The ‘GOAT’ trains in Dublin at SBG Ireland, the gym that became world famous for nurturing ‘The Notorious McGregor.’ Living in the capital city of Ireland since 2002, Lobov faces online trolls with good humor. What matters for Lobov is that people are talking about him. He doesn’t care if it is good talk or bad talk.
The truth is that internet memes have, in a way, helped Lobov to resurrect his fighting career. Having a negative record of 13 wins and 15 losses, he is still one of the most popular retired UFC names to be discussed, even though he only had two wins in his six fights in the promotion.
The Russian Hammer had plans of getting a seven-figure payday by the end of this year. But since the coronavirus pandemic has hindered almost everyone’s plans, Lobov is sure he can do the deed next year. He announced his retirement plans by the end of 2022.
Artem Lobov will fight anywhere
Since leaving the UFC in 2018, Lobov was involved with bare-knuckle fighting. He had three fights in 2019 in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship, winning two and losing a rematch with former UFC lightweight Jason Knight.
His first fight with Knight was one of the most famous bouts the promotion has had until now, and it brought a lot of extra media coverage. Lobov believes it was because of his name.
It was recently reported that Lobov signed a one-year contract with European fighting promotion Arena Fight Championship. The Russian Hammer is expected to debut against Ylies Djiroun on December 12 this year.
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