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Cub Swanson Broke Hand In Thrilling Win Over Artem Lobov

Surging featherweight contender Cub Swanson may have put him self dangerously close to earning a title shot with his thrilling win over Artem Lobov last weekend in the main event of UFC Fight Night 108, but he didn’t exit the bout unscathed. In fact, Swanson recently revealed that he broke his hand during the fight:

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Surging featherweight contender Cub Swanson may have put him self dangerously close to earning a title shot with his thrilling win over Artem Lobov last weekend in the main event of UFC Fight Night 108, but he didn’t exit the bout unscathed.

In fact, Swanson recently revealed that he broke his hand during the fight:

“Unfortunately, I just got back from the doctor’s (office), and I don’t know when, but I broke my hand at some point (in the fight),” he told FOX Sports’ PROcast (via YouTube). “That’s the 10th time I’ve broken my hand now, so it’s been a little bit of a problem.”

Swanson was able to pick apart Lobov over the course of five rounds, peppering “The Russian Hammer” with a wide variety of exciting techniques and attacks. He did, however, admit that as the fight dragged on, he began to feel pain in his hands when he would hit Lobov:

“But I was only throwing single shots because he had the hardest head,” Swanson said. “Every time I was hitting him by the third, fourth and fifth rounds, every time I hit him, my hands were just aching. Turns out one of my hands was broke.”

Given this latest injury, it’s currently unclear what’s next for Swanson, but 145-pound champion Jose Aldo will put his title on the line against interim titleholder Max Holloway in the main event of UFC 212 on June 3, 2017.

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UFC Fight Night 108 Medical Suspensions: Four Fighters Face Long Layoff

With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC Fight Night 108, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions. A featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov headlined the event while Al Iaquinta vs. Diego Sanchez in a lightweight bout

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With every decision comes a consequence and for those fighters who took part in battle at UFC Fight Night 108, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.

A featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov headlined the event while Al Iaquinta vs. Diego Sanchez in a lightweight bout served as the co-main event. Rounding out the main card were Ovince Saint Preux vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima in a light heavyweight bout, John Dodson vs. Eddie Wineland in a bantamweight bout, Joe Lauzon vs. Stevie Ray in a lightweight bout and Jake Ellenberger vs. Mike Perry in a welterweight bout.

Some of the more notable suspensions include Lobov being suspended 60 days or until cleared by physician and 30 days no contact for right foot, Marcos Rogerio de Lima being suspended 60 days or until cleared by physician and 30 days no contact for cut and Mike Perry being suspended 180 days and 180 days no contact or until cleared by physician for nose.

Here are the entire medical suspensions:

Cub Swanson: suspended 7 days with 7 days no contact

Artem Lobov: suspended 60 days or until cleared by physician and 30 days no contact for right foot

Diego Sanchez: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact

Marcos Rogerio de Lima: suspended 60 days or until cleared by physician and 30 days no contact for cut

Eddie Wineland: suspended 60 days and 60 days no contact or until cleared by physician

Joe Lauzon: suspended 60 days and 60 days no contact or until cleared by physician for cut

Stevie Ray: suspended 30 days with 14 days no contact for cut

Mike Perry: suspended 180 days and 180 days no contact or until cleared by physician for nose

Jake Ellenberger: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact

Sam Alvey: suspended 180 days and 180 days no contact or until cleared by physician for left ankle

Dustin Ortiz: suspended 60 days with 45 days no contact

Scott Holtzman: suspended 180 days and 180 days no contact or until cleared by physician for possible right foot fracture

Michael McBride: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact for hard bout

Cindy Dandois: suspended 180 days and 180 days no contact or until cleared by physician for possible right foot fracture

Joe Proctor: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact

Matt Schnell: suspended 45 days with 30 days no contact

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When Will The Wars Catch Up To Cub Swanson?

Cub Swanson picked up his fourth straight UFC win over Artem Lobov last night (Sat., April 22, 2017) in a brutal war in the main event of UFC Fight Night 108 (watch full highlights here) from Nashville, Tennessee. The victory has the ultra-exciting Swanson on the cusp of a coveted UFC featherweight title shot, and indeed

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Cub Swanson picked up his fourth straight UFC win over Artem Lobov last night (Sat., April 22, 2017) in a brutal war in the main event of UFC Fight Night 108 (watch full highlights here) from Nashville, Tennessee.

The victory has the ultra-exciting Swanson on the cusp of a coveted UFC featherweight title shot, and indeed he would seem like the most likely – and most deserving – 145-pound title contender for the winner of June 3’s UFC 212 headliner between Jose Aldo and Max Holloway. But the victory was also Swanson’s fourth fight in just over 12 months, and each bout went the full distance regardless of if Swanson won handily or not.

One of those wins, his “Fight of the Year”-winning battle with Doo Ho Choi at last December’s UFC 206, was an all-out slobberknocker where Swanson absorbed a huge amount of punishment himself. He’s also lost by knockout to the top two featherweights in the world in Aldo and Holloway.

And while he definitely threw and landed pretty much everything in his arsenal on Lobov last night, as Bloody Elbow’s Connor Ruebusch pointed out, he absorbed a whopping 123 significant strikes in doing so, much more than the other five-round main events he’s fought, his brutal stoppage loss to Edgar and his strong decision win over power striker Jeremy Stephens:

It’s fair to wonder when all these wars will eventually catch up to the 33-year-old veteran, and he also took two some huge beatings and endured serious resulting injuries in the two-fight skid to the division’s elite in Holloway and Edgar prior to the success he’s been building today.

That’s not to trash the accomplishments of the currently surging Jackson-Wink MMA product, because he’s looked nothing but rejuvenated and deadly after returning from almost a year off after the Holloway fight. But this is the fight game, and it’s notoriously cruel. We’ve seen and will continue to see top-level fighters fall off a cliff in terms of skill without any prior notice, something Dana White constantly cites about the fight game when talking to the press.

It may or may not happen to Swanson anytime in the near future, and he’s clearly one of the hottest fighters in MMA right now regardless.

Could that change overnight, however? Or will he continue his run of winning slugfests until he reaches his ultimate goal of being the UFC featherweight champion?

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Five Reasons UFC Nashville Was The Best UFC Event Of 2017

UFC Fight Night 108 went down live last night (Sat., April 22, 2017) on FOX Sports 1 from Nashville, Tennessee, and although it was somewhat overlooked, it turned out to be an incredible card that displayed some of the best mixed martial arts (MMA) action we’ve seen all year. The main event featured a featherweight

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UFC Fight Night 108 went down live last night (Sat., April 22, 2017) on FOX Sports 1 from Nashville, Tennessee, and although it was somewhat overlooked, it turned out to be an incredible card that displayed some of the best mixed martial arts (MMA) action we’ve seen all year.

The main event featured a featherweight bout between surging contender Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov, while the co-main event played host to a lightweight clash between the returning Al Iaquinta and veteran Diego Sanchez. The rest of the card produced a vast amount of exciting action as well.

With the UFC experiencing a slow start to the year, UFC Fight Night 108 followed last week’s strong UFC on FOX 24 card and offered a change of pace for fight fans. Let’s take a look at five reasons why it just may have been the best card of 2017 thus far:

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Mike Perry’s Insane KO of Jake Ellenberger

25-year-old welterweight prospect Mike Perry entered UFC Fight Night 108 coming off of a decision loss to Alan Jouban this past December, but he was able to rebound in emphatic fashion, scoring an absolutely brutal knockout victory over longtime veteran Jake Ellenberger.

After dropping “The Juggernaut” with a riveting left hand, Perry was able to land a vicious elbow off of a break to floor Ellenberger in the second round of their fight.

“Platinum” will certainly continue to rise up the welterweight rankings after scoring what will likely end up as a “Knockout of the Year” nominee.

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Conor McGregor Reacts To Artem Lobov’s Slugfest With Cub Swanson

Artem Lobov may have lost to Cub Swanson in the main event of last night’s (Sat., April 22, 2017) UFC Fight Night 108 (watch highlights here) from Nashville, but the unranked “Russian Hammer” gained a ton of fans in the process by meeting the No. 4-ranked featherweight in one of the most entertaining bouts of the

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Artem Lobov may have lost to Cub Swanson in the main event of last night’s (Sat., April 22, 2017) UFC Fight Night 108 (watch highlights here) from Nashville, but the unranked “Russian Hammer” gained a ton of fans in the process by meeting the No. 4-ranked featherweight in one of the most entertaining bouts of the year so far.

Lobov’s previous claim to fame was his close friendship with UFC lightweight champ Conor McGregor, but his brawl with Swanson proved the SBG Gym product was a game challenger with a chin of iron and the heart of a lion. After the bout, McGregor, the man many feel is directly responsible for Lobov even being in the UFC. took to his official Instagram account to offer some encouraging words of support and respect for his close friend:

Not surprisingly, McGregor revealed he was proud of his sparring partner, choosing to focus on Lobov’s courage in the face of the many ups and downs in a fighter’s career:

“That was a great fight. Proud of my brother Artem! What a ride it’s been for the Russian Hammer. In a career filled with ups and downs he has never backed down from anything. Nothing but love and respect always my brother.”

Legions of fans were quick to jump all over Lobov for his seemingly undeserving record and his perceived riding of McGregor’s coattails, but he proved he deserved to be in the cage with the best 145-pound talent in the world last night by absorbing an absolutely insane amount of flashy, technical offense from Swanson, including a spinning wheel kick, spinning elbow, head kicks, and an endless barrage of power punches.

The “Russian Hammer” earned every bit of his nickname last night, and it’s hardly a surprise to see the man who got him there show his respect for the all-out brawl fans were treated to last night.

Now, only if “The Notorious” would return to the UFC to hand fans his own brand of mixed martial arts entertainment.

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Cub Swanson vs. Artem Lobov Full Fight Video Highlights

In a bout that threw all adherence to the official rankings out the window, No. 4-ranked Cub Swanson met unranked 14-12 Artem Lobov in the main event of tonight’s (Sat., April 22, 2017) UFC Fight Night 108 from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee after “The Russian Hammer” called the veteran out on social media. The

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In a bout that threw all adherence to the official rankings out the window, No. 4-ranked Cub Swanson met unranked 14-12 Artem Lobov in the main event of tonight’s (Sat., April 22, 2017) UFC Fight Night 108 from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee after “The Russian Hammer” called the veteran out on social media.

The veteran was justifiably a big favorite, but when the dust settled on the unorthodox fight, Lobov had made legions of new fans and gained a ton of newfound respect in the process by giving Swanson all he could handle.  Lobov took Swanson down in the first round and appeared to wobble him with a big strike in the fifth, absorbing all of ‘Beautiful Destruction’s’ varied arsenal.

For his part, the favored Swanson landed a seemingly nonstop barrage of weapons from all angles, rocking Lobov with a spinning wheel kick, a head kick, a spinning back elbow, and many big shots. He was willing to eat a shot to land one of his own, but also had Lobov’s back to look for a rear-naked in the third round and wore Lobov with a ruthless assault throughout the grueling five-round bout.

It was a thrilling contest that was a lot closer than everyone thought it would be, and also a contest that made you wonder if all these mounting wars will catch up to Swanson.

For now, watch the full fight video highlights of his thrilling fourth straight victory:

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