ASA Champion Islam Omarov in a conversation with , he included himself in the top 3 best featherweights in the world and also named the names Ilia Topuria And Movsara Evloeva .
In the semifinals of the ACA Featherweight Grand Prix, Omarov (14-0) will meet his compatriot Alexei Polpudnikov on February 25 in Krasnodar.
“It is difficult for me to name the 3 best featherweights in Russia, but in the world I can count among the best UFC champion Ilya Topuria, Movsar Evloev (undefeated UFC fighter) and champion of the ACA,” Omarov told .
— Polpudnikov is dangerous in stand-up. If you fight him at close range, that’s when he becomes dangerous. I watched a few of his fights and liked his fight with Alexander Matmuratov. A very fun fight. People often ask me if I’m afraid of losing and ruining my case. But that doesn’t worry me at all. I go out, I fight as best I can, I give 100%. It’s more important to me. My goal is to win the Grand Prix as champion. And then we will watch. We will wait for proposals and build from there. In the meantime, our plans are to finish what we started: to win the Grand Prix,” added Omarov.
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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