Former AMC Fight Nights Lightweight Championship contender Marif Pirayev will perform at a tournament in Moscow in April, the league chief tells Kamil Hajiyev holding a leadership position in the Russian kickboxing federation.
Previously, the fighter himself had to refute the news that he left the country after the mobilization began. Piraev left in September 2022, and after that there was no confirmation that the athlete returned to Russia. Piraev (27-4-1), who began his career in June 2011, has not competed in professional MMA since September 2021 but has fought bare knuckle and pop MMA.
– (Piraev) will hold a kickboxing fight on April 21. I don’t know why he had such a break, he was constantly negotiating something with someone: either a fight in Kazakhstan or somewhere else. As a result, I said to Adil (the manager of Piraeva. – Approx. “”): “Are you going to fight?” Adil says: “There are no details.” I said, “There are details. You can fight April 21 in kickboxing.
Marif, moreover, is a basic boxer. I think it will look good. Most likely, the opponent will be Rodrigo Caporal (16-8 in MMA). There is such a fighter. He is a Brazilian living in Hong Kong, Marif once lost to him by split decision in MMA.
What else would you like to do in kickboxing?
— I would make a nice fight for Vlad Tuinov. He has such an opponent Bruno Gazani, who he once lost to him in Glory. I would fight Islam Murtazaev with Melvin Manhoef. If possible. I would love to see how Shlemenko feels about kickboxing. Vladimir Mineev would have made a fight. I would watch the return of Anastasia Yankova. And besides, it is possible. We spoke to her and she said it’s possible, we’re talking,” Hajiyev told .
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Source : MatchTV
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