Shlemenko called his “mission” in the battle against the Serbian “Joker”

Mixed martial arts legend Alexander Shlemenko named the strengths of the Serbian fighter Alexander “Joker” Ilich, with whom he will fight at the RCC 12 tournament in Yekaterinburg on August 26. duel within “Fight club “ can be seen live on our TV channel.

According to Shlemenko, Ilic is not an easy opponent to knock out.

“If my memory serves me right, he never lost by knockout. Yes, he had defeats associated with wrestling. He is very uncomfortable because he feels the distance well, he moves well, it is very difficult to approach him. Therefore, I don’t I’m looking forward to a short fight.” Shlemenko explained.

He noted that such a fighter as Ilic will be hard to “demolish”, but the Russian does not mind and physically exhaust his opponent.

“I will impose a tough fight on him. So that he gets tired, in order to finish him off as quickly as possible,” – Shlemenko noted.

The Russian also commented on the nickname of the Serb. Shlemenko emphasized that he stands for good.

“I always have positive heroes. My mission will be here – to rid the world of a negative hero and make life better for people,” – fighter added.

The Serb has 13 wins and five losses. Shlemenko is a true MMA legend. He has been performing at a professional level since 2004, the Russian has 61 wins and 13 losses.

August 26 audience will see another live broadcast – from Serbia, where the “Battle of the Kalemegdan Fortress” tournament will take place. In the main event of this evening, Russian heavyweight, current WBA Asia heavyweight champion Murat Gassiev and American boxer Carluz Welch will meet.