Artem Lobov Discusses His Main Event Loss to Cub Swanson

Speaking to reporters in a post-fight media scrum for UFC Fight Night 108 (via MMAjunkie), featherweight fighter Artem Lobov discussed his main event loss to Cub Swanson. Below are some highlights from the scrum.

Lobov on his loss: “You win or you lose – that’s it. I came to win, so … I don’t feel great, but what are you going to do? This is the fight game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. What else can I say?”

Lobov on his confidence: “I have enough confidence. Every time I step in there, even if there’s a gorilla in front of me, I think I can win. I step in there, I’m 100 percent sure I can win, and I go for the win. Sometimes I come up short, but what are you going to do? But I don’t need any more confidence, I have all the confidence in the world.”

Lobov on wanting to entertain the fans: “I hope it was a good fight for the fans. At the end of the day, fans make the show. If there’s no one watching, then there’s no one paying, and we don’t earn any money. Then what’s the point? This is the whole point: entertain the fans. This is an entertainment business. If they were entertained, then the night was a success.”

On getting a fight bonus: “I’m right on track. I was actually surprised I didn’t get one earlier, as in I wasn’t able to perform to that level. Because before the UFC, I used to get ‘Fights of the Night’ all the time. Literally, any show I’d be on, it’d be ‘Fight of the Night.’ So I was expecting to have a lot more of them by this time. But that was a good time to start … keep it that way.”

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