37-year-old American ACA tournament veteran Tony Johnson will perform in the quarter-finals of the heavyweight grand prix.
The American heavyweight has been performing in Russian promotions since 2017 after a working relationship with Bellator ended. Johnson’s stats are 16 wins, 7 losses and a draw against Alexander Emelianenko. During his career Johnson has defeated fighters such as Muhumat Vakhaev, Alexander Volkov and Derrick Lewis. ASA Vice President Aslanbek Badaev in an interview with said Johnson will also be fighting in the Russian promotion’s next bout.
— US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken advised US citizens to leave Russia. You are under contract with Chris Honeycutt and Tony Johnson. Will we see them in Russian tournaments?
– The ASA League was sanctioned even when it didn’t go mainstream, it didn’t affect us in any way, even though we were the first to take the hit. Not only were the athletes notified not to come, they received letters in the mail, they were called, but we decided this moment. Everyone can recommend, but the athlete himself will decide.
He will participate in the Grand Prix, we decided to do it because of his dedication to the league, this guy has come a long way. We will announce his opponent in the near future. Badaev told .
At the moment, in addition to Johnson, the participants in the ACA Heavyweight Grand Prix are Grigory Ponomarev and Muhumat Vakhaev (a pair of quarter-finalists), as well as Kirill Kornilov and Evgeny Goncharov who reached the semi-finals.
ASA tournaments are broadcast live on the channel and thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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