ACA Lightweight Grand Prix winning trainer Edward Vartanyan Armen Ghulyan answered ‘s question about a potential fight with the UFC champ Islam Makhachev .
At the moment, the statistics of the 32-year-old Russian fighter Vartanyan are 25 wins and 4 losses. UFC champion Islam Makhachev, 31, has 24 wins and one loss. Despite the fact that Vartanian has never competed in American organizations, the ACA’s top fighters are often compared to UFC champions athletically.
Makhachev’s only career defeat was inflicted by Brazilian Adriano Martins in 2015, the UFC representative is on a 12-match winning streak. Vartanyan has won eight straight fights since losing in 2017 and in the last fight he beat Artem Reznikov in the ACA Grand Prix Final.
– All this is perceived as attracting attention, but it is worth asking yourself: do you think that Vartanyan can defeat Islam Makhachev?
Edik is currently mentally and physically such a fighter who can defeat anyone. And above all, he knows it himself. We see it and will build work for any opponent. We can compete with any opponent. No wonder they say Edik’s main quality is fighting intelligence. We will organize the work in such a way as to neutralize all its positive qualities. Edik said to Artem [Резникову] during a press conference that even an average fighter can create difficulties for a top opponent. To which Artem replied “no, it can’t be”. I believe it is possible, if you construct your work correctly.
– Can you imagine that Artem Reznikov will beat Eduard in a rematch?
– Anything, maybe. A question of preparation. I take the same stance as Edward that even an average fighter can counter himself with the right approach to fighting. It’s the same here. If Artem corrects his mistakes, finds the keys correctly, does something that surprises Eduard in his job, then he can win. You can’t say that if he won one battle, he will win the next one. There are dominant champions, but by studying them, you can trip them up. Then they mentally sit down and are already open to people. That’s why Edward is the most difficult opponent for everyone. Because you should always understand and keep in mind that he can surprise you with something. And take the key. There are fighters who say, “Coaches won’t give me anything new.” You can in the hall, and the child something new to give. You may see an element in his work that you haven’t noticed before. If a person can see an advantage even in small things, he can grow,” Gulyan told .
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