“I consider myself the main contender for the ASA belt” – fighter Podlesny

Fighter Alexander Podlesny told that he had long considered himself worthy of a championship fight.

Podlesny has 22 wins, eight losses and two draws. The fighter is on a four-fight winning streak in the ACA and ranks eighth in the bantamweight rankings. Earlier, the ASA champion in this division Pavel Vitruk, in a conversation with , included Podlesny in the list of desired opponents. On August 16 in Moscow at the ASA 178 tournament, Podlesny will meet Abdul-Rakhman Dudayev .

— Regarding the championship fight… I have already asked for a championship fight several times! Including after the last fight. The bad fighter is the one who does not want to feel the weight of that belt on his waist. I consider myself the main contender in our weight class for a title fight.

I will explain why. Bibulatov has three wins in a row and I have four. Oleg Borisov lost in the last match. Kerimov has several fights at a different weight. Silva – two wins in a row. Mehdi – in Grand Prix. (Ahmed) Musakaev lost the last fight. (Makharbek) Karginov also lost in the last fight, unfortunately. I have a lot of respect for all these guys. They are all very strong fighters. Each of them is capable of winning the belt according to his level. Nothing personal here. Just the facts.

But this is the last fight under my contract. After the fight with Rahman, my manager and the league will probably sit down at the negotiating table. Right now, I am focused on the upcoming confrontation. I have a very strong opponent to watch behind his back. Therefore, the main thing now is to win, then we will discuss everything with the management, “Podlesny told .

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