On January 14, the ONE Championship held its own year-opening battle, "ONE: Strike Hard". For many MMA fans, in addition to the luxurious lineup, there is also a "corner man" who is also worth looking forward to, and this person is Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Before the match, Kitty publicly announced that he would travel to Singapore with his good brother Saygid Izagakhmaev and would also serve as his corner assistant to help him make his ONE Championship debut. However, many people have noticed that the Kitty is not present in Izagormayev's side team, is it the Kitty Hawks who have broken their word?
In fact, Kitty has arrived in Singapore, but he tested positive for COVID-19 at the airport and had to be quarantined in a hotel unable to go out, let alone go to the scene to guide TheIzagomayev race. But in the absence of the Kitty, Izagormayev still lived up to expectations and won his debut victory against American star James Nakashima. Moreover, Chatri Sityodtong, chairman and CEO of the ONE Champions after the game, also announced that he would give Yizagomayev a bonus of $50,000.
Kitty also watched the "ONE: Strike Hard" event at the hotel, and he gave a very high evaluation of the professionalism and on-site presentation of the ONE Championship.
The 27-year-old Izagormayev is Kitty's teammate and his best brother, and they have been together for a long time, and once received guidance from Kitty's late father, and each regarded each other as writers. After announcing his retirement in 2020, Kitty has focused on his own events and discovering new talents in his hometown of Dagestan, and Izagormayev is the player he pushed. Kitty commented on him: "We have been training together for more than ten years, and the style is very similar! He is also taller than me and his Muay Thai skills are superb! ”
Izagomaev signed for the ONE Championship with the goal of winning the world championship, he entered the main lineup on his debut, and against strong opponents such as Nakajima James, it can be seen that the ONE championship game is very recognized by him. However, the current ONE Championship is also full of talents, in addition to the new champion Ok Rae Yoon, as well as former champions Christian Lee, Aoki Shinya and the fierce people Seigi Arslanaliev, Timofey Nastyukhin and so on. It is not easy for Izagomaev to gain a foothold in the lightweight division, or even to compete for the title.
With the fame of his good brother Kitty, Izagomayev has received enough attention and a perfect start, and how far he can go in the ONE Championship next depends entirely on his hard power.