Russian fighter Kirill Sidelnikov said that before the fight with American Rakim Cleveland he was in good condition.
The heavyweight MMA fight between Sidelnikov and Cleveland will take place on October 16 in Perm at the Ural FC 8 tournament. The six-time combat sambo world champion and former Bellator fighter, Sidelnikov, 36, has 14 wins and seven losses in MMA. He last fought under mixed martial arts rules in July 2022 at the Ural FC tournament, where he defeated Brazilian Fabio Maldonado in the first round. In October 2023, Sidelnikov made his professional boxing debut, fighting to a draw with the representative of the Netherlands, Nidal Bikiri.
— Yes, my last MMA fight was more than two years ago. We will see if I am “rusty” on October 16. But I am doing well in training. I feel in good shape, so there is still powder in the bottles. I have a fight against a former Bellator and PFL fighter, he fought with Viktor Nemkov and Rashid Yusupov. He is a strong average fighter, “the correspondent reports, based on Sidelnikov’s words.
Former Belaltor and PFL Cleveland fighter has 23 MMA wins, 17 losses, and one fight ended in a draw; another of his fights was ruled invalid. Cleveland’s opponents have included Viktor Nemkov, Derrick Lewis, Maxim Grishin, Steve Mowry, and Tyrell Fortune.
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