Kazakhstani fighter of mixed style (MMA) Arman Ospanov (11-4) at the end of the month will debut in the Eagle FC promotion, owned by Khabib Nurmagomedov. The correspondent of bbabo.net spoke in more detail about the rival of "Sunkar" from France.
Ospanov's fight against Dylan Salvador (4-1) was announced last night. It is noted that the fight will take place at the 44th tournament of the Russian promotion, which will be held on January 29 in Miami (Florida, USA).
The media presented the 28-year-old El Salvador with a professional record of 4-1, although information on this is different. According to Sherdog, Dylan has two victories in fights, which consisted of one round (they cannot count as a pro - editor's note), and two more - in professionals. He also lost in one of the professional fights. Tapology notes that 4-1 is exactly the professional record of an athlete in MMA, and the English version of Wikipedia speaks of 3-1 in the pro, as well as the above two wins at the exhibition level. Thus, the bulk of the focus is on Tapology data.
In his four successful fights, he did not let his opponents go the entire distance, defeating each of them with submissions. Choke holds are especially good for El Salvador, and 32-year-old Ospanov suffered his first defeat in his career in this way.
The Frenchman suffered his only career defeat in his last fight with Ali Zebian (7-2) in September last year. Then it all ended with a split decision in favor of the American athlete. El Salvador has much more achievements in kickboxing. In this sport, the Frenchman became the world champion and had the status of a star. On a pro level, he won 52 kickboxing bouts with 17 defeats. Two more times his fights ended in a draw.
In December 2017, at a kickboxing tournament in China, he defeated future UFC star from Georgia Gigu Chikadze (14-2) by unanimous decision. It is Chikadze who will become one of the headliners of the first tournament of the best promotion in the world in the new year next Sunday - he will meet with American Calvin Katter (22-5).
Dylan is a fairly versatile fighter. In kickboxing, he has 22 knockout victories, and in MMA he wins exclusively by submissions. Salvador is the holder of the purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and one of his coaches in this direction is the ex-UFC fighter Roan Carneiro (21-13).
For Ospanov, this is a good fight and a great opportunity to immediately declare himself in the new league. For the second time in a row, "Sunkar" will fight on the territory of the United States - in June last year, the Kazakhstani lost by knockout at the PFL league tournament.
It is interesting that, despite the opportunity to perform under the auspices of the same promotion near his home, in Russia, Ospanov decided to go to the United States and prove his worth overseas. It also has its advantages - training in the American Top Team and meeting a new audience, and, perhaps, the lack of the likelihood of meeting compatriots in the octagon.
An important role in the signing of the contract with the Khabib league was played by the fact that the manager of the Kazakhstani is the notorious Ali Abdelaziz. It is he who leads the entire team of Nurmagomedov, and earlier he was involved in the affairs of Khabib himself, including. And another manager who works with the fighter, Rizvan Magomedov, is generally responsible for everything that happens during the Eagle FC tournaments in the United States.
Note that a number of former UFC fighters will perform at the same tournament, including former light heavyweight promotion champion Rashad Evans (19-8-1) and former bantamweight belt holder Renan Barao (34-9-0- one). Tyrone Spong (2-0) and Sergei Kharitonov (31-8-0-2) will face off in the main event of the evening in the first ever Eagle FC event in the United States.
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