Former ASA Welterweight Champion Vitali Slipenko told that he intends to change weight class and start competing in the intermediate division.
Slipenko was supposed to fight with compatriot Andrei Koshkin on November 3 in St. Petersburg at the ACA 165 tournament, but due to injury he was unable to fight. The last time Slipenko, 29, stepped into the Octagon was in July in Moscow, when he lost to Russian Ustarmagomed Gadzhidaudov by unanimous decision in the Grand Prix quarterfinals and lost the title belt. ACA welterweight. Slipenko has 16 wins and 5 losses in MMA.
“We discussed with the coaching team… And with a high probability we will move to another weight category – 84 kg.” Negotiations about my next fight are underway and we are in preparation,” Slipenko told .
All ACA tournaments are broadcast live on the channel. The league’s next show will take place on November 24 in St. Petersburg.
Source : MatchTV
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