The bad blood between retired boxer Paulie Malignaggi and former UFC fighter Artem Lobov will finally boil over this weekend at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships (BKFC) 6 from Florida.
The long simmering feud originated with Malignaggi and Lobov’s close friend and teammate Conor McGregor after they were sparring partners for a very brief period of time in the lead up too the Irishman’s fight against Floyd Mayweather in 2017.
A lone sparring session where McGregor reportedly got the better of Malignaggi has led to one of combat sports’ most heated rivalries. Now it will result in Malignaggi facing McGregor’s proxy in Lobov in a bare knuckle brawl this weekend on pay-per-view.