Artem Lobov has successfully talked himself into the biggest fight of his MMA career. The close friend and training partner to UFC champ Conor McGregor will fight Cub Swanson in April’s UFC Fight Night 108 headliner. The featherweight main event between Swanson (24-7 MMA, 9-3 UFC) and Lobov (13-12-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC), as well as several other fights, were announced on tonight’s UFC 208 broadcast. UFC Fight Night 108 takes place April 22 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The card airs on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass. Also announced for the card was a lightweight bout between Diego Sanchez (27-9 MMA, 16-9 UFC) and the returning Al Iaquinta (12-3-1 MMA, 7-2 UFC), a middleweight bout between former title challenger Thales Leites (26-7 MMA, 11-6 UFC) and Sam Alvey (30-8 MMA, 7-3 UFC), as well as a flyweight showdown between Dustin Ortiz (16-6 MMA, 5-4 UFC) and Brandon Moreno (13-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC)
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Cub Swanson vs. Artem Lobov headlines UFC Fight Night 108 in Nashville on April 22 – MMA Junkie