Bellator Grand Prix finalist Alexander Shabliy in an exclusive interview with Telecomasia.net said that the situation with the Grand Prix final has become absurd.
Alexander Shabliy, exclusively for Telecom Asia Sport
The current situation is absurd. A month ago I won, I reached the finals and I still don't have an opponent. I have to fight for the title, for the Grand Prix belt, and I have no opponents. It is surreal. You see how this belt is constantly drifting away from me. I myself have been prepared for a championship fight for a long time. Every rule states that I have to fight, and still I don't have an opponent. I don't care if it's A.J. McKee, Brent Primus or Usman Nurmagomedov. It doesn't matter. I want to win the belt, I want to bring it home. I have to get this fight arranged.
Recall that Shabliy is currently the only finalist of the Bellator Grand Prix in the lightweight division. Earlier Usman Nurmagomedov made it to the finals, but his doping sample tested positive. The league is waiting for the opening of the doping sample B. Once that is done, a decision on who will be Shabliy's opponent in the Grand Prix final will be made, or a rematch between Nurmagomedov and Brent Primus will be scheduled. The result of their first meeting was canceled.
