Shamil Gamzatov – about the defeat from Viktor Nemkov: “I was finishing school, and he was already fighting”

Ex-UFC fighter Shamil Gamzatov commented on the defeat from Viktor Nemkov in the main fight of the “Our Business 84” tournament.

37-year-old Nemkov managed to defend the heavyweight champion belt of the “Our Business” league, defeating Gamzatov by unanimous decision after five rounds.

“I knew until the very end that there would be swings either in his direction or in mine.” I felt that I was faster, but I also knew that he was physically stronger. I never gave up the thought that I would win somehow. Well, you see how it turned out. Things don’t always turn out as planned.

— Did you feel Victor’s physics, that he was a heavyweight?

– Yes, I felt it. And when he was on top, and when I was above him, and he pushed away with his legs. I couldn’t wrap my arms around him or get around his guard. And in general, the weight of the missed shots was still felt. Mass plays a huge role, no matter how you look at it.

— Victor is a little older than you and started performing quite early. Was it such a thing that, let’s say, when you were a schoolboy, you watched his fights in M-1?

“Rather, I was finishing school, and he was already fighting. He is quite experienced, I remember his fights, I watched them and even had thoughts about the future, if somehow he goes well, I thought maybe we will meet. By the way, he fought with my friends, with Rasul Magomedaliev, who now trains at the Universal Fighters club (trainer of Vladimir Mineev – Match TV), and won with a triangle. He also fought with Rashid Yusupov, they seem to have a 1-1 score,” the Match TV correspondent reports Gamzatov’s words.

For Gamzatov, this fight was the first after leaving the UFC, where the Russian fought his last fight in October 2021. Also in this fight, Gamzatov made his debut in the heavyweight division, rising from the light heavyweight division.

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