ШАМИЛЬ МУСАЕВ - первое большое интервью: Шавкат, нокауты, Имам Шамиль / ЛУЧШИЙ БОЕЦ ГОДА

Shamil Musaev was named the best Russian fighter of 2024, based on a vote by 35 MMA journalists. We did a long interview with Shamil in Dagestan. 00:00 - Shamil Musaev is the fighter of the year! 01:24 - Fight with Storley: "CRAZY" 03:53 - Dropped people more than 50 times with a spinning kick to the body 04:43 - Favorite ground move: the crucifix 05:22 - How he learned to defend takedowns so well 08:22 - Shamil's coach is top ASA fighter Shamil Abdullayev 10:17 - Could have knocked out Murad in the second fight, but didn't? 11:43 - Participated in a fighting reality show where there was no dirt 13:02 - How did MMA turn out to be? 15:20 - Has Shamil never lost in wushu sanda? ("At least a 50-0 record") 19:17 - How wushu sanda helps in MMA 20:02 - How he knocked out Umalatov with a fake 22:02 - Umalatov surprised me with his strength ("It will be interesting to see his fight with Murad") 23:47 - Shamil puts all his effort into every punch. Asks his coach to hit lighter 26:47 - No weights or exercise machines in Musaev's life 27:29 - How Shamil Abdullayev forbade him from training twice a day 30:09 - When in America, he trains at a little-known gym ("Why do I need these famous sparring partners? To prove myself that I worked with them?") 32:41 - The toughest fight was against a Chechen hand-to-hand fighter. How it happened 34:05 - "I had three fights in one evening. I fought, went to the locker room, and they told me: 'You're leaving in seven minutes.'" 35:18 - He will compete in the 2025 PFL Grand Prix 36:28 - "A fight with Ramazan Kuramagomedov is definitely interesting. Timur Valiev said: 'I have another fighter for you!'" 37:17 - "Let us into the UFC - I think we'll crush them!" 38:08 - About Shavkat Rakhmonov: "What's the point of comparing us?" + about Rakhmonov's fight with Gerry 39:15 - Shamil isn't going to speak harshly about Shavkat: "I'm against that" 39:43 - About the only fight he didn't win: "What kind of rock is he! It's like a KAMAZ truck hugged me" 42:07 - Doping officers have already tested Musaev 13 times 43:22 - About the controversial fight with the Slovenian: "He recently wrote to me: 'I'll be the only one who beats you'" 45:36 - Everything is great in terms of organization at KSW 46:35 - Are fans waiting for Musaev at the hotel for a photo opportunity? 48:25 – "Europeans are simple. For them, a fighter is an incredibly tough guy." 48:56 – On the cancelled fight with Mateusz Gamrot 50:00 – KSW terminated Musaev's contract after the start of the SVO, at the behest of the city mayor. 51:27 – Musaev's manager isn't Abdel-Aziz. Did he try to lure him away? 52:06 – Musaev was named after Imam Shamil. "My full name is Imam Shamil." 53:58 – "What's stopping me from hurting you? I know I shouldn't touch you, not even ruin your mood." On the importance of religion 56:09 – Who does he consider a role model for Dagestanis? 57:13 – Shamil Musaev's reaction to winning the "Best Russian Fighter of the Year" award 59:05 – Why he doesn't like giving interviews: "The fewer interviews, the more interesting it is for people, right?" #mma