{"id":220871,"date":"2017-02-03T06:51:24","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T14:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=220871"},"modified":"2017-02-03T06:51:24","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T14:51:24","slug":"cub-swanson-artem-lobov-bash-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/cub-swanson\/cub-swanson-artem-lobov-bash-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Cub Swanson and Artem Lobov bash each other on Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Late last year, on the main card of UFC 206, featherweight veteran Cub Swanson engaged in one of the greatest fights of all time<\/a> with South Korean prospect Doo Ho Choi. For three, frenzied rounds, the two fighters thrilled the fans and Toronto and those watching on screens around the world, pelting each other with a dizzying array of strikes in an incredible display of violence.<\/p>\n

Despite being hurt on several occasions, Swanson ultimately won this contest, walking away with a unanimous decision victory.\u00a0Having secured this unforgettable win, Swanson reaffirmed his status as one of the best featherweights on earth, and as such, found himself in the crosshairs of many rising fighters. One such fighter was Artem “The Russian Hammer” Lobov, a Russian-born Irishman and training partner of MMA superstar Conor McGregor<\/a> at SBG Ireland.<\/p>\n

Shortly after Swanson’s dazzling defeat of Choi<\/a>, Lobov began calling him out on social media, asking him for a fight. That social media trash talk has continued ever since, and has recently reached a pinnacle as Swanson has begun firing back, and even agreed to accept a fight with Lobov if he’s not offered anything better.<\/p>\n

See the pair’s latest social media exchange below:<\/p>\n

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Watch your mouth when you mention my name @RusHammerMMA<\/a><\/p>\n

— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) February 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n