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Artem Lobov Calls Out Renato Moicano, Will Donate Half Of Purse To Charity

Artem Lobov calls for a fight with rising UFC featherweight title hopefull Renato Moicano, and is willing to give half his fight purse to charity.

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Its been a rough go of things inside the Octagon for Artem Lobov as of late.

However, “The Russian Hammer” isn’t letting that affect his confidence.

Lobov recently took to Twitter to call out rising UFC featherweight prospect Renato Moicano. Lobov even offered to donate half of his UFC fight purse to charity if given the opportunity against the Brazilian:

“Let me fight Moicano if no1 gets injured  ,I am 1 of the few to never turn down fights and 1 of even fewer to never pull out, this is the Ultimate Fighting not Ultimate stand by to fight,so lets make Moicano fight!!”

“Still here, still ready to go!! I’ll donate half my purse to childrens charity, in case you needed another reason  . Where are the Fertittas when you need them, they always respected and rewarded the true fighter!!”

Lobov calling out Moicano is certainly an interesting move from the SBG Ireland product. He is currently 2-5 inside the Octagon and has an overall losing record of 13-15-1 in mixed martial arts (MMA). He has decided to call out Moicano, who is on a two-fight win streak since suffering the only loss of his MMA career to Brian Ortega in summer of 2017.

Moicano will serve as the standby fighter in case things go wrong for either Max Holloway or Brian Ortega at UFC 231 this weekend (Sat. December 8, 2018). If either Ortega or Holloway is forced off the card, Moicano could be challenging for a UFC title.

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Renato Moicano Insists His Next Fight Will Be For The Title

Renato Moicano is determined to become the UFC featherweight champion, even if it’s not this Saturday. But make no mistake about it, Moicano is 100% prepared to step into the UFC 231 main event should the event’s headliners Max Holloway or Brian Ortega…

Renato Moicano is determined to become the UFC featherweight champion, even if it’s not this Saturday. But make no mistake about it, Moicano is 100% prepared to step into the UFC 231 main event should the event’s headliners Max Holloway or Brian Ortega not make it to the Octagon, and his preparedness will not wane […]

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Mirsad Bektic Out of Fight Against Renato Moicano at UFC 231

Featherweight contender Mirsad Bektic has been knocked out of his scheduled fight against Renato Moicano at UFC 231 in Toronto on Dec. 8. Sources close to the situation confirmed the news on Thursday following an initial report from FloCombat. There&#8…

Featherweight contender Mirsad Bektic has been knocked out of his scheduled fight against Renato Moicano at UFC 231 in Toronto on Dec. 8. Sources close to the situation confirmed the news on Thursday following an initial report from FloCombat. There’s no word on what exactly happened to Bektic that forced him out of the fight […]

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UFC 231’s Renato Moicano Says One More Win Could Get Him Title Shot

Renato Moicano believes another victory could mean he’ll finally be in title contention. Moicano is set to do battle on Dec. 8. He’ll meet Mirsad Bektic inside the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This will be Moicano’s s…

Renato Moicano believes another victory could mean he’ll finally be in title contention. Moicano is set to do battle on Dec. 8. He’ll meet Mirsad Bektic inside the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This will be Moicano’s seventh fight in the UFC. A win would put him at 6-1 under the promotion. It would also put him on […]

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UFC 231 Adds Another Explosive Fight

One of the UFC’s hottest featherweight prospects will return at UFC 231.

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A banger of a featherweight contest has been added to UFC 231 in Toronto.

The UFC has announced that No. 4-ranked Renato Moicano will face No. 9-ranked Mirsad Bektic on the card. This is a battle of two of the UFC’s best young prospects at 145 pounds:

Moicano has been on an absolute hot streak as of late. The Brazilian hasn’t lost since suffering his first career defeat to Brian Ortega in July of 2017.

Since, the jiu-jitsu ace has picked up back-to-back wins. In his last outing, he submitted longtime featherweight veteran Cub Swanson via first-round rear-naked choke. The 29-year-old has risen up to the top-five in the UFC’s featherweight rankings. He is looking to retain that position against Bektic.

Bektic has also been on a roll since suffering his first career defeat. He was knocked out by Darren Elkins back in March of 2017. After that, back-to-back wins have the Bosnian on the winning track again. His last victory was a big split decision win over former 145-pound title challenger Ricardo Lamas.

Moicano and Bektic find themselves in very similar positions at this point in their careers. One of them will take a major next step forward come UFC 231 in Canada. The pay-per-view (PPV) goes down on December 8, 2018, from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Renato Moicano vs. Mirsad Bektic Reported for UFC 231

Renato Moicano will not be facing Chad Mendes after all, as reports have broken that he has instead drawn #8 ranked Mirsad Bektic for UFC 231. Sources close to the bout have confirmed this report to MMA News. With only one professional loss in his MMA …

Renato Moicano will not be facing Chad Mendes after all, as reports have broken that he has instead drawn #8 ranked Mirsad Bektic for UFC 231. Sources close to the bout have confirmed this report to MMA News. With only one professional loss in his MMA career that came at the hands of current #1 […]

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