The Russians at the ONE Fight Night 2 tournament
World MMA champion Ilya Freimanov (11-2) made his successful debut for Asian promotion ONE Championship. In the first round of the fight, he knocked out former ONE featherweight and lightweight champion Martin Nguyen (14-6). The 27-year-old representative of the Kuznya club predicted how the battle would unfold even before the performance:
– I’ll have an advantage in the position. I don’t think Martin wants to stay with me long. He will try to fight, he will put me down.
And it happened – Nguyen went ahead early and tried to hold a teikadun, for which he paid the price. Even during the preparation for the fight, the technical staff revealed Nguyen’s weaknesses:
– Even then, I said I could reach him with my knee, because he tilts his head forward a lot when he hits a knockdown. It all depended on the strength of his punch – whether I could block it or not.
For a brilliant fight, the Russian received an impressive $50,000 bounty from promotion manager Chatri Sidyotong.
In a post-match interview, he said his first goal was the MMA world welterweight belt, then kickboxing or Muay Thai fights as part of the promotion, as well as performances in other categories. weight :
– I am ready to fight according to the rules of kickboxing and Muay Thai, because the best attackers from all over the world are now signed in ONE Championship. I am happy that in this championship you can achieve all your ambitions.
But for Timofey Nastyukhin, the fight in Singapore fell through. He dated league debutant Khalil Amir and hoped to “welcome him well to the ONE league”. But fate decided otherwise – it was Khalil who managed to declare himself loud and clear by winning by technical knockout in the second round – referee Herb Dean decided to stop the fight. For a brilliant performance, the Turkish athlete, like Freimanov, received a bonus of $50,000.
Before the fight, Nastyukhin, who was in the third row at lightweight, said he was “loaded to the max”. After two straight losses, he needed a win to establish himself in the top three and start claiming more top 5 opponents. After the September 30 fight, Khalil Amir remained unbeaten, and the Russian is now on with three straight losses, and his chances for a title fight are collapsing.
Source : MatchTV
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