Myasnikov named the best Russian fighters performing in Russia and abroad

MMA fighter and pugilist Valery Myasnikov in a conversation with , he named the UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhacheva the best Russian fighter competing abroad and the ASA heavyweight champion Evgeniy Goncharov – the best of the Russian leagues.

Number one, regardless of UFC weight categories, Makhachev has 25 victories and one defeat. ASA champion Goncharov has 20 wins and three losses. In the semi-final of the ASA Grand Prix, Goncharov will meet Anton Vyazigin in February.

— If we talk about the best Russian fighters of 2023 in Russian leagues, Evgeny Goncharov is the first, followed by Pavel Vitruk and Eduard Vartanyan. Abroad, the best Russian fighter is Islam Makhachev. I will put Anatoly Malykhin and Roman Kopylov among the top three,

Goncharov is the ASA heavyweight champion. He fought a brilliant five-round fight with Alikhan Vakhaev and regained his belt. Vitruk has three exceptional fights in ASA. Vartanyan is the winner of the Grand Prix. Tactically intelligent fighter. Having given up large sums of money, he sets out to broaden his horizons and strives to make a place for himself on the world stage. Makhachev is the best outside the weight categories: in 2023 he had two fights with Alex Volkanovski, leaving no chance for such an opponent in the second confrontation. Islam is making great progress in the fight against IQ. Malykhin is the owner of two One belts in heavyweight and light heavyweight. And it is a prestigious and strong organization in Asia and the world. One among strangers, so to speak. Kopylov revived his UFC career after defeats, his streak now stands at four early victories, including three in 2023, Myasnikov told .

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