Shamil Gasanov aims to represent his village as its first world champion

'The Cobra' Shamil Gasanov is looking to make a statement when he faces former two-division world champion 'The Situ-Asian' Martin Nguyen at ONE Fight Night 7 on Prime Video booked for February 24.

The undefeated Dagestani fighter wants to prove himself and is also proud to represent his home. In an interview with ONE Championship, he said:

"We had no athletes in the village who had reached high levels of achievement. We had no world champions, but in other neighboring villages of Dagestan, they had. And I had this idea in my head that we also need a champion. Are we worse than they are?"

Soon, 'The Cobra' will have an opportunity to prove himself and shine a spotlight on his village. On February 24, he plans to defeat a former two-division world champion and put his name on the map in the combat sports world.

Gasanov is currently on a 13-fight win streak in MMA. The Dagestani fighter has used his dangerous grappling skills to defeat 70% of his opponents by way of submission. He will be aiming for another stoppage win against Martin Nguyen at ONE Fight Night 7.

All the action will be broadcast live and for free on Prime Video for all Amazon subscribers across North America.

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Shamil Gasanov gave his performance bonus to his family

At ONE on Prime Video 3, Shamil Gasanov dominated ‘The Fighting God’ Kim Jae Woong and was awarded a $50,000 performance bonus for his efforts. In his post-fight interview, he stated that he is giving it all to his family:

“I am going to give it to my parents, who have been very supportive of me all these years. They can spend it as they wish. I am going to collect my fee and head back to Thailand to train for my next bouts... My parents called me first, and then my friends. They all stayed up to watch me fight. It felt great.”

Watch his post-fight interview below:

'The Cobra' Shamil Gasanov will be aiming for another submission victory in the ONE circle at ONE Fight Night 7 on Prime Video against the dangerous striker Martin Nguyen.