Best European unsigned fighter Mamed Khalidov (19-3-1) set to face Jorge Santiago (21-7) at Sengoku...

Best European unsigned fighter Mamed Khalidov (19-3-1) set to face Jorge Santiago (21-7) at Sengoku 11, November 7th

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Wow, fantastic fight!

And a very even match-up as well.

We might see some flying leglocks in this one, as they’ve both gone for them in the past ;)

by Scott Haber on Oct 13, 2009 8:21 AM EDT reply actions

AWESOME!

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by Leland Roling on Oct 13, 2009 8:51 AM EDT reply actions

FUCK YES!

Please let this be a title match….

by Tonley on Oct 13, 2009 8:59 AM EDT reply actions

Not a chance :)

According to article on mmarocks.pl

Mamed signs 3 fight deal contract, first fight is non-title middleweight bout against Santiago. Santiago didn’t want this fight to be for the belt.

Article says also about how this fight got signed. Mamed was scheduled to fight in Affliction with Lil Nog. Fight got canceled (so as Affliction).

Khalidov now weights about 86kg, one week ago he was 90kg.

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by korzen on Oct 13, 2009 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Why would he not want it to be for the belt?

If he loses, is he going to feel like he’s the rightful champ? I don’t get that mentality and it seems to be cropping up a lot in recent news..

I STILL poop rainbows.

by Charles Awad on Oct 13, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I don’t agree with Champions not putting their belts on the line. Same goes for Mousasi vs. Sokoudjou, if they don’t fight to defend their titles, the shouldn’t be fighting.

I’m aware of the reason why Gegard/Soko aren’t fighting for the title, just don’t agree w/ it.

by CSKit on Oct 13, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Here's my thing;

If you’re fighting someone that is not worthy to challenge for your title— fuckin fight someone that is.

I STILL poop rainbows.

by Charles Awad on Oct 13, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Fantastic news!

It took them a while though, I remember reporting possibility of such signing some 6 months ago.

The fight is contracted as a non-title bout, it seems, which is a blessing in disguise for both. Santiago is coming back from an injury and a long lay-off, while Mamed will be dropping for the first time to middleweight and I still have my reservations about his conditioning training.

Either way, I hope Khalidov will make a splash in Japan; he has all the potential to be popular there, minus extravagant ring entrances.

by Toadie on Oct 13, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions