For Lazar Todev, preventing for the Oktagon heavyweight championship is extra than simply one other bout,it’s the fruits of years of arduous work and dedication. With the largest combat of his profession approaching at Oktagon 68, Todev is able to seize the second.
Lazar Todev at Oktagon 68
Lazar Todev’s journey in MMA has been closely influenced by Fedor Emelianenko, probably the most dominant heavyweights in fight sports activities historical past. He remembers watching Fedor throughout what he calls the ‘vivid instances’ of MMA, an period of uncooked depth and brutal fights.
“For me, I wished to be someone like Fedor,” Todev admitted. “He was a monster. Perhaps I don’t have his method, perhaps I don’t combat as fantastically as he did, however he was 100% a fighter. He was undisputed for therefore lengthy, and I assumed, ‘Wow, I wanna be like this man.’”
Fedor’s legendary win streak, spanning over a decade, serves as a blueprint for Todev’s personal ambitions. “I wanna have a enjoyable win streak too—20, 30 fights,” he stated. “Perhaps he was one of many causes I wished to be a fighter.”
Past his dominance, it was Fedor’s composure in battle that resonated most with Todev. “While you combat, you don’t want emotion. Each emotion can kill you,” he defined. “It’s important to be empty, be like Fedor. Ice chilly.” As he prepares to step into the cage towards Will Fleury, he is aware of that staying composed and centered might be the important thing to creating his dream a actuality.
