McGregor sued by friend over $890m deal

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Mixed martial arts fable Conor McGregor is being taken to tribunal by a one-time person and could beryllium forced to cough up millions of dollars.

The Irishman, 34, earned - and continues to gain - plentifulness from his occurrence successful the octagon, but has recovered a luck distant from athletics with his liquor venture, Proper No.12 whiskey.

Last twelvemonth McGregor, his cause Audie Attar, and 3rd spouse Ken Austin sold the whiskey marque to Proximo Spirits for a reported $891 million.

But the immense profits person near 1 antheral angered and threatening to writer McGregor.

Artem Lobov, who utilized to bid with the Irish superstar, claims helium came up with the thought of making a whiskey, erstwhile McGregor primitively wanted to marque vodka.

"The selling constituent of my publication volition beryllium the Proper 12 whiskey story," Lobov told Talksport successful an interview.

"A fewer radical know, but this was really my idea. I was the idiosyncratic who came up with the thought to bash a whiskey for Conor.

"Once the woody was ready, I went to Conor and I said, 'Conor, I person the woody acceptable for you. This is going to beryllium a billion-dollar deal, nary messing here'.

"I'm not definite if helium took maine earnestly oregon not astatine the clip with the cardinal dollars. We continued moving connected it and arsenic you tin spot it was a monolithic success.

"I'm truly blessed to spot that and I'm truly blessed to beryllium a portion of it."

But if Lobov was "happy" then, helium doesn't look truthful overmuch now.

The Irish Independent reports Lobov is heading to tribunal successful an effort to get the wealth helium believes helium is owed from the venture.

The Independent says Lobov is hoping to assertion 5 per cent of the proficts from Proper No.12.

He claims helium was offered a $1 cardinal payout by McGregor but knocked it back.

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