Serbian MMA fighter Alexander Ilic, nicknamed the Joker, is sure that a formidable appearance is not always a guarantee of success and victory in the ring. On this topic, he spoke on Thursday, October 6, commenting on his upcoming duel with Magomed Ismailov to Izvestia.
Ilic indicated that many bet on Ismailov to win because of his “powerful” appearance.
“Yes, he may look more powerful than me, but people don’t understand one important thing: he is a wrestler and I am a drummer. Just because you look powerful doesn’t mean your punches are stronger, so we’ll see how it goes,” he said.
At the same time, Joker admitted, he will not try to knock out an opponent in the first round. On the contrary, he intends to outbox him and knock him out in the sixth.
The Joker refused to turn to his rival Ismailov on camera. He is convinced that tomorrow’s fight will show everything.
“You have to understand: he is an old man, he just retired, then he saw my knockout with Shlemenko (Russian fighter Alexander Shlemenko. – Ed.) and decided that now, I will return from retirement. So it’s time to send him back into retirement, ”concluded Ilic.
Ismailov and Ilic will meet in a duel at the PRAVDA tournament, which will be shown live on REN TV on October 7. The competition of athletes will be the main event of the evening.
Muboraksho Muborakshoev vs. Timur Nikulin, Nikolai Chibis vs. Rasul Mirzaev, Julian Lane vs. Vlad Tuinov will also take place within the framework of the PRAVDA tournament.
On August 26, the Serbian fighter managed to knock out the Russian fighter Shlemenko in less than a minute. He stated that he had worked for the last 13 years for this victory, and called the Russian opponent one of his idols, with whom he dreamed of entering the ring.
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