Kazakh light fighter Artem Reznikov believes that Edward Vartanyan cheered against him during the duel with Andrei Kochkin .
So, Reznikov, who reached the finals of the ACA lightweight promotion grand prix (up to 70.3 kg), commented on the video filmed by , where another finalist of the tournament, Vartanyan, watches the semi- finals with the participation of Reznikov and Andrey Koshkin. Reznikov won the fight via submission in the second round and advanced to the tournament final.
– I noticed that he [Вартанян] didn’t want me to win this fight. It was obvious he was fed up with me. We have no enmity with him, it’s just that I felt that Koshkin would be more comfortable for him in the final. And you always encourage whoever is more comfortable for you, because you want to win the fight more easily.
– The opinion of Vartanyan and his trainer Armen Ghulyan, whom I heard: the main thing is not to let yourself get into a certain position and then you can not be afraid of North-South.
– Of course they mean they shouldn’t let me into side control (a position in the fight where the attacker controls the situation from the side – Approx. “”). Edik will try to get up, but when I do a takedown I can just hit the canvas and keep my opponent from moving. I take this position not because it is given to me, but because I take it myself. Whether you like it or not, I’m going into this position,” Reznikov told .
Reznikov has won five of his last 10 victories with a signature north-south move, including the ACA Grand Prix semi-finals. The winner of the final fight Reznikov – Vartanyan will receive a fee of about 200,000 dollars (the exact amount is not called).
Vartanyan is 31 years old, he has 24 wins and 4 losses. Reznikov, 30, has 24 wins and 6 losses.
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