Magomed Abdulkadirov is facing Tye Ruotolo on November 3, for the inaugural ONE Championship welterweight submission grappling world title.
Their match will take place in Bangkok, Thailand – and the Dagestani national, though the underdog, wants to surprise everyone.
Here’s what Abdulkadirov had to say in his recent interview with ONE:
I’m confident in my abilities, and I will be able to prove that Russian and Dagestani grappling is at a world-class level. If you are not confident, you have nothing to do at this level.
My hard work must pay off. I create the situations, but the result is up to the Almighty.
My plan is to force my own game on him and get my opponent to make mistakes.
He has nothing but good words for his opponent:
Ruotolo is very good. He is young and hungry, although he already has some titles under his belt.
But nevertheless, he’s going to put on the pressure – quite literally – to take the win:
My greatest strengths are pressuring, working on the offense, working from the top and from the back. I also have my favorite techniques: Rear Naked Choke and Kimura.
The ability to put on constant pressure is the key to my victory in the upcoming fight.
This way, I can force my opponent to make mistakes.
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