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Vartanyan: “I would like to fight according to the rules of grappling with Islam Makhachev”
ACA fighter Eduard Vartanyan announced his desire to have a grappling fight with UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev.
On Wednesday at the ACBJJ 20 tournament in Moscow, Vartanyan defeated Yusuf Raisov on points in a fight according to the rules of jiu-jitsu.
— Which current UFC fighter would you be interested in having a grappling fight with?
— I would like to have a fight according to the rules of grappling with Islam Makhachev. Because he is a titled athlete and double UFC champion from Russia. If you fight with someone, then with a fighter like Islam Makhachev,” the Match TV correspondent reports Vartanyan’s words.
34-year-old Vartanyan has 27 wins and four losses. 34-year-old Makhachev has 28 wins and one loss in MMA. At UFC 322, Makhachev defeated Jack Della Maddalena by unanimous decision and became the organization’s welterweight champion.
Source: Sportbox
