Russian fighter Vyacheslav Datsik told that he would not participate in SVO ahead of the fight with Alexander Emelianenko .
Datsik, 43, was in the area of the Northern Military District in the fall of 2023, providing humanitarian aid to fighters. Later, the athlete said that he had signed a contract and could soon join the Russian armed forces in the combat zone.
—You said that you had signed a contract and would go to the area of the Northern Military District. Will you travel there before April 12?
— No, I am still in preparation until April 12. We are preparing, our whole team will come here to fight with me. And then we leave for Mariupol, for Krynki.
— You signed a contract with the 31st Ulyanovsk Brigade. Will any guys or old acquaintances come from there?
“Our whole team will come, whoever can, let’s say, leave,” Datsik told .
The rematch between Alexander 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.
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Source : MatchTV
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