Russian fighter Adam Bogatyrev in an interview with , he told how he fought with the third number in the UFC heavyweight rankings Sergei Pavlovich And Alexander Volkov occupying sixth place.
Bogatyrev, 29, reached the ASA Grand Prix final by defeating Kirill Kornilov in the semifinals of the ASA 172 tournament on March 9 in Moscow. For Bogatyrev, this victory was the tenth in his professional career. Previously, the Russian athlete fought with current UFC fighters included in the heavy division rankings.
— You fought with Sergei Pavlovich and Alexander Volkov, which of them is more difficult?
— For all skills, it’s probably the same, more or less. It is more troublesome with Alexander Volkov, because I myself usually work remotely. But with him I stretch a little to keep my distance, and at that moment he is already flying towards me. And you think: “What should I do with you?” If we talk about clinch, physical strength and wrestling qualities, then Sergei Pavlovich has serious skills in such moments. When Volkov hits you, it feels like you’ve been hit with either a stick or a whip. It’s like your skin is being ripped off. And you train with Pavlovich as if you were fighting with a slab. You can only really translate it by outwitting it because of the speed. At least, that’s the only way I was able to do it.
— Which of them would you have a better fight with, if you imagined play-off fights between the ACA and the UFC?
“I wouldn’t want to fight either Alexander or Sergei. When I started, these guys gave me advice, helped me, now we communicate quite warmly. If I call Seryoga and tell him I need help getting ready, he will say, “Where should I come?” Even during this preparation, we called him, he told us: “If necessary, I will come.” But he made it clear that he was healing his wounds. I said: “That’s it, then the question is settled. ” We are in touch. If we say whether Seryoga was arrogant or not, no, in no case was he arrogant! I can call him now. I think he’ll answer me if he’s not asleep.
If we talk about fights in the UFC, I would like to fight Cyril Gan. This fight interests me a lot: I know I’m more mobile than him, but he’s a really athletic guy. I’m interested to see how physically strong he is, the variety of his work. It would be interesting for me to fight with Blaydes, for example, or with Despanier,” Bogatyrev told .
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