Mineev admitted that he is a superstitious person. At the same time, he emphasized that superstition is one of the aspects of professional fighters. Vladimir tries to communicate less, to have less contact with people on the day of the fight, not to shake hands with strangers, and not to transfer money from hand to hand.
“I prefer to ride the green light on the day of the fight” added the fighter.
The athlete said that the superstition was passed on to him from his father, who works as a doctor.
“On the day when he was going to have a difficult operation, he only went to the green light. And if the red light was on, he canceled the operation. Well, I don’t have such an opportunity to cancel the fight, so I’ll take the subway,” Mineev explained.
Earlier weighing of Mineev, Rodriguez and other participants took place “Fight Club “. The difference in the weight of the fighters was 23 kilograms: the result of Vladimir is 95, the Brazilian is 118.