US sanctions did not create problems for the participation of the heavyweight from the United States Tony Johnson during the ASA Grand Prix, League President Alexei Yatsenko told .
The heavyweight Grand Prix quarter-final bout between Russia’s Anton Vyazigin and Johnson will take place on June 2 in St. Petersburg at the ACA 158 tournament, and features nine championship bouts, including one declared invalid.
“US sanctions have not created any significant problems for the Tony Johnson-Anton Vyazigin fight in Russia,” Yatsenko said, comments were provided by the ASA news service to .
In the semifinals, the winner of this pair will meet reigning ACA heavyweight champion Evgeny Goncharov.
Johnson has 16 wins, seven losses and a draw in MMA. Vyazigin’s statistics – 15 wins and 4 losses. The Russian will make his ASA debut.
Watch live broadcasts of ASA league tournaments on the federal channel and thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. The main card of ASA 158 will be broadcast on the channel, starting at 9:00 p.m. (Moscow time). The rest of the fights will be displayed on “Match!” Fighter”.
Source : MatchTV
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