“Timofey Nastyukhin will finish his career at 99.9%” – Skaredin

Timofey Nastyukhi is no longer likely to end his career. Alexander Skaredin, the head of the Rat team, which represents the interests of the Russian fighter, reported this to .

On Saturday night in Thailand, Nastyukhin lost by knockout in the first round of the ONE tournament to China’s Zhang Lipeng and suffered his fourth consecutive defeat. The last time Nastyukhin, who will turn 34 in November, entered the Octagon was in September 2022. Nastyukhin has been competing in ONE since December 2014 and the fighter scored a quick victory over Eddie Alvarez.

— Before this fight, Timofey did a great job. He really trained hard, tried to make changes in his camp. He began his training in Krasnodar. Timofey worked with psychologists. In general, Nastyukhin approached this preparation very scrupulously and professionally. But in the middle of the round, the opponent managed to shake Nastyukhin, after which Timofey was in a permanent groggy state. In slang, he survived.

Timofey, I think, still managed to create his legacy. It is very loved and appreciated in Asia. Fans love Nastyukhin’s unique style. And now after the fight, Chatri (Sityodtong, head of ONE) wrote to us and gave us different options. He is not indifferent to the fate of Timothy. Nastyukhin is an iconic person. But the fact is that there are things you can’t solve with a psychologist or at the gym. The problems just started with the fact that you can’t take a punch. We all understand that there is no way to improve this. Health is given to a person only one thing, Timofey will soon be 34 years old. And unfortunately, as sad as it is to say it… We are talking about ending a career. After the fight, Timofey and I discussed everything calmly and sensibly, and 99.9% Timofey Nastyukhin will finish his professional career as an MMA fighter. But the final decision naturally lies with Timofey,” Skaradin told .