UFC 6 tournament winner Oleg Tactarov told that after the first fight with Jeff Monson he wanted to silence all the critics and skeptics.
Earlier, Monson told that he would stage a second fight against Taktarov at the end of November. The 56-year-old Russian fighter, in turn, told that the fight would not take place during this period and would be postponed to a later date. According to Taktarov, he would like to have a boxing match with someone else first.
“I may be a little older, but I have self-esteem.” And then some so-called experts start gossiping something. I want to shut everyone’s mouths.
It’s strange when someone says something to me, a man who won boxing fights by knockout, outclassed a two-time world champion and didn’t let Dolph Lundgren touch his face for five rounds. I controlled the entire fight with Jeff without touching him once. And should I tolerate someone saying something? Even boxers are starting to open their mouths. It’s unpleasant, of course,” Taktarov told .
The first fight between Monson and Taktarov took place under boxing rules on August 18 in Moscow; after three rounds, the judges recorded a draw. After this fight, both fighters announced their desire to have a rematch, but under MMA rules.
According to Sherdog statistics, Monson has 60 wins, 26 losses and one other fight ended in a draw during his MMA career. Taktarov has 17 wins, five losses and two draws in MMA. His last official fight was on April 11, 2008. Taktarov won the UFC tournament in 1995.
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Source : MatchTV
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