Russian fighters Irina Alexeeva And Daria Zheleznyakova will hold their UFC fights at a tournament on Oct. 14 in the United States, athlete manager Alexander Skaredin told .
In late April, Alekseeva defeated Switzerland’s Stephanie Egger by first-round submission on the leg in her first UFC fight. For the Russian woman, this fight was the first since October 2021. Alekseeva’s statistics in MMA are 5 wins and 1 loss. Zheleznyakova has eight wins and one loss. The Russian has spent the last three fights in the French promotion Ares.
– Irina Alekseeva and Daria Zheleznyakova will perform at the same UFC tournament, which will be held on October 14 in the United States. The two already have rivals, and both have signed contracts for this fight. Therefore, we are preparing now, finalizing the points according to the documents and waiting for the official announcements.
– Speaking of Alekseeva, we talked relatively recently, then it was around October 7.
– Yes yes. We got a little moved.
– Zheleznyakova’s performance was considered at a tournament in Paris on September 2.
“That’s true, but it didn’t work. It’s just that they already have a full card for Paris, and they said to us: “Guys, we need you in the USA.” There are no questions from our side. Now we are collecting documents for a visa for Dasha,” Skaredin told .
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Source : MatchTV
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