UFC 6 tournament winner Oleg Tactarov commented on ‘s performance Rinata Fakhretdinova at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi.
Russian Fakhretdinov won his sixth UFC fight and extended his unbeaten streak to 23 fights. Fakhretdinov’s opponent, Brazilian Carlos Leal, replaced the injured Nursulton Ruziboev and lost by decision after three rounds.
– What can I say? Lucky. But the lucky ones are always strong, so all is not lost. They were both burned, that’s obvious. The first got burned out because it was his first time fighting in the UFC, and Rinat got burned out because he understood how important it was to be spectacular and win early than expected… Show a great fight. His opponent is no gift, but he’s been through this many times before.
— Did you communicate with him before the fight?
– No, but I spoke with his manager. And we both agree on the need to radically change our entire training. Two consecutive fights result in a decision. It seems to me that he started losing weight a little too late. Of course he knows better, but that affects explosive power and everything else. I think in the next fight we will see old Rinat. You will need to do some serious mountain training and do some good strength work. Maybe even compete in wrestling tournaments, like they used to. And there’s something about his striking technique that I don’t like now.
He stopped throwing knockouts. The last two fights, it’s just not him.
— Do you think the judge’s decision was fair?
“I just haven’t watched it yet, I was traveling on the train and saw literally multiple clips of each ride. I saw that it was not easy, but I would not comment on the referee’s decision.
— Someone says he will become the champion of Shara Bullet, someone says Khamzat. But Rinat is still a bit in the shadows, even though he has 22 victories in MMA and the streak has exceeded two dozen. Do you think he can become UFC champion?
“He needs to change his image and win the next two fights sooner than expected. And do PR in a more professional way, in a modern way. He is the only one I sincerely root for today and worry about as if he were my own. Therefore, of course, I cannot help but wish him what he himself wants. I think that, first of all, he should set himself slightly higher tasks than those he has. There is no reason to rejoice in being in the top 15 or top 10. Just think about first place and with a huge margin,” Taktarov told .
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