Russian Alexei Polpudnikov told that he did not consider Spain’s representative Ilya Topuria stronger than the top 5 fighters in the ACA featherweight division.
At UFC 298, Topuria knocked out Australian Alex Volkanovski in the second round to win the featherweight belt.
— I am not surprised by this outcome of the fight between Topuria and Volkanovski. I talked about this scenario. Volkanovski may no longer be a champion. How could I act against Topuria? Yes as always. I don’t think he is stronger than the top 5 in our league,” Polpudnikov told .
Polpudnikov (34-9-1) in Krasnodar on February 25 at the ACA 171 tournament in the semifinals of the Featherweight Grand Prix will meet league champion Islam Omarov. Polpudnikov has been performing at ASA (formerly DIA) since summer 2017.
— Do I consider myself a veteran of the league? No, I do not think so. But I can say that time passed quickly. But I will say that I can’t imagine myself outside of the ASA. I did not think about it. I think the next fight is the most important, it’s the fight for the belt. “I will do everything possible to win,” Polpudnikov added.
All ASA tournaments are broadcast live on and Match! Fighter”. The ASA 171 tournament will take place on February 25 in Krasnodar. The main fights will include Grand Prix fights: Magomedrasul Gasanov will meet Ibragim Magomedov in the middleweight division, and Islam Omarov will fight in the featherweight division against Alexey Polpudnikov .Broadcast on begins at 7:30 p.m. (Moscow time).
Source : MatchTV
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