Russian judoka Natalia Kouzyutina told that she faced difficulties transitioning to MMA and had to seek out opponents for fights herself.
Kuzyutina is a bronze medalist at the Olympic Judo Games in Rio de Janeiro. The athlete lives and trains in the United States; At the end of 2022, she made her MMA debut.
– During the year, I only had one fight! I was shocked. Every day I wrote to the manager and asked him to find an opponent. He said no one wanted to fight me because I’m an Olympic medalist. But to speak the language of facts, no one simply worked.
— Have you stopped working with this manager?
— Yes, at the beginning of 2023, I decided to end our cooperation. I found the following three opponents myself. I wrote to all the organizations by email and on social media. Some responded, some didn’t,” Kuzyutina told .
In late 2022, Kuzyutina made her MMA debut and won her first fight. His professional record is 5-1. In December 2023, the athlete won the championship belt of the American LFA Championship by defeating Brazilian Giovanna Canuto.
Source : MatchTV
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