“Vakhaev broke his arm in the same place, he will have surgery. It’s a loss for the ASA Grand Prix” – Badaev

Muhumat Vakhaev is a charismatic fighter, and his withdrawal from the ASA Heavyweight Grand Prix due to a broken arm is a loss for the tournament in terms of media coverage, ASA Vice President Aslanbek Badaev told .

ASA champion Evgeny Goncharov will meet Anton Vyazigin in the semifinals of the Heavyweight Grand Prix on February 9 in Moscow at the ASA 170 tournament. In another pair on March 9 at the ASA 172 tournament, Vakhaev and Kirill Kornilov were supposed to meet , but Vakhaev was injured during preparation and Adam Bogatyrev will meet Kornilov in the semi-final.

— Vakhaev is a valuable fighter for the league, not only on a sporting level, but also on a media level. It can attract attention, interest the public, promote the fight. And the fact that he retires from the Grand Prix due to injury is a big loss. He broke his arm in the same place as in the fight with Ponomarev. Same arm, same place, repeated fracture. Everything will depend on the operation and his recovery, but it will definitely happen after Ramadan. I think we will be able to talk (about his fight) in June-July at the earliest.

I lost the Grand Prix without Vakhaev, because he was one of the most charismatic fighters in that tournament. Besides, the Vakhaev-Goncharov trilogy was planned, but in theory it is still possible, we will just delay it a little. But this is the case if Goncharov wins the Grand Prix and Vakhaev continues to win. Bogatyrev is also a spectacular guy, he doesn’t mince his words. He was preparing for the same tournament, so there is no doubt about his condition. In principle, the replacement is complete, but this charisma and this media presence of Vakhaev nevertheless make this loss palpable. But Bogatyrev is nevertheless the best possible replacement at this stage,” Badaev told .

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