Champion Zhaksylyk Myrzabekov meets former champion Albert Tumenov in the ACA 210 main event on Dec. 5 in Bishkek; Tumenov says he will press and stuff the takedowns.
What we know
- Zhaksylyk Myrzabekov defends the ACA welterweight title against former champion Albert Tumenov in the main event of ACA 210.
- ACA 210 takes place on Dec. 5 in Bishkek.
- Tumenov says he has sometimes had problems with recovery and that he needs to cut weight well and be fully healthy.
- Myrzabekov is from Kyrgyzstan and Tumenov is from Russia.
Albert Tumenov wants his old belt back, and he has already laid out how he plans to take it. The former ACA welterweight champion faces the current titleholder, Zhaksylyk Myrzabekov of Kyrgyzstan, in the main event of ACA 210 on Dec. 5 in Bishkek. Tumenov is Russian, so he will be fighting in the champion's home country.
The matchup sets a striker against a fighter he expects to wrestle. Tumenov, nicknamed "Einstein", told ACA he will not let Myrzabekov take him down and will press forward instead. "Let's see if he can wrestle me," he said in the interview, translated from Russian.
His own concerns are about preparation, not the opponent. Tumenov said he mainly needs to cut weight well and recover well, and admitted that recovery has sometimes been a problem for him. He said that if he gets through camp healthy, he is confident he will put on a great fight and win the title.
Tumenov is 34, stands 5'11" and has been listed in our database in the UFC welterweight division, which makes this a return to a belt he has held before. Myrzabekov comes in as the man holding it.
Watch the weight cut and Tumenov's condition in the final weeks. By his own account, both could decide whether his plan to press and stop the takedowns holds up over a title fight.
The matchup sets a striker against a fighter he expects to wrestle. Tumenov, nicknamed "Einstein", told ACA he will not let Myrzabekov take him down and will press forward instead. "Let's see if he can wrestle me," he said in the interview, translated from Russian.
His own concerns are about preparation, not the opponent. Tumenov said he mainly needs to cut weight well and recover well, and admitted that recovery has sometimes been a problem for him. He said that if he gets through camp healthy, he is confident he will put on a great fight and win the title.
Tumenov is 34, stands 5'11" and has been listed in our database in the UFC welterweight division, which makes this a return to a belt he has held before. Myrzabekov comes in as the man holding it.
Watch the weight cut and Tumenov's condition in the final weeks. By his own account, both could decide whether his plan to press and stop the takedowns holds up over a title fight.
- Summary
- Champion Zhaksylyk Myrzabekov meets former champion Albert Tumenov in the ACA 210 main event on Dec. 5 in Bishkek; Tumenov says he will press and stuff the takedowns.
- Key points (one per line)
- Myrzabekov defends the ACA welterweight title against Albert Tumenov in the ACA 210 main event on Dec. 5 in Bishkek.
Tumenov, a former ACA welterweight champion, plans to strike, press and defend against wrestling.
Tumenov says his main concerns are the weight cut and recovery.
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- FightTime.ru | https://fighttime.ru/news/item/44613-tumenov-ozvuchil-plan-na-boj-s-myrzabekovym-budu-bit-i-pressingovat.html
Last edited:
Fan poll
Who wins Myrzabekov vs Tumenov at ACA 210?
Fighters in this story
Albert TumenovSources
FightTime.ruSummarized with AI from the sources above. Read the originals for the full story.
Is this story accurate?
Updated
This story just changed.