Shlemenko revealed his plan for the fight against Ismailov

Russian mixed martial arts fighter Alexander Shlemenko promised to “stupidly press” compatriot Magomed Ismailov and use his weaknesses in their full-time duel.

Shlemenko and Ismailov announced their fight in December last year. In May 2022, the fighters signed a contract, naming the approximate date of August 27. A few weeks ago, Ismailov announced that he had undergone knee surgery and was actively engaged in recovery.

– I’ll tell you how it is. I’m not going to invent anything. I plan to just stupidly press Magu, that’s all. Press, press, press. The main thing with Maga is not to let him work as he pleases. He ran into you, you fought back, or withstood the onslaught of the second number and wait until he catches his breath and rushes again. This does not work with Maga. Look at Vova Mineev. Let not in the first round, but he began to answer a little bit when he wanted to, and not when Maga was waiting. And what did we see? He didn’t have too many problems.

And look at Vanya Shtyrkov or Artem Frolov. They fought well, but they worked as the second number, and that’s all Mage needs. He flew in, broke through the series, and walked away. He breathed, looked like … Then again: he flew in, struck, and again went away to breathe. It seems to me that Maga is strong, but he forgets that strength ends quickly. Especially when the opponent does not fall. If you hit a person and he falls, that’s one thing. And if you hit, but he stands … You hit harder, but he continues to stand, you yourself will inevitably break. And it is waiting for him. I saw him say, they say, I will fall asleep when they choke me, I have a spirit and so on … Sorry, Maga, but I saw your fights. And I also saw Vova Mineev. These were the main indicators for me. In general, I will use your weaknesses. And you have them, – Sport24 quotes Shlemenko.