Russian lightweight Edouard Vartanian In a conversation with , he said that his minimum amount to participate in the fight was 15 million rubles.
Vartanyan, 33, has been practicing mixed martial arts since 2011, during which time he has had 29 professional fights (25 wins, 4 losses). In his last fight, the Russian athlete defeated Artem Reznikov in the ASA Grand Prix final in June last year. Vartanyan’s next fight will take place in the “Our Deal” league on August 23 against Alexander Grozin.
— ASA Vice-President Aslanbek Badaev has repeatedly stressed that if your negotiations with the league resume, you should not and cannot count on the same financial offer as after the Grand Prix victory. Your negotiations have apparently resumed. What did the financial discussion look like?
“We haven’t gotten to that point yet, but the league is interested in having me back.
“But don’t you think they have the right to offer you less because you refused and are now coming back?”
– I don’t think so. Because my value has not decreased, on the contrary, it has increased. There was a victory over Damir Ismagulov in K-1. And did the time I spent in the United States somehow reduce my value? How? And now the fight on August 23 will be a confirmation of this. My value as a young, motivated and hungry fighter will be fully demonstrated.
— After winning the Grand Prix, you became one of the few Russian fighters to announce a fee – 15 million rubles for the victory. Do you think your fight could not cost less now?
– Certainly.
— In other words, your fees now start at 15 million rubles, will you discuss these conditions with ASA?
“I had even better conditions,” Vartanyan told .
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