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Welp, how did a skilled operator like Vlasov lose to a scrub like that? Was it just the headbutt that did him in? Was Cruiserweight a step too far against a bigger man?
Hey now, slow that down. While the result over Vlasov is no doubt shocking (due to relative activity levels and The Kill being a proven world class operator multiple times over) the Kyrgyz fighter is absolutely no scrub. I had Salty on my radar several years ago, when he rebounded from his first pro defeat and went on a tear in 2014 and 2015. His run started with good showings against upper shelf journeymen Geard Ajetovic, Konstantin Piternov, and Karen Avetisyan before kicking into high gear with consecutive minor upsets over Dmitry Sukhotsky and Roman Shkarupa. It seemed like he was climbing the ranks to maybe a Euro title until he was derailed by a young Andrey Sirotkin (via SD, mind you) and then disappeared for years before returning last November randomly at HW. At super middle, at one time, he was a decent prospect. Still had no business defeating Vlasov at cruiser, but scrub ain't the word.