Russian fighter Roman Kopylov told that if his meeting with UFC champion Sean Strickland goes ahead, fans will see a spectacular fight.
Kopylov, 32, has 12 wins and two losses. The Russian is on an early four-win streak in the UFC, while Kopylov remains a top-15 middleweight. Strickland, 32, has 28 wins and five losses. In September, the American defeated Israel Adesanya by unanimous decision and won the UFC middleweight belt.
UFC chief Dana White said the winner of the October 21 fight in Abu Dhabi between Khamzat Chimaev and Kamaru Usman will become Strickland’s next opponent.
“With Sean we would have had an excellent and spectacular fight, which I think would have taken place in a standing position. I think it would not have happened without a fight,” Kopylov told , answering the question of how his fight with the UFC middleweight champion would have gone.
Watch the UFC 294 tournament live stream on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. Watch the UFC Fight Night tournament, where Russian Irina Alekseeva will perform, live on the channel, broadcast begins on October 15 at 2:00 a.m. time Moscow. Three hours earlier, the live broadcast of the tournament starts on the Match! channel. Fighter”.
Source : MatchTV
I am Ashley Ortiz and I am a professional journalist working for Athletistic. My specialty is in sports journalism, particularly boxing. I have written articles for some of the most renowned publications on the subject, and my work has been featured across both print and digital media platforms.
