Artem Lobov

I said this before, for me I will always respect the fighter that shows up.

— Artem Lobov

When I first fought in K-1, I knocked out a guy in two minutes.

— Artem Lobov

Whether it's in the UFC or elsewhere, you need to be winning in this sport.

— Artem Lobov

I've taken fights when others wouldn't.

— Artem Lobov

This isn't a very manly thing to do, not showing up for a fight.

— Artem Lobov

I want to be able to take fights on short notice.

— Artem Lobov

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

— Artem Lobov

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

— Artem Lobov

If you look at Mayweather's fights he often likes to get into the clinch, but what is a boxer in a clinch…

— Artem Lobov

For me it's my biggest sporting achievement being Conor McGregor's sparring partner.

— Artem Lobov

The Irish and Russian communities are huge in New York, so this is truly one of the only places where I can…

— Artem Lobov

When I was in the UFC I challenged some of the biggest guys in the world. When I was fighting in Europe…

— Artem Lobov

Being able to train nothing but boxing for a full year made me a much better boxer as I brought in professional…

— Artem Lobov

I just couldn't turn down the money Bare Knuckle FC were throwing at me, so I ended up signing with them.

— Artem Lobov

It's called the Ultimate Fighting Championship and people pay to come and see the fights.

— Artem Lobov

I feel I have the necessary skills to compete with the best, I wouldn't have even aimed for the UFC if I…

— Artem Lobov

I feel Alex White is exactly the type of guy I always talk about, with an undeserved, padded record. There's many, many…

— Artem Lobov

Whenever someone has an unorthodox approach, different to what a standard boxer would look like, they write it off as being bad.…

— Artem Lobov

They should bring up my record, and call it the fighter bible. The warrior bible. All those guys with padded records should…

— Artem Lobov

It might seem that way, but getting hit with a bare knuckle is not as raw as getting hit with a bare…

— Artem Lobov

I think against Cub I get it done. He comes in, he's very open, he throws wild shots, and he has never,…

— Artem Lobov

I honestly don't remember ever being hurt by anyone other than Conor. It probably has happened in training or a fight but…

— Artem Lobov

Having your hands up doesn't stop you from getting knocked out and there are a lot of advantages to having your hands…

— Artem Lobov

Guys don't want to take hard fights, they avoid any challenges, they take the easiest fights and then they get rewarded with…

— Artem Lobov

I always had an interest in MMA but I didn't start training until I was 21.

— Artem Lobov

This two fights a year thing, that's not for me.

— Artem Lobov

I always seek the highest challenge, the biggest challenge.

— Artem Lobov

What do you call success in our sport? What determines success? Are you successful if you are 10-0 and no one is…

— Artem Lobov

If a fight happens between Conor and Khabib in Russia, the support would be divided between them. It would be 50-50.

— Artem Lobov

I've never been a big fan of jewellery or any of the shiny stuff, I just want to fight.

— Artem Lobov

More and more Russians started watching the UFC when Conor came along. The more they watched, the more they understood it.

— Artem Lobov

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

— Artem Lobov

It would be very hard to say who would be the bigger draw in Russia between Khabib and Conor.

— Artem Lobov

My record, for example, it represents a tough road. It represents a guy that was willing to fight when no one else…

— Artem Lobov

UFC, this is the premier organization. This is where the toughest matchups are and this is what I'm always after.

— Artem Lobov

My attitude is that I just never give up. I've been choked out twice and had my arm broken in a fight…

— Artem Lobov

If you truly believe that all the training you do can go out the window just because a guy is a few…

— Artem Lobov

At the end of the day, we all need competitors otherwise there are no fights.

— Artem Lobov

At the end of the day, you have to get finishes. If you want to be successful in this industry that's what…

— Artem Lobov

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

— Artem Lobov