ASA Welterweight Champion Vitaly Slipenko in a conversation with , he assessed the chances of the champion of competing organization AMC Fight Nights Dmitry Bikrev when moving to another Russian promotion.
Bikrev, 37, defended his AMC Fight Nights belt with a TKO victory over Alexei Makhno at a tournament in Moscow on July 14. Slipenko will have to defend his championship belt against Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov at ACA 160.
– In your weight class in the AMC Fight Nights league, Bikrev and Alexei Makhno competed for the title. How do you like this fight?
– Bikrev is a great guy, he showed a tough fight, but it was a tough fight for him. There may have been injuries. Maybe it was difficult for him, because he and Makhno had a friendly relationship. I won’t say he won in five sets.
– Is Bikrev in terms of level – is it top 3 ACA?
– I don’t know. Here you really have to try, because there is serious competition in ASA. I think it would be difficult for him. I communicate well with Dima, but he’s an age-old athlete, and it wouldn’t be easy for him,” Slipenko told .
broadcasts all ASA tournaments live. The next ACA 160 promotion tournament will headline the Grand Prix quarter-final match between Vitaly Slipenko and Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov as the fighters challenge for the welterweight championship belt. Watch the live broadcast on on July 21 at 9:30 p.m. Moscow time.
Source : MatchTV
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