Roberto Soldic moved to Germany to take his professional MMA training seriously

At ONE on Prime Video 5, Roberto Soldic will make his highly anticipated ONE Championship debut. The Croatian star will face Murad Ramazanov in a huge fight for the welterweight division.

Soldic’s debut takes place on December 2, live from Manila. The entire event is free to watch for North American viewers with a Prime Video subscription.

‘Robocop’ comes into the promotion with a lot of excitement surrounding his potential. The former double champion in KSW vacated his titles to move to a new promotion, but many see it as only a matter of time before he picks up another world championship.

In an interview with ONE Championship, Soldic spoke about the early stages of his career and when he started to take it seriously:

“I met Ivan, my manager, who is now my manager in Germany. I met him in Sarajevo in 2015 and I was 3-0 before Ivan, and then I moved. I asked him, ‘Let's go, I want to train professionally. I want to sleep there.’ I just moved for training. I could not imagine that I could live here in Germany because Germany is very disciplined. In Bosnia, it is more relaxed, and he said to me, 'Let’s go.’ I came in March 2015.”

In his 23-fight career, Roberto Soldic has lost just three times, avenging one of them by knockout in an immediate rematch. With 17 of his 20 professional wins coming via finish, Soldic lit up the European scene with his striking and cleaned out two divisions in KSW.

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“I don't think that I will get bored in ONE” - Roberto Soldic looks to stay busy competing in different sports and divisions

Roberto Soldic signing with ONE Championship became one of the biggest stories in MMA this year. After his contract with KSW ran out, where he was a two-division world champion, there was a lot of speculation as to where he would go next.

After cleaning out the welterweight and middleweight divisions in his former promotion, Soldic looked for a new challenge and he's found that in ONE Championship.

Roberto Soldic referenced the fact that not only are there big threats for him in MMA, with ONE, he has the opportunity to compete in multiple sports to win more world championships.

In an interview with The MMA Superfan, ‘Robocop’ said:

“My goal is just to keep going and we will see what the future brings. I don't think that I will get bored in ONE Championship because I have other sports and other divisions. There are so many things [to do].”

Signing as one of the most high-profile free agents in recent years, there will be a lot of eyes on Soldic as he steps into the circle for the very first time.

Catch the full interview below: