NASHVILLE – Luis Pena soon will be an official UFC featherweight. And the man he called to greet him at 145 pounds is officially no longer part of the roster. Pena sought to go 2-0 for his team at American Kickboxing Academy when he called out Artem Lobov . But Lobov had other plans in mind. Lobov, who’s teammates with Conor McGregor, got his release from the UFC and subsequently signed with Bare Knuckle FC . “I wasn’t living or dying off getting that matchup,” Pena, who meets Steven Peterson at UFC on ESPN+ 6, told MMA Junkie on Wednesday
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UFC Nashville’s Luis Pena ‘a little bit disappointed’ Artem Lobov got away – MMA Junkie