Moldavsky: "Working against Bader exclusively as the first number is not an option"

Interim Bellator heavyweight title holder Valentin Moldavsky shared his expectations from the meeting with the champion Ryan Bader, which will be held on the night of January 30 as part of the Bellator 273 tournament.

“His main feature is the hook that he has developed since King Mo. Perhaps this is the only innovation. It's like a deceptive movement before passing to the legs. You need to break the distance, dive under it.

You need to work with Bader as both the first and second number. If you stupidly go at him, he can jerk at his feet. In the battle of Nemkov, when he went forward strongly, Bader dived under the blows. So working exclusively as the first number is not an option. If he hawks in shock, he will go to his feet. Accordingly, it is necessary to break and work as the second number.

Bader is an experienced good fighter, titled. I can’t say anything bad, so I’m getting serious. I think that both in terms of power and speed we are approximately equal. I am not bigger than him, so to say that I will have an advantage in power ... I also don’t think that he will have an advantage in speed, ”quotes Moldavsky RB Sport.