With only two days remaining until they can finally settle their differences in the ring, Paulie Malignaggi and former UFC fighter Artem Lobov avoided a physical confrontation but let the expletives fly during the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships 6 press conference on Thursday.
The fight came together thanks to the bad blood shared between Malignaggi and Lobov’s close friend and teammate Conor McGregor after they engaged in a sparring session back in 2017 ahead of the Irishman’s fight against Floyd Mayweather.
The rivalry between Malignaggi and McGregor eventually spilled over to Lobov, who will now try to settle the score when he meets the former boxing champion as he comes out of retirement to fight for the first time in two years.