Russian fighter Roman Kopylov told that his fight with Brazilian Cesar Almeida at UFC 302 would earn him a bonus for best fight of the night.
Kopylov will fight in a middleweight bout with Almeida on June 1 in the United States on the main card of UFC 302. In February, at UFC 298 in Anaheim (USA), Kopylov suffered his third defeat in the promotion, losing to the American Anthony Hernandez. by submission in the second round. Before this fight, the Russian had won four first victories. Almeida has five MMA victories.
— After that fight, I concluded that I needed to work harder and train more. Nothing serious happened, it wasn’t our day. I want to turn things around, take a step back, then take two steps forward.
Now I am actively training. My opponent is an excellent striker who fought with serious guys in Glory. His clean record doesn’t bother me, but on the contrary, it adds motivation. We will show a spectacular fight, what the public loves: drummer fights. I think our fight will be eligible for a bonus,” Kopylov told .
In the main fight of UFC 302, Russian lightweight champion Islam Makhachev will meet American Dustin Poirier.
All UFC tournaments are broadcast live on and Match! Fighter”. The next UFC 301 show will take place on Sunday evening in Brazil. In the main event, Brazilian Alexandre Pantoja will defend his flyweight belt against Australian Steve Erceg. The tournament broadcast begins on on May 5 at 05:00 Moscow time, and on Match! Fighter” – at 01:00 Moscow time.
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