Ahead of his July 15th title fight at BMF 6, Qudrat Safi has one thing on his mind, chaos and violence.
Safi will clash with Logan McGonigal in the Barnsley Metrodome and put his BMF flyweight strap on the line. Coming into the bout, Safi rides a one-fight win streak after getting back in the win column last year at BMF 4.
Ahead of the title fight, we had the chance to catch up with Qudrat Safi to see how he’s feeling ahead of battle.
Interview With Qudrat Safi
Qudrat, on July 15, you return to the Octagon for the first time in 2023. How are you feeling, having had a little bit of a break, and is there any reason we’ve not seen you this far in 2023?
I feel good. I’m in good shape and developed a lot from my last fight, so I can’t wait to perform. I would’ve liked to fight earlier but had to deal with a lot of injuries, so that’s the reason.
Toward the back end of last year, you suffered a defeat to Sonny Crossman at Golden Ticket Fight Promotions. You also followed it up with a successful title defence at BMF 4. Firstly, reflecting on the loss, how did you handle that, given it’s a rare feeling for you, and how important was it for you to bounce back with a win over Ryann Parkin?
The loss didn’t really bother me. It was a big learning experience, I kinda lost that fight because of my own mistakes, but looking back, it’s probably the best thing to happen to me in my amateur career so far. However, it was very important I bounced back quickly just because I wanted to win again, so like I fought literally one month later and uno just did my thing.
Qudrat Safi Talks Logan McGonigcal
Logan McGonical is the man and face that stands across from you. He comes from a very good gym and has banked a solid amount of experience thus far in his amateur career. Assuming you’ve looked at and watched his past fights, how are you looking at this fight two weeks out?
Logan is a very solid opponent uno has been around for a while, and he got plenty of experience, so I’m just looking forward to this challenge.
Logan suffered his second amateur loss in his most recent outing against Ellis Clement on CWAW. Did you have the chance to watch that fight back at all, and if so, what can you take away from that? What do you see in his game that you can exploit?
I did get a chance to watch it. I just thought it was a very interesting fight but a very good BJJ from both guys. They both knew what they were doing, and it was good to watch. Can’t really be exposing the game plans.
Defending The Belt
You have one title defence under your belt at BMF. How much does holding onto that belt mean to you, and what can we expect to see from Qudrat Safi on July 15?
The belt itself is nice. I mean, it’s no ufc belt, but BMF have probably produced one of the best amateur belts there is. I don’t take much emphasis on the fact I have a belt. It’s more the title of being a champion that I’m holding onto. July 15, I’m bringing the best version of myself skill, chaos and violence. They’re going to see who’s the champion.
Finally, after facing your first career loss in your debut, you then went on a tear, winning five straight fights, finishing four of those fights. Can we anticipate another run from you before hitting the pro ranks potentially?
The higher you get, the harder it gets, so ideally, I’d love another finishing streak, but when guys are tough with good skill, it’s not as easy. My goal for the rest of my amateur career is just to get as much experience as possible because the finishes come naturally anyway, not like it’s professional, you get me. I’m very on edge about going pro or staying at Amauter, so I haven’t decided yet. I think this fight will certainly help me choose.
Featured image credits to Badmofo MMA
