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Croatian powerhouse Roberto Soldic will make his highly anticipated promotional debut at ONE on Prime Video 5, and he's entering in peak physical condition.
'Robocop' is scheduled to face unbeaten Russian phenom Murad Ramazanov on the main card of the stacked event. In the fight's lead-up, Soldic took to Instagram to show fans that he's ready for any and everything versus Ramazanov.
"War ready⚔️"
The former KSW two-division champ enters ONE Championship having won seven consecutive bouts, six of which came by way of knockout.
His entry is easily one of the most-anticipated debuts in organizational history.
Roberto Soldic speaks on matchup with Murad Ramazanov
Matching the 27-year-old up with someone as dominant as Ramazanov speaks to how highly ONE thinks of him. The Russian welterweight is 3-0 inside the circle, with wins over Bae Myung Ho, Hiroyuki Tetsuka, and Zebaztian Kadestam.
Roberto Soldic shared some of his thoughts on the matchup in an exclusive interview with ONE Championship:
“Ramazanov is 11-0 overall, 3-0 in ONE Championship. It’s good for me. I don’t want to take easy fights. I want good fights so that people can see I’m different, and I will try to show it again in ONE Championship, on the world stage. It’s not going to be easy, and that’s why I’m here.”
'Robocop' clearly has a lot of respect for Ramazanov, and the feeling is mutual. Even the great Christian Lee spoke highly about the two welterweights in an interview with The MMA Superfan. The double-champ said:
"I think that’s a title eliminator fight. I think that whoever wins that fight will be next in line for the belt. Ramazanov, I believe he has three wins in the welterweight division, a very impressive record. He could have been next in line for the welterweight shot as well. And with Roberto coming in, bringing the resume that he has, I think definitely the winner of that fight will be next.”
Make sure to watch Roberto Soldic's first appearance inside the circle against Murad Ramazanov at ONE on Prime Video 5 on December 2 (US primetime), live from the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines.
Watch Christian Lee's full interview with The MMA Superfan below:
