Former Bellator heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov I was not satisfied with my performance in the fight with the British Oli Thompson.
On Friday in Moscow, Minakov defeated former UFC and Bellator fighter Oli Thompson by unanimous decision in a fight under the rules of boxing with MMA gloves. Minakov’s last MMA fight took place in October 2021.
— I thought the performance would be different, but with the same result. Downtime definitely takes its toll, there is a certain courage involved. Even if there was no excitement, I just need to get my reflexes back, I need practice. No fighting can replace real fighting. Thank God the return took place, but with errors and gaps. But that’s good, there’s something to work on. I see very clearly what I need to work on. There were concerns about the long stoppage, but the main thing is that there is a result, ”the correspondent reports, reporting Minakov’s words.
— In the first round, you were knocked down. Were you surprised Thompson didn’t pursue you?
– You have to see what you hit. It’s one thing to hit accurately, and another to realize that you’re hitting well. Otherwise, you risk facing a backlash. I’ve caught so many people myself… They thought they’d been hit and ran away. And Olya is an experienced fighter, he understood everything correctly and did not rush.
Minakov has 22 wins and two losses in MMA. Earlier, Thompson knocked out former UFC fighter Alexei Oleynik and lost by knockout to Vyacheslav Datsik.
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