Artem Lobov wanted to win every fight in his career, but he has rarely been as motivated as he was going into his showdown with Paulie Malignaggi this past weekend.
Lobov and Malignaggi verbally sparred in numerous interviews and the former UFC fighter even got spat on during a press conference while promoting their fight at Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships 6.
That’s why Lobov looked at his bare-knuckle brawl with Malignaggi as an absolute must-win situation unlike anything he’s ever faced before.
“To me, a fight is a fight, I just want to win it no matter what, but this one of course was a lot more personal,” Lobov told the MMA Hour on Monday.