"An infamous time in the world of mixed martial arts, the Khabib-McGregor rivalry was sparked when Nurmagomedov and his team, including Tukhugov, corned Lobov during the UFC 223 Fight Week in April 2018, slapping the SBG Ireland fighter several times following trash talk online and in the media. Though the pair have since had a very public falling out, Lobov at the time was a close friend and training partner of McGregor."
"The incident led to McGregor and his team attacking a bus in the Barclay's Center parking garage on April 5, two days prior to the PPV card, shattering a window and injuring Michael Chiesa (who was cut) and Ray Borg (who had glass shards in his eye), both of whom were innocent bystanders caught up in the turmoil."
""We have to finally finish this off. There's no point doing the talking, let's do the fighting," Lobov said during a recent media session with Cageside Press on hand. "We're fighters. We've seen them approach me with ten guys, so let's now see how it goes one-on-one.""
A 2018 altercation during UFC 223 Fight Week saw Nurmagomedov and his team, including Zubaira Tukhugov, corned and slapped Artem Lobov, escalating tensions tied to online trash talk. That confrontation contributed to Conor McGregor and his team attacking a bus before UFC 223, shattering a window and injuring Michael Chiesa and Ray Borg. Lobov and Tukhugov were later booked to fight, and Tukhugov was suspended after entering the melee at UFC 229 following Khabib's victory over McGregor. The two fighters will now meet on the PFL Champions Series 3 card in Dubai, with both calling the matchup long overdue.
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