Rival Alexandra Chlemenko in the main fight of the SFC 8 tournament in Omsk, a former UFC fighter Alex Oliveira admitted that he dreams of having the same statistics as the Russians.
Shlemenko and Oliveira will lead the tournament in Omsk. For the Russian, this will be the first fight in MMA since losing Magomed Ismailov on December 3, 2022. Oliveira has been in the UFC for a long time, having spent a total of 22 fights in the most popular promotion in the world. The fight will take place in the middleweight category (up to 84 kg).
– Your namesake, Charles Oliveira, will fight with Islam Makhachev. Has anyone ever confused you?
– Yes, it was, we have the same surname. We know each other, we have good relations. I will support Charles in his duel with Islam.
– Which fight of Alexander Shlemenko do you remember?
– I have a dream to have such statistics in Sherdog like him, he has a lot of fights and a lot of victories. I can congratulate him on these stats,” Oliveira told .
Shlemenko, 39, is the record holder among Russian fighters in terms of the number of MMA victories (61 wins, 15 losses, 1 draw and 1 declared draw). Oliveira, 35,’s stats are 25-14-1 (11-10 in the UFC). The Omsk tournament will take place on July 21.
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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