Rinat Fakhretdinov says decision ‘could go either way’

ABU DHABI – When the official verdict for his fight was read on Saturday, many viewers were surprised to hear, but Rinat Fakhretdinov It wasn’t.

Win after unanimous decision Carlos Leal -most UFC308Fakhretdinov (23-1-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) expressed his disagreement with the broadcast team that the referees got it wrong.

“Why were they surprised by this decision?” Fakhretdinov told MMA Junkie and other reporters at the UFC 308 post-fight press conference. “… Really bad reviewers. … The first round was pretty close. It could have gone either way. I had no doubt that the second or third round was mine. After your words, people will again say that the Arabs bought the decision.”

Accordingly MMA Decisions100 percent of the voting media members scored the fight for Leal, while more than 75 percent of the audience scored the fight for Brazil.

The court of public opinion means nothing when it comes to victory added to the win column. Fakhretdinov currently has a 23-match unbeaten streak, the longest such streak. Fakhretdinov feels he is ready for the best in the heavyweight division and is looking forward to the next call-up.

“It doesn’t matter,” said Fakhretdinov. “If you put everyone in the top 15, top 10 in front of me, it will be the same. I’ll take the win. Maybe it won’t be easy. It will be a tough win but I will win. … If you give me the chance, I can fight for the championship even the day after tomorrow.”

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