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Artem Lobov Paid Back Michael Johnson’s UFC Moncton Weigh-In Fine

“The Russian Hammer” kept his word by paying back Johnson the money he was fined for missing weight.

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Artem Lobov is a man of his word.

Initially, Lobov was scheduled to fight Khabib Nurmagomedov’s teammate Zubaira Tukhugov at UFC Moncton. However, Tukhugov was removed from the fight after his involvement in the post-UFC 229 melee.

Instead, Michael Johnson accepted the fight on three weeks’ notice. As a token of respect for Johnson accepting the fight on short notice, Lobov said that if Johnson missed weight for the featherweight contest, he’d pay back the fine Johnson would receive.

As it turns out, Johnson did end up missing weight for his fight with “The Russian Hammer.” He was fined 20 percent of his fight purse, which, by rule, Lobov couldn’t decline. Despite this, “The Menace” ended up winning the contest via unanimous decision.

Johnson was vocal about his doubts regarding whether or not Lobov would be a man of his word. It turns out, Lobov actually did pay Johnson back. Today (Thurs. November 8, 2018) Johnson took to Twitter to reveal that Lobov did, in fact, follow through on his word. Johnson said that Lobov had also earned his respect:

“In my book respect is always earned, never given. Hats off to for not only a tough fight our last outing, but also being a man of your word. Respect was earned, hands down.”

Lobov offered a friendly response:

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Volkan Oezdemir Undergoes Significant Surgery Following UFC Moncton

Former light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir is going to be sidelined for a while. Oezdimer is coming off a submission loss to Anthony Smith at October 27’s UFC Fight Night 138rom Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Not too long after the defeat, Oezdimer decided to have a procedure done on his knee that would help […]

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Former light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir is going to be sidelined for a while.

Oezdimer is coming off a submission loss to Anthony Smith at October 27’s UFC Fight Night 138rom Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Not too long after the defeat, Oezdimer decided to have a procedure done on his knee that would help clear up existing damage.

He shared a pre-surgery update via Instagram, and the 29-year-old was surprisingly in good spirits.

Although he had a fantastic 2017, 2018 has been a bit of a setback for Oezdemir.

He started off the year by falling to champion Daniel Cormier at UFC 220. The current top pound-for-pound fighter in the world smothered and dominated him en route to a TKO finish.

Then he had to cancel fights with Alexander Gustafsson and Shogun Rua due to injuries. The surgery will seemingly end a bad year for the Swiss slugger.

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Anthony Smith Wants “Hittable” Jon Jones Next

Anthony “Lionheart” Smith has been rising heavily through the 205-pound ranks. Smith has picked up wins over the likes of Rashad Evans, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, and now Volkan Oezdemir. He is sitting in a nice position to demand t…

Anthony “Lionheart” Smith has been rising heavily through the 205-pound ranks. Smith has picked up wins over the likes of Rashad Evans, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, and now Volkan Oezdemir. He is sitting in a nice position to demand the next opportunity at the light heavyweight championship. However, the 205-pound division is in an interesting spot […]

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UFC Moncton Medical Suspensions: Smith & Oezdemir Face Long Layoffs

Seven fighters are on the sidelines for potentially six months.

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UFC Moncton medical suspensions have been released by the presiding commission. With every decision comes a consequence, and for those fighters who took part in battle, it’s their time to faces those consequences in the form of medical suspensions.

UFC Moncton (also known as UFC Fight Night 138) took place on Saturday, October 27, 2018, at Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. The main card aired on FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET. The preliminary card was split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Volkan Oezdemir vs. Anthony Smith in a light heavyweight bout served as the headliner. Michael Johnson vs. Artem Lobov in a featherweight bout was the co-headliner.

Rounding out the six-bout main card was Misha Cirkunov vs. Patrick Cummins in a light heavyweight bout, Andre Soukhamthath vs. Jonathan Martinez in a bantamweight bout, Gian Villante vs. Ed Herman in a light heavyweight bout, and Alex Garcia vs. Court McGee in a welterweight bout.

Some of the more notable suspensions include Smith and Oezdemir part of a list of seven fighters to be issued potential six-month medical suspensions. They join Sean Strickland, Nordine Taleb, Nasrat Haqparast, Chris Fishgold, and Marcelo Golm.

UFC Moncton Medicals

Here are the entire medical suspensions, courtesy of MMA Fighting:

Anthony Smith: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by chest x-ray and right hand x-ray; minimum suspension of 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact

Volkan Oezdemir: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by face CT and right ankle x-ray; minimum suspension of 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact

Sean Strickland: Suspended 180 days or until left knee cleared by doctor; minimum suspension of 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact

Nordine Taleb: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by ophthalmologist; minimum suspension of 60 days no contest, 45 days no contact

Nasrat Haqparast: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by left hand x-ray; minimum suspension of 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact

Chris Fishgold: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by right foot x-ray; minimum suspension of 60 days no contest, 45 days no contact

Marcelo Golm: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by right foot x-ray; minimum suspension of 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact

Ed Herman: Suspended 60 days

Gian Villante: Suspended 60 days no contest, 21 days no contact

Thibault Gouti: Suspended 60 days no contest, 45 days no contact

Te Edwards: Suspended 60 days no contest, 45 days no contact

Artem Lobov: Suspended 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact

Jonathan Martinez: Suspended 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact

Court McGee: Suspended 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact

Arjan Bhullar: Suspended 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact

Stevie Ray: Suspended 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact

Jessie Ayari: Suspended 30 days no contest, 21 days no contact

Patrick Cummins: 14-day rest period

Andre Soukhamthath: 14-day rest period

Talita Bernardo: 14-day rest period

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UFC Moncton Draws Average Of 531,000 Viewers

Viewership numbers for UFC Moncton have been revealed. The FOX Sports 1 broadcast drew an average of 531,000 viewers (via MMAFighting.com). The event peaked at 805,000 viewers for the light heavyweight main event between Anthony Smith and Volkan Oezdem…

Viewership numbers for UFC Moncton have been revealed. The FOX Sports 1 broadcast drew an average of 531,000 viewers (via MMAFighting.com). The event peaked at 805,000 viewers for the light heavyweight main event between Anthony Smith and Volkan Oezdemir. The prelims on FOX Sports 2 took in 237,000 viewers. The pre-show nabbed 60,000 viewers. This card was held […]

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UFC Moncton Ratings Bring Another Record Low

UFC Moncton was a tough sell as it was, and overall it was disastrous for the UFC’s primetime ratings. UFC Moncton was a solid night of fights, headlined of course by Anthony Smith’s third-round submission of Volkan Oezdimer. But according to MMA Fighting’s Dave Meltzer, the FOX Sports 1 broadcast only averaged 531,000 viewers. Going […]

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UFC Moncton was a tough sell as it was, and overall it was disastrous for the UFC’s primetime ratings.

UFC Moncton was a solid night of fights, headlined of course by Anthony Smith’s third-round submission of Volkan Oezdimer. But according to MMA Fighting’s Dave Meltzer, the FOX Sports 1 broadcast only averaged 531,000 viewers. Going head to head against the World Series proved to be an expected downturn.

The 531,000 rating number is 28 percent below Saturday night prime time average for FS1 shows this year, which is 736,000 viewers. In contrast, game four of the World Series drew 13,563,000 viewers. However, it did end before the Smith vs. Oezdemir fight, which averaged 805,000 viewers. That was the peak of UFC Moncton show.

Both the World Series and the UFC had plenty of other competition as it came to viewership. ABC, CBS, ESPN, and ESPN 2 all had college football games on. Oklahoma State vs. Texas drawing the most eyes with 3,486,000 viewers.

The FOX Sports 2 prelims headlined by Sean Strickland’s win over Nordine Taleb, did 237,000 viewers. That was the lowest number for a Saturday night prelims on FOX Sports 2 this year. The previous low of 243,000 was set at the Sept. 22 show.

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