Shamil
Gasanov revealed that his body wasn’t listening to him during
his decision win over Ho Taek Oh at
One on Prime Video 18.
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Gasanov put on a dominant grappling display to earn a unanimous
decision win over his opponent to bounce back from his lone career
loss against Garry
Tonon. “The Cobra” subsequently revealed that he was suffering
from food poisoning and felt its effects severely as he battled his
way to victory. The Dagestani standout said that while he felt in
good shape while warming up, his body stopped listening to him
after the opening frame.
“I don’t know what happened,” Gasanov said at the post-fight press
conference. “When I was warming up, I felt pretty good and
everything was well but at the same time, after the first round, I
couldn’t feel my body well. My arms and legs weren’t listening to
me but at the same time just because of my willpower and because of
my trainer, I was able to get through the fight and win.”
Despite the difficult circumstances, Gasanov never considered
pulling out of the fight.
“No, of course not,” he said. “I didn’t have those thoughts.”
Gasanov is now open to an opportunity to correct his record against
Tonon, who takes on former champ Martin
Nguyen at
ONE 165 on Jan. 28. However, if he does run it back with Tonon,
Gasanov would prefer doing it inside a cage.
“If it happens, I want it to be in a cage because I think I can use
the cage better than him,” Gasanov said. “But at the same time,
even if I meet him at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, I’m going to
fight. I’m going to do the best. If in a cage, good. If no cage,
good too. It doesn’t really matter.”
Gasanov also offered his thoughts on the upcoming clash between
Tonon and Nguyen.
“It’s difficult to say who’s going to win,” he said. “Martin won
the title multiple times, but I don’t think he’s as hungry as
Garry. At the same time, after Garry’s last win, I think he’s
really hungry for the win and if I were to bet, I think there’s a
60% chance that Garry would win and 40% that Martin would win.”