“We need lefties who fight well and hook from the stand” – Tsarukyan’s manager about preparing for the fight with Makhachev

Represent interests Arman Tsarukyan Sayat Abdrakhmanov explained which training partners the Russian-Armenian fighter should prepare against for a potential fight. Islam Makhacheva .

After defeating Charles Oliveira at UFC 300 in Las Vegas, Tsarukyan, 27, became the mandatory challenger for Islam Makhachev’s lightweight championship belt. In 2019, the fighters met at a tournament in St. Petersburg, then Makhachev won by unanimous decision. At the tournament on June 1, the champion will have to defend the belt in a fight with Dustin Poirier and the winner of the fight will then defend the belt against Arman Tsarukyan.

— How do you imagine victory over Islam Makhachev?

“Islam is truly a fighter of the highest level, which is at its peak today. But he’s human and we’ve seen him lose. That is, there is no need to make it a monster that cannot be defeated in any way.

— How do you imagine sparring partners? Are these people with a strong skill, like takedowns or chokes, or just MMA fighters of the highest class possible?

“We will leave that to the discretion of the technical staff.” At a minimum, you need southpaws who wrestle well, have good control, and hook from the stance. They have a high level of protection and operate quite conservatively. You will have to select sparring partners, knowing that you will not find a person of this level. Rather, we will need someone who can cause problems in all areas,” Abdrakhmanov told .

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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