“Mineev found his “keys” in Dagestan, and I am training in America.” Kickboxer Borshchev – about the transition to MMA

Russian kickboxing champion Vyacheslav Borshchev spoke to about advice Vladimir Minev during joint training.

Borshchev has been competing in mixed martial arts since 2019 and signed a contract with the UFC in 2022. Athlete statistics: 7 wins, 3 losses. On November 11 at UFC 295 in New York, the Russian will face Nazim Sadikhov, representing Azerbaijan.

— Perhaps the two most successful kickboxers who crossed over to MMA are Vladimir Mineev and Alex Pereira. Is there anything you watch from them that might be helpful in protecting you from combat?

— We were friends with Mineev when we were in the national team, I learned a lot from him. He showed me some things directly in person. I’m now at the stage where I have slightly different tasks. I see that Mineev trained a lot in Dagestan, and he found his keys there, and I train in America, and everything is a little different for me. And Alex Pereira, it seems to me, is a bad example. He can’t fight at all. But on the other hand, I’m not a monster like Pereira. “He hits like a hammer on an anvil,” Borshchev told .

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