Winner of the duel between Anatoly Tokov And Sharaf Davlatmurodov will be able to count on new status fights in the future, Aslanbek Badaev, vice-president of the ASA league, told .
Tokov will meet Davlatmurodov on April 19 at the ASA 174 tournament in St. Petersburg. Former contender for the Bellator championship belt, 34-year-old Tokov was supposed to have a rematch with Magomed Ismailov at the ACA tournament on March 9, but after his injury, the organizers offered a replacement in the person of Sharaf Davlatmurodov, with whom Tokov also fought at the Bellator 269 tournament in Moscow in the year 2021. In this fight, Tokov won by split decision.
“As soon as Sharaf learned that Magomed Ismailov had dropped out of school, he contacted us and offered his services. He wanted to close his only defeat in recent years. And that suited us. And while Magomed is being treated, we gave Tokov the opportunity not to stand idly by. We gave him a fight, but on the condition that he meets Magomed Ismailov by the end of the year. Tokov’s team launched.
There are therefore many issues at stake in the coming fight. And we’re not talking about titles. The winner opens new confrontations. An interesting style awaits the audience. Tokov has a brilliant style and hits hard. Sharaf believes in himself, he has gained momentum. It’s true that they haven’t fought as often in recent years. A major fight is expected. Yes, they communicate well with each other, but as Anatoly Tokov said: “With such friends there is no need for enemies.” In other words, a certain tension and toxicity between them is also present. And it’s interesting,” Badaev told .
The ACA 174 tournament in St. Petersburg will be broadcast live by and Match! Fighter”. Broadcast begins on April 19 on from 9:15 p.m. (Moscow time), on Match! Combatant” – from 7:30 p.m. (Moscow time).
Source : MatchTV
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