Russian MMA fighter Alexander Shlemenko explained why, before his 80th professional fight, he changed the music to enter the fight.
The fight between Alexander Shlemenko and Alex Oliveira headlined the SFC 8 tournament in Omsk. The Russian fighter beat the 35-year-old Brazilian with a second-minute choke in the first round and took the number of professional MMA fights to 80. For Shlemenko, this victory was the first after two defeats and a draw. Shlemenko entered the duel with Alex Oliveira on the song “Atas” from the group Lube. Previously, the Russian fighter came out for a long time under the song Angels from Within Temptation.
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– I will answer as the Dagestanis say: “Because it was high.” I decided that something needed to be changed after unsuccessful performances. And I felt good turning it on. It’s my childhood, just like yours, I guess. I listened to these songs, I understand who Gleb Zheglov is. Few people can understand, but I understand. And the audience that encourages and supports me is mostly people who know these songs well. I first listened to these songs on tapes in the car, then on CDs and now on the Internet,” Shlemenko told .
After the fight, Shlemenko noted that he would like to have rematches with Magomed Ismailov and Alexander Ilich.
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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