Russian mixed martial arts fighter Roman Kopylov On , he answered the question if he was ready to fight the Australian. Taem Tuivasa .
On Saturday February 17, during the UFC 298 tournament in Anaheim (USA), Kopylov will meet the American Anthony Hernandez. The Russian will replace Ikram Aliskerov, who will not be able to participate in the fight due to an infection.
— When you have trouble with your curls, don’t you get scolded or asked to wear a hat or headband?
– No no! I don’t ask them to shave their beards, they also get involved in everything. I endure and let them endure.
— For a good sum, would you fight, for example, with Tai Tuivasa?
“For a good amount of money you will probably fight even with someone from the street.” No problem! Go! You understand that they won’t kill you, that’s for sure. We’re prepared guys.
— What is the current state of your section in Kemerovo, where you started?
— With Bachatsky, everything is the same, everything is in the same process. Training is underway. Guys are training and growing. Youth, juniors, men.
“Your mother took you to melee, like you said.” Can you call him and talk to him during fight week? Do you discuss your struggles?
– We radiate more. She doesn’t distract me. She knows everything that happens to me,” Kopylov said on .
Kopylov is 32 years old; During his MMA career, he had 12 wins and two losses. The Russian has won his last four UFC fights ahead of schedule. The last time Kopylov stepped into the octagon was in September. Hernández has 11 wins and two losses.
In September, in the co-main event of UFC 293, Australian Tuivasa lost to Russian Alexander Volkov in the second round.
The UFC 298 tournament will be broadcast live on the channel, starting February 18 at 6:00 a.m. (Moscow time), on Match! Fighter” – from 2:30 p.m. (Moscow time).
Source : MatchTV
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