McGregor whiskey case not going ahead after 'fundamental' change to original plea

Court was told submissions by Artem Lobov contained proposal the date of the alleged oral agreement with Mr McGregor over share on Proper No Twelve whiskey brand was not as first claimed to be, in September 2017, but October 2017

The case concerns Russian Artem Lobov's claim for a share in creating the idea for and working on setting up the Proper No Twelve Irish whiskey brand.

The High Court hearing of a dispute over a claim by a former sparring partner of Conor McGregor for a share in a whiskey brand founded by the MMA fighter is not going ahead as planned next week after the case was "fundamentally changed" to what was originally pleaded.

The case by Russian Artem Lobov, claiming he had an oral agreement for a 5% share made with Mr McGregor in a gym in September 2017, was due to begin next Tuesday, with eight days set aside for the hearing.