Artem Lobov

Artem Lobov is Russian by nationality, although he lived most of his adult life in Ireland. A tough sport attracted a fighter since childhood, but he began to train only at 22. Having achieved certain results and having received the loud nickname Russian Hammer, he decisively goes to the top of MMA.

Artem Lobov was born in the city of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod) in August 1986. He grew up as an ordinary child, wanted to engage in wrestling, but his mother did not allow him, arguing the prohibition with the great danger of injury.

In the midst of perestroika, the family immigrated to Argentina. The boy was then 14 years old. Dad worked as a mechanic, and this helped the family make ends meet. There was often not enough money for the necessities, not to mention sports and additional education. The boy played football, swam and even worked as a translator for a football player who came to Argentina from Ukraine to watch.

After another 2 years, the parents moved to the Irish town of Tralee. Some time after that, the family settled in Dublin, where the young man entered the City University (DCU) in the department of "business", and later graduated from the master's degree in finance.

Once, having come to class, Artyom saw an advertisement on the wall, which offered to learn self-defense. The figure depicted fighting guys covered in mud and blood. The young man realized that this was a chance and wrote down the trainer's contacts. All his life, looking at boxing or MMA competitions, Lobov dreamed of being like athletes, but the financial condition of the family prevented the desire from coming true. And then he was taken to the club and classes in jiu-jitsu began.

He was eager to make up for lost time, and after 2 weeks of training, the future fighter asked coach Phil Graham, a student of John Kavanagh, when he would be able to hold the first fight. To this he received a puzzled look in response, after which he continued to study even harder. In the same club, there were boxing classes, and the young man increased the load, attending them once a week. At the same time, Artem was eager to get into the ring. The coach realized this and eventually sent him to train at SBG Ireland with John Kavanagh.

The young man immediately felt what it means to overcome difficulties. In addition to sports, his life included work in a bank. Get up early for a cardio workout, work in the office during the day, and workout in the evening and late into the night. The regime quickly entered its usual way of life. Even on weekends I had to work. Artem commented on the battles for Setanta Sports, which showed the events of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in Russian.

The world of sports is cruel. Every athlete puts in the same effort, takes the time to become a champion. One manages to do this, and the whole world knows and is proud of him, while the other, with seemingly equal initial data, lacks even a little to the highest step of the pedestal. To make a career, young fighters are often given simple fights with a notoriously weak opponent. Artem is against it. The giveaway game is alien to his character. He said in an interview:

Lobov's sports biography began on November 30, 2010, when he made his professional MMA debut under the Cage Warriors umbrella. The fight ended in defeat for him.

In the next 4 years after that, Artyom had 22 fights in different countries of the world. He won victories and suffered defeats. He entered the ring against partners of any weight category, performing at featherweight. For his victories over the strongest European fighters, Lobov was nicknamed "The Avenue Killer" (which is interpreted as "The Killer of Promising Young Fighters").

In a bout in 2015 under the auspices of the Absolute Championship Berkut promotion, Artyom fought against Chechen Rasul Shovkhalov and defeated the superstar in the 2nd round. Before appearing on the sports reality show "The Ultimate Fighter," the fighter's professional record was 11-10-1 with one no contest.

Лобов попал в шоу благодаря наставнику Конору Макгрегору, с которым познакомился в команде SBG. После месяцев тренировок и по достижении нужного уровня Артема допустили в общий зал к именитым бойцам. Он и ирландец сражались в одной весовой категории, поэтому часто спарринговали друг с другом. Обоим такое партнерство шло на пользу: Лобов тренировался с более опытным товарищем, Макгрегор работал в полную силу, так как русского было сложно нокаутировать. Со временем спортсмены подружились и даже снимали один дом на двоих.

In the 22nd season of the reality show, the young athlete came with a not very significant record. However, McGregor already worked on the project as a coach. According to the rules, he could take one of the losing fighters into the team, and Lobov lost to Mehdi Baghdad in the preliminary battle. Taking advantage of the right, Conor chose a friend, thereby giving him the opportunity to show himself in the future.

The decision turned out to be correct. Already in the next battle, Russian Hammer won by technical knockout (TKO) over James Jenkins. After knocking out opponents in the quarter and semifinals, Lobov advanced to the final, where he fought Ryan Hall and lost by unanimous decision.

The next fight took place within the framework of “UFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs. Thompson "in Las Vegas. Here the American Alex White became his rival. And again - defeat. But in August 2016, Lobov won at UFC 202, defeating Chris Avila. One more victory took place in October over the Japanese Teruto Ishihara.

The athlete prefers to leave his personal life in the shadows. As far as is known, the fighter has no wife and children now.

In the spring of 2018, a scuffle took place in a New York hotel between Lobov and Khabib Nurmagomedov. The reason for the conflict was an interview with Artyom, in which he spoke unflatteringly about the Dagestan fighter in connection with his refusal to meet in the ring with McGregor. The soldier demanded an answer for his words from the Russian Hammer. However, the fight did not happen, the incident was stopped by the associates at the instigator's command.

In October, a duel between Artyom Lobov and Michael Johnson took place in Canada. Initially, Zubair Tukhugov was supposed to participate in the battle, but he was removed. Instead, an American entered the ring. At the end of the competition, the judges awarded Johnson the victory - 29:28, 29:28 and 30:27.

Lobov maintains a page on Instagram. There he posts photos from training and in the company of his “colleagues” in the training hall. In 2018, Artyom Lobov was invited to the Kremlin for training with the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSO of Russia). The fighter, in an article on The Sports Chronicle, notes that it has become a great honor for him to exchange knowledge with the people who guard the president and other high-ranking officials in Russia.

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Artem Lobov Net Worth 2021

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