russian fighter Alexei Makhno in an interview with , he named the exact time when he received a message about the cancellation of his fight with Dmitry Bikrev, scheduled for June 24 in Moscow.
The fight between Makhno and Bikrev was supposed to determine the AMC Fight Nights welterweight champion (77.5 kg). The tournament scheduled for June 24 in Luzhniki was canceled despite the fighters having undergone the official weigh-in the day before.
— The tournament was supposed to start at 6:00 p.m., around 10:00 a.m. I asked Kamil Gadzhiev about the plans, and he said that the event was in effect. What time was it when you were told it would be cancelled?
— I haven’t read the news for a long time and I haven’t been on social media. Was abstracted from everything that was going on. That day, I was selfishly focused only on myself and what was happening to me. I slept wonderfully, had a good breakfast, went for a 5×5 workout. My whole team was happy. And so we waited. And then at some point in the Fight Nights chat, they started asking questions. Until the last moment, the organizers wrote: “There is no information. Everything according to plan.”
My friends and acquaintances called me, I asked them not to ask me these questions and not to touch me. And at 3:41 p.m., Vagif (AMC Fight Nights matchmaker – Environ “”) wrote that there would be no tournament. I was standing in the center of the room when this message came, you can tell I was going to pack my bag, go to the arena. You can probably pick up a literary word, but I stood straight [в шоке]. I even had tears in my eyes. I repeat once again that on a global scale it is a trifle, but for me personally that day was not a trifle.
And I went to bed, reposted what Kamil Gadzhiev wrote, and just asked everyone who had subscribed to me not to ask me questions. Then several journalists called me, and I also asked not to touch me. And today the emotions calmed down a bit and it became easier,” Makhno told .
For the belt contender, this fight was to be the 35th of his professional career. Makhno has been competing in MMA since 2012.
Live broadcasts of the Mixed Martial Arts tournaments can be seen on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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