Czech style icon and MMA fighter Andrej Kalašnik sat down with Tim Wheaton of LowKick MMA to debate his distinctive mix of favor and sport, his strategy to weight reducing, and his extremely anticipated combat towards Máté Kertész at Oktagon 70 on April 26.
Andrej Kalašnik on Trend, Combating, and His Upcoming Oktagon 70 Bout
Identified for his daring style statements, Andrej Kalašnik shared tales behind a few of his most memorable seems. He described his fashion as “Jap European techno,” impressed by rave tradition and a mixture of old-school influences. For Kalašnik, style is greater than a passion, it’s his career and fervour, with preventing taking a secondary position. He humorously acknowledged the challenges of being a intercourse image within the Czech Republic, joking in regards to the pressures of sustaining his picture.
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Andrej Kalašnik additionally reminisced about his journey to Japan to look at good friend and sparring associate Jiří Procházka compete in Rizin. As a childhood fan of Delight FC, he described the expertise as a dream come true, recalling the spectacle and pleasure of Japanese MMA occasions. He shared anecdotes about assembly legends like Wanderlei Silva, Fedor Emelianenko, and Bob Sapp, noting their larger-than-life personas and approachability exterior the ring.
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Turning to his upcoming combat, Kalašnik expressed pleasure about dealing with Máté Kertész, emphasizing that each fighters have been in Oktagon’s high 10 since 2018 and are thought of veterans of the promotion. Kalašnik sees the matchup as excellent, each stylistically and when it comes to profession trajectory, stating, “I need this combat so badly… it was this combat I wished two years in the past, so goals come true, however now I must show that I’m higher than Máté.”
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