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Russian MMA fighter Vitaly Minakov will be able to hold a bright and high-quality fight against American Oliver Thompson as part of the super series “Fight Club “ March 29, said Olympic boxing champion Evgeniy Tishchenko.
According to him, Oliver Thompson showed how good he is in the stand-up fight against Alexei Oleynik. But even the fact that the fight with Minakov will take place according to boxing rules will not help him.
“I think Minakov is the favorite. He hasn’t competed for a long time, but he will be able to put on a bright, high-quality fight. That’s why I’m rooting for him,” – noted Tishchenko.
The Olympic champion wished Minakov that everything would work out for him.
“I wish Vitaly success, victory – without injuries. A bright fight!” – he added.
Formerly also boxer, champion “Fight Club ” Vladimir Mineev said that the Russian athlete has all the factors that will help him defeat the American in the ring.
Let us remind you that on March 29 in Moscow in the main fight of the super series “Fight Club “ Vitaly Minakov and Oliver Thompson will perform. 39-year-old professional MMA fighter Vitaly Minakov has many titles under his belt: former Bellator champion, four-time world champion in sports sambo, master of sports in judo. It is no coincidence that he is called one of the best heavyweights in MMA.
His opponent is 44 years old. Thompson currently competes in the heavyweight MMA division. In 2006, he won the title of Britain’s Strongest Man. Viewers “Fight Club “ he is already well known, since in May 2023 he sensationally won a fight with Alexei Oleynik, and in the first round. In the past, the Briton competed for such major organizations as UFC, Bellator, KSW and BAMMA.
In the co-main fight of the evening, viewers will see the fight between Sergei Khrisanov and Sergei Romanov. The former recently defeated Marcel Khanov, and Romanov won a fight with Maxim Fedorov.
Also viewers will see a hot fight between Artem Tarasov and Ali Heibati. The 33-year-old blogger and MMA fighter has impressive experience behind him – he has performed in the ring several times “Fight Club”, met there with Svyatoslav Kovalenko, as well as Mikhail Koklyaev. Artem also repeatedly found himself in scandalous chronicles and was a participant in trash talk. Now he runs his own fight club.
Ali Heibati is the same age as Tarasov. Today he lives and trains in Makhachkala. The fighter also has experience in performing and has already met with Tarasov, and also fought with Yuri Ryaby, Ivan Emelianenko, Alexey Meshkov and other pop MMA fighters.
In addition, the evening will be enhanced by the performance of two Grand Prix semi-finalists “Fight Club ” weighing 80 kg. Victor (Fighter from Morgue) Boronin will fight Artem Rofal, and Faizali (Taran) Makhmurodov will fight Yakov Bukin.
The tournament will be held in the format of “three rounds of three minutes”.
You can purchase tickets for the tournament “Fight Club . Super Series. Vitaly Minakov – Oli Thompson” on TicketLand.
Source: Ren
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