Alexander Shlemenko explained why Andrey Koreshkov agreed to fight Rustam Khabilov.
"On August 19 information arose that there was an option to fight against Khabilov - we responded that we were ready. On August 20, we received the contract, and we signed it. If we are now arguing that it was right to refuse, not to fight, and so on, I believe that it should have been the one who stepped up, not the one who is a former champion. If there are already such concepts. If there aren't, then there's no question. Let him fight Andrei," the Storm said.
Koreshkov-Khabilov to be held on October 23 in Moscow as part of the Bellator debut tournament in Russia.