Russian middleweight Charabutdin Magomedov better known as Shara Bullet, reacted to the UFC president’s comments Dana White who criticized the athlete’s difficulties during his first championship match.
The 29-year-old fighter defeated Brazilian Bruno Silva by decision at UFC 294 on October 21, but during the fight he was knocked to the ground several times, from which he got up with great difficulty. At the same time, the base Thaiboxer Magomedov constantly attacked from the back with his elbows, causing more damage to the opponent and winning rounds, despite the opponent’s advantage in controlling time on the ground. For Magomedov, this fight was the first in the UFC and extended his unbeaten streak to 12 victories.
—Did you hear what Dana White said about you at the press conference?
— Something about wrestling?
– “This guy from Dagestan is already bad at defending against ground transfers!”
– Yes, you know, even when I was down, everyone was shouting at me: “Get up!” Get up ! “, but I didn’t understand why I had to get up. I had it on a silver platter and I just beat it. And get up and run after him when he avoids fighting… It’s better to beat him here.
I thought I would win early against him. It’s clear he transferred me for a reason, he also prepared and he has wrestling knowledge. Probably, they were preparing for my low kicks in order to transfer me, they warned me to hit them more carefully. I happened to hit recklessly several times, and he moved, and the third time it seemed to me that he had arrived, and I just had to finish him off. I thought he would no longer be able to pass at my feet like he did, like in rugby.
— The base drummer translated you. Aren’t you afraid that when a basic wrestler or jiu-jitser takes over from you, it will be more difficult for you?
– Yes, I don’t know… How many times have I fought with black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu? Somewhere they found them. Even if they are transferred, I showed what would happen to them there.
—Will it happen that you start doing separate wrestling training?
“Everything I did before, I will continue to do.” It is clear that I did not put up a great fight against this opponent. They told me he would grab my legs and transfer me. And I knew that if he swam, he would be saved at his feet. And that’s how he saved himself,” Magomedov told the correspondent.
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