Blood&Sweat brings to your attention exclusive interview to the fighter of heavy weight category Nikita Krylov (15-2) which should debut in UFC in a duel against Australian Soa Paleley (18-3).

– What first emotions when you signed the contract UFC were?

– When only I learned about it, I tested a storm of emotions – euphoria, happiness.

– You act only two years in MMA. You consider this term sufficient to rise to the UFC level?

– Let's look, wrestling will show everything. At first it isn't necessary to try, meanwhile I can tell anything.

– With what your way to MMA began?

– In the childhood I couldn't brag of good health, and in 10 years the father brought me into section kiokushinkay karate. He wanted that I simply went in for sports, physically developed, and nobody thought of a champion's title. But then I still itself didn't know that I want, and constantly looked for something else.

I went on wrestling, but then came back to karate. I think, me still then pulled to the mixed single combats. As soon as there was an opportunity, I passed to this sport.

– At school hooligans got?

– At school I was very high, but till 15 years weight didn't gain in general – in 12–13 years with a height about a meter sixty I weighed forty six kg, but me didn't lift up as the school was small, and all knew each other. But fights happened who in youth and the childhood doesn't wrestling?

– How there was a transition to MMA?

With the manager got acquainted through the friend of the father. He asked, whether I want to act in the mixed single combats competitions, and I, certainly, agreed with pleasure. It contacted the manager and told it about me. Then I arrived to a hall, showed the skills, and with me signed the contract.

– You remember the first competitions on MMA?

It was in July of last year. Somewhere for half a year before I began to train on MMA, and in Donetsk passed one of tournaments. To me suggested to try the forces. The rival to me picked up suitable for style – the drummer-boxer. Certainly, excitement was. I was afraid to be hit in the head.

– What successes achieved in karate?

– On juniors I won a cup of Ukraine, became the champion of Europe. On adults I took part only in one tournament – a cup of Donbass. After the European championship I could receive the first is given, but on family circumstances couldn't go on delivery to Japan, and then entered the university and sports activities should be postponed.

– Why couldn't go?

– I have an accident and, though recovered, but because of crisis, because of financial problems, couldn't go.

– How mastered wrestling, orchestra seats?

– My first trainer on kiokushin was the many-sided person. He achieved quite good results in free-style wrestling. It gave us a little wrestling equipment, as at some point there was a probability of that we will begin to act on pankration. When I came to be engaged in the mixed single combats, closely faced wrestling, and over time it even began me to be pleasant.

– You finished all the fights in the first round. I think, many ask a question as affairs with endurance are.

– Preparing for performance in UFC, I special to attention give to physical preparation as this duel, seems to me, will last more long.

– How you work over standards?

– I carry out usual OFP with the trainer.

– You told that if didn't win on M–1 Challenge, you wouldn't take in UFC. Why you so consider?

– Earlier I spoke at local, small tournaments, and after fight on M-1 with me signed the contract.

– Then before your performance on M-1 negotiations with UFC weren't carried on?

– To me it is hard to say, probably, me simply about it didn't speak (smiles).

– What the heaviest in career of the fighter?

– Probably, it to adjust itself before a duel, to inspire in itself that you will be able to win. For example, in M-1 I came very fused for fight. I don't remember anything from this that occurred in a ring. Excitement then read off scale.

– What then will be pressure before fight in UFC …

– Over it we too work. Now I started learning itself to adjust, working with the psychologist.

– Passing to MMA, what purpose for itself put?

– I wanted to get to UFC. I executed it. Now it is necessary to be fixed.

– Whom you consider as the strongest in a division?

– It seems to me, this is the acting champion – Keyn Velasquez.

– You think, it will keep a title after the third duel with Dzhunior Dos Santos?

– In my opinion, it will defend a rank of the champion but as will be actually – the duel will show.

– You have an interesting nickname "Al Capone". How it appeared?

– I consider that Al Capone was very interesting personality. It was both angrily, and kindly. It imposes me. And in general, this nickname was offered me by my manager, and I agreed.

– Soa Paleley becomes your first rival in an octagon. What strong and weaknesses you see in it?

– It possesses good blow. As well as at me, at it all duels ended ahead of schedule. Also, it has a base of free-style wrestling.

– Whether its dimensions will give to the opponent an additional advantage?

– Both in kiokushin, and in MMA I already had heavier rivals. Besides, in inter-season period it weighs about 130 kg so it should drive weight, and it somehow yes will affect. Most likely, during fight the difference in weight will be kilograms ten.

– Paleley the most skilled rival in your career. Doesn't frighten it?

– Yes, it so. But it is possible to look at it on the other hand – everything depends on its health and a physical condition. 30 years to carry such weight standing …

– Whether you adhere to any diet?

– So it developed that I am not a fan flour or fat. I eat meat, and with it is happy. I apply also sports food.

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