Russian lightweight Vyacheslav Borshchev in an interview with , he admitted that he was unable to pay the second-second fee for his fight at the UFC 295 tournament.
Borshchev will fight in a tournament in New York on November 11 against Nazim Sadikhov. According to UFC rules, during the fight and breaks, the athlete can be advised and assisted by one to four people (in title fights), previously agreed with the league.
—Who will support you in this fight?
– Urijah Faber (former MMA fighter, head coach of the gym where Borshchev trained – ), one might say. Everything costs a lot of money in New York, and the UFC only pays you for a second. The prices here are just unrealistic: I live in midtown Manhattan now, and if I hired someone, I had to pay myself. Plus, the UFC usually just deducts that from the fight money, but this time they said they might have to pay it themselves right away. The amounts were unrealistic for both flights and accommodation. Therefore, in addition to Yuriy, I will have two friends… It takes a long time to explain, it’s a complicated story, in general, these are people who have the means to pay for everything themselves,” Borshchev told .
Watch the UFC 295 live stream on November 12 on Match! Fighter” from 01:55 Moscow time, the channel – from 06:00 Moscow time. You can also watch tournament fights on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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