Artem Lobov Quotes

Artem Lobov

Profession : Mixed Martial Artist

Birth : August 11, 1986

Any of the shows I've ever fought on, they always want to have me back because I always have the fight of the night performance.

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I think there is a big difference between real people and Internet people. Real life people understand that this is a sport.

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There's a reason why MMA is only three five-minute rounds, or five fives when it's a title fight. MMA is so much more demanding on the body - the wrestling, the changing levels, all that takes a lot out of you. Boxing is a breeze for us after MMA.

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I always seek the biggest challenge and MMA is the biggest challenge.

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Born in Russia, forged in Ireland, they don't make them like this anymore.

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If you look at Mayweather's fights he often likes to get into the clinch, but what is a boxer in a clinch against a wrestler, an MMA fighter?

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I honestly feel that Khabib is as big as he is in Russia because of Conor McGregor.

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Having your hands up doesn't stop you from getting knocked out and there are a lot of advantages to having your hands down. It's also more exciting because it looks very impressive from the fans' perspective, which is a big factor in the entertainment business.

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I always show up. I always make weight.

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I honestly don't remember ever being hurt by anyone other than Conor. It probably has happened in training or a fight but I don't remember any. The only times I do remember getting hurt is by Conor. I remember most of them and it's happened many, many, many times.

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Fighting Paulie Malignaggi in bare-knuckle is not a challenge for me.

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I was absolutely honored to be invited to the Kremlin. It has been a dream of mine ever since I was a kid.

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In Russia, the people have been brought up tough. It used to be the Soviet Union. The thing everybody thinks of when they think about Russia is how tough the people are.

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I have my reasons to fight every single guy on the UFC roster.

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I always make sure that I'm good to do business with.

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A personality like Conor's appeals to the Russian people a lot. He's always ready to go, he knocks people out and he's tough.

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I never pull out of the fights.

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Your record is where you've been, but it's not necessarily where you are or where you're going. That just shows that I've had a tough road.

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I'd be lying if I didn't tell you that money was a big factor in signing for Bare Knuckle - we're prize fighters, and our success is measured by the size of our purse.

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Anywhere I was, I always seek the hardest challenge. I win some, I lose some but I always take the hardest challenge.

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