Here is an interview with the former ACB bantamweight champion Magomed Magomedov about his plans for 2017, correcting his mistakes and the birth of his son:
My only plan for this year is to regain my belt. The organization did not give me a rematch, so I'll fight with someone who will be put forward and I’ll be paving my way to the belt again. There was no quarrel with Mattos, there was a misunderstanding. He wants to fight me, I want to fight him, that's all. I hope the organization will match me with him. And about the defeat: it's part of the sport, I did not look for any reasons in someone else, I’ve found them in myself and now I will train actively, I will try to become a better fighter.
I’ve been resting for a week after the fight at the ACB 57. I got distracted, got a lot of sleep. Then I went to a freestyle wrestling training camp in Sochi. I returned to my roots. It’s Ramadan now. So I train for my pleasure, once a day. In the evenings I go to the gym, do all sorts of techniques. I’ve been rewatching my fight, looking for mistakes. It seems that I did everything fine, but in terms of physical power I was inferior. I'll work on it. Frankly, I needed such a shake-up. After all, you are on a winning streak, you think that you are moving in the right direction, you do not notice mistakes. And now, after this shake-up, there is an opportunity to progress.
A week after the fight, my family was replenished - my son was born. Until my child was born, I did not consider myself a complete family man. Now I have become calmer, I feel happier. Now I have someone to play at home with, to take my mind off everything, lull the baby to sleep. Those who have children will understand me. This is an additional motivation to win. Not just for youself, but for your children.
