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Retired MMA fighter seeks injunction against Conor McGregor over allegedly defamatory Twitter posts

Summary

In December 2022, retired MMA fighter Artem Lobov filed High Court proceedings against Conor McGregor, alleging a series of harassing, intimidating and defamatory posts on McGregor's Twitter account. Lobov claims that McGregor repeatedly referred to him as a "rat" in a song and other tweets, and that a picture of Lobov was superimposed on a packet of raw sausages. He also alleges that McGregor's father sent him pictures of rats and a snake as part of the campaign. Lobov's lawyers sought an undertaking to cease and desist from such posts and an order to remove them. The court granted permission to serve short notice of the injunction but declined a temporary injunction pending McGregor's response. The application is set to return to the court by Thursday of that week. The case is part of a broader legal dispute between the two former friends, including a commercial disagreement over a whiskey brand sale.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Retired MMA fighter seeks injunction against Conor McGregor over allegedly defamatory Twitter posts. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• November 26th Hearing Or Sentence
• December 15th Hearing Or Sentence
• September 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• Christmas Other
• 2022-12-20 Publication

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