– My goal remains the same – the ONE Championship belt, – Nastyukhin said in an interview before the fight, which will take place on September 30 at the Indoor Arena in Singapore. – This objective has not changed, despite the victories and defeats.
Nastyukhin, who plays for Team Rat, is one of the most spectacular mixed-style fighters signed to ONE. His record includes a spectacular debut and a kneeling win over Eduard Folayang, finishing Yusuke Kavanago with football kicks, a six-second knockout of Rob Lisita and a shocking first-round TKO victory over Eddie Alvarez. The Russian showed iron endurance and inflexible will in the duel against the Japanese Kotetsu Boku – Timofey continued to fight with a broken leg, overcoming the pain. The fight was stopped at the doctor’s insistence.
Since signing with ONE in 2014, Nastyukhin has come close to challenging for the title on several occasions, but injuries and losses have set him back. The 14-6 record holder, Nastyukhin is now on an embarrassing two-game losing streak against defending ONE Lightweight Champion Christian Lee and Saygid “Dagi” Arslanaliev.
“For the last fight, I flew directly from Russia, with transfers – I spent almost a day on the road,” Nastyukhin said of the last fight against Arslanaliev. – There was no time for acclimatization, in the hustle and bustle they put on weight, signed documents. It’s my mistake, it won’t happen again. This time I arrived in Thailand early to get used to both the heat and the jet lag.
The Siberian returns to the ring after a 10-month break. His new opponents at ONE Fight Night 2 will be lightweight Khalil Amir from Antalya. The previously undefeated Turkish athlete won UAE Warriors, AMC Fight Nights and other tournaments.
Nastyukhin admitted that he did not follow the career of his future opponent, but during the training camp he watched several fights:
– He is left-handed, tends to hit. I prefer not to talk about his weaknesses – we figured everything out with the coaching staff, made a fight plan, and you will see the result of our work on September 30.
Nastyukhin is a brilliant puncher, ready to trade and show an uncompromising fight. This is how, in his explosive way, he will introduce the opponent to the level of the fighters in ONE:
– This guy is a beginner, I’m ready to welcome him to ONE. He should be afraid of me – this time I’m tasked with doing the job one hundred percent. Winning is very important to me,” he said.
In case of victory, the position of the Russian in the ranking will not change – today he closes the top three in the lightweight division:
– In the past, I lost against opponents who are higher than me in the ranking, so I didn’t fall to a lower line. Now I have to break the losing streak and get on the winning streak. And for that I am ready to give myself completely. This fight will not improve my ranking, but morally it will help me: I will consolidate my position and ask someone from the top 5 in the next opponents.
Source : MatchTV
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