Russian MMA fighter Ivan Shtyrkov in an interview with , he admitted that he would consider the possibility of performing bare knuckle just before the end of his career purely for reasons of financial interest.
Shtyrkov, who turns 35 in September, has 22 wins, two losses and a draw in MMA. Recently, the fighter began to perform in other types of martial arts, in particular, he fought under boxing rules with Magomed Ismailov and performed kickboxing with Pyotr Romankevich.
– I like the kulak, but you have to think about it. Maybe it’ll be a brilliant retreat – I’m going to punch and fight brilliant fights. How much health is enough. There, the amount of work is much less than in boxing, kickboxing, MMA.
– That is to say that the question will be exclusively financial?
Yes, there will be a question of money. And there will be no more questions in this story. Only money,” Shtyrkov said in an interview with .
Shtyrkov on August 26 in Moscow will hold a boxing match with former UFC fighter Konstantin Erokhin, 40. On September 22, at the RCC tournament, Shtyrkov, in a fight under the rules of MMA, is expected to meet another former UFC fighter, Maxim Grishin. There is also talk of arranging a kickboxing showdown between Shtyrkov and AMC Fight Nights champion Vladimir Mineev on Nov. 17-18.
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