There is talk of the presentation of the newcomers to the Fight Nights media football team in the press center of . The club, of which Kamil is the captain and founder, is bolstered by former Russian national team striker Roman Pavlyuchenko, ex-Spartak defender Georgy Tigiev, and Celta legend Alexander Mostovoy will train and transform fighters and soccer players in a team. Kamil has said more than once that MMA in its purest form is getting more and more tiring for him and football gives him new energy.
Camille on football
– The three best football players in the history of Russia, depending on your version.
— Andrey Arshavin, Igor Akinfeev and Roman Pavlyuchenko
– And which of the current players would you invite to the Fight Nights team (former Russian national team player Roman Pavlyuchenko will join the team from the upcoming media football tournaments. – )?
-Artem Dzyubu.
– Because it is media or because it is effective?
— All together: both efficient and media-friendly; that would be a crazy transfer. People would say, “Oh! Dzyuba is there and Pavlyuchenko is there.
– Do you remember when you watched the last RPL game?
– I sometimes go to Spartak, the last time I was six months ago, before the break. When you support the team, sometimes you go, in my opinion, they played with the Wings, if I’m not mistaken.
– What was the coolest match when you watched it from whistle to whistle?
– Russia – Holland. I saw it on TV in 2008. It’s probably the most memorable match of my life for me. Plus games with Spain and Croatia in the 2018 World Cup. There are still childhood memories, in my opinion, in 1989, Shmarov, as part of Spartak, scored the ball with a kick free against Dynamo Kyiv. In the 90th minute, he broke into the top nine with a free kick, and our whole court started screaming.
– The toughest defender you’ve played against?
– We have such a guy Arsen Akopov. Bony, uncomfortable, but he chooses the position very well. And in double-sided games I can’t conclude, and in principle I’m not the kind of footballer who twists and rolls. I got more, turned around, took a step and fired. It’s my theme, but it’s uncomfortable against him.
– And which of the players impressed you the most, with whom did you play on the pitch?
– I get high with Jicho, we have such a football player. When he catches the courage, it’s just a peak. In the match with 2DROTS what did he do. There is such a technique when you hit the ball and throw it with your heel, it is called “rainbow”, and he made a person rainbow when the ball was lying on the edge and was about to leave. He does, throws the man and runs forward. I just applauded him.
— What do you think should be the budget of a modern Medialiga club?
– I think it’s 50 million rubles a year. We are close to these numbers.
– There was no idea to collect a football game only from people who have professional fights?
– So it is quite possible to do so, count: Marif Piraev, Kirill Kryukov, Alexei Makhno, Artur Pronin. Vagab, Gadzhi Avtomat, Shara Bullet, Isa Barkinkhoev, Max Grishin played… We will find 22 people.
Kamil and MMA
– Vladimir Mineev came to Ulyanovsk on leave. Did you talk to him about anything?
– I spoke with him, even when he was there. [в зоне проведения СВО], he spoke in such a way that the shot is audible. When he arrived in Ulyanovsk, he called me, told me he had an event dedicated to the memory of his younger brother, said he would stay there for three days and leave. I think he’s already gone.
– Popular military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky said that he met Vladimir while “driving a delyuga”. Do you understand what was being said?
– Apparently that’s what they call it, some sort of outing. I heard about it, but I didn’t ask. You know, since I’m not here, I don’t want to become an amateur who flies away with useless questions.
– Your league champion Grigory Ponomarev moved to ASA and became a Grand Prix participant. He said he would discuss it with you anyway. Why did you let him go?
– We are in touch. He knows my opinion, but I think he should have tried. I have offers for him, but as I understand it, winning $1 million seems very tempting to him (the grand prize pool is $1 million, the winner gets $200,000). He is sure he can do it. And if you make him a counter-offer, it should also be a million.
What advice would you give him as a young fighter?
– I would advise him to dream of the UFC.
– You have already managed Vitaly Minakov – Ponomarev, at 28, can he repeat some of his mistakes?
— Vitalik made no mistake. I believe his problems started when he almost stopped training. If he hadn’t stopped, no one could have won against him. As for Grisha, if he wins the Grand Prix, I would advise him to talk to the ASA so that they let him go to America. Because you always have to fight for something.
– Will the AMC Fight Nights promotion offer more tournaments?
– Certainly. There are projects. Tomorrow, of course, something may happen in the market, but for now we plan to announce the next tournament after Ramadan. But the tournament itself is not right after Ramadan, because the guys still need at least a month.
– There is a feeling that talking about the acquisition of the AMC Fight Nights league by the ACA league can be forgotten, because the ACA, in fact, received these fighters who could be interesting.
“I always talked about it. There was the idea of buying Fight Nights as an idea to control the market, but running tournaments with a million dollar prize pool, having almost every champion in every league, you’re already a leader. Nobody claims that. And other companies will be so strong in what they are strong in. And the “buy Fight Nights to control the market” position has always surprised me. Meaning? Buy for another purpose – maybe, but for what, I don’t know.
– Fedor Emelianenko returned to Moscow on February 7 and we have not seen him again. And you?
– Is he in Moscow? .. Although he seems to live in Moscow, but no, I did not see Fedor. Before, we could see each other by chance, but now I don’t see them anymore.
– Vladimir Khryunov said that in the summer he will try to fight between Vyacheslav Datsik and Sergey Kharitonov. Do you believe in this fight?
Everything is possible, why not. Datsik fights all the time, but I’m not sure Seryoga needs this fight. Kharitonov…if he’s fit, I think he’ll beat Datsik. But if it is like that, then he will lose. And he would be wrong to suffer such defeats in the Russian market.
– Do you plan to invite Datsik to kickboxing?
– Why not. It’s very real, especially since he played there. He fights once every two weeks, there’s just no place for kickboxing.
– The IOC offers Russian athletes to go to the Games in a neutral status, without representing Dynamo and CSKA and without publicly supporting SVO. Take the example of freestyle wrestler Abdulrashid Sadulaev – what should he do?
Well, very difficult conditions. Very complex. Just under a neutral flag, I would say “go”, but there you have to give up a lot of things, and I think our athletes will not agree. If there is an opportunity for Abdulrashid to achieve this without doing things that go against his conscience, with his conceptions as a man, then I personally accept any other condition. Any scenario, as long as it happens. And if it is necessary to betray the fatherland, then, of course, he never will.
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