Russian MMA fighter Alexander Shlemenko in an interview with , he argued Islam Makhacheva before the title fight with Dustin Poirier at UFC 302.
Makhachev, 32, will defend his third belt at a tournament in Newark, America. Shlemenko himself will meet Curtis Millender at his promotion’s SFC 10 tournament in Omsk. For Shlemenko, this fight will be the 83rd in his professional career (on the Sherdog website, the fighter did not take into account a single victory – ).
— You watched Khabib’s fights with Justin Gaethje and Conor McGregor. Will you watch the fight between Islam Makhachev and Dustin Poirier?
— If “Match” shows it, then, most likely, I will watch it. I usually watch because the broadcast time is convenient in Omsk – we already wake up.
— Do you like Islam Makhachev as a fighter?
— He’s left-handed… I even played a little tag with him when I was at AKA in San Jose, but we didn’t get up much. He fights normally, he represents our country with dignity.
— You trained with Alexander Volkov a long time ago, what do you expect from his fight with Sergei Pavlovich?
– I don’t know, honestly. It seems to me it’s 50/50. They know each other, they know the pros and cons. If Alexander manages not to miss the start, then a long fight is his strong point, but the ability to finish fights ahead of schedule is on Sergey’s side. Sergei is more explosive. They are antagonistic to each other.
—Are you interested in watching this or are you upset that two Russian fighters are fighting?
“They did it themselves.” If not how? There are so many Russian fighters now that they will have to compete,” Shlemenko told .
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