Key Highlights
- On-chain sleuth ZachXBT has accused UFC star Conor McGregor of scamming his fans through digital tokens.
- ZachXBT jumped into the fresh controversy between Conor McGregor and Khabib over allegations of cryptocurrency sale.
- Conor has made serious allegations against Khabib, saying that good guy Khabib used his late father’s name, as well as Dagestan’s culture, to scam his fans and fire sell a bunch of digital NFTs online.
On November 26, the popular on-chain investigator, ZachXBT, shared a post on X(formerly Twitter), in which he made severe allegations against McGregor, 5 five-time UFC world champion, for scamming his “fans and fire to sell a bunch of digital tokens online.”
There is just no way good guy McGregor used his reputation, as well as Irish culture, to scam his fans and fire sell a bunch of digital tokens’s online and then delete all of the posts after they were sold, leaving his fans robbed of their money?
There is just no way good guy… pic.twitter.com/CuUzvPGiKS
— ZachXBT (@zachxbt) November 26, 2025
McGregor Accuses Khabib of “Father’s Scam” in NFT Feud
(Source: Conor McGregor on X)
One of the biggest rivalries from the UFC Octagon between McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov has exploded into the world of digital assets.
On November 26, McGregor publicly accused the retired UFC champion of orchestrating a multi-million dollar “scam” by leveraging his late father’s legacy and Dagestani cultural symbols to promote a non-fungible token (NFT) project.
The controversy centers on Nurmagomedov’s “Papakha” NFT collection, which featured digital versions of the traditional sheepskin hat he wore during his walkouts.
The dispute started after Nurmagomedov launched and quickly promoted the NFT collection on social media. The project was marketed as an exclusive digital gift honoring his heritage and that of his father, Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov.
The collection of 29,000 NFTs sold out within 25 hours, reportedly generating millions of dollars. However, backlash erupted when Nurmagomedov subsequently deleted all promotional posts from his Instagram and X accounts.
McGregor seized the opportunity to attack his long-time rival. In a post on X, he said, “There is just no way good guy Khabib used his late father’s name, as well as Dagestan’s culture, to scam his fans and fire sell a bunch of digital NFTs online and then delete all of the content after they were sold, leaving his fans robbed of their money? There is just no way a good guy does this.”
You absolute liar
You will always try to darken my name, after you got destroyed that night, but you will never achieve that!
Yes, good guys don’t do that.
They don’t create exclusive digital gifts with real time value, that you can share with your friends and family.
Gifts…
— khabib nurmagomedov (@TeamKhabib) November 26, 2025
Nurmagomedov’s team also responded to the allegations, calling McGregor an “absolute liar.” He defended the project, insisting that the NFTs were legitimate “exclusive digital gifts with real-time value” that could be shared.
“Gifts in the shape of Papakha – a hat that symbolizes the traditions and culture of the Dagestan people. Traditions and culture that are slowly walking over this world, whether you like it or not! Gifts that you can find exclusively on Telegram, the greatest messaging platform in the world,” he stated on X.
ZachXBT Picks a Side in Conor McGregor vs. Khabib Beef
Just hours after Conor McGregor’s tweet on X, the popular online investigator known as ZachXBT issued a devastating public response. The on-chain sleuth used McGregor’s own words against him/
He reposted the accusation, asking if anyone could believe “good guy McGregor” would use his reputation and Irish culture to scam fans with digital tokens and then delete the evidence.
The post was supported by concrete evidence from a 2022 NFT project called “McGregor Realm” that the fighter has promoted.
