Ismailov on when he finishes his career

Mixed martial arts fighter Magomed Ismailov revealed when he plans to hang up his gloves.

"I'm always giving it all to my career and I don't give myself any time to think about it. I said a long time ago that I would give up sports when I was 35. I'm 35 now. For quite some time there have been certain reasons why I am, so to speak, packing my bags. I want to give up MMA - I'm tired. Although I've been thinking about it now and I realized I'm not tired. I'll fight Mineyev and I'll feel completely different after that fight.

"I say those words because of the hard trainings. And there will still be many interesting oppositions, but I've been planning to quit for four years now. It's not always that easy...," Ismailov stated.

Ismailov's next fight will be against Vladimir Mineyev on October 16.