RCC fighter Ilyas Khamzin, in a conversation with , called the victory a fair for Russian fighters Rinata Fakhretdinova against Brazilian Carlos Leal at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi (UAE).
The Russian won the preliminary card by unanimous decision. Initially, Fakhretdinov’s opponent was supposed to be an Uzbek fighter Nursulton Ruziboev, but due to injury he was forced to withdraw from the fight. Carlos Leal Miranda received his first UFC contract. For the Brazilian welterweight, this fight marked his debut in the organization.
— A beautiful, laborious victory for Rinat. I congratulate him and his entire team. Made me nervous. It was very spectacular. They fought from the first round, Rinat tried to force the fight. It is clear that he is very strong physically and that he defended himself. I had to change the battle plan, I fought and interrupted. It’s good that Rinat won the end of the third round, otherwise the judges could have given victory in both cases. And everything is fair,” RCC fighter Ilyas Khamzin told .
Fakhretdinov has not lost in mixed martial arts since June 2013. In total, the fighter fought 25 fights during his career, in which he had 23 victories, one defeat and one draw.
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