Popular Russian fighter Magomed Ismailov, who won a sensational victory over Alexander Emelianenko in the last fight, does not plan to continue his career in the heavyweight division and will hold his next fight in the middle division.
“I am very grateful to Alexander Emelianenko for accepting the fight, and I am moving on. I am a Middleweight – we will disperse the heat in the Middleweight division, ” Ismailov said during a live broadcast of the ACA 110 tournament.
Ismailov also confirmed the information that his next opponent will not be Alexander Shlemenko, but Chris Honeycutt, who won the Storm by unanimous decision exactly a year ago.
“I just recently learned that Honeycutt is signed to the ACA. Chris Honeycutt-you know him? He fought Shlemenko in the last confrontation, and I don’t like when Shlemenko wins, so I plan to gas up for Sasha, and solve the issue with Honeycutt»
Recall that the fight between Alexander Shlemenko and Chris Honeycutt, in September last year headed the regional tournament EEF Roscongress Vladivostok Combat Night in Vladivostok, went through all five rounds, after which the judges unanimously gave the victory to the American fighter.
Stipe Miocic spoke about the match between Fedor and Cormier
The current UFC heavyweight champion, Stipe Miocic, shared his opinion about the hypothetical fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Daniel Cormier.
According to the American, his compatriot and former rival would have no problems in the confrontation with the “Last Emperor”.
“I think D. C. is superior to Fedor in speed, and he is better than him in the fight,” Miocic said. “Cormier is a very smart and technical fighter. I definitely think that D. C. would have destroyed Fyodor»
Recall that on August 15 at UFC 252 in Las Vegas, Stipe Miocic successfully defended the championship belt, defeating Daniel Cormier by unanimous decision, and at the same time became the winner of the principled title trilogy that lasted two years.
