Former Bellator middleweight champion Russian Alexander Shlemenko assessed his chances in a recently announced fight against stellar compatriot Magomed Ismailov.
“Look, Maga is a very, very uncomfortable fighter for me. But, do you think I’m convenient for Magi or what? I’m just as uncomfortable for him, just as I’m uncomfortable for him. We have equal chances for inconvenience, ”Shlemenko said in an interview with SE.
“Xavier Fupa-Pokam, whom Maga has lost to in the past, is left-handed and coincidentally a striker. That’s all. If I’m left-handed, then hypothetically I’m very uncomfortable for Magi, just like he is for me. Because he is also left-handed, also a wrestler. Therefore, we are both equally uncomfortable with each other.
Shlemenko and Ismailov will fight next July in Yekaterinburg at one of the RCC league tournaments.
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