Photo: Anna Opletaeva Press conference on Saturday ahead of a planned international tournament in pankration was held today at the conference hall of the hotel "Beijing".
Tomorrow, April 20 at the circus to meet the best fighters in Vladivostok, guests of Russian cities and the foreign stars of the ring. As stated at the press conference, the organizers of competitions, the first battle between the party will be held in Khabarovsk Eugene and Sergey Ryazanov Minosyanom, a resident of Omsk. Both athletes have the league title and the program will give a great start, promises to be very entertaining and interesting.
Vice-President of the World Council of Absolute Fighting Dmitry Kon'kov noted that vladivostoktsev should be particularly interesting performances by local fighters. Represent Vladivostok in the ring will be Jamal Kurbanov, Gennady Kovalev, Constantine and Kireev Bahama Nikabagamaev. In the ten planned program of evening battles, in addition to Russian athletes will participate fighters from Japan, Canada and France.
Correspondent of IA primore24 asked a few questions Dmitry ridged:
- Do you think that members of the provincial at national tournaments account harder than the men from the capital?
- Vladivostok may be the province of anything, but not in combat. We do not spend the first year of the tournament here and see that people are interested, every time we have full stands and great local athletes. Perhaps we will soon need even more space.
Leading the tournament will be the famous Russian heavyweight and martial artist Sergei Badyuk. Perhaps, his famous name has played a role in the fact that all the tickets for the show were sold out two weeks before the events themselves. Our correspondent of Sergei Badyuk told about the event, about themselves and the development of Pankration in Russia and in the world.
- MMA - the fastest growing area of martial arts in the world. In America, this is a business, selling a lot of literature out there, there are many shops with sports nutrition, equipment. In the West, are interested in it, there is a specialized TV channels, it maintains interest and attract sponsors. In Russia it is not yet as well developed, but for now, all will reach the desired level in five years or ten. Except that athletes should normally earn now: all the family. Century fighter is short, maximum - 10 years, and how many injuries had each of these guys - do not count, only they know how much they had to go through and make the effort to achieve what is now. Not to be confused amateur and professional sport, as now it is done often. Pankration - this is a professional level, and tomorrow night, Beijing sees it.
Traditionally, the tournament will be an auction, which will be the only lot gloves autographed by all of the participating fighters.
Also at the press conference held weigh-in, who will go out tomorrow to the arena. Recall that the International Tournament in modern pankration April 20 will be held in the arena of Vladivostok Circus. Beginning at 19 hours.
