Despite being supported by Khabib from the rostrum, Russian MMA star Ismailov was knocked out: “I ran out of oxygen”
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One of the most anticipated fights this weekend in Russia took place this Saturday when Russian MMA star Magomed Ismailov faced Vladimir Mineev in a grand battle organized by AMC Fight Nights 105 in Krasnaya Polyana.
The long-awaited match was attended by none other than former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, who supported veteran fighter Ismailov. This was the first time Ismailov and Mineev met in a professional fight after their last meeting ended in a draw in Moscow three years ago.
Ismailov dominated the early stages of the fight, inflicting significant damage on his opponent from first position as the two spent much of the first round on the ground. They both exchanged blows
He similarly started the second round before Ismailov secured another takedown and got to work, but he was also caught on the elbow by defending champion Mineev as the Ekaterinburg fighter struggled to stay in contention. The two spent the end of the second round exchanging punches and foot kicks, and reached the third with a Mineev who was looking worse from wear and tear with heavy bruises on his face.
However, the fight soon turned upside down. By catching Ismailov with a damaging right kick to the body early in the third round, Mineev achieved success as Ismailov visibly faded away. “I ran out of oxygen”said the Russian.
Ismailov, who suffered only the third loss of his career, and a first loss since 2014, added: “I was well prepared, but Mineev was good”
“I don’t respect him as a person, but as a very cool athlete, a bomb… I don’t know how to lose: if I play on a computer console, I break the joystick. But it is what it is. Today the Bald Predator goes to the locker room like a loser, but that doesn’t mean that I don’t feel like a winner », closed in the presence of the great former UFC lightweight champion, ‘The Eagle’, Khabib Nurmagomedov, who supported him from the rostrum.
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