Former contender for AMC Fight Nights championship belt Marif Piraev says with what weight he plans to enter the fight Maxim Butorin .
Previously, Piraev fought in two weight categories, but after attempting to win the AMC Fight Nights lightweight champion title (up to 70 kg) against Nariman Abbasov, he reported big problems after the cut and ultimately decided to move up to welterweight (up to 77 kg). ). Butorin also had an unsuccessful fight for the belt in his weight class, losing to Dmitry Bikrev.
The fight between Piraev and Butorin will take place on November 10 at the AMC Fight Nights 122 tournament in Moscow.
— Do you feel like you’re restarting your career after a long break and an unsuccessful title fight?
— I am thinking of relaunching my career at 77 kg. Before that, I fought with a weight of up to 70 kg and could not fully show myself there. I hope that now you will see, notice and understand everything.
— In the fight with Nariman Abbasov for the belt in the category of less than 70 kg, you said that you did not recover after the cut. How much do you plan to weigh in the fight with Butorin?
— I really haven’t gotten over it with Abbasov. I don’t want to make excuses; what happened happened. I will go into battle with a weight of 84 to 85 kg. There is no need for more, as I think.
— What do you say to those who think that Maxim was training while Piraev was filming a reality show (Piraev took part in the Hype Reality project. – “”)?
– This is not true at all, I arrived from Thailand a long time ago and started preparations, then the tournament was postponed for a month. I’m in great shape, just what I need. I also trained in Thailand, always doing one workout a day.
— You are more popular than Maxim Butorin. Do you have the impression that by accepting a fight, you are sharing your popularity… your media presence with him?
— I don’t have anything that I would call “sharing media.” Many MMA fans know Maxim Butorin. He’s a strong, strong guy, I have respect for him. I am happy to have such an opponent,” the correspondent of reports Piraev’s words.
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