Russian fighter Edouard Vartanian He is unlikely to sign with the UFC, and the ACA will no longer offer him the same terms. ASA Vice President Aslanbek Badaev informed about this.
Previously, Vartanyan had repeatedly considered the possibility of joining the UFC. On June 16 of that year, he won the ACA Lightweight Grand Prix and turned down the improved terms of a new contract to continue his career abroad. Vartanyan is now in the United States and communicating with the UFC.
“It is difficult for me to judge by what criteria the UFC signs contracts. Sometimes we see that they don’t recruit the strongest CIS players, but the strongest don’t get the contract they want. It’s probably a media component. But what kind of media component is there when people just go there? Where is he from ? Perhaps research is being done on social media. I don’t know. If we talk about the sports component, then he deserves to fight in the UFC. This is one of the best fighters by CIS standards. And there is very strong competition here. As a rule, those who succeed in the CIS achieve certain results abroad. It could and probably should be signed. But we think our way. But I don’t know how it works from the UFC side… When Edik did not agree to our conditions and decided to try to enter the UFC, I said about the prospects: “ Barely. If he hadn’t been invited before when he was younger, even now, at 33, it’s unlikely (they’ll sign). In my opinion, the right step for Edik would be to try to do something before the end of the year, and then come back and continue fighting so as not to sit idly by,” Badaev told .
— Will he receive the same contract that was offered to him after the fight with Artem Reznikov?
– No. Then Edik was in a different position. He won the Grand Prix and beat a very serious opponent in a media duel. It was a powerful story, but now the hype has died down. I’m not saying they forgot about this result, they just started talking about it less. Basically, the market value of fighters also varies. If in June 2022 Eduard Vartanyan deserved money, then in December or early 2024 there will be a different amount. And we talked about it more than once. And not because Edik is a bad fighter or our attitude has changed. We have an excellent attitude towards Vartanyan, he fulfilled his contract with dignity, we parted with dignity, but took into account that he could return. But these will be different negotiations with new amounts which will be significantly lower than those which were offered to him in the summer of 2023.
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