It’s long been rumoured, however if quotes from his trainer are true then former world-champion boxer Vic Darchinyan will make his Mixed Martial Arts debut in April.
No opponent, date or venue has been finalised however Australia was mentioned as the host-country.
His trainer Edmon Tarverdyan made the comments during a media day for Ronda Rousey.
“They actually gave him a fight in Australia already,” Tarverdyan said via MMA Fighting. “It’s good pay, he’s happy and he wants to do it.”
The fight will be contested at flyweight with Darchinyan set to begin his MMA training at the Glendale Fighting Club which features such fighters as Ronda Rousey, Manny Gamburyan and Francisco Rivera. Footage of Ronda Rousey sparring with Vic Darchinyan.
Darchinyan is confident that he has the power to break his opponent’s jaws, even if the fight is contested on the ground.
“He told me ‘I’m coming around there, and I’m being honest, I just need three or four inches, and then I’ll punch somebody and break somebody’s jaw, even on the ground,'” Tarverdyan said. “I’m like, Vic, ‘it’s not all about a couple inches,’ he goes, ‘no, no, no, all I need is just a little bit of distance, and when I hit him I’ll break him.’
A former IBF, WBC and WBA super-flyweight champion in boxing, Darchinyan has a 39-6 record which includes 28 of those wins via stoppage. The 38 year-old is coming off a 9th round TKO stoppage at the hands of Nonito Donaire in November.
{module Comment on this Article}
