Ireland product fighting out of Ireland, compiled a 13-15-1 record across his career and landed 3.52 significant strikes per minute at 41 percent accuracy. The two shared years of training and a close professional relationship before the dispute emerged.
Why it matters
- The settlement closes a high-profile legal chapter involving one of MMA's most commercially successful figures
- The undisclosed terms leave open questions about whether any financial compensation changed hands
- The resolution removes a prolonged distraction tied to McGregor's business ventures beyond the sport
