Manager: “In the fight against Curtis we will see a new Roman Kopylov”

Roman Kopylov’s manager Alexander Skaredin believes that the Russian MMA fighter will show new qualities in the fight against the American Chris Curtis.

On January 11, at the UFC tournament in Las Vegas, Kopylov will fight against Curtis, who was recently ranked in the top 15 of the UFC middleweight rankings.

— Roman’s recovery is going according to plan. He has already completed several stages. In Stavropol he worked on his physical and technical condition. Next, he came to the camp of Nikita Krylov, who is preparing for his November fight with Murzakanov. I am sure that on January 11 in the battle against Curtis we will see a new Roman Kopylov. Since the last fight we have managed to change a lot, and Roma does not stop progressing and growing further.

This means we will see sparks in the cage again. Curtis was a potential rival for several of the guys on Team Men. For example, at that time for Nikolai Aleksakhin. Curtis is a great option for Roman. A drummer, not the fastest, not the most technical, but powerful. And this totality gives us a chance to count on an early victory in the best league in the world,” RT quotes Skaredin as saying.

Kopylov won 13 victories and suffered three defeats during his MMA career. Curtis has 31 victories and 11 defeats, one more fight was declared invalid.

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