russian fighter Abubakar Vagaev told he really wanted to have a rematch with a fellow countryman Vitaly Slipenko, but to implement this, it will be necessary to wait until the end of the ASA League Grand Prix.
Vagaev will meet Saturday, September 2 in Krasnodar, as part of the ACA Grand Prix quarter-final in the welterweight division, the Brazilian Michel Prazeres. This fight will be the co-main event of the ACA 162 tournament.
Vagaev has 21 wins and four losses. In his last fight, Vagaev lost to Slipenko in December 2022 and lost the ACA belt. Slipenko in the Grand Prix quarterfinals lost to Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov, whom Vagaev beat in March 2022. Gadzhidaudov will face Albert Tumenov in the semifinals.
– After the loss against Slipenko, I worked on the mistakes, I will try not to make them again. Prazeres is an experienced and strong fighter, he fights well. I had a great training at home, in my home club Akhmat. The sparring partners were the guys from our gym – young and very strong. I am ready for a hard fight with Michel on September 2, if possible, I will definitely finish it earlier than expected. I’m very interested in the rematch with Slipenko. Unfortunately, he flew out of the Grand Prix and my main goal is to win this tournament. After the completion of the Grand Prix, it will be possible to talk about revenge.
As for the duel between Tumenov and Gadzhidaudov… I already had a fight with Ustarmagomed, I defeated him. Therefore, I would like to meet Tumenov, it would be a grand final, Vagaev told .
Saturday’s ACA 162 tournament will be broadcast on Match! Fighter” from 4:30 p.m. (Moscow time), as well as on the TV channel “Match! Country” from 6:35 p.m. (Moscow time). Live fights can also be seen on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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