russian fighter Azamat Kerefov announced his desire to fight with a compatriot Askar Askarov after the ACA Grand Prix.
Former ASA champion Kerefov will meet on September 2 in Krasnodar in the quarterfinals of the Grand Prix in the bantamweight division the representative of Tajikistan Osimkhon Rakhmonov. Initially, former UFC fighter Askarov was supposed to compete with Kerefov, but the latter pulled out of the fight due to medical reasons.
Kerefov has 16 MMA wins. Within the ASA (formerly DIA), the fighter competed from spring 2017 to fall 2021.
– When I learned that Askar had retired, I was upset. We prepared for this fight for 3-4 months, it was very interesting for me. I would like to share the cage with Askar after the Grand Prix. Askar showed himself well in the UFC, was in the top 3, he was a little short in the waist. It would be very good for me to defeat such an opponent. I don’t think Osimhon is weaker than Askar. It’s just that they are different – Askarov has his own advantages, and Rakhmonov has his own: Askar is more experienced, but Osimkhon is also very promising and gaining momentum. After switching opponents, I continued to work in the same mode. Now it remains to gain weight, physically I am ready for the fight, but mentally I am still ready, – said Kerefov, the words of which “” were provided by the press service of ASA.
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Source : MatchTV
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