russian fighter Azamat Kerefov admitted that he received offers from Bellator and that to compete in the UFC he had to wait and be ready to go out on short notice, which he did not want.
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. This fight will take place as part of the ACA 162 tournament. Kerefov has 16 MMA wins. Within the ASA (formerly DIA), the fighter competed from spring 2017 to fall 2021.
– After the end of the contract at ACA, I took a break: I got married, I rested. I went to America to train. There were offers from different leagues, but they didn’t suit me: they were small town American leagues. Then, I was offered to fight at the Abu Dhabi Warriors, I had a good opponent, a Brazilian with a record of 10-1 (Felipe dos Santos), I accepted the fight, I played. There was an offer from Bellator, but they didn’t have a flyweight division at the time. You could have signed with the UFC, but you had to wait or replace yourself. I didn’t want to wait, I’m more comfortable here at home at the ACA. I came from the USA and saw the announcement of the Grand Prix and immediately caught fire, I wanted to talk. I found out that Askar Askarov was competing there and I was sure the best in our weight class would be gathered. It made people want to participate in the tournament even more,” said Kerefov, whose “” comments were provided by the ASA press service.
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