medium heavyweight fighter Nikita Krylov told how he reacted to shouts of “USA! UNITED STATES! from the stands after winning the UFC tournament.
On March 11 in Las Vegas, Krylov defeated American Ryan Spann by choke in the first round of UFC Fight Night 221.
– What did you shout after the fight?
“I heard the audience shouting, ‘USA! UNITED STATES! I kind of couldn’t take it and shouted, “What are you doing here? Russia!” Well, then he shouted for Donbass. Emotions prevailed, but I have no regrets. In general, surprisingly, they showed me that somewhere it was written “Donetsk, Russia”, and the ring announcer announced “Donetsk, Ukraine.” I seem to be the most controversial fighter in the league.
In general, I do not approach this subject with anyone here, I do not see the point of expressing myself, but if necessary, I can give my opinion. No one here understands what is happening. They ask me where I’m from, I say I was born in Ukraine, but it’s the eastern part of Ukraine, which is no longer Ukraine. This is the Donbass. They often hear the Donbass in the news…
In general, people change their faces when they sometimes ask the question: “Where are you from? we answer: “Ukraine, Russia”. They don’t understand how it is, if we just say ‘Russia’, somehow they don’t like it so much,” Krylov told .
Krylov was born in the city of Krasny Luch, Luhansk region, educated in Donetsk. In the UFC, he began to perform under the Ukrainian flag (2013), then under the Russian flag and under the neutral flag.
The channel, as well as matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru broadcast UFC tournaments live.
Source : MatchTV
I am Ashley Ortiz and I am a professional journalist working for Athletistic. My specialty is in sports journalism, particularly boxing. I have written articles for some of the most renowned publications on the subject, and my work has been featured across both print and digital media platforms.
