{"id":235190,"date":"2017-04-23T07:22:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-23T14:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=235190"},"modified":"2017-04-23T07:22:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T14:22:40","slug":"pros-react-cub-swansons-action-packed-defeat-artem-lobov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/artem-lobov\/pros-react-cub-swansons-action-packed-defeat-artem-lobov\/","title":{"rendered":"Pros react to Cub Swanson’s action-packed defeat of Artem Lobov"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, the UFC touched down in “Music City,” Nashville, Tennessee, with a 13-fight card. This card featured plenty of action, as Brandon Moreno scored an epic submission win over Dustin Ortiz on the undercard, Mike Perry picked up an elbow-induced KO of the year contender over Jake Ellenberger, and Al Iaquinta crushed Diego Sanchez in the co-main event. Though the main event, which pitted the UFC’s fourth-ranked featherweight Cub Swanson against Conor McGregor<\/a> training parter Artem Lobov<\/a>, did not produce a stoppage, it was no exception to the exciting tone of the card.<\/p>\n

As a massive betting underdog, Lobov was given little chance against his well-established foe. That said, the Russian-born Irishman hung in there remarkably well, even arguably winning the first round. In the second, however, Swanson began to find his groove, punishing his foe with a dizzying array of strikes \u2013 from jumping switch kicks to spinning elbows. Amazingly, Lobov was able to eat everything the powerful Swanson threw at him, which meant that fans got to enjoy five wild rounds of action.<\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, this spirited battle between Swanson and Lobov also generated some interesting reactions from their peers. Here are some of the best pro reactions to UFC Nashville’s fun, five-round main event.<\/p>\n

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Lobov's chin is def there to be hit. #UFCNashville<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Mane Event\u2122 (@EliasTheodorou) April 23, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n