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Undefeated Russian welterweight MMA star Murad Ramazanov is headed into perhaps the toughest test of his young career to date. However, the experience he’s gained competing at the highest level of the sport in ONE Championship, as well as an extensive amateur career as a youth, will certainly prove valuable.
Speaking to ONE Championship in a recent interview, Ramazanov recalled his early days as a mixed martial artist in Russia. He described how it molded him into the fighter he is today:
“I competed as an amateur and in 2017, I went back to the professionals because I had won everything as an amateur. My professional debut happened when I was only 17. It happened at the Moscow Pankration Championship. At that time, I was too young to have a pro career. Competing as an amateur allows you to gain the necessary experience.”
Of course, Murad Ramazanov will have to bank on that experience and much more when he returns to the circle in his next fight, with his unblemished record on the line.
Murad Ramazanov will face Croatian sensation Roberto ‘Robocop’ Soldic, who will make his ONE Championship debut at ONE on Prime Video 5 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines later this week.
Soldic, a former two-division KSW champion, was one of the hottest free agents in the industry earlier this year before ONE Championship scooped him up. He is widely considered one of the most dangerous MMA fighters in the world today, drawing comparisons to the legendary Mirko Cro Cop with his all-action style.
ONE on Prime Video 5: De Ridder vs. Malykhin broadcasts live on Friday, December 2, and is free for fans in the United States and Canada with an Amazon Prime subscription.
Murad Ramazanov says he was a handful as a child
Murad Ramazanov knew early on that martial arts would be the pathway that he was going to undertake in life.
In an interview with ONE Championship, Ramazanov said that he would always get on his mother’s bad side for figuring in fights as a kid.
His father, though, was proud that he was able to defend himself on the streets.
“I was sometimes punished for my cocky temper. Just like many other local children of that time, I grew up in the street - from the age of three, I spent most of my time there, playing soccer or hide-and-seek. And sometimes, I would get in fights or take away toys, and other parents complained. My mother scolded me, but my father liked that I could fight.”
