Russian MMA fighter Magomed Ismailov, at a meeting with MGIMO students, told how a few years ago he was offered a fight with the current UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, reports the correspondent of “SE” Michele Antonov.
“Adesanya is very good,” Ismailov said. “At least in middleweight. In light heavyweight, he didn’t show himself that much (in March of this year, he lost by unanimous decision to Jan Blachowicz. – Approx. “SE”). And so he is a very cool athlete. When he was a beginner, he moved [в ММА] from K-1, I was offered a fight with him. And I had a torn ligament. And I say like this: “No, my ligament is torn.” But it turned out that they give 20 thousand dollars. And I: “Let’s fight!” But the coach didn’t. Adesanya is a very cool athlete. He has progressed a lot. Doesn’t let himself get knocked down. When a drummer knows how to stay on his feet – for me this is a serious person.
According to Ismailov, in the past he had the opportunity to move to the UFC.
“There were some proposals to the coach. He thought it was too early. I thought it was early. I underestimated myself for a long time, ”said the fighter.
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