Cub Swanson was supposed to run through Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 108 in Nashville. That didn’t quite happen.
The Russian came to scrap and gave Swanson 25 minutes of opposition.
Lobov took several hard shots but kept upright. Swanson could not pu…
Cub Swanson was supposed to run through Artem Lobov at UFC Fight Night 108 in Nashville. That didn’t quite happen.
The Russian came to scrap and gave Swanson 25 minutes of opposition.
Lobov took several hard shots but kept upright. Swanson could not put him away, and as such, he failed to have a highlight-reel finish to set him apart from the other contenders in the featherweight division.
Did the decision victory take away from Swanson’s chances at a title fight? What does Lobov’s performance mean for him going forward?
Elsewhere on the card, Al Iaquinta returned from a two-year absence to put Diego Sanchez to sleep in a violent manner. Iaquinta finished the fight in just 98 seconds. The vocal lightweight has reasserted himself in the lightweight division.
Those are just two of the results, but that’s all they are. Here are the real winners and losers coming out of Nashville.
Eddie Wineland has great faith in his punching power. Wineland certainly can be justified in having confidence in his hands. In his 23 professional mixed martial arts (MMA) victories, Wineland has scored 14 knockouts. The last time Wineland went the distance in victory was back in Dec. 2012. He won’t be facing a slouch in […]
Eddie Wineland has great faith in his punching power. Wineland certainly can be justified in having confidence in his hands. In his 23 professional mixed martial arts (MMA) victories, Wineland has scored 14 knockouts. The last time Wineland went the distance in victory was back in Dec. 2012. He won’t be facing a slouch in […]
John Dodson is always looking for a finish and he doesn’t plan on changing that anytime soon. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight contender is looking to rise up the ranks at bantamweight. While he fell just short against John Lineker in a close encounter, he can get back on track with a win […]
John Dodson is always looking for a finish and he doesn’t plan on changing that anytime soon. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) flyweight contender is looking to rise up the ranks at bantamweight. While he fell just short against John Lineker in a close encounter, he can get back on track with a win […]
A key bantamweight bout has been added to UFC Nashville. Former two-time flyweight title challenger John Dodson will face the resurgent Eddie Wineland at the April event, which is headlined by a featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov. The UFC confirmed the addition of Dodson vs. Wineland Tuesday. Dodson (18-8) made his debut […]
A key bantamweight bout has been added to UFC Nashville. Former two-time flyweight title challenger John Dodson will face the resurgent Eddie Wineland at the April event, which is headlined by a featherweight bout between Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov. The UFC confirmed the addition of Dodson vs. Wineland Tuesday. Dodson (18-8) made his debut […]
Fighters competing in the UFC’s Octagon probably seem like the last people on earth who would have been bullied while growing up, but in some cases it was experiencing that adversity during their childhood that led to them discovering martial arts in the first place. In fact, as you’ll discover in this article, it’s a
Fighters competing in the UFC’s Octagon probably seem like the last people on earth who would have been bullied while growing up, but in some cases it was experiencing that adversity during their childhood that led to them discovering martial arts in the first place.
In fact, as you’ll discover in this article, it’s a real eye-opener to discover just how many of MMA’s biggest stars have painful memories of being picked on, beaten up and made fun of before they knew how to defend themselves.
The 10 UFC stars we’ll discuss here are living proof that martial arts can have a positive effect on bullied kids’ lives, not only teaching them how to fight, but also giving them self-confidence, self esteem, and a sense of belonging, and in some cases even paving the way for a successful career under the bright lights of the Octagon.
Georges St-Pierre
UFC legend Georges St-Pierre was so affected by being picked on as a child that he started his own anti-bullying foundation after he became a star.
As a skinny, self-confessed nerd with acne problems, St-Pierre became a target for older bullies in the small town of St. Isadore, Quebec, Canada that he grew up in.
In his book, ‘The Way Of The Fight,’ GSP recalls one particularly humiliating incident when he was just nine years old that saw three 12-year-old troublemakers jump him, steal his lunch money and strip him of his clothes, while other classmates just looked on and laughed.
Many years later, St-Pierre was hailed as a hero as he returned to that same school as a UFC welterweight champion and all-time great in the sport of mixed martial arts to speak to students about how to overcome the challenges of bullying.
For St-Pierre, being a victim of harassment helped fuel his interest in martial arts and eventually led to him becoming strong enough to defend himself.
“By 14, 15, nobody could touch me,” he recalled in an interview with Yahoo! Sports, but his real message to other victims is that even if they don’t follow the same path he did, that the bad times won’t last forever.
“Things change,” he promised. “When you’re young you think everything will stay the same. It won’t. Everything will change. You just have to keep going.”
The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is currently searching for Jimmie Rivera’s replacement opponent. “El Terror” was supposed to face Bryan Caraway at a UFC Fight Night event in Phoenix next Sunday (J…
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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is currently searching for Jimmie Rivera’s replacement opponent. “El Terror” was supposed to face Bryan Caraway at a UFC Fight Night event in Phoenix next Sunday (Jan. 15). Caraway pulled out with an injury.
The movers and shakers at the world leader in mixed martial arts (MMA) may not have to look much further. Former flyweight contender John Dodson took to Twitter to throw his name in the hat of potential replacements.
“The Magician” was one of the most feared strikers in the 125-pound division. He knocked out three opponents is his five wins as a flyweight inside the Octagon. Prior, he won The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) season 14 bantamweight tournament when he knocked out T.J. Dillashaw. Of course, Dillashaw ended up being the UFC 135-pound title holder.
In his first bout back at bantamweight, Dodson starched Manvel Gamburyan in 47 seconds. He then met John Lineker in a back-and-fourth thriller that saw his opponent edge it out. Dodson may be 1-2 in his last three bouts, but he always looks to put on a show and he’s usually in the fight at all times.
Should he step up to meet Rivera, it’ll be no picnic. The Team Tiger Schulmann bruiser hasn’t lost since his second bout back in Nov. 2008. That loss was a split decision. Rivera turned some heads when he knocked out Marcus Brimage in the first round in his UFC debut.
Decision wins over Pedro Munhoz and Iuri Alcantara earned him a bout with former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) featherweight king Urijah Faber. “El Terror” pulled of the biggest win of his career, outworking “The California Kid” to a unanimous decision.
As of this writing, nothing has been made official, so stick with MMANews.com for more details on Rivera’s replacement opponent as they become available.
