When will Yusuf “Borz” Raisov be headed to the UFC?

[Hellowhosthat]

I thought you was aware about Vartanyan and OFC. As far as I remember interview with head of OFC, it's a one fight deal but they would like to do Vartanyan-Khamitov fight for a card in Samara (in September when it's a birthday/anniversary/day of Samara).
Same with Raisov, one fight deal (according to what I see on social media).

That makes sense. What do you think of OFC? Seems to me it's GFC in everything but name and someone ripped Khabib off!

 

[Feniamin]

That makes sense. What do you think of OFC? Seems to me it's GFC in everything but name and someone ripped Khabib off!

From what I learned from interview with OFC head (same guy as the head of GFC and it's previous interations) GFC was separated into OFC and EFC. I guess OFC is ruled by this guy and EFC by Zavurov.

This whole Gorilla thing is kinda confusing. It's energy drink that sponsors Khabib and his promotion (promotions?) and, for example it somehow involved with MMA Series promotion/events (that connected to M-1 and is showed on M-1 TV channel), like whole name of events is something like "MMA Series blah-blah Gorilla blah-blah #666". Dunno, maybe it's like McGregor's whiskey being promoted in mma and boxing events.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

From what I learned from interview with OFC head (same guy as the head of GFC and it's previous interations) GFC was separated into OFC and EFC. I guess OFC is ruled by this guy and EFC by Zavurov.

This whole Gorilla thing is kinda confusing. It's energy drink that sponsors Khabib and his promotion (promotions?) and, for example it somehow involved with MMA Series promotion/events (that connected to M-1 and is showed on M-1 TV channel), like whole name of events is something like "MMA Series blah-blah Gorilla blah-blah #666". Dunno, maybe it's like McGregor's whiskey being promoted in mma and boxing events.

Gorilla really does seem to run the Russian MMA scene.

I wonder if there's a Russian version of Hans Molenkamp.

 

[The Chosen]

Bellator is already scouting him, UFC needs to pick him up asap

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Bellator is already scouting him, UFC needs to pick him up asap

I don't think they're going to. They haven't even picked Vartanyan up yet who you'd think would be higher priority than Raisov. They didn't bother getting Shabliy.

He'll end up in Bellator.

 

[The Chosen]

I don't think they're going to. They haven't even picked Vartanyan up yet who you'd think would be higher priority than Raisov. They didn't bother getting Shabliy.

He'll end up in Bellator.

I wonder if that’s on purpose because the UFC doesn’t want their top ranks saturated with Russians/Caucasians, Bellator acquiring this talent could get them to a premier league status and rival the UFC.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

I wonder if that’s on purpose because the UFC doesn’t want their top ranks saturated with Russians/Caucasians, Bellator acquiring this talent could get them to a premier league status.

He's good but he's not a game changing signing or anything. The only LW the UFC can't afford to miss out on if he became available is Christian Lee.

 

[The Chosen]

He's good but he's not a game changing signing or anything. The only LW the UFC can't afford to miss out on if he became available is Christian Lee.

Bellator already has Amosov and Nemkov who are probably the most interesting fighters outside the UFC, I like Bellator’s product more now because of guys like these.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Bellator already has Amosov and Nemkov who are probably the most interesting fighters outside the UFC, I like Bellator’s product more now because of guys like these.

Those two are indeed very good but Raisov isn't on their kind of level at the moment.

 

[The Chosen]

He’s fighting in Khabib’s promotion now

 

[Willie]