MOSCOW, Oct 28 Russian mixed martial arts fighter Magomed Ismailov will fight against the former UFC fighter American Mike Perry on March 10, 2023, promoter Vladimir Khryunov said on Instagram (Meta activity (social networks Facebook and Instagram) is banned in Russia as extremist). Earlier, Ismailov and Perry had a brawl at a press conference. The conflict flared up during a duel of views, which Khryunov proposed to arrange for the fighters on the eve of the fight between the Russian Vagab Vagabov and the American Alex Nicholson. For several seconds, the fighters insulted each other in the face, pushed, and then a fight broke out. Ismailov explained that he started the fight because it seemed to him that Perry insulted his mother. The American denied this, and the fighters reconciled. Khryunov invited Ismailov and Perry to fight according to the rules of boxing in December.
