A fight between a Russian fighter Alexander Shlemenko and Kazakh Kuat Khamitov will take place on May 11 in Yekaterinburg and will lead the RCC 19 tournament. was informed about this by the press service of the league.
Initially, this fight was to take place on May 4 in Chelyabinsk.
Shlemenko, 39, held his last fight on December 15 in Yekaterinburg, defeating Serbian Alexander Ilic by technical knockout. Currently, the Russian’s statistics include 64 victories, 15 defeats and one draw, another fight was declared invalid. The professional record of Khamitov, 36, is 24 wins, 8 losses and one draw.
In the co-main event of RCC 19, Russian Ivan Shtyrkov will enter the Octagon, whose opponent will be announced later. For Shtyrkov, this will be the first fight under MMA rules since December 2022.
Live broadcasts of mixed martial arts tournaments can be seen on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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