Russian heavyweight Sergei Kharitonov in a conversation with , he named the desired fee for the fight with Vitaly Minakov .
On Saturday, September 23, Kharitonov, 43, defeated Thiago Cardoso at a tournament in Moscow, delivering his first fight under MMA rules since January 2022. Minakov’s statistics, 38, are 22 wins and 2 defeats in MMA; the heavyweight has not fought since October 2021.
— Alexey Oleynik and Vitaly Minakov are practically free agents. Is your fight against one of them realistic?
— Not with Lekha Oleinik. He’s my friend, he finished his career magnificently. Of course he plays, but no. With Vitalik Minakov… He gave an interview and said that this fight is not news. They used to want to organize a fight for us, but no one wants to pay us money. Now 2 to 3 to 5 million people will speak [рублей], it doesn’t matter, we are fighting for other funds. At 43, why perform for small fees? We are professionals and we fight for money. It was discussed, but the most they offered me was $150,000. This was the maximum amount and I was already earning three hundred or more. He said three hundred, they said, “We’ll think about it.” » And they disappeared. I don’t think our fight against Vitalik Minakov is worth 150 thousand dollars, the appropriate price for our fight is for everyone to earn at least half a million dollars. And they offer us 3 to 5 to 7 million [рублей]. To that I would respond, fuck off with three happy letters.
– And the fight with Datsik?
– Yes, everything is possible for a lot of money. I have a very good attitude towards Slava, he’s a good guy. They visit him there… But if they want to fight, I indicated the amount. – Kharitonov told .
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