Russian fighter Bibert Tumenov considers it a logical decision to organize his fight with Kurban Taigibov as the main event of the ASA 172 tournament.
The semi-final fight of the ACA Featherweight Grand Prix between Tumenov and Taigibov will take place on March 9 in Moscow at a tournament dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the league. Tumenov has 13 wins and two losses, while Taigibov has 14 wins and three losses. In the Grand Prix final, the winner of this pair will meet ASA champion Islam Omarov.
“This will be a spectacular fight between brilliant and hungry fighters.” It’s not for nothing that the league made our opposition the main one. A very correct gesture. When I pass Kurban, my preparation for Islam will be more serious,” reports the correspondent of , reporting Tumenov’s words.
— I dream of the final with Islam. But this question is no longer relevant now, since Bibert is sitting next to him. I don’t think about fighting Islam. I have to fight with a man who makes his own plans. And my task is to ruin his plans. By the way, his task is to ruin my plans,” Taigibov said.
Initially, the ASA 172 tournament was to be marked by a fight between Magomed Ismailov and Anatoly Tokov, but Magomed will not be able to participate in the tournament due to injury.
The channel will broadcast the ASA 172 tournament live in Moscow, the broadcast will begin on Saturday at 20:00 (Moscow time). On the “Match! The broadcast of “Fighter” will begin at 3:15 p.m. (Moscow time).
Source : MatchTV
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