Manager Alexander Skaredin in an interview with said that signing the Russian Irina Alexeeva the UFC was not difficult and the Bellator problem was solved overnight.
Alekseeva has four wins and one loss. In her last fight under the auspices of Bellator, the Russian defeated France’s Stephanie Page in October 2021.
“We speak with the UFC, there was a conversation that women of this weight have a shortage,” Skaredin told . – And we reminded them of Alekseeva, and then we showed her. Yes, she was in Bellator. But we immediately said we would fix it overnight, which we did, and we were immediately sent a contract. Maybe I’m now on the emotions of Kopylov’s victory …
– Yes, you have just succeeded.
– I don’t want to hit myself with my left heel in my right chest with the words that we can do anything. But in fact, everything works is not so difficult. It is difficult for all the factors to converge. And here somewhere there is luck, and somewhere there is an established name. Trust Credit.
And when the stars converge, it’s not that hard. This is how most signatures happen in an organization. In recent years, guys who have been signed to the UFC have gone more or less the same way. And it’s not just about Russia.
– When will Alekseeva make her UFC debut? And how did you manage to settle the situation with Bellator?
– In December. We now await confirmation and a rival. We are preparing for December, Irina is starting to train, there are no problems with a visa. We have completed all the necessary medical documents and in the next few days she will be included in the test group.
As for Bellator… Irina had a good contract, no need to complain. We had a visa and we talked about the next fight. But when we came to them with the opportunity [выступления в UFC] and asked how you view the fact that we are parting amicably and we will be very grateful to you. They replied, “No problem, we wish you luck.” They immediately assessed the situation.
And now we are seriously working to bring another fighter from our team, Zhenya Ignatiev, into the best league in the world – in the UFC. He has got everything. We just need a few factors to converge.
Source : MatchTV
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