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After a fairly decisive defeat of the dangerous Teruto Ishihara<\/a> at UFC Fight Night 99, Conor McGregor<\/a> training partner Artem Lobov is looking for a massive step up in competition. The Russian-born Irishman is now chasing fights with elite foes in Cub Swanson and “The Korean Superboy” Doo Ho Choi, who recently engaged in arguably the best fight of the year against each other<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lobov explained this desire in a recent interview with Peter Carroll of SevereMMA.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally I\u2019m leaving it up to UFC to decide my next opponent,” he told Carroll. “Sean Shelby is the matchmaker, that\u2019s what he\u2019s good at. He\u2019s been doing this for many years and he gave me a good matchup for my last fight. I even told him how grateful I was for him putting that fight together after it.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019ll give me an exciting matchup, but I\u2019m ready for everyone. I wanted Mirsad Bektic, but I saw recently that he has been matched for UFC 209, so it\u2019s not going to be him.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cCub Swanson or \u2018The Korean Superboy\u2019 would be a really good fight. Their last fight was great and I really think I match up well against either of those guys. I really think that would be a good one.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWith Cub especially, I think that would be a very big fight for London. I think the fans would like to see me in there with \u2018The Korean Superboy\u2019 in London as well.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"Cub<\/p>\n

While Lobov explained that these are the fights he wants, he also expressed his feeling that many members of the UFC roster do not actually want to fight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always prided myself on fighting anyone, and back when I was on the European scene I thought that everyone in the UFC was the same way,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNow that I\u2019m in the UFC and I\u2019m watching all the greatest fighters in the world compete, I\u2019m quickly beginning to realize that there are not that many guys that want to fight.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone wants the money, everyone wants a good life, but they don\u2019t want to fight. You see it often when a guy gets a win. You don\u2019t see them for a while because they want to ride the wave of the win and not think about fighting.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not like that at all. I love fighting, I got into the sport because I love fighting and I want to do it as often as I can.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Who do you want to see Artem Lobov fight next? Sound off, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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