Kirill Sidelnikov called Nemkov the best active Russian heavyweight and did not include Malykhin in the top 5

Six-time combat sambo world champion, known for his performances in Bellator, Rizin, Fight Nights, M‑1, Russian fighter Kirill Sidelnikov in an interview with , he called Vadim Nemkov the best active Russian heavyweight and did not include Anatoly Malykhin in his top five.

Already a former Bellator champion and winner of the light heavyweight Grand Prix, Nemkov has 16 victories and two defeats in MMA. Nemkov previously announced he was leaving the light heavyweight belt and moving up to the heavyweight division.

— Can you name your top 5 current Russian heavyweights?

— I put Vadim Nemkov in first place.

— That is to say higher than Sergei Pavlovich?

– Yes. By the way, I would watch their fight. In general, I put Sergei Pavlovich in second place, Sanya Volkov in third, Valya Moldavsky in fourth…

— A champion in two weight categories Anatoly Malykhin?

– Tolya is handsome, but he does not fight with the tops. I would watch him fight a good, better fighter, and this fight would be a real test for him. And with whom did those I named above fight?! Tolya has never fought such opposition before. So, I put Zheka Goncharov in fifth place, he is a talented guy, a plowman. He is great!

Multiple combat sambo world champion, Sidelnikov has 14 victories and seven defeats in MMA. Sidelnikov fought his last mixed martial arts fight in July 2022 at the Ural FC 1 tournament, defeating Brazilian Fabio Maldonado. Before that, the fighter played in leagues such as Bellator, Rizin, Fight Nights, M-1.

Sidelnikov will make his professional boxing debut at the Ural FC 4 tournament, which will be held on October 20 in Perm as part of the forum “Russia is a sports power”, in a fight with a Dutchman of Moroccan origin, Nidal Bikiri ( kickboxing record 13–3).

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