Russian MMA fighter Ivan Shtyrkov described as “interesting” a potential clash under the rules of grappling with the Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling Abdulrashid Sadulaev .
– You fought in MMA with Bakytzhanuly, then in boxing – with Ismailov and now you fight in kickboxing with Romankevich. And would it be interesting to organize a grappling fight with Roman Vlasov or Abdulrashid Sadulaev (Olympic champions in freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling. – )?
– If we talk about Vlasov, I am not minimizing his physical abilities, but, in my opinion, he is much smaller than me. It seems to perform at 70 kg. And Sadulaev… hmmm. Well, this will also be of interest to everyone. Purely hypothetical, if you collect all martial arts … It immediately turns out that I do not say: “That’s it, I will not fight in MMA and only in kickboxing.” We have all fought with everyone before so everyone is interested in watching the MMA battle with a kickboxer. People’s demand arrives, we respond to it. I believe that we dishonor no sport with such fights. Shtyrkov told a correspondent.
Sadulaev became the winner of the 2016 and 2020 Olympics in the weight categories up to 86 and up to 97 kg. Shtyrkov has been practicing sambo and playing MMA since 2015, with a record of 22 wins, two losses and one draw. The fighter started his career at heavyweight and moved up in the category up to 93kg in 2018.
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