MOSCOW, 27 Jul. The light heavyweight of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a native of Donetsk, Nikita Krylov, dedicated the victory over the Swedish MMA veteran Alexander Gustafsson to the residents of the Donetsk People's Republic. Last weekend at the London Fight Night promotion tournament, Krylov won by knockout in the very debut of the bout. As a result of the event, Shakhtar (the athlete's nickname — ed.) received a bonus of 50 thousand dollars for the best performance of the evening.
"I wanted to say this in the octagon, but emotions got in the way… I would like to to thank my Donetsk team and all the guys who are there. I wanted to dedicate this victory, if it helps to cheer someone up, to all the guys who are now going through difficult times, and to all the families who are waiting for their people to go home", the athlete said on his social networks.