“Emotions have settled down” - Murad Ramazanov meets Roberto Soldic in hotel lobby, rematch imminent

It was an unfortunate end to the fight between Murad Ramazanov and 'Robocop' Roberto Soldic at ONE on Prime Video 5. Russia's Ramazanov landed a hard knee to the groin of Croatia's Soldic, which he was unable to recover from. Due to it being an accidental illegal move, the fight was declared a no contest.

Ramazanov and Soldic later ran into each other at the fighter hotel and exchanged pleasantries, even taking a photo together. Ramazanov shared his thoughts and the photo on Instagram:

"Greetings to everyone ✊🏻 after yesterday's fight, emotions have settled down. This is the first such case in my career, I performed a lot in amateurs, professionals and never broke the rules. I was well prepared, but what happened, already happened."

Ramazanov means no ill will for Soldic and hopes he recovers well:

"I wish my opponent a speedy recovery, he is a strong fighter, respect to him and his team, but we have to check who is stronger. When everything is ready by the organization [ONE Championship] we will definitely make a rematch. Best of luck to everyone."

Ramazanov and Soldic were fighting for a top contender position to challenge double world champion 'The Warrior' Christian Lee. With those stakes in mind, the Dagestani is looking for a rematch against 'Robocop'.

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Murad Ramazanov discusses ONE welterweight world champion Christian Lee

'The Warrior' recently captured the ONE welterweight world championship, becoming a two-division world titleholder in the process. Now, Dagestan's Murad Ramazanov wants a piece of the world champion.

Ahead of his Soldic bout, Ramazanov explained to ONE Championship:

“I think I deserved [the world title shot after beating Zebaztian Kadestam], but if the company’s management decided that I needed to smash another guy on the way to the top, it’s okay. I think one more fight and I should be given a title shot.”

Singaporean-American Christian Lee is keeping a close eye on Soldic and Murad Ramazanov as he knows he will be facing one of them down the line. In an interview with ONE, the world champ Lee said:

“I know for sure it’s going to be one of those two [Soldic or Ramazanov] that’s next in line... I think that Ramazanov was already in line for a title shot before that fight. So I don’t see any other welterweight contenders that they would put ahead of the line for a title shot.”