His name loudly sounded when it had to replace the injured Jeff Monson with M-1 Global Grand Prix, but the organization management as a result included it in a reserve duel in which it knocked out Gabriel Tampu. Already on May 15 information arrived that noticed the perspective fighter not only Russians — the native of Donetsk also became interesting to UFC management.

Soa Palelei (18-3) who last time lost to 2010 more to Daniel Kormye becomes his first rival. The duel will take place within the UFC 164 tournament which will take place on August 31 in Milwaukee. Nikita lives and trains in Donetsk and therefore Hotsport.ua couldn't pass by such case to interview our fellow countryman.

— Nikita how you came to competitions by the rules MMA?

— I had an interest to the mixed single combats always. I started being engaged kiokushinkay years in 11, but to remain in this sport it was possible only as the trainer. And I wanted to remain acting athlete. I got acquainted with my manager Yury Kiselyov, he brought me into a hall, acquainted with trainer Andreev Valery Nikolaevich and I started being engaged. After a while I carried out also the first fight by rules MMA.

— In the interviews you spoke that you very much like fight. You train her especially carefully?

— Now I work in the general direction: both over shock equipment, and over the wrestling. To me help to prepare both wrestlers and boxers. For fight certainly we find a lot of time. My present trainer — the profile sambo wrestler also trains in everything that itself knows and is able best of all.

— Skills kiokushinkay help with fights? There is an opinion that in MMA is quite heavy to use feet.

— The main problem in the correct position of hands at blow. Blows feet are very important, it is worth applying them correctly.

— Your following rival possesses good shock equipment. How you plan to carry out with it fight?

— Special plans aren't present. In any case the duel will begin in a rack, and further fight will place everything in the places. I can't say that no scenario, preparations on fight, quite I expect fight in orchestra seats. Let's look...

— Who from present fighters of UFC most imposes you?

— I very much like Daniel Kormye. Its manner of conducting fight and how it comes for fight, its spirit. It makes impression писхологически the strong fighter. I can't call him the idol but as the fighter it very much is pleasant to me.

— You looked Anderson Silva and Chris Weiddman's fight? Share impression.

— Here so many hearings go... They say that Silva handed over fight. Itself Silva said that he has nothing to prove more in MMA. In my opinion Silva made a tactical mistake. I consider that in a match revenge Vaydman has no chances.

— To whom from fighters of UFC you already managed to communicate?

— I yet wasn't in the USA. Now we process documents.