UFC Star Anthony Smith Now Warns Conor McGregor of “Dangerous” Feud With Artem Lobov, but Not for the Money

UFC star Conor McGregor always appears as the focal point of the MMA world due to some reason or otherwise. The Irishman not only attracts controversies but also garners media attention resulting from the controversies. However, the Dublin-born fighter recently found an unlikely friend in Anthony Smith as the lightweight fighter issued a warning regarding his latest legal controversy.

The former Bellator and Strikeforce appeared on the popular podcast- ‘Believe You Me’ and talked about the UFC 282’s card shuffles and his upcoming fight. Notably, the fighter, who is a constant presence on Michael Bisping’s podcast, also discussed the recent verbal exchange involving him and ‘Mystic Mac’.

What did Anthony Smith say about the Conor McGregor-Artem Lobov lawsuit?

The #5 ranked lightweight fighter started the conversation as he pointed out he had heard the story of Proper No.12 Whiskey before. Following this, Smith mentioned that Lobov had done interviews regarding it and even ‘Notorious’ suggested it. However, he expressed his doubt about the latter part and claimed he wasn’t 100% sure.

Afterward, the 34-year-fighter stated he had heard both the now-broken friends tell the same story. Further, he asserted Lobov came up with the idea of Irish whiskey.

Indulging into the details, Smith said that Lobov never asked his former training partner for anything. In addition, McGregor tried to pay for Lobov’s training camps, but the Russian fighter never took a dollar from him.

Later on, ‘Lionheart’ told. “And then now it’s now he wants lots of dollars. So I, I don’t know. I’m not really picking a side. But it is too bad that they go from such good friends to lawsuits.”

This prompted ‘The Count’ to declare that money was the root of all evil.

However, the Factory X product expressed, “That seems, uh, that seems dangerous for Conor though.” This statement intrigued the Brit and in response, Smith cleverly put, “Who knows every deep dark secret you have, Michael Bisping?”

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Significantly, earlier in the conversation, Bisping also referred to the Lobov–Khabib feud.

Khabib and Artem’s altercation that started everything

The former middleweight fighter explained that both Lobov and McGregor were close friends. Bisping pointed out that this closeness was the reason that kicked off the ‘bloody Khabib feud.’

On a fateful day in April 2018, ‘The Eagle’ cornered Lobov at a hotel in New York which resulted in an altercation involving the two. The SBG Ireland product then shared a close bond with the fellow training partner, McGregor.

A couple of days later, the Irishman and his team entered the Barclays Center and attempted to confront their target, Khabib. What resulted was a series of chaotic scenes as a dolly was thrown at a bus carrying multiple UFC stars.

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And ultimately, their feud saw their not-so-final culmination at UFC 229, where Khabib submitted the Irish fighter.

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