Number seven in the top 15 of the UFC light heavyweight division Nikita Krylov In a conversation with , he spoke about sparring partners who will help him prepare for a fight against Azamat Murzakanova .
Krylov and UFC No. 11 Murzakanov will fight in New York at UFC 309 on Nov. 16. The 32-year-old Krylov’s winning streak has reached three fights, but the fighter has not competed for more than a year and a half due to a serious shoulder injury.
—Who would you like to invite to your camp to train with?
— First of all, Roman Kopylov. He is left-handed and stylistically resembles Azamat. Today, Sergey Bilostenny has to sign up with a guy from Dagestan. His name is Ruslan. He practices wushu sanda and is a European champion. Sergei says it would be nice to work and train with him. If it works out, it will be great. Sergei himself, of course. Evgeniy Kotov will probably come from Tver. He is tall, similar in anthropometry to Murzakanov, although he is right-handed, but quite explosive. And if it works out, we will also call Evgeny Erokhin. He has some resemblance [c Мурзакановым] in boxing work.
— Did you have at least one 5-minute workout after your injury healed?
– Full-fledged sparring – not yet. Yesterday we worked three rounds of four minutes each. I can breathe more or less. Two training partners changed. There was a guy – a left-hander who could “shoot”, but not as fast as Azamat. In any case, it’s good to understand the details. I have no complaints. It seems that the situation is returning, “Krylov told .
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