Conor McGregor has paid compensation to Artem Lobov following a legal dispute over Lobov's claimed role in creating Proper Twelve whiskey. Lobov had filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for his alleged contributions to the whiskey brand. Media reports indicate McGregor earned over $100 million from selling his shares in Proper Twelve. Neither McGregor nor Lobov disclosed the exact amount of the settlement. Lobov had previously claimed he was the one who came up with the entire concept for the whiskey brand.
Conor McGregor has reached a settlement with longtime teammate Artem Lobov, resolving a legal dispute centered on Lobov's alleged contributions to the creation of Proper Twelve Irish whiskey, according to media reports published April 16, 2026.
Lobov had filed a lawsuit against McGregor claiming he conceived the entire concept behind the Proper Twelve brand and sought financial compensation for that role. McGregor, who reportedly earned more than $100 million from selling his shares in the whiskey company, and Lobov both declined to disclose the terms of the settlement.
McGregor, 37, is one of the most recognizable figures in combat sports history. The Dublin-born southpaw carries a 22-6-0 professional record and competes out of SBG Ireland. Standing five-foot-nine with a 74-inch reach, he has built a career around sharp, high-volume striking, averaging 5.32 significant strikes landed per minute at 49 percent accuracy.
Lobov, also 39 and Irish-based, is a fellow SBG Ireland southpaw and a long-standing member of McGregor's inner circle. He holds a 13-15-1 professional record and stands five-foot-nine with a 65-inch reach. He averages 3.52 significant strikes landed per minute across his career, posting a 41 percent striking accuracy.
Why it matters
- The settlement closes a legal chapter that put two close SBG Ireland teammates in direct opposition over a business worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
- Lobov's claim that he originated the Proper Twelve concept, if substantiated in any part, raises broader questions about intellectual property and revenue sharing in fighter-driven business ventures.
- Neither fighter disclosed terms, leaving the financial resolution of one of MMA's more prominent business disputes officially unresolved in the public record.
