ASA Grand Prix winner Eduard Vartanyan could become organization’s highest-paid fighter

ASA Vice-President Aslanbek Badaev in an interview with spoke about the progress of negotiations between representatives of the Russian league and the winner of the lightweight Grand Prix tournament Edward Vartanyan .

Vartanyan, 32 (25-4 in MMA) won the Grand Prix beating Alain Ilunga, Yusuf Raisov and Artem Reznikov from May 2022 to June 2023. After that, the fighter and the league entered into negotiations to extend the contract. Vartanyan has repeatedly stated that he would like to try his hand at the UFC.

— Eduard Vartanyan became the first Grand Prix winner. Was he paid $200,000 or the equivalent?

– Yes, I received. We started negotiations with him about a new contract. We made him an offer and we are waiting. He will be the highest paid fighter in the league if he agrees to the terms.

You haven’t accepted yet?

– He didn’t give an answer, but you can tell he’s happy. Let’s just wait and leave no questions: consider the UFC’s offer and compare it with ours, Badaev told .

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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