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Tuesday, 23 July 2013, 11:03

Ali Bagautinov – about the forthcoming debut in UFC

The Russian fighter of the easiest weight Ali Bagautinov being the client of the promotion company FIGHT NIGHTS, became the fifth Russian who has signed the contract with the world's largest MMA-organization – UFC. At the beginning of September his debut on tournament in Brazil where Bagautinov will meet local fighter Marcus Vinisius (20-4-1) will take place. The correspondent "Чемпионат.com" found out about some details of the signed contract and plans of preparation of the athlete to fight.

We signed the first standard contract on four fights. After these four fights more favorable offer both in financial, and in the career plan can arrive.

— Ali, about interest of UFC to you conversations went long ago. It was how difficult your team with them to agree?

— I didn't carry on negotiations. Our team looked for long ago an exit to UFC, but it turned out so that they contacted us. It appears, they watched long ago me, and after my fight with Ozuka made a final decision to offer me the contract. They contacted the FIGHT NIGHTS company in the person of Kamil Gadzhiev. We long didn't think and at once signed the agreement and началиработать.

— What can you tell about terms of the contract?

— We signed the first standard contract on four fights. After these four fights more favorable offer both in financial, and in the career plan can arrive. It is interesting to me to prove and try to achieve success in this organization.

— UFC imposes the various restrictions concerning performance in other competitions. In what degree they concerned you?

— Such features are. I am forbidden to speak at any tournament by rules MMA, except UFC. As for other types of single combats, a rigid ban isn't present. For example, they to me allowed to carry out a duel on professional boxing though in three weeks prior to fight I already signed the contract. I asked them permissions to this duel and without problems received it. Everything depends on when I have a fight in UFC. Certainly, a month before fight to me anybody didn't allow to fight but if in the next two-three months you have no fights, it is possible to act in amateur competitions and in boxing.

— The main thing in advance to coordinate this performance?

— Yes, it is obligatory. Otherwise I will break one of clauses.

— You already managed to get acquainted with the rival Marcus Vinisius?

— Yes. It is possible to tell that I it study every day, I look videos. I started "being ill" it from the first day as declared our war. It is my debut duel on which I am completely adjusted. The victory is necessary to me only. As for my rival, he finished all the fights ahead of schedule, and his crown reception in orchestra seats – suffocation because of a back. He seeks to tighten the rival in orchestra seats and there to work in the style. I yet didn't make the plan for fight and it I won't do. As to fight with it, I will already solve in октагоне, but I will make everything to deliver pleasure to the Russian fans.

— Before you hadn't to meet masters of ju-jitsu of such level. Whether you pay special attention to this type of martial arts?

— Certainly, I will prepare under it and under its manner of conducting fight and protection against it. I and itself not bad am guided in fight. Many ask, whether I am afraid to fight with the Brazilian in Brazil. I on the contrary like such deal when all will support it. This opposition to crowd only will even more strongly load me on a victory. At the same time I know that Russia will support me, and in a ring I will leave not one, and with million support.

At first I will work two and a half weeks over "funktsionalka", and also in the evenings to pay attention to protection against fight. Two and a half more weeks I will carry out in sparrings where I will work over equipment, to study the rival, to prepare for him in fight and in "udarka", to look that against him it is possible to apply how to use his weaknesses and to neutralize the strong.

— On the one hand, it while the main fight in your career, but in the same времяи Vinisius didn't meet yet such strong rival. Agree, what to it it won't be easier?

— Certainly, I agree with it, after all I too not sugar. In a debut I plan to show everything, on what is capable. The first fight should be carried out top-level so I this day will be ready to everything.

— You already have a plan of preparation for fight?

— Yes, I already have a plan of trainings. At first I will work two and a half weeks over "funktsionalka", and also in the evenings to pay attention to protection against fight. Two and a half more weeks I will carry out in sparrings where I will work over equipment, to study the rival, to prepare for him in fight and in "udarka", to look that against him it is possible to apply how to use his weaknesses and to neutralize the strong. On August 20 I plan to arrive to Rio de Janeiro and to continue the training process there. These two weeks will leave on acclimatization and leading me to fight. Let's pay attention to weight adjustment, rest and psychological preparation.

— By preparation for fight you will spar with Russians or you will work with someone from transatlantic fighters?

— With me guys from Russia will work. With fight I will be helped by my friends from the national team of Moscow on Greco-Roman wrestling. I am the native of free-style and Greco-Roman wrestling, and to me won't prevent to tighten these already familiar skills surely to feel. I will work also with boxers, in particular with the ex-world champion in boxing Sakhibom Usarov, I will train at Igor Smolyanov and to spar with his pupils. Also I will work with Thai boxers to be able to be protected and from blows of feet. In a word, for all components of preparation I will find enough time. Nothing can be missed, on September 4 everything has to be top-level.

Author: Alexander Kruglov

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