Russian lightweight fighter Alexandr Shabliy shared who he considers his main rival in the PFL lightweight Grand Prix in an exclusive interview with Telecomasia.net.
Alexandr Shabliy exclusively for Telecom Asia Sport
Certainly, it’s Gadzhi Rabadanov, last season’s champion. Primus is an unpredictable guy. He made it to the finals, he is someone to be aware of. No matter how you look at it, he’s a contender that the Russian audience knows. In his career, he has only lost early to me and Gadzhi. I don’t want to inflate my own worth too much. But to me, this Grand Prix seems different to the one in Bellator. There, we had Tofiq Musayev, AJ McKee, even though he didn't compete, and Usman Nurmagomedov. My bracket has formidable fighters.
As a reminder, the PFL lightweight Grand Prix will feature Russian fighters Gadzhi Rabadanov and Alexandr Shabliy, Americans Brent Primus and Clay Collard, Englishman Alfie Davis, Norwegian Mads Burnell, New Zealander Jay-Jay. Wilson, and Congolese Marc Diakiese.
