Artem Lobov will always be grateful for the name he built fighting in the UFC but he’s now making enough money outside the Octagon that he never has to stress about going back.
It was less than a year ago that the 33-year-old Russian-Irish slugger was released from the world’s biggest mixed martial arts promotion after suffering three straight losses. Rather than sit around feeling defeated, Lobov picked himself up and began exploring new options in the combat sports world that didn’t necessarily involved mixed martial arts.
That’s when he signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and got involved in two of the most talked about fights of the year including his win over former boxing champion Paulie Malignaggi.