Croatia\u2019s Roberto Soldic makes his ONE debut this weekend, and brings with him a sizeable reputation.
\nEarlier this year he was one of the hottest free agents on the planet, and it is easy to understand why – his record is terrifying. The 27-year old is on a seven-fight unbeaten streak, with an overall 20-3 record – but what really stands out is his method of victory – an incredible 17 of his 20 wins have come via KO or TKO. This man has the hands to end fights in a heartbeat – and that\u2019s what fans love about him.\u00a0
\nIf you thought Soldic would be handed an easy debut, think again. Welcoming him to ONE will be Murad Ramazanov. 11-0 in MMA, with three impressive wins in ONE, this is a man firmly focussed on derailing a hype train, and making his own push up the rankings.
\nDespite this baptism of fire, Soldic says he is ready and has a lot of respect for his opponent, but will offer something he will not have seen before.
\n\u201cYou can see that I never choose my opponent, they push me straight away in the fire against a very tough guy,\u201d he said. \u201cI respect him a lot, 11-0, but I can say that he never faced anybody like me. I\u2019m like something different. I\u2019m southpaw, I\u2019m a very dangerous guy, and it\u2019s not going to be easy for him. Also, I don\u2019t have a weight cut. It\u2019s good for me. I feel very, very good, very strong, and I\u2019m always on my weight. I do good performance, a lot of power, good condition, and my mind is there.\u201d
\nSoldic says Ramazanov is a typical modern, well rounded fighter with the traditional wrestling skills now associated with Dagestani athletes. He also believes he has been fighting a stronger level of competition, and has greater hunger going into the fight.
\n\u201cHe\u2019s also a complete MMA fighter like everyone today. Everybody knows jiu-jitsu, everybody knows wrestling, boxing, conditioning, and now it\u2019s also a different time. Also, MMA grew up very fast, and we\u2019re learning. People think I don\u2019t train wrestling because I finished my fights in the stand-up, but I do wrestling every day.
\n\u201cI think I have more experience than him and the toughest fights. I had also better opponents, but I never underestimate anyone. I\u2019m more hungry than him because he\u2019s now 3-0 in ONE Championship. I don\u2019t have any fights because they give me straight away Murad, and I\u2019m just like a new cookie there and he knows everything. I think I\u2019m more experienced than him, I had the toughest fight.
\nI believe in myself and, what I can say? It\u2019s very tough opponent for me, and I like this. I cannot wait for the fight.\u201d
\nSoldic is focused on getting a first win in ONE, and doesn\u2019t mind how that comes about.
\n\u201cJust win,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t care how. Just submission, points, KO, doesn\u2019t matter for me. I just want to win the fight. Be smart, be sharp, be fast. People always expect KOs from me because most of my fights was finished by KO, so I guess \u2013 surprise \u2013 also submission, I also have good jiu-jitsu. I believe in it, and just to win. I see a good fight.\u201d
\nONE Fight Night 5: De Ridder vs. Malykhin takes place Saturday December 3 5am GST at the Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila. This is a night not to be missed so mark your calendars, download the ONE Super App, and go to watch.onefc.com now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Croatia\u2019s Roberto Soldic makes his ONE debut this weekend, and brings with him a sizeable reputation.
\nEarlier this year he was one of the hottest free agents on the planet, and it is easy to understand why \u2013 his record is terrifying. The 27-year old is on a seven-fight unbeaten streak, with an overall 20-3 record \u2013 but what really stands out is his method of victory \u2013 an incredible 17 of his 20 wins have come via KO or TKO. This man has the hands to end fights in a heartbeat \u2013 and that\u2019s what fans love about him.\u00a0
\nIf you thought Soldic would be handed an easy debut, think again. Welcoming him to ONE will be Murad Ramazanov. 11-0 in MMA, with three impressive wins in ONE, this is a man firmly focussed on derailing a hype train, and making his own push up the rankings.
\nDespite this baptism of fire, Soldic says he is ready and has a lot of respect for his opponent, but will offer something he will not have seen before.
\n\u201cYou can see that I never choose my opponent, they push me straight away in the fire against a very tough guy,\u201d he said. \u201cI respect him a lot, 11-0, but I can say that he never faced anybody like me. I\u2019m like something different. I\u2019m southpaw, I\u2019m a very dangerous guy, and it\u2019s not going to be easy for him. Also, I don\u2019t have a weight cut. It\u2019s good for me. I feel very, very good, very strong, and I\u2019m always on my weight. I do good performance, a lot of power, good condition, and my mind is there.\u201d
\nSoldic says Ramazanov is a typical modern, well rounded fighter with the traditional wrestling skills now associated with Dagestani athletes. He also believes he has been fighting a stronger level of competition, and has greater hunger going into the fight.
\n\u201cHe\u2019s also a complete MMA fighter like everyone today. Everybody knows jiu-jitsu, everybody knows wrestling, boxing, conditioning, and now it\u2019s also a different time. Also, MMA grew up very fast, and we\u2019re learning. People think I don\u2019t train wrestling because I finished my fights in the stand-up, but I do wrestling every day.
\n\u201cI think I have more experience than him and the toughest fights. I had also better opponents, but I never underestimate anyone. I\u2019m more hungry than him because he\u2019s now 3-0 in ONE Championship. I don\u2019t have any fights because they give me straight away Murad, and I\u2019m just like a new cookie there and he knows everything. I think I\u2019m more experienced than him, I had the toughest fight.
\nI believe in myself and, what I can say? It\u2019s very tough opponent for me, and I like this. I cannot wait for the fight.\u201d
\nSoldic is focused on getting a first win in ONE, and doesn\u2019t mind how that comes about.
\n\u201cJust win,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t care how. Just submission, points, KO, doesn\u2019t matter for me. I just want to win the fight. Be smart, be sharp, be fast. People always expect KOs from me because most of my fights was finished by KO, so I guess \u2013 surprise \u2013 also submission, I also have good jiu-jitsu. I believe in it, and just to win. I see a good fight.\u201d
\nONE Fight Night 5: De Ridder vs. Malykhin takes place Saturday December 3 5am GST at the Mall Of Asia Arena, Manila. This is a night not to be missed so mark your calendars, download the ONE Super App, and go to watch.onefc.com now!<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253983"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=253983"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":253984,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253983\/revisions\/253984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=253983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=253983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=253983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}