Russian middleweight Sharabutdin Magomedov, who signed a contract with the UFC at the end of last year, spoke about the details of his transition to the strongest league in the world.
“We got an offer from Bellator, but then Dana White called my manager and offered much better conditions,” Shara Bullet said in an interview with the channel “Ushatayka”. “I was happy to see such numbers and signed the contract. For the last fight in the RCC, I received two times less than in the UFC I was offered to go out. These are good numbers for Russia, and I think that I went there on decent terms. They themselves offered me that kind of money, and it’s even much more than I wanted. They offered me more than 50 plus 50 (thousand dollars)”
The Russian also told in what weight category he plans to perform, and who he wants to see as his first opponent in the UFC.
“I will compete in the middleweight division. This is an interesting division, the weight of the strikers, and at 84 kg I am more comfortable to ride, because at 77 kg I am tall and spend a lot of energy on weight cutting, losing my capabilities. ”
“I want to meet Marvin Vettori. I saw him in training at Tiger. He is high in the ratings, plus he is a European, and among the Europeans he is the highest in the rating. If I beat him, I will be number one in Europe, not just in Russia. So next fight with Marvin Vettori, no problem.”
According to Magomedov, he does not think that eye problems can prevent his debut in the organization.
“This is not a question for me, but if they do not allow it, it will be a blow of fate. But they had a champion with the same problem, Michael Bisping, fought in the same weight, so everything should be fine.
Earlier, the manager of the 28-year-old Russian, Ali Abdelaziz, announced that the debut of his ward in the UFC is scheduled for May-June of this year.
Source: https://fighttime.ru/news/item/30494-shara-bullet-udivlen-razmerom-svoego-gonorara-v-ufc.html?rand=19907
