The fight between two natives of Russia, Sharabutdin Magomedov and Armen Petrosyan, at the UFC 308 tournament met all the bold expectations of fans of mixed martial arts. Shara Bullet knocked out his compatriot, who refused the tricolor, with an incredible combination.

“I can’t understand why he represents Armenia”

It’s rare that someone manages to win over a huge army of fans in just three fights in the UFC, but Magomedov did it. All thanks to the spectacular style. Moreover, the athlete is not even in the top 15 average weight.

Shara Bullet’s next opponent was Armen Petrosyan, who also boasts good striking technique. True, a native of Krasnoyarsk competes in the UFC under the Armenian flag, which caused a misunderstanding among Magomedov before their head-to-head confrontation.

— I’ve known Armen for several days, I sparred with him in Makhachkala. He has been training in Dagestan for a long time and represented Russia in Thai boxing at the international amateur level. He represented Russia all the time, Russia gave him a lot, he lives there, but I can’t understand why he represents Armenia,” the UFC press service quotes Shara Bullet as saying.

Armen did not remain silent about this attack, saying that it was better for the opponent to concentrate on the upcoming fight, and he could go out with any flag, even Antarctica.

Sharabutdin Magomedov and Armen Petrosyan / Photo: © Chris Unger / Contributor / UFC / Gettyimages.ru

“From this day forward this is my kick”

The start of the fight was unexpected for Magomedov, whom many considered the clear favorite. Armen went forward, applying pressure through low kicks. At the end of the first minute, Shara Bullet got hit hard during an exchange of blows. I even had to recover in the clinch.

After this, the fighters took a short break and picked up the pace closer to the middle of the round. The next exchange of blows led to slight damage to Sharabutdin in the area of ​​his right eye, but he did not forget to attack, regularly and accurately punching towards him.

In the second round, the opponents staged a flash mob of prohibited strikes. The referee had to stop the fight twice due to a hit in the groin. Of course, the fighters had no malicious intent, but these blows faded into the background against the background of the cool fight that the fighters gave.

The ending, in which there was a knockout, was especially effective. Shara Bullet caught Petrosyan with two backfists, after which the opponent was unable to continue the fight. The combination delighted the stands. UFC commentators simply grabbed their heads.

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– I’m very glad. I’m the best striker in the division. I’ll just destroy Israel Adesanya. Dana White, I’m going for my gold. I always trained this blow, but I couldn’t use it in battle. From this day forward, this is my kick. “I patented it,” Shara Bullet said after the victory.

After another brilliant victory over the striker, there is a very high probability that Magomedov will again be tested as a strong fighter, before allowing him into really big fights.

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