Rematch between Alexander Emelianenko And Vyacheslav Datsik will last less than a minute, says famous Russian manager Vitaly Tarasov.
The rematch between Emelianenko and Datsik will take place on April 12 in Moscow and will headline the Ural FC 7 tournament. The format of the fight is boxing with MMA gloves, 5 rounds of 2 minutes. In September 2022, Datsik knocked out Emelianenko in a boxing match in the 13th second. Emelianenko, 42, has 28 victories during his MMA career, suffered nine defeats and one of his fights ended in a draw. Since last summer, he has been undergoing rehabilitation in Ingushetia. Datsik’s last fight took place in October 2023, when he lost to Peter Romankevich.
— The realities of today are: If you want to sell a show, attract TV, you need a loud main event fight. I don’t know why this particular one was chosen… After all, I’m sure both receive significant dues that could be invested in a more sporty and competitive discipline. If we talk about the fight itself, then Datsik is the clear favorite here. His form is nowhere near what it was in their boxing match, but he’ll land a blow with an MMA glove. You can’t take the punch away from a puncher, and that’s what Emelianenko needs to remember throughout the fight. Additionally, Datsik is consistently strong and won’t disappear from the sport for long. If Sasha has enough skill and conditioning to keep Datsik from getting hit in the first round, and on top of that Slava himself starts breathing like in his last few fights, there’s a chance. We saw how Alexander gained distance in a bare-knuckle fight with Jeff Monson, but Datsik is more explosive, Sasha will have to move a lot more on his feet. I think this fight will be similar in terms of timing to their first confrontation,” Tarasov told .
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Source : MatchTV
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