“I was a big underdog.” Khadis Ibragimov about his victory over Viktor Nemkov at the “Our Cause 86” tournament

Russian fighter Khadis Ibragimov said on Match TV that few people believed in his victory over compatriot Viktor Nemkov at the OLIMPBET “Our Business 86” tournament.

On Friday, Ibragimov defeated Nemkov by split decision to win the heavyweight championship belt.

“This time the fight turned out the way I wanted.” I managed to go through all five rounds without getting hit, I had good hits a couple of times, and so did he. I’m very glad that all five rounds of the fight took place and that I was able to show my endurance, that what happened last time, that fatigue, was just a failure of the body and my mistake when cutting weight. Today, few people believed in me, in my victory, I was a big underdog. To win after going the entire championship distance means a lot to me. “I’m happy with myself and my work,” Ibragimov said on the air of the “Everyone for the Match” program on the Match TV channel.

Nemkov is 37 years old, in a duel with Ibragimov his streak of four victories was interrupted, in total he has won 33 fights in mixed martial arts with nine defeats and one draw. Statistics of 29-year-old Ibragimov: 15 wins and five defeats.

The “Our Cause” tournament was broadcast live on the Match TV and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.