Undefeated bantamweight MMA contender Elbek Alyshov of Azerbaijan and Russia has a clear-eyed view of the champion standing between him and the ONE bantamweight MMA world title. He has broken Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu down piece by piece, and he likes what the comparison reveals.
Alyshov challenges for the ONE bantamweight MMA world title at The Inner Circle 24 on Friday at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok. He enters the biggest match of his career with a perfect 10-0 record and a 90 percent finishing rate.
His submission victories over Jeremy Pacatiw and Carlo Bumina-ang in consecutive ONE Championship appearances announced him as one of the most dangerous grapplers in the division.
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Now he faces the man at the top of it, and his scouting report on ‘The Tormentor’ is thorough and pointed.
“He is very strong and very big for the division, and he has a solid chin,” he told ONE Championship. “He throws very unorthodox strikes and uses a wide variety of attacks. In grappling, he is very dangerous with submissions.”
Alyshov continued:
“He looks for the finish until the very last second. He always takes the center. There has never been a fight in which he backed up. It has never happened.”
Elbek Alyshov makes stunning claim about his wrestling dominance
Elbek Alyshov’s respect for Enkh-Orgil Baatarkhuu is genuine and detailed. But it has not shaken his belief in where he stands among the world’s elite grapplers.
“I believe that my wrestling is the best in MMA — not only in ONE Championship, but across all organizations,” the challenger told ONE Championship. “I know every movement, I think several steps ahead and I am very cunning. I also feel that I am well-rounded, and when it comes to wrestling in MMA, there is no one else like me.”
Fans can watch the title fight live by purchasing The Inner Circle at live.onefc.com.
Edited by Joseph Schiefelbein