Gentleman Badass Podcast Theme Song written by Josh Kidney
“Invictus” Performed by Mike Kendall
Brought to you by 88 Tactical , Big Brain Tattoo and Big Brain West
Intro
Artem on getting into martial arts for the first time
Artem on moving to Ireland
Artem on training with his first coach and hearing about John Kavanagh
Artem on getting his blue belt three times
Artem’s mindset when it comes to Jiu Jitsu belts
Artem on training in different places all over the world
Artem on what it takes to be a good coach
Artem on when he first started training to fight
Funny stories from some of Artem’s early fights
Artem on first training with Conor McGregor
Artem on the benefits of the growth of Straight Blast Gym
Artem on realizing his dream of doing MMA professionally
Artem on why he enjoys fighting
Artem on what he’d be doing if he wasn’t doing MMA
Artem on working hard at everything he does
Artem on competing in The Ultimate Fighter Season 22
Artem on training with and then competing against Ryan Hall
Artem on why fighters want to be in the UFC and why he’s moving on
Artem on how his Bare Knuckle FC contract came about
Artem on his first Bare Knuckle FC fight
Artem on his non-exclusive contract with Bare Knuckle FC
Artem on the McGregor/Mayweather Fight
Artem on padded boxing records
Artem on why he wants a McGregor/Mayweather rematch
Artem on his interest in potentially moving to boxing
Artem on his drive and work ethic
Artem on why his family chose to move to Ireland
Artem on wanting to fight in Russia
Artem on why he hates mediocrity
Artem on motivating someone to get their ass in gear
Artem and Mick on the immigrant mentality
Artem’s advice for young kids interested in fighting
Workout of the week
Set a timer for 10 minutes and do as many burpees in 10 minutes
Book of the week
The One Thing – Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
Artem Lobov Highlights