Russian fighter Magomed Soulumov who competes in the lightweight division, told how he was forced to fight due to a street dispute.
Sulumov, 27, performs at AMC Fight Nights and on February 23 will have to defend the lightweight championship belt in a fight against the 35-year-old. Alexander Sarnavsky . Sulumov competes in the category up to 70 kg with a height of 174 cm, his MMA statistics are 10 wins, 2 losses.
— You were 13 years old when your opponent had already fought more than 10 MMA fights. Did you know about this sport at that time?
— When I was eight years old, we already had discs: my father and my uncle watched the first five or six UFC tournaments. There were also training tapes of Mike Tyson and Roy Jones. You won’t believe it, but even though I trained in sambo, for some reason I always saw myself in mixed martial arts.
— Have you often fought in the street?
– At school, as children, we of course fought, but there is no such thing as a “street record” for me. I am the most normal, adequate and positive person. It seems like the last time I got into a fight was in ninth grade and then again about three years ago.
— Three years ago, you were already 7-2 in MMA, but who decided to fight you?
“I wouldn’t want to say it, but I hope the person won’t be offended, I apologized to them.”
You can’t call me a fighter, and such an interesting situation presented itself. I was walking to the market at home and was slightly hit by a car. He waited 10-15 seconds, thinking maybe he could blink and apologize. Nothing. I said a few affectionate things, he naturally jumped up, grabbed me by the scruff of the neck… And immediately everyone paid attention, people gathered around. If he had just said something to me like I told him, I would have left him alone. But when someone grabs you by the scruff of your neck, you can’t leave it. I took his number, called him immediately and arrived. I arrive and immediately get a tie. Well, we moved on, I transferred it and finished it,” Slumov told .
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Source : MatchTV
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