Russian woman who signed a contract with the UFC Irina Alexeeva in an interview with , she admitted to asking her friends to react immediately to any signs of star sickness, even if it required the use of physical force.
Alekseeva, 32, won gold at the 2014 World Sambo Championship and a medal at the Russian Judo Championship. In MMA, the Russian made her debut in March 2019, and now her stats are four wins to one loss. The last time Alekseeva stepped into the octagon was in October 2021 at the first and only Bellator tournament in Russia. In the UFC, the Russian woman will compete in the bantamweight division.
“Two or three days (after signing) I was still shaking,” Alekseeva said in an interview with . – I perceive everything with humor … And I went and thought: “Maybe I died, or I still dream about it.” Then she accepted the fact. On the day of the signing, my phone vibrated all night from the social media posts. I thought, “Shit.”
And as for the first thoughts … I remembered Khamzat Chimaev when fame suddenly fell on him. And I wondered how he had survived. Yeah, I wasn’t that famous, but one day they started talking about me. I got a lot of compliments on social media. Really nice.
– Flatters popularity?
— Flattery? I am a very simple girl who grew up in the village of Kazakhstan (Alekseeva was born in Atyrau – “”). We were told: “It is better to be in the country, but in yours, my darling. I will do my best to win in the UFC.
And I’ll try not to be pretentious. It’s a real disease, a very difficult psychological ordeal. I’m a strong girl, I’ll try to cope. But she asked her friends: “If you suddenly see a note from me that I’m just starting to scratch the sky with my nose, give me a sea bream immediately.” It’s sea bream.
Source : MatchTV
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