WATCH: Cruiserweight Boxing Champion Mairis Briedis Gets Slapped by Hasbulla’s Rival
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Mairis Briedis has only lost to Oleksandr Usyk in professional boxing. However, Abdu Rozik beat the cruiserweight champion and earned the right to plant two brutal slaps on him. The Latvian boxer recently shared a video from his gym, where he played stones, papers, scissors, with Abdu Rozik.
It seemed they had a deal where the winner would get to hit the loser. Rozik, who won two of them in a row, didn’t back off from slapping the IBF world champion.
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Meanwhile, Briedis won the third set and went ahead to ‘slap’ his opponent. However, the clip ended, hinting at what Briedis could do to Abdu Rozik if he would have actually planted the shot. In the caption, the world champion wrote, “Do not gamble with Deer.”
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Rozik striking Briedis could have been a subtle message to his long-time rival Hasbulla Magomedov. Akin to Rozik, Hasbulla is also a popular name in the combat sphere.
Magomedov had sampled his energy several times and grabbed attention by hitting MMA elites like Daniel Cormier and others. Since Rozik has also pulled off something similar, it might bring back the potential talks of their combat collision; one that fans got a taste of at UFC 267.
Is Mairis Briedis the ticket to Hasbulla Magomedov vs Abdu Rozik?
On looking at the feud between Rozik and Hasbulla, UFC head honcho Dana White had hinted at hosting them in an MMA fight. That said, Rozik’s recent drill with Briedis can be a green signal towards that matchup. On the contrary, Rozik vs Hasbulla was just a proposal that didn’t come close to fruition.
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On comparing both men’s social media fame, we can expect them to stage a fight somewhere down the line. Even if the UFC doesn’t make this fight, umpteen more promoters can look to book it.
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