Gifted a main event due to his servitude to his lord and saviour, Conor McGregor. Cub clearly underestimated him and gave him some sympathy to take the fight the distance. At no point was Cub in real danger. A rematch would probably result in a first round finish therefore Artem should be cut or sent back to the prelims. Artem seems like a Bellator kind of guy.
Couture is 19-11. Records don't matter in MMA.he is 13-13. if he had that record in boxing, he would be in a 4 round fight on the undercard of battle in the ballroom.
main eventing in the ufc? get real. 13-13? the guy is the definition of a bum.
Not everybuddy in the ufc is great.... doesn't deserve to be based on what. A big, strong well rounder fighter with a great chin and very good power? Definently deserves to be in ufc and would be middle of the pack.Lobov can certainly take a beating, and though he doesn't deserve to be in the UFC, he earned a lot of respect tonight. He'll stick around based on that.
Couture is 19-11. Records don't matter in MMA.
The subject wasn't him being in a main event, it was him belonging in the UFC. Pay closer attention, please.I'm amazed how many are just plain okay with Lobov getting to leapfrog into a main event he doesn't belong in.
You've unwittingly proven one of two things by doing so: Either the UFC isn't the gold-standard of MMA (wag the dog logic) or you are okay with the UFC bending its reality and lying to you through blatant propaganda about what its legitimacy.
There are lenty of tough guys outside the UFC that could get beat up by Cub Swanson. ffs Mackens Semerzier did it. Lobov was underwhelming, shouldn't have been there, and is now 2-3 with 2 decision wins. The only reason he is still around and the only reason his "stock went up" by not being finished by a half-assing Swanson.... is because he's in McGregor's camp.
Based on his record. Very rare that someone with a .500 record is allowed into the UFC, and to even stay there after he lost his first two, is very unusual.Not everybuddy in the ufc is great.... doesn't deserve to be based on what. A big, strong well rounder fighter with a great chin and very good power? Definently deserves to be in ufc and would be middle of the pack.
Artem called Cub a pussy and said he had no balls, also said he was trained for 20 rounds, and he will break Cubs jaw, and doesn't consider a broken hand as an injury, and then he does almost the same thing for 25 min, got tired by the third, didn't get near a ko, so it was clear he is not what he thinks he is. I like Artem,but he is trying to clone Conor, but just can't back up the talk. Artem said, all the feathers are bums,and he is going to clear up for Conos' return. Come on people, keep it real. The guy was outclassed, and his ko punch is not so good.
I knew before the fight that stylistically Artem would do ok.
Hes a big strong guy, and he stays on the back foot to counter, which hes good at. Once he gassed, say mid 2nd rd, he was fucked, because he didnt have the speed to counter any of Cubs leads. But generally, a guy countering will take a punch better, since he sees it coming.
Cub is a MUCH better fighter, and i gave him rds 2-5. But stylistically it was gonna be tough, cuz Artem doesnt lead too much.
Gifted a main event due to his servitude to his lord and saviour, Conor McGregor. Cub clearly underestimated him and gave him some sympathy to take the fight the distance. At no point was Cub in real danger. A rematch would probably result in a first round finish therefore Artem should be cut or sent back to the prelims. Artem seems like a Bellator kind of guy.
Record means nothing without context. Who has a fighter fought/lost to? When did fighter take most of their losses? What gym were they at and how long have they been at an elite one. He always had power, but did he have the coaches to maximize on it?Based on his record. Very rare that someone with a .500 record is allowed into the UFC, and to even stay there after he lost his first two, is very unusual.
Also, his power is overrated. Stopped a couple of guys on TUF, but only has 4 (T)KOs in over 25 fights.
These can be applied to almost any fighter with a bad record. Point is, guys with his records don't get the opportunity to come into the UFC, and he only did because of his relationship with Conor.Record means nothing without context. Who has a fighter fought/lost to? When did fighter take most of their losses? What gym were they at and how long have they been at an elite one. He always had power, but did he have the coaches to maximize on it?
He earned my respect tonight.