“Even if there was a variant with Silva, then Kharitonov is also an interesting choice. For the Russian public, this is super. There are not so many top fighters. Of course, Kharitonov can represent Russian MMA. It doesn't affect anything. The fans will decide for themselves whether they are interested in Kharitonov or not.
"His fight with Spong should be cool. They both have a steep chance of winning. Let's see which turns out to be stronger - the Russian boxing school or the Dutch kickboxing,” said Shlemenko.