Former UFC featherweight Artem Lobov has publicly accused his former teammate and longtime associate Conor McGregor of orchestrating an attack on his property and threatening his 60-year-old mother with a hammer, according to a report published Tuesday by SB Nation.
Lobov, who appeared alongside McGregor on The Ultimate Fighter in 2015, alleges that individuals sent by McGregor burned his car and confronted his mother at her home. The specific date and location of the alleged incidents were not disclosed in the initial report.
The accusation marks a dramatic escalation in the relationship between the two Irish fighters, who were once close training partners at Straight Blast Gym in Dublin under coach John Kavanagh. Lobov competed in the UFC from 2015 to 2019, while McGregor became the promotion's first simultaneous two-division champion.
Neither McGregor nor his representatives have issued a public response to the allegations as of publication. Law enforcement involvement has not been confirmed.
