What is the age of the world and femelyanenko. Fedor Emelianenko - biography, facts. Family and children of Fedor Emelianenko
The legendary champion in ultimate fighting will be interesting not only to fans of martial arts, but also to all those who seek and find inspiration in the stories of great people, and adopt their secrets of success.
Many major foreign publications have repeatedly recognized Emelianenko as the best fighter in the world. And it is not surprising, because for almost ten years Fedor was undefeated, which in the history of fighting without rules is an unprecedented case.
We can be proud that such a person represents our country on the world stage. Emelianenko is a patriot who has repeatedly expressed his love for his homeland - “ I am overwhelmed with a feeling of joy when, after victory, I stand in the ring and play the Russian anthem, I fight for my country, this is one of the main landmarks for me«.
Russia, as always, does not know its heroes (for example, the largest Emelianenko fan club is located in Japan, and in Korea Fyodor is accompanied by one and a half hundred guards, because fans of ultimate fighting can tear an idol to pieces). Fyodor's popularity in the world is colossal, but not everyone knows about his victories in his homeland. I suggest you read the biography of Fedor Emelianenko and find out his success story.
Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko was born in 1976 in Ukraine in the city of Rubezhnoe, Luhansk region, in a working-class family (his father Vladimir Alexandrovich worked as a welder, his mother Olga Fedorovna, a teacher at a vocational school). In 1978, a family from Ukraine moved to Russia, to the city of Stary Oskol, Belgorod region. Where two more Emelianenko were born in the family - Alexander and Ivan.
IN biographies of Fedor Emelianenko passion for martial arts manifested itself at the age of 10. Then he began to study in the sambo and judo section, where Vasily Ivanovich Gavrilov was the coach. It is curious that Fyodor began to bring his younger brother, Alexander, with whom he had no one to leave at home, with him, as a result of which Alexander gradually became involved in the training process and subsequently became a professional athlete himself.
In 1987, Fedor entered the sports class of the coach Vladimir Mikhailovich Voronov. After graduating from school in 1991, Fedor entered a vocational school, which he graduated with honors in 1994. A year after graduation, in 1995, Emelianenko joined the ranks of the Russian army (he served first in the fire brigade, and then in a tank division near Nizhny Novgorod), where he continued to play sports on his own. However, in view of the specifics of his military service, he worked more with a barbell, kettlebells, and also made cross-country runs. After serving, in 1997, Fedor again began to actively engage in sports and participate in competitions.
In 1997, Fedor Emelianenko fulfilled the standard of the master of sports of Russia in sambo, and 2 months later he won an international tournament and became a master of sports in judo. In 1998, he received the title of international master of sports of Russia in sambo, having won first place at the prestigious international "A" class tournament in Moscow. In the same 1998 he became the champion of Russia and the bronze medalist of the Russian judo championship, as well as the bronze medalist of the Russian sambo championship. This year Fedor won the title of champion in his weight category and became the silver medalist in the absolute weight category among the Russian armed forces.
Fedor used to exercise extensively on himself in training, but in 1999 he almost completely stopped performing exercises for lifting weights, replacing them with practicing wrestling techniques, began to study the striking technique of arms and legs (he began to study the technique of hand-to-hand fighting with coach Michkov Alexander Vasilyevich). At the same time, Emelianenko joined the Russian Top Team (RTT) club, run by Valery Evgenievich Pogodin. His daily strength exercises included push-ups, squats, and parallel bars. Emelianenko also jogged twice a day with a total distance of 12-15 kilometers.
The lack of money, which was acutely felt in the 90s, also affected Emelianenko. It was necessary to feed the family and, after consulting with Voronov, Fedor decided to try his hand at mixed martial arts. Fedor began to participate in fights without rules, and at first in a more humane version of "Rings" (a famous Japanese organization). " I was a member of national teams, played in competitions, but practically did not get anything, - said Fedor, and by that time I already had a family that I had to feed, of course, in fights without rules I left not a better life, I started with zero, but already for the first battles began to receive some money».
VS Martin Lazarov
Fedor Emelianenko played his first fight in the framework of the Rings Russia ultimate fighting tournaments against Martin Lazarov. It was a battle between the national teams of Russia and Bulgaria. To the delight of local fans (the battles took place in Yekaterinburg), the victory, as expected, went to the more famous and strong fighter - Fedor Emelianenko, who was able to conduct a successful choke hold.
VS Levon Lagvilava
August 16, 2000 in Tula, his second fight within the RINGS: RUSSIA vs. GEORGIA, Fedor Emelianenko played against the Georgian fighter Levon Langvilava. The fight lasted a little over seven minutes and ended with the victory of the Russian athlete, thanks to a successful choke hold. It is worth saying that the Georgian was still lucky, since Fedor had the opportunity to knock out his opponent much earlier.
VS Hiroya Takada
The duel of the Japanese tournament RINGS BATTLE GENESIS 6 in Tokyo between Fedor Emelianenko and Japanese Hiroya Takada took place at the end of November 2000. In just twelve seconds of the first round of the fight, Fedor managed to knock out the Japanese. After waiting a couple of seconds, after the start of the fight, the Russian with a series of punches on the head of Takada threw him onto the ring floor. The judge immediately stopped the fight. It was the fastest fight in Fedor's career, he was able to knock out an opponent in 12 seconds.
VS Ricardo Arona
On December 22, 2000 Fedor Emelianenko fought with Ricardo Arona. This is a fight from the first series of four fights, from which Fedor's rapid ascent to the sports Olympus of mixed martial arts began. According to experts, the rivals were equal. Mostly all the actions of the fight took place in the porter, with the exception of a few moments when Emelianenko attacked the opponent with kicks. By the decision of the judges, Fedor Emelianenko became the winner.
VS Tsuyoshi Kosaka
Emelianenko suffered his first defeat at the beginning of his career under controversial circumstances in 2000. As a matter of fact, there was no defeat: Tsuyoshi Kosaka cut Fedor's eyebrow with the forbidden rules “Rings” (it was under the auspices of this federation) with an elbow blow, and at the 17th second the fight was stopped by the doctors' decision. The judges, without understanding, awarded the victory to Kosaka. Fedor took revenge on Tsuyoshi for this defeat at PRIDE Bushido 6, April 3, 2005.
Fedor Emelianenko VS Mikhail Apostolov
Within the framework of the tournament on fighting without rules, Rings Russia, which took place in April 2001, a duel took place between Russia and Bulgaria. In the second fight Fedor Emelianenko played from Russia, and Mikhail Apostolov from Bulgaria. The fight cannot be called very intriguing. Fedor won the expected and confident victory: the fight almost immediately went to porter, Emelianenko sat on the back of the Bulgarian fighter, systematically hitting the liver and kidneys, who did not even try to resist, and already at the beginning of the second minute of the first round Fedor finished with a choke hold a duel in your favor.
VS Carrie Scholl
In April 2001, at the RINGS WORLD TITLE SERIES 1 tournament in Japan, Fedor Emelianenko met in a duel with the American Kerry Scholl. The impressive size of the American and his strange technique did not puzzle Fyodor. After a short acquaintance with each other, already in the first round after an unsuccessful attempt on a painful leg, the Russian carried out a similar technique on the arm and won.
VS Renato Sobral
The next successful fight in the career of Fedor Emelianenko took place on August 11, 2001 in Japan. This time the Brazilian Renato Sobral came out against him. The fight lasted two rounds and Emelianenko won by unanimous decision.
VS Ryushi Yanagisawa
In October 2001, at RINGS WORLD TITLE SERIES 4 in the Japanese capital, a duel took place between Ryushi Yanagisawa and Fedor Emelianenko. Fedor quickly realized that it was simply impossible to allow the Japanese to deliver the most powerful kicks and started active contact struggle. The activity of the Russian made the Japanese only defend themselves. He coped with this task, but according to the results of a three-round duel, a unanimous victory was contested by Fedor Emelianenko
VS Lee Hasdal
On December 21, 2001, as part of RINGS WORLD TITLE SERIES 5, a battle took place between Briton Lee Hasdell and Fedor Emelianenko. The initiative from the very first seconds of the first round went to the Russian, who, in addition to a series of punches, was able to perform several captures. Most of the time, the Briton lay or sat in the ring, and the Russian successfully performed a choke hold at the end of the first round and celebrated the victory.
VS Chris Heisman
In February 2002, Fedor Emelianenko met with Australian Chris Heisman as part of the RINGS WORLD TITLE SERIES GRAND FINAL in Japan. No sooner had the fight begun, and the Australian was already on the floor, Fyodor's punch came as a surprise. But after that Chris stepped up, and even, it seemed, took the advantage. This did not last long, and Fedor showed who was the strongest in this fight. Technical knockout in the middle of the first round, after a series of punches to the head and body of the Australian.
VS Sammy Schilt
In Saitama (Japan) on June 23, 2002, he debuted on PRIDE. According to PRIDE 21: Demolition, Fedor Emelianenko met with Sammy Schilt (a titled fighter from Holland, nicknamed "Skyscraper", "Viking" height over 212 cm, possessing excellent long-range tactics). The fight lasted all three rounds of 5 minutes each, Fedor Emelianenko put Schilt on the ground without any problems and punched punches, but Sammy defended well. In terms of points, our beloved Fedor Emelianenko won a complete victory.
VS Heath Hering
His next opponent was heavyweight Heath Herring in the fight for the title of the first contender for the heavyweight title. The fight was very shock and bloody, Emelianenko successfully carried out accurate blows to the head of Heath Hering, which left noticeable bruises and cuts. Despite the many missed punches at the end of the fight, Hering was able to move the fight to the ground, but he could not do anything significant there. The fight went completely, without early victories, but by the decision of the judges, Fedor Emelianenko received an unconditional victory. Thus, Fedor Emelianenko entered the fight for the champion title.
VS Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
On March 16, 2003, at PRIDE 25, Emelianenko fought Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the heavyweight title. The Brazilian had a fantastic 19-1-1 record at the time and seemed unbeatable. Fedor showed the superiority of combat sambo over Brazilian jiu-jitsu, easily leaving Nogueira's endless attempts to carry out a painful hold, inflicting the maximum amount of damage on the Brazilian. After a 15-minute battle by unanimous decision of the judges, the crown was handed over to the fighter from Stary Oskol. Fedor became the second and last heavyweight champion of the organization, for which he received the nickname from Japanese fans The last Emperor.
VS Egidijus Valavičius
On April 5, 2003, within the framework of RINGS Lithuania - Bushido Rings 7: Adrenalinas, Fedor Emelianenko met with the Lithuanian Egidijus Valavičius. The fight ended ahead of schedule, with Fedor's painful hold, in the eighth minute of the fight.
VS Kazuyuki Fujita
On June 8, 2003, Emelianenko defended his title in a fight against former IWGP heavyweight champion, professional wrestler Kazuyuki Fujita. Emelianenko was expected to win a quick victory, but Fujita contrived to land a sharp, stunning right hook. Then Emelianenko claimed that this was the only time he was knocked down. On autopilot, the staggering Fedor entered a clinch, where he was able to quickly return to his senses, and then, having knocked Fujita down to the ground, carried out a successful strangulation from behind in the 5th minute of the fight.
VS Harry Goodridge
Emelianenko's next fight was against Harry "Big Daddy" Goodridge at the 2003 Total Elimination tournament. Fedor used ground and pound tactics. The referee stopped the fight in the first round after Fedor struck many unanswered punches and kicks to the head of Goodridge. In this battle, Emelianenko broke his arm, so surgical intervention was required. After that, he repeatedly injured the same arm, which led to the postponement of several meetings.
After Emelianenko became the PRIDE heavyweight champion, his relationship with the manager of the Russian Top Team, Vladimir Evgenievich Pogodin, turned cold. According to Fedor, Pogodin, being vice president of the World Sambo Federation, tried to manipulate Emelianenko's career. He acted with threats, and also, using his official position, deprived Fedor and Aleksandr Emelianenko of the title of masters of sports. In addition, Fyodor had financial claims - he claimed that he had been deceived by Pogodin. After Fedor's fight with Harry Goodridge, the Emelianenko brothers left the Russian Top Team and began to train in St. Petersburg, at the Red Devil club, which was (and still is) headed by Vadim Finkelstein.
VS Yuji Nagata
His next fight against Japanese professional wrestler Yuji Nagata at the 2003 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye tournament followed the same scenario. Emelianenko knocked Nagata off his feet twice with blows and struck a series of blows at the lying enemy. As a result, the fight was stopped in the second minute.
VS Mark Coleman
Four months later, at Total Elimination 2004, for the first time in the ring, he met PRIDE 2000 Grand Prix winner and former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman. Fedor won the victory in the third minute of the first round, holding the elbow lever. Emelianenko expressed great respect to Coleman, recognizing his merit in popularizing the ground and pound technique, which has become his trademark.
VS Kevin Randallman
The fight that took place two months later, at the second stage of the tournament, is noteworthy. Emelianenko met with Coleman's protege Kevin "The Monster" Randleman. Randleman, a two-time Ohio State University INCAA First Division champion and a former UFC heavyweight champion, quickly clinched and threw over his head, knocking Emelianenko headfirst onto the mats. But Fedor immediately got up and ended the fight in the second minute of the first round, holding the elbow lever.
VS Naoya Ogawa
On August 15, 2004, in the semifinals of the 2004 Grand Prix, Emelianenko met with the six-time Japanese judo champion Naoya Ogawa. In the second minute of the first round, Fedor finished the fight with a painful hold on the arm.
VS Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
On August 15, 2004, Fedor Emelianenko fought with Brazilian fighter Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. The fight took place with the advantage of Emelianenko, mainly in the porter. During the fight, a rather unpleasant moment occurred, the fighters collided with their heads in the heat of the struggle. During the collision, Fedor Emelianenko received a strong cut over his right eye, due to which the fight was stopped.
VS Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
The next meeting of Fedor Emelianenko with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira took place in 2004 on December 31st in the framework of the competition held by the PRIDE club, it was a fight for the title of champion. Their previous fight on August 15 of the same year did not take place. The fight, which took place on December 31st, lasted three rounds of five minutes each.
This is one of the longest fights in the career of Fedor Emelianenko. The fight took place on the side of Emelianenko, who effectively carried out his quick strikes, in the first minutes Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira had already buckled. Fedor knocked the opponent down without any problems, he spent one of the punches in a jump, but Nogueira survived all this and even tried to use a painful one on his arm, but Fedor managed to wriggle out. We can say that the fight lasted according to the scheme: wrestling in a standing position - a throw performed by Fedor - Antonio's fall on his back ... And so about seven times. The victory in this battle to Fedor Emelianenko was awarded by a decision of the judges, who were extremely unanimous.
VS Tsuyoshi Kosaka
Four and a half years after the first meeting, Fedor Emelianenko and Tsuyoshi Kosaka (when the judges did not understand, awarded the victory to Kosaka) met already in Pride. Almost at the very beginning of the fight, Fedor dealt a strong blow to Kosaka, as a result, the enemy received an unpleasant injury - a cut over the eye. During the fight, the doctor twice provided Tsuyoshi with medical assistance, but after examination he allowed him to continue the fight. After the second stop, Fedor was hampered by the abundance of blood from the enemy, so there was no point in continuing the fight. The first and only round of the fight is over. Emelianenko, leaving the Japanese no chance to win, took revenge by winning the fight by technical knockout.
I would like to add that even before the start of the fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Tsuoshi Kosaka, the Japanese were confident in the victory of the Russian: in voting on one of the well-known Japanese sites, 23265 votes (81%) of respondents were cast in favor of Fedor.
VS Mirko Filippovich
In another famous meeting, Emelianenko defeated former K-1 star Mirko "CroCop" Filippovich. Filipovich, who successfully moved from K-1 to Pride, quickly became one of the main contenders for the champion title, beating such fighters as Kazuyuki Fujita, Igor Vovchanchin on his way, as well as knocking out the younger, but larger (193 cm, 116 kg), Fyodor's brother - Alexander. Subsequently, Filippovich challenged the champion himself, stating: “ Fedor Emelianenko - you're next! ". In addition, a video published on the Youtube website, showing how, usually imperturbable, Fyodor watches the fight between Filipovich and Alexander Emelianenko live, caused a great stir, and he expresses himself characteristically, especially looking at how Filipovich continues to strike the no longer resisting Alexander.
Fedor called this fight his most brutal fight. In the first round, Filipovich threw out two hard jabs and broke Fedor's nose. In addition, the Croat struck Emelianenko with several effective kicks on the body, as a result of which Fedor developed a large hematoma on the right side of the chest. Despite this, Emelianenko successfully countered Filipovich in a standing position, and in the stalls he managed to inflict several heavy blows to the body. The standing fight came as a surprise to Filipovich, who expected Fedor to try to transfer to the ground and ground and pound. Filipovich himself said before the fight that "if Fedor works in a stance, then everything will end very quickly." 
However, as in the third battle with Nogueira, the coaching staff of Emelianenko and Fedor himself chose this - the most unexpected for a Croat - strategy. Fighting and clinching noticeably exhausted Filipovich, and because of this fatigue in the second and third rounds, Emelianenko's advantage became obvious: the Croat was overly cautious and spent a significant part of the time avoiding Fedor's attacks, sometimes literally fleeing. Filipovic later explained this by stating on Croatian national television that he was exhausted from lack of sleep and the time difference between Croatia and Japan. However, Emelianenko was also not at his peak. In particular, he could not hit with his right hand with full force due to an injury (he later said that due to a hand injury he could not perform a painful hold and end the fight earlier).
After 20 minutes of intense fighting, the victory was awarded to Fedor, thus becoming his second successful defense of the Pride title.
VS Zuluzinho
On December 31, 2005, within the framework of the PRIDE Bushido 6 tournament, Fedor Emelianenko met with Zuluzinho, who was probably twice the size of Emelianenko. In the announcement - a kind of visiting card of the athlete - the following sounded: “ There are 6 billion people in the world, the strongest among them is Fedor!»
Alexander Grachev - " We had practically no doubts about Fedor's success. There is such an opinion that when a fighter gains weight over 115 kg, he already loses his characteristics, becomes less mobile ... And interestingly, Zuluzino's neck does not start down from the ears, like wrestlers, but behind the ears, and the body is loose ... He reminded us of a cartoon character - Shrek ... And what I noticed, when Zulu climbed into the ring, he rested his hand on his knee, the impression was that it was even difficult for him to just move ...»
Victor Starostin - " Although, I must admit, the Brazilian's striking technique is also well established: at one time he went to train in Cuba ... Therefore, by and large, Fedor could not relax in any case. If Fedor had missed at least one hit, it would have been much more difficult to win ... "
It took Emelianenko 26 seconds to defeat the two-meter, 185-kilogram Brazilian. Fedor knocked out his opponent. It is interesting that in an interview Zuluzinho told reporters - “ I carefully watched all of Fedor's fights, saw some mistakes made by the Stary Oskol fighter, and I promise to use them in the first round and finish the fight ahead of schedule» . We must give him his due, he kept his word!
VS Mark Coleman
At the first American PRIDE tournament, Emelianenko met with Mark Coleman. In this fight, Coleman failed to demonstrate anything outstanding - he was defeated by a painful hold on the arm in the second minute of the second round.
VS Mark Hunt
On December 31, 2006 at the Shockwave tournament Fedor Emelianenko defended his title in a fight against the champion of the K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Mark Hunt. Fedor had to fight this fight with a broken toe. In the second minute of the first round, he tried to hold the lever on his elbow, but Hunt managed to get out. In the fifth minute of the first round, Hunt already twice tried to give Emelianenko a painful hold on Emelianenko's left arm, but could not complete them. As a result, Fedor himself performed a painful hold and ended the fight in the ninth minute of the first round.
VS Matt Lindland
Shortly before the collapse of "Pride", Emelianenko took advantage of the clause in the contract, which allows him to participate in battles for other organizations, provided that the fight will take place in Russia, and accepted an offer from a little-known organization - "BodogFight". Emelianenko's rival was the American fighter Matt Lindland, a former Olympic silver medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling. For the fight with Emelianenko, Lindland had to gain 15 kilograms in order to move from the usual middle weight category to the heavy one.
The fight took place on April 14, 2007 at an event called "Clash of the Nations" in St. Petersburg, bringing together a large number of spectators, including Vladimir Putin, Silvio Berlusconi and Jean-Claude Van Damme.
From the first blow, Lindland inflicted a cut on Emelianenko over his left eye and entered the clinch in an attempt to transfer the fight to the ground. Under the pressure of Lindland, Fedor fell on the ropes of the ring and inadvertently grabbed the top one, for which he received a warning from the referee. Lindland, hugging Emelianenko, tried to throw, but Fedor managed to turn around in the air and be in Lindland's half-guard. After 2 minutes 58 seconds from the start of the round, Emelianenko held the elbow lever, forcing Lindland to surrender. After the fight, Lindland admired Emelianenko's reception, noting that the reception was so skillful that he did not even feel his arm being extended until it was too late
Negotiations with UFC and M-1 Global
From the moment PRIDE was sold to the UFC owners and Emelianenko's contract with PRIDE expired, there have been speculations about Fedor's possible transfer to the UFC, especially since a public quarrel took place between Calvin Eyr (Bodog's) and Emelianenko's manager Vadim Finkelstein. In an interview with the Baltimore Sun in June 2007, Chuck Liddell suggested that Emelianenko would soon be in the UFC. Dana White also expressed his interest in Emelianenko, but said that the main obstacle to signing the contract is his managers. At the same time, Finkelstein pointed to the difficulty of negotiations as a reason. The main reason for the disagreement between them is Finkelstein's demand to conclude contracts with other members of the Red Devil club, as well as to allow Emelianenko to compete in combat sambo. At UFC 76, UFC President Dana White announced that he expects Emelianenko to sign with the UFC in late 2007 or early 2008 after Fedor participated in sambo competitions in which White would not have allowed him to compete if the contract had already been signed. Dana White also said that she intends to arrange Emelianenko's first fight in UFS with heavyweight champion Randy Couture. However, these negotiations ended in nothing, since in October 2007 Emelianenko signed a contract with M-1 Global for two years and six battles.
VS Hong Man Choi
On December 31, 2007, Fedor went to fight against the Korean giant (218 cm, 160 kg) Hong Man Choi, nicknamed Techno-Goliath. The fight was held under the auspices of the Japanese promotion "Yarennoka!" supported by M-1 Global, Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) and Deep. A special rule was the imposition of a ban on striking with knees on the ground. At the time of the fight, Choi was better known as a K-1 kickboxer, having won victories over such famous fighters as Sammy Schilt, Bob Sapp and Mighty Mo. In MMA, Choi had by then only had one fight against more showman than fighter, Bobby Ologun, who was knocked out in 16 seconds.
At first it seemed that the difference in size would play a decisive role. Emelianenko's blow, which knocked Zuluzinho down, had no effect on Choi, and Fedor could not physically transfer the fight to the ground: when trying to throw, Choi fell on top of him, as a result of which Emelianenko was in a disadvantageous position. Choi landed several punches, but Fedor blocked his arm and tried to pull the elbow lever from below. Choi avoided a painful hold and got up into a stance. Fedor's second attack was identical to the first: he threw out a left half-hook, hitting Choyu's jaw, went into a clinch, and again found himself on the floor under the Korean. On the second try, the elbow lever succeeded and Choi was forced to surrender. The fight took 1 minute 54 seconds.
After the fight, Fedor was surprised at the abundance of bruises on his face, saying that he did not even feel the blows. Also for this fight, Emelianenko was awarded the Golden Belt prize, established by the Russian Union of Martial Arts, in the category "The Brightest Victory of the Year"
Fedor vs. UFC President Dana White
UFC President Dana White insulted Fedor at a press conference, calling him a laughing stock. He also argued that Fedor's results in battles without rules was a farce. Open insults to White followed after Fedor's refusal to participate in the UFC. On February 8, 2008, Emelianenko wrote an open letter to Dana White. Here is his text: “ I have repeatedly heard addresses to my address on the Internet from Dana White. To admit such unfounded statements is not a man's, not a gentleman's! If they want to prove their case, then let them arrange a fight for me with Randy or with their current champion Antonio Noguera. And, in the future, I would not like to hear unfounded accusations in my direction. My last fight in Japan showed once again that I am ready to compete against any opponent of any size, experience and a set of fighting qualities. I fought and I always want to fight the best fighters. And the fight with Randy is my first priority, he is a great fighter, and it's a shame that the too tight and one-sided contracts of the UFC do not allow this to happen. The whole world wants to see me fights against your champions, not listen to your press conferences ... Our organization M-1 Global is ready to arrange such fights as part of our tournaments or as part of our joint projects».
VS Tim Sylvia
On July 19, 2008, in California, USA, a duel took place for the right to please the title of absolute heavyweight champion between Fedor Emelianenko and Tim Sylvia. Fedor once again proved that he is rightfully called the strongest man in the world. And if it took a total of 150 hours to make the championship belt for this fight, then 36 seconds were enough for the champion to confirm the right to possess it! Of course, 36 seconds is not a record time in the series of his victorious fights, but this was another spectacular event.
Maybe, from the viewer's point of view, the fight was too short to get real pleasure from what he saw, and it's hard to argue with that, but such fast-paced fights have their own charm! Fedor carried out a lightning-fast attack, inflicting more than twenty precise blows to the enemy, transferred the fight to the ground and finished it with a crown choke!
VS Andrey Orlovsky
In the next fight, Emelianenko defended his champion title against the former UFC champion - Belarusian Andrei Orlovsky. Unlike Sylvia, Orlovsky did not allow himself to criticize Fyodor (there was not even a grain of disrespect in his words - “ I prepare, paying attention to different types of martial arts. I am engaged in freestyle wrestling, jiu-jitsu, boxing. I train 3-4 times a week in different gyms. Wednesday and Sunday days off. I will try to prepare well and do my best to win this fight»), However, Andrey's mentor, legendary boxing coach Freddie Roach, was very successful in this. Roach especially zealously criticized Fedor's boxing technique, arguing that Emelianenko had no chance against Orlovsky.
The meeting between Emelianenko and Orlovsky was the main battle of the second event organized by Affliction, called Day of Reckoning on January 24, 2009. At the beginning of the battle, Orlovsky looked convincing enough: Andrey succeeded in effective combinations, however, apparently inspired by his early success, Orlovsky decided to end the battle as soon as possible, which was a fatal mistake for him. Having driven Emelianenko with a straight kick into the corner of the ring, Orlovsky jumped on Fedor, trying to deliver the final knee in a jump, but neglected to protect his head and ran into an oncoming right cross, which sent him into a deep knockout. Later, this knockout was recognized as "Best Knockout of 2009" by the sports site Sherdog
VS Brett Rogers
On November 8, 2009, the joint Strikeforce / M-1 Global tournament was held in Chicago, in the main event of which the best MMA fighter in the world, 33-year-old Russian Fedor Emelianenko, met with 28-year-old American Brett Rogers, who had not been defeated at that time (10-0).
The first round of the fight, which became Emelianenko's debut in the cage, made Fedor's fans seriously worried. Already at the beginning of the fight, Rogers made his opponent's nose bleed with his jab. The Russian had no time to stop this bleeding, so both soon had blood all over their bodies. Despite this microtrauma, the Russian, according to eyewitnesses, looked much better both in the standing position and in the stalls. Both managed to exchange powerful lunges until, in the middle of the second round, during a fight in a standing position, Fedor struck a right cross, which even turned out in the style of the American himself. 
Such a moment for Rogers was akin to a knockout, because the American fell to the floor. Emelianenko jumped on him to finish off, but then referee John "Big" McCarthy intervened. The referee stopped the fight a minute and 48 seconds before the end of the round and awarded Emelianenko a victory by technical knockout.
In a post-match interview with the CBS TV channel, Fedor Emelianenko thanked all his fans for their support, noting that this victory largely belongs to them and his beloved country, beloved Motherland, to those people who at that moment were cheering and praying for him.
VS Fabricio Werdum
Emelianenko's next fight took place on June 26, 2010 against a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist and Abu Dhabi Combat Club champion Fabrizio Werdum. Before the fight, Werdum's chances were regarded by experts and fans as very low. During the battle, after a little reconnaissance, Fedor caught the enemy on the counter, knocked him down with a blow of his hand and rushed to finish off on the ground, where Fabrizio first grabbed his arm, and then concluded Emelianenko in a "triangle". Fedor tried to free himself, but to no avail, and at the 1:09 mark of the first round, Emelianenko was forced to surrender, which was his first undeniable defeat in his career.
VS Antonio Silva
The next fight in the supertournament of heavyweights, which brought together all the best fighters, was supposed to put in place all the skeptics - Fedor went out to fight the Brazilian Antonio Silva, nicknamed Bigfoot (whoever saw it will understand the accuracy of this nickname - he is a complete Neanderthal, an absolute Yeti).
Before the fight, Antonio Silva spoke about the opponent: “ Glad to fight in such a tournament. I think Fedor is the best heavyweight in the world. To become a legend, you must defeat the legend. For this I will prepare. For me, the fight with Fedor is already the final of the tournament. I would be ready to give everything for a meeting with him».
The first round went smoothly, Fedor acted in his own style, trying to catch the opponent with a choke hold, but in vain - Silva turned out to be devilishly agile and fast for his size. And the second round began with the fact that Silva knocked Fedor down on the floor, like Emelyenenko himself once, in a fight against Herring, Bigfoot unleashed a hail of blows on the opponent, under which, probably, no one would have resisted, and the ductility, slowness of the hands of the Brazilian only emphasized the inhuman power of the blows, Fedor dodged and defended himself as best he could, but in vain - doctor Emelianenko stopped the fight, because Fedor's eyes were almost completely swollen, he could not continue to fight. And then he said that everything is God's will, and his glorious career will have to end someday.
Speaking about his future rival, F. Emelianenko noticed that Dan Henderson is an eminent fighter who has won a lot of tournaments. " Today he is the champion in the category up to 93 kg, but has now decided to move to the heavy weight category. Previously, he was a member of the US Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team and even trained in Russia with Alexander Karelin. His strengths, says Fedor Emelianenko, are that he fights well, plus he is explosive: after an attack with his hands, he instantly throws and continues the fight on the ground. He starts a fight in a standing position, and then swoops in like a whirlwind, which the opponent sometimes does not expect, and as a result ends the fight in a prone position».
The fight took place in Chicago on June 30, 2011. The fight began with the exchange of blows, then Henderson knits Fedor, presses him to the net. Then he breaks the clinch and hits with the left side. Fedor is at a loss. In the fourth minute of the fight, Fedor hits, Henderson seems to fall, but then he twists and hits. Fedor misses and gets the finishing move, he is knocked out and the fight is stopped.
« At the very beginning of the battle, there was an exchange of blows, and then Henderson hit and the fight was stopped. The judges, of course, know better, but I think that they stopped it too early, the blow went on a tangent and I could continue the fight", - said Fedor after the fight.
Valery Volostnykh, head coach of the Russian national combat sambo team - “ They say Fedor has passed recently. After all, he lost three fights in a row. Someone thinks that his motivation is not the same, someone thinks differently. You just need to specifically prepare for this or that opponent and expand your technical arsenal. For example, I would like Fedor to leave his opponent, but in reality it turned out that he was waiting at the decisive moment. "
Sergey Kharitonov, MMA fighter - « Fedor practically did not change anything in his preparation, only he went to Holland 2 times - this is the result. It was necessary to change sparring partners. He works with promising guys, but he just drives them around the ring. We need opponents who are stronger than him on the ground, in wrestling, world-class boxers. We need to seriously prepare - he did not draw any conclusions after the last two defeats. Apparently self-criticism and self-criticism Fyodor is absent. For me this is a surprise, even a fighter who is 7 kg less still defeated him. "
Alexander Emelianenko, MMA fighter, brother of Fedor - « The coaching staff - Voronov and Michkov - are to blame for the defeat. Incorrectly prepared for battle. I call them simply - "Timer" and "Towel Swing". That's what they are for in the team, that's all what Fedya needs them for.
Martial arts are constantly being improved, and "Timer" and "Towel Swing" did not change anything in the program - they simply froze on what they had achieved and could not develop the base that Fedor himself had developed. Fedor could train himself, he needs to take it personally, rethink many training moments, study and develop. Endure and work! We will talk with Fedya again - will he want to change anything in his preparation, Alexander summed up. - If he wants - I will make every effort to this.
Alexander Sarnavsky, MMA fighter - " Yes, it's hard to say something here, bewilderment remains. It seems that Fedor left without tactics at all, without a plan. You go to fight - always know what to do, if one option didn’t go, you cut the second one and it’s always like that… And here they didn’t prepare for Henderson at all. It is necessary either to change training, or to tie. Well, his mood is kind of strange. I watched the old battles: he always came out, loaded, and now he is extinguished, as if he were forced to fight. "
Alexander Shlemenko, MMA fighter - " I think Fedor could have performed normally for several more years and achieved results if he had changed the coaching staff and, accordingly, the approach to training. Why leave, being the most popular and highly paid Russian fighter - I don't know.
I expected an outcome like this, because, as he said, Fedor went out to fight at the peak of acclimatization, I would have arrived either 3-4 weeks before the fight, or almost on the day of the fight. And so he already showed confusion and fatigue, I don't think that there are any moral and internal problems, I did not notice.
Change coaches - any gym will be happy for him now, although Karvin is the same - stop training the old fashioned way and you can still perform for a while for sure. And then he climbed into the wheelhouse and missed the first one, by the way again there were problems when working at the net».
Fedor Emelianenko VS Jeff Monson
Fedor (before the fight with Monson): " Many thanks to Jeff for coming. I hope we will show a nice fight. This is one of the best fighters in the world, the most titled one. I will be glad to measure my strength with him».
Monson about Fedor's recent defeats: “ Each of his losses has its own story. Werdum can force any opponent to surrender. With him, Fedor just made a mistake, as in the last fight with Henderson. There are fights when you knock your opponent down, go to finish off and something bad happens. This is our job, things like this happen».
Monson on Fedor's status: “ I consider him the best fighter in history. No one else has had a winning streak like him. 30 wins in a row, and he beat the best of the best. And these guys were at their peak. The same Nogueira was at its peak, Crocop was at its peak, and he destroyed these guys. He is the best. And I am talking about this because it is a fact. This is not a subject for discussion. Look at the facts, what he has been pursuing for a long time».
In the course of the meeting, it became clear that Fedor Emelianenko greatly improved his striking technique - the athlete earned this victory to a greater extent with low-kicks. By the end of the fight, the American had a hematoma on his leg. From the beginning of the first round, Fedor Emelianenko made several reconnaissance strikes, and Jeff Monson tried to transfer the fight to the ground, but the Russian did not succumb to provocations. In the second round, the American began to throw himself more actively at his feet, however, also unsuccessfully - Fedor Emelianenko did not change his technique and, half a minute after the start of the round, knocked down his opponent with a blow.
In the third round, it was already clear that Jeff Monson was running out of breath by the second. The Russian, in turn, continued to act technically, with the same low kicks. It is worth noting that, despite the fact that the American often fell, he always found the strength to rise. With about a minute and a half before the end of the last round, Jeff Monson was practically exhausted. In battle, the American earned a cut lip, and he needed the help of a doctor. Entering the ring after a short respite, he seemed to have activated, but Fedor Emelianenko immediately made three punches to the head, after which Jeff Monson again began to slow down, trying to go to the ground. The result of the meeting is the victory of the Russian athlete on points.
Fedor (after the fight with Monson): " In preparation for the battle, I trained for a month in Holland specifically "for Monson", for his technique and strategy. Basically, all our ideas worked.».
With a victory over Monson, Emelianenko ended a streak of three consecutive defeats. As for the American, because of a leg injury sustained during the battle, he could not even come to the press conference.
The fight took place at the DREAM New Year tournament. On December 31, Olympic champion in judo Satoshi Ishii and Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko showed a beautiful and spectacular fight.
Before the fight, Emelianenko's circle said: “ In fights without rules, Ishii had six fights. Four fights ended in victory for the Japanese, he lost one, and a draw was recorded in another fight. The Olympic champion's striking technique suffers, so Emelianenko will have an advantage in standing. But if the Japanese manages to transfer the fight to the wrestling plane, then Fedor may be in trouble».
The fight lasted less than two minutes, passed in a standing position and ended after a three-hit combination, consisting of sideways, after which the Last Emperor laid the samurai on the ring floor. The first blow with the right went against, then Fedor struck with the left, and on the appendage he struck with the right, which resulted in a deep knockout.
The next (38th) rival of Fedor, Brazilian Pedro Hizzo, is a well-deserved fighter with a glorious career behind broad shoulders, a fighter who is admired by the whole world of martial arts, including Mike Tyson.
« Pedro is a great fighter who has competed in some of the strongest tournaments and won great champions", - explained the choice of the opponent himself Emelianenko.
« Of the free fighters, he is the best option for us.", - this is the comment of Vadim Finkelstein.
And here is what the Brazilian coach Marco Huas said: “ Pedro is ready for a real male confrontation. It is still difficult for me to talk about the future, because now we are focused on this particular fight, like Fedor's headquarters. Different Brazilian fighters have different strengths. Once, Werdum won over Fedor with the "triangle" technique, but that was his trick, while Pedro had his favorite techniques, and Fedor also learned from that experience. Everyone has weak points, believe me, even the great Fedor Emelianenko, ”Huas smiled slyly. Everything will show the fight.»
The fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Pedro Hizzo closed the M1 mixed martial arts tournament "White Nights" taking place in St. Petersburg. All the places of the largest Ice Palace in the city were occupied. The excitement was fueled by Fedor's statement before the fight that he was ending his career.
The gong sounded. As soon as Khizzo has time to take a stance and think about an attack, the Russian champion unleashes a barrage of blows on the Brazilian. The day before, Fedor said that he had no intention of winning by knockout - he was cunning. A powerful blow - and a huge Khizzo falls like a sheaf. Two or three more blows to a lying opponent - and the referee stops the fight. Victory by knockout! To the shouts of "Fedor, don't go!" Emelianenko addresses the stands: “ This is our common victory. Thank you! " - a great fighter was always laconic.
Table of all fights of Fedor Emelianenko
| Result | Enemy | Method | Event | date | Rounds | Time |
| Victory | Pedro Rizzo | Knockout | M-1 Global | 21.06.2012 | 1 | 1:24 |
| Victory | Satoshi ishii | Knockout | M-1 Global & Strikeforce | 31.12.2011 | 1 | 2:30 |
| Victory | Jeffrey Monson | Judges decision | M-1 Global & Strikeforce | 20.11.2011 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Defeat | Dan Henderson | TKO | M-1 Global & Strikeforce | 30.07.2011 | 1 | 4:00 |
| Defeat | Antonio Silva | TKO | M-1 Global & Strikeforce | 13.02.2011 | 2 | 5:00 |
| Defeat | Fabricio werdum | Choke hold "Triangle" | Strikeforce | 26.06.2010 | 1 | 1:09 |
| Victory | Brett rogers | TKO | M-1 Global & Strikeforce | 07.11.2009 | 2 | 1:48 |
| Victory | Andrei Orlovski | Knockout | M-1 and Affliction "Day of Reckoning" | 26.01.2009 | 2 | 3:14 |
| Victory | Tim Sylvia | Strangulation | Affliction with M-1 Global: Banned | 19.07.2008 | 1 | 0:36 |
| Victory | Hong man choi | Painful on hand | M-1 Yarennoka! | 31.12.2007 | 1 | 1:54 |
| Victory | Matt lindland | Painful on hand | Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations | 14.04.2007 | 1 | 2:58 |
| Victory | Mark hunt | Painful on hand | PRIDE - Shockwave 2006 | 31.12.2006 | 1 | 8:16 |
| Victory | Mark coleman | Painful on hand | PRIDE 32 - The Real Deal | 21.10.2006 | 2 | 1:15 |
| Victory | Wagner da Conceicao Martins (Zuluzinho) | Knockout | PRIDE - Shockwave 2005 | 31.12.2005 | 1 | 0:26 |
| Victory | Mirko Filipovic | Judges decision | PRIDE - Final Conflict 2005 | 28.08.2005 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Victory | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | TKO | PRIDE - Bushido 6 | 03.04.2005 | 1 | 10:00 |
| Victory | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Judges decision | PRIDE - Shockwave 2004 | 31.12.2004 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Victory | Naoya ogawa | Painful on hand | PRIDE - Final Conflict 2004 | 15.08.2004 | 1 | 0:54 |
| Did not take place | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Dissection | PRIDE - Final Conflict 2004 | 15.08.2004 | 1 | 3:52 |
| Victory | Kevin Randleman | Painful on hand | PRIDE - Critical Countdown 2004 | 20.06.2004 | 1 | 1:33 |
| Victory | Mark coleman | Painful on hand | PRIDE - Total Elimination 2004 | 25.04.2004 | 1 | 2:11 |
| Victory | Yuji Nagata | Knockout | Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival | 31.12.2003 | 1 | 1:02 |
| Victory | Gary goodridge | Knockout | PRIDE - Total Elimination 2003 | 10.08.2003 | 1 | 1:09 |
| Victory | Kazuyuki fujita | Strangulation | PRIDE 26 - Bad to the Bone | 08.06.2003 | 1 | 4:17 |
| Victory | Egidijus Valavicius | Painful on hand | Rings Lithuania - Bushido Rings 7: Adrenalinas | 05.04.2003 | 2 | 1:13 |
| Victory | Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira | Judges decision | PRIDE 25 - Body Blow | 16.03.2003 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Victory | Heath herring | Judges decision | PRIDE 23 - Championship Chaos 2 | 24.11.2002 | 1 | 10:00 |
| Victory | Semmy Schilt | Judges decision | PRIDE 21 - Demolition | 23.06.2002 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Victory | Chris Haseman | Knockout | Rings - World Title Series Grand Final | 15.02.2002 | 1 | 2:50 |
| Victory | Lee hasdell | Strangulation | Rings - World Title Series 5 | 21.12.2001 | 1 | 4:10 |
| Victory | Ryushi Yanagisawa | Judges decision | Rings - World Title Series 4 | 20.10.2001 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Victory | Renato sobral | Judges decision | Rings - 10th Anniversary | 11.08.2001 | 2 | 5:00 |
| Victory | Kerry Schall | Painful on hand | Rings - World Title Series 1 | 20.04.2001 | 1 | 1:47 |
| Victory | Mihail Apostolov | Strangulation | Rings Russia - Russia vs Bulgaria | 06.04.2001 | 1 | 1:03 |
| Defeat | Tsuyoshi Kohsaka | Dissection | 22.12.2000 | 1 | 0:17 | |
| Victory | Ricardo arona | Judges decision | Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block B | 22.12.2000 | 3 | 5:00 |
| Victory | Hiroya takada | Knockout | Rings - Battle Genesis Vol. 6 | 05.09.2000 | 1 | 0:12 |
| Victory | Levon lagvilava | Strangulation | Rings - Russia vs Georgia | 16.08.2000 | 1 | 7:24 |
| Victory | Martin Lazarov | Strangulation | Rings - Russia vs Bulgaria | 21.05.2000 | 1 | 2:24 |
End of career
After defeating Pedro Khizzo, Fedor Emelianenko spoke about the reasons that prompted him to end his professional career: I think the time has come, so I'm leaving. I also have the Combat Sambo World Championship ahead. The family influenced the decision to leave. Daughters grow up without me, and I want to spend more time with them. Into this and i see the meaning of my life... You won't lure me in with any fantastic offers, - noted Emelianenko. - As for a possible revenge with Werdum, I am not sick of this. At the moment, there are no agreements. There is nothing to talk about.»
Personal and family life of Fedor Emelianenko
In 1999, Emelianenko married a girl named Oksana, whom he met during his school years in a pioneer camp, where Fedor was at a sports camp, and Oksana worked as a counselor. Their first daughter Masha was born in the same year. However, in 2006, Fedor Emelianenko divorced his first wife and soon got married again. His second wife is Marina. On December 29, 2007, they had a daughter, who was named Vasilisa.
Not so long ago, Fedor and his wife Marina got married. " For me, this is not just a "beautiful event" in my life, - said Fedor. - People should support their love not only with words. And what could be more serious than commitment to the Lord».
A church wedding characterizes Fedor as a deeply religious person. And it is not excluded that higher powers are also "implicated" in the invincibility of the Russian hero. " It all happened in Nizhny Novgorod, once I was invited there to a competition, and at the same time on an excursion to holy places. When I was there, something inside me changed a lot. I not only understood, but felt that God exists. Many questions that worried me at that time have disappeared. Everything fell into place. Later, in the church where I went to pray, I met Father Andrey. Then he began to come to him for confession, often talked with him on various topics. And then I asked him to become my confessor, and Andrey agreed. Since then, before every fight, he blesses me».
In addition to his career as a professional athlete, Fedor is a co-owner of the M-1 Global company, the largest Russian promoter of mixed martial arts fights and a deputy of the Belgorod Regional Duma from the United Russia party.
Fyodor likes to spend his free time with his family, as well as read and listen to music. In addition, Fedor loves and knows how to draw perfectly. " I read the lives of the saints. I watch good and varied films, old, domestic and foreign. I don't watch crazy movies. I play chess almost every day. "
The secrets of Fedor Emelianenko's success in quotes
« The competitive spirit in sports is what motivates me, and based on the results of the fights, I draw conclusions about the areas in which I still need to work on myself. The fighter always has opportunities for self-improvement..»
« I'm a simple person. I was always motivated by the desire to compete, not the accumulation of sports achievements».
« I work with people who are the best in their disciplines to help me prepare for a fight..»
« When he began to practice martial arts, he did not admire, but learned from other fighters. I liked the performances of Oleg Taktarov, Igor Vovchanchin, Randy Couture, and a number of other fighters from whom I gained experience».
« When it comes to training, it's basically endurance exercises - wrestling. Long-distance running, jumping rope are obligatory. I do not do kettlebells or a barbell, except for the so-called circular trainings. That is, when various shells are placed in a circle in the gym, and alternately in the process of training you change them - you move from one to another. The alternative to the barbell is wrestling. Firstly, the barbell does not give the endurance that you train in wrestling, and, secondly, the specificity of exercises with the barbell even harms the fighters to some extent. The weight for pumping up muscles - the weight of the opponent, plus his power, strength - for wrestlers you can't imagine better.
The diet also does not stand out in anything remarkable: I eat everything, without any special restrictions. As for special additives, I am also not fond of anything. The only vitamin complexes that I take are generally available: Vitrum, Zentrum. They can be purchased at any pharmacy».
« I never considered myself a legend, because I am a simple person who had the good fortune to achieve certain success in sports. Thank God for giving me this opportunity».
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Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko is a famous athlete who, in addition to fights without rules, also became famous for his successes in judo and sambo. He comes from an ordinary large family. He began to study martial arts late, but this did not become an obstacle to success. He provided all novice athletes with very accurate tactics of fighting.
This famous person is respected by many rivals, because he does not humiliate them, but, on the contrary, accepts them as equals. He does not boast of his fame and often does charity work. Also, this man is very religious and, among other things, does not drink alcohol.
When Fedor became famous in the field of MMA, fans of ultimate fighting began to show interest in the athlete, and, therefore, wanted to know what his height, weight, age was. How old Fedor Emelianenko is is not a secret. His date of birth is publicly available.
Now the famous wrestler is 41 years old. He is a bright and principled person who knows how to respect his opponents and adequately meets any difficulties on his way.
With an increase of 183 centimeters, Fedor Emelianenko weighs as much as 104 kilograms. But this is not excess weight, but, on the contrary, a real mountain of muscles. And this ratio of weight and height is just ideal for participants in fights without rules.
Biography and personal life of Fedor Emelianenko
Biography and personal life of Fedor Emelianenko are publicly available information.
The future champion began to engage in oriental martial arts at the age of ten. He did well in school, but he really did his best only in training. After graduating from a sports university, Fedor went to the army. After returning from which, he went in for sports professionally, because he already had the title of master of sports in martial arts.
But in the turbulent nineties it was difficult to make money on sports, so Emelianenko switched to fights without rules, where he began to play as part of the Japanese Rings team. He lost only one of the twelve fights.
In 2001, he received the champion title and moved to the Pride club.
Fedor does not consider his personal life stormy. The man himself calls himself monogamous. All his life he loved only one woman and realized this only after the divorce. But in the end they are back together.
Family and children of Fedor Emelianenko
The family and children of Fedor Emelianenko, according to him, are of great importance in the life of an athlete. His two main tenets are family and religion.
In the life of Fedor, there were two women who gave him four beautiful girls. Of course, due to the busy schedule and frequent training, the man does not spend much time with his children, but he undoubtedly loves them very much.
The athlete spoke quite little about his three girls, and therefore not much information is known about them. As for the last daughter, absolutely nothing is known about her - no name, no birthday.
Daughter of Fedor Emelianenko - Maria
The daughter of Fedor Emelianenko, Maria, is the first-born and, undoubtedly, the desired and expected child, whom the athlete's first wife gave birth to, back in 1999.
As soon as Mashenka went to school, her parents divorced, which was a huge shock for the girl. But Fedor and his wife made a very correct decision, showing the baby that they maintained friendly relations with each other. And the mother did not try to limit the communication between father and daughter.
Now Maria is 17 years old, she is finishing school. By nature, she is a very active, sociable and creative person who does not suffer from a lack of attention and is always surrounded by friends.
Daughter of Fedor Emelianenko - Vasilisa
The daughter of Fedor Emelianenko, Vasilisa, is eight years younger than her half-sister, since another woman named Marina gave birth to the girl to Fedor. Vasilisa turned out to be an illegitimate child. But still it is worth considering the fact that Fedor, without any evasions, immediately recognized the girl as his own daughter.
It is rumored that he left his first wife precisely because of Marina's pregnancy. The girl is growing up very talented, active and athletic. She goes to a regular school and is a good student. Also, the baby just loves her daddy. He often watches his fights and how he signs autographs for fans.
Daughter of Fedor Emelianenko - Elizabeth
The daughter of Fedor Emelianenko - Elizabeth - was born in 2011 in the second marriage of an athlete. The girl is growing up as a very active and bright personality. He loves sports and does not mind sometimes fighting with his father, albeit in a comic battle.
Previously, the girl went to a child development studio and attended an elite kindergarten. Now little Lisa went to first grade. The baby loves to spend time with her father and does not pay attention to the disagreements between him and her mother. Among other things, Lizochka is very fond of her stepsister and she likes to play with her and spend time. In spite of everything, the girls grow up friendly.
The ex-wife of Fedor Emelianenko - Marina Emelianenko
The ex-wife of Fedor Emelianenko - Marina Emelianenko - entered the life of a wrestler when he was married. Marina was an old friend of Fedor and it was because of her that the man's first family fell apart.
After all, there is no other way to explain the fact that after the divorce from his wife Oksana, he almost immediately got along with Marina, who very soon gave birth to a girl to her former friend. Marina is a non-public person, so she never appears at social events.
Marina took care of the house and the children, creating all the conditions for her husband to have a good rest after training and fights. The wedding took place after the birth of the second baby, but the marriage had to be terminated a few years later.
The personal life of this famous athlete cannot but amaze with its intricacies - he was married three times, while the last wife of Fedor Emelianenko Oksana, as it turns out, was his first wife, just a few years ago, fate parted them in different directions.
Personal life, wife of Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor met his first wife Oksana during his school years. It happened in a sports camp, where Emelianenko came to the training camp, and Oksana worked there as a counselor.
She became his first true love, although the girl herself, who was several years older than Fedor, did not take him seriously.
But Fedor was not used to retreating in front of difficulties and with his perseverance was able to change Oksana's attitude towards herself for the better.
In the photo - Fedor Emelianenko and Oksana
In 1997, Fedor went to the army, and when he returned, he proposed to his girlfriend. They got married, and soon Oksana gave birth to their first child - daughter Masha.
This marriage of Emelianenko, having existed for several years, fell apart, and later a new love came to Fedor's life - to an old friend, with whom he had known since childhood, Marina. She admitted that she had been in love with Emelianenko for a long time, and therefore was happy when he invited her to become his wife.
Fedor and Marina
Marina gave birth to Fyodor two daughters - Vasilisa and Elizaveta.
For the sake of his second wife, Emelianenko decided to end his career, but this marriage was short-lived - four years later the couple broke up, and Emelianenko returned to Oksana.
The first wife of Fedor Emelianenko was able to forgive him for the fact that once he exchanged her for another woman, and married him again.
In the photo - Emelianenko's wedding
Now Fedor, as a believer, decided to seal his marriage not only in the registry office, but also in the church - they got married with Oksana and started their family life from scratch, and soon the number of Fedor Emelianenko's children increased to four - in March 2017, Oksana gave birth to a daughter who is eighteen years younger than their first child.
The second marriage with Oksana became a turning point not only in Emelianenko's personal life, but also in his career - he decided to return to the ring.
All the time, while Fedor was not performing, he did not stop keeping fit - he was actively training, running cross-country, which allowed him to resume his sports career.
Brief biography of Fedor Emelianenko
The future champion was born into a large family, his father worked as a welder, and his mother was a teacher. When he was still very young, the Emelianenko family moved from the Luhansk region of Ukraine to Russia and settled in the city of Novy Oskol.
Their family was very friendly, the children took care of each other while their parents were at work. When Fedor was ten years old, he enrolled in the sambo section, and then judo training was added to this.
Emelianenko continued his secondary education at a vocational school, where he received the specialty of an electrician. Immediately after college, he was drafted into the army, and during the years of service he did not stop training, so he returned to civilian life as a real athlete.
In the photo - Fedor with his brother Alexander
Having decided to start a sports career, Fedor Emelianenko passed the master of sports standards, began to take part in competitions, showing excellent results. A year later, he became the winner of the Moscow and All-Russian judo championships, taking third place in the competition.
Fedor Emelianenko entered the Russian national team in 1999, and since then has become a regular participant in the most prestigious competitions, showing excellent results - at his very first international competitions, Emelianenko becomes the European champion.
Professional fighter Fedor Emelianenko
The offer to try his hand at professional sports turned out to be very opportune - Emelianenko was already married at that time, his daughter was growing up, and he needed to provide for his family. Victories in professional competitions brought good income, but then mixed fights were not yet as popular as they are now, so if earnings did happen, they were not as frequent as we would like.
In 2000, Fedor Ememlyanenko also began to master boxing techniques and in the same year joined the Russian Top Team, but left it three years later due to disagreements with the manager.
In 2003, Emelianenko entered Belgorod State University, where he later completed his postgraduate studies. In parallel, he continued to develop a career and win competitions. However, after a few years, the results ceased to satisfy Fedor, more and more often his fights ended in defeats, and he decided to end his sports career in 2012, announcing that he was leaving the ring.
In the same year, Emelianenko became an advisor to the Minister of Sports of Russia.
The statement that Fedor Emelianenko again decided to continue his sports career sounded in 2015, and the first fight after the break was a fight with Indian wrestler Jaydeep Singh.
It cannot be said that in our country there are a large number of outstanding personalities in sports. But if there are any, then Russia can rightfully be proud of them. Until recently, the Russian national football team missed a lot of balls from anyone. In basketball, the national team was also not very successful. Hockey is a little better: many of our hockey players have signed contracts with foreign teams, which proves their professionalism. And the world championships clearly demonstrate the result of the work of coaches and our athletes. But in the plan we have something to be proud of. The best fighters and fighters of mixed and hand-to-hand styles were brought up in our country. This is especially true for mixed style fights. Russia is famous for such an indestructible fighter as Fedor Emelianenko. For many years this man has not let the well-known expression "The heroes in Russia have not yet died out".
Fedor and Alexander Emelianenko: brothers
In addition to Fedor, MMA rings also know another fighter with the same name - Alexander Emelianenko. The brothers have achieved significant success in their sports careers. Alexander is the younger brother of Fedor. He is also known for his athletic performance.
Unfortunately, the fame of the fighters is not on the same scale in Russia as abroad. For example, the largest fan club of Fedor Emelianenko is located in Japan. And in Korea, the fighter has so many fans that he has to move around with 50 bodyguards.
Emelianenko brothers: who is older? Biography of Fedor
The fighter born in 1976 comes from the city of Rubizhne (Luhansk region). He was the eldest son in an ordinary working-class family, which in 1978 moved to Russia, to Stary Oskol, Belgorod Region. His passion for martial arts appeared when he was ten years old, when he visited the sambo section for the first time. Then the judo section was added. There was no one to leave his younger brother Alexander with, so Fedor took him with him to training, which later attracted him to the world of sports.
In 1987, Fedor entered the sports class of Vladimir Voronov. After 1991, Emelianenko Sr. graduated from high school and entered the school. Having completed it successfully, in 1995 he entered the army, where he first served in the fire brigade, and then in the tank forces. While in the ranks of the armed forces, he did not stop playing sports. However, due to the limited military conditions, all training consisted of strength exercises. This is work with kettlebells, and lifting the barbell, and, of course, long marches.
Fedor found himself in the world of mixed-style fighting in the 90s, when, due to the crisis, an acute financial shortage that affected the majority of the population overtook him. The first fights of the athlete took place according to the "Rings" version, which at that time was considered the safest.
Biography of Alexander
Fyodor's brother Emelianenko is from Stary Oskol. Alexander (born in 1981), as mentioned above, got into the sports world thanks to his older brother Fedor, who often took him with him to training. Thus, Fedor's brother Emelianenko became addicted to sambo and, like Fedor himself, entered the sports class of Vladimir Voronov. In 2003, Alexander entered the correspondence department of the Faculty of Economics of the Belgorod Institute. A year later, the athlete moved to St. Petersburg.
Sports achievements of Alexander Emelianenko
The fighter is known for his victories in the professional ring. Moreover, he is a multiple world sambo champion. Alexander also won the title of European champion in combat sambo. In addition, Alexander holds the title of Master of Sports in Judo and Master of Sports in Combat Sambo.
The list of his achievements includes 24 victories, of which 17 were won by technical knockout. Thanks to boxing, the fighter has a hand, which allowed him to achieve high results.
Contrary to rumors that Alexander got the glory thanks to his older brother, the athlete is known for his victories over such ring titans as Kharitonov, Moraish and Foki.
Sports achievements of Fedor Emelianenko
During his sports career, Fedor is known for his victories over such fighters as Rizo, Ishil, Monson, Orlovsky, Rogers and over 30 other famous athletes. Fedor was defeated only four times. These were fights:
- Emelianenko - Henderson.
- Emelianenko - Silva.
- Emelianenko - Werdum.
- Emelianenko - Kosaka.
Famous battles. Fight with Lindland
As a rule, all the battles of the Russian hero are bright events, and it is difficult to single out the most memorable one. One can only recall the 2007 fight with Lindland, where guests of honor gathered on the stage in the person of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Silvio Berluscloni.
In the first minutes, Fedor received a powerful blow from Lindland, but soon after that Emelianenko won. One of the memorable moments is that Lindland had to gain 15 kg in order to go against Emelianenko.
Fight with Monson
One of the expected events of 2011 was the fight between two titans of the mixed-style ring - Monson and Emelianenko. The brothers have been preparing for this fight for a long time. Fedor and his opponent had deep respect for each other and were waiting for a fight. In the course of the battle, it became noticeable that Fedor especially honed his striking technique, since the battle was full of low-kick blows from his side. The result of one of these batches of strikes was an American fighter. In addition, in the third round, Monson received a blow to the face, which resulted in an American.
Several times the American athlete tried to commit to Fedora, but the attempts were unsuccessful. Towards the end of the round, Monson missed three hits to the head. At the end of the battle, it became clear to everyone that the American was exhausted and it was difficult for him to continue the battle. The result was Fedor's victory on points.
Fight with Henderson
The famous battle where Fedor failed. After three rounds, the athletes exchanged blows, in which the Russian got a lot. The result was the defeat of Fedor.
According to the coaches, Henderson won the victory due to poor preparation of Emelianenko. After that, the brothers repeatedly noted that Fedor himself had recently paid little attention to working on tactics, did not make changes, which led to a sad result.
Fight with Antonio Silva
The sad result of this fight is known to all Emelianenko fans. The Brazilian "Bigfoot" came out against the Russian athlete - this is the nickname that the audience awarded Fedor's opponent. The first round was held in the style of Emelianenko. It would seem that the outcome will be the same as in previous champion fights. But the Brazilian turned out to be very agile, despite his size, which Fedor did not expect from him. In the second round, Silva knocked the Russian on his shoulder blades, after which he unleashed a hail of blows that no one would have been able to resist. However, Fedor did not lose consciousness and fought back as best he could until his doctor stopped the fight. The eye of the Russian athlete swam completely, and the continuation of the battle became impossible.
Fight with Kosaka
This was the first defeat of Fedor Emelianenko in his career (2000). However, the result of the fight cannot be called a loss of the Russian, since the outcome was a mistake of the judges. Kosaka spent because of what Emelianenko's eyebrow was cut. In view of this, the battle was stopped. The mistake was that according to the Rings version (according to which the fight was carried out), the blow was considered illegal. However, the judges did not take this into account.
Nevertheless, the revenge that took place in 2005 put everything in its place. Alexander Emelianenko's brother took revenge on Kosaka in full, breaking his eyebrow in the first round. In it, having made several blows to the face, Fedor did not leave the Japanese the slightest chance. The constantly running blood did not allow the Russian athlete to carry out attacks on the opponent's face. A technical knockout in the first round has set all the points.
In addition, the outcome of the battle was predetermined by the majority of Japanese spectators, who unanimously predicted a victory over their compatriot Emelianenko. In total, the Russian athlete won almost all of his fights. The Emelianenko brothers have repeatedly made statements that Fedor will soon return to professional sports.
Fyodor Vladimirovich Emelianenko. Was born on September 28, 1976 in Rubezhnoye, Luhansk region. Russian athlete, four-time world heavyweight champion in MMA according to Pride FC, two times according to RINGS, two times according to WAMMA, four times world champion and nine times Russian champion in combat sambo. Honored Master of Sports in Sambo, International Master of Sports in Judo.
Emelianenko was born in 1976 in the city of Rubezhnoe, Lugansk region (Ukrainian SSR) in the family of Vladimir Alexandrovich, a welder, and Olga Fedorovna, a teacher at vocational school.
Emelianenko has an older sister Marina (b. 1974) and younger brothers - Alexander (b. 1981) and Ivan (b. 1988), both in MMA.
In 1978, the Emelianenko family moved to Stary Oskol, in the Belgorod region, where Fedor remained to live and train, even as a famous athlete.
Emelianenko lived with the whole family in a communal apartment, occupying a room originally intended for drying clothes, and sharing the kitchen and bathroom with neighbors.
At the age of 10, Emelianenko began to practice sambo and judo. Repeatedly stayed in the gym overnight. It is curious that Fyodor began to bring his younger brother, Alexander, with whom he had no one to leave at home with him, as a result of which Alexander himself became a professional athlete and at one time was among the ten best heavyweights in the world.
Fedor continuously continued his studies after school, while studying at the city vocational school number 22, which he graduated with honors in 1994 with a degree in electrician. At this, Fedor did not complete his education: in 2003 he entered the Belgorod State University at the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports, which he graduated in 2009, and as of January 2011 he is studying at the graduate school of the same university.
From 1995 to 1997, Emelianenko served in the Russian army, first in the fire brigade, and then in a tank division near Nizhny Novgorod.
In the army, Fedor continued training, but in view of the specifics of his military service, he worked more with a barbell, kettlebells, and also did cross-country runs.
During the same period, Emelianenko's parents divorced, but unlike his brother Alexander, Fedor maintained a relationship with his father until his death in August 2012.
After demobilization in 1997, Emelianenko received the title of Master of Sports of Russia in sambo, and two months later, having won an international tournament in Kursk, he became a master of sports in judo. A year later, Fedor received the title of international master of sports in sambo, having won first place at the prestigious international "A" class tournament in Moscow, and also became the champion of Russia in judo and the bronze medalist of the Russian sambo championship.
In addition, in 1998, Emelianenko became the silver medalist of the Combat Sambo Championship among the Russian Armed Forces in the absolute weight category.
In 1999, Emelianenko was invited to the Russian national sambo team, in which he became the bronze medalist of international class "A" tournaments, and also helped lead the Russian national team to the gold medal in the European Team Championship in Istanbul.
Despite his sporting successes, Emelianenko left the national team, faced with injustice in refereeing and the principle of selection for the team, as well as in connection with the need to earn money. It was the last factor that pushed Fedor to fight according to mixed rules already on a professional basis, since at that time he had already acquired a family and “there was not enough material support from regional sports organizations”. However, Emelianenko continued to perform in sambo and, subsequently, repeatedly became the champion of Russia and the world.
In 2000, Fedor began intensively studying boxing techniques under the guidance of his current coach, Alexander Michkov, and focused on performing in MMA. At the same time, Emelianenko joined the Russian Top Team (RTT) club run by Vladimir Pogodin. In 2003, Fedor left RTT, later pointing out Pogodin's dishonesty, and joined the Red Devil Fighting Team under the leadership of Vadim Finkelstein, with whom he has been working to this day.
The Japanese organization "RINGS" became the first MMA organization with which Fedor collaborated. Under her auspices, Emelianenko fought 11 fights, defeating such famous fighters as Ricardo Arona and Renata "Babala" Sobral, among other famous fighters, and twice won the heavyweight champion title. Also, playing for "RINGS", Fedor received his first official defeat from the Japanese fighter Tsuyoshi Kosaki.
The defeat was received under very controversial circumstances: on December 22, 2000, as part of the King of Kings 2000 Block B tournament, Kosaka inflicted a cut on Fedor with a forbidden elbow blow, and already in the 17th second of the fight, the doctors were forced to stop the fight. Since the fight was within the framework of a tournament, the winner had to be announced, who would continue on to the final. Emelianenko could not continue to participate in the tournament, so Kosaka was declared the winner of the battle. Subsequently, Fedor took revenge on Kosaki during his performances at Pride.
Despite the unfortunate defeat Fedor Emelianenko became the champion of "RINGS" in 2001.
After becoming the champion of RINGS, Emelianenko was invited to Pride, the largest MMA organization in the world at that time.
In "Pride" Emelianenko made his debut on June 23, 2002, opposing the Dutch fighter Semmy Schilt, who was inferior in height by almost 30 centimeters. Despite such a big difference, Emelianenko confidently won the fight by unanimous decision, after which he went to the American Heath Herring. Despite the fact that Herring was considered the favorite, Emelianenko managed to win by technical knockout already in the first round, dumping the American on the floor and unleashing a barrage of punches on him on the ground. As a result of the successful attacks of Emelianenko, Herring's eyes swam and a serious dissection opened, after examining which, the doctor forbade the continuation of the battle.
The victory over Herring gave Fedor the opportunity to meet Nogueira for the Pride title. Emelianenko won the victory by unanimous decision, becoming the second and final heavyweight champion in Pride history. Later, Fedor called this fight one of the most important in his career.
In 2003, Fedor fought three more fights in Pride, facing off against Kazuyuki Fujita, Gary Goodridge, and Yuji Nagata.
At the end of 2003, Fedor fell out of favor with the Pride management by competing with the rival organization Inoki Boom Ba Ye, which fought on the same day as Pride. Preferring a larger fee than the one that was offered to him in "Pride", Fedor went to fight against Japanese wrestler Yuji Nagata. The Pride bosses were unhappy with this and announced a fight for the interim championship title between Nogueira and Mirko Filipovic.
On August 15, 2004, in the Grand Prix semifinals, Emelianenko met with a six-time member of the Japanese national judo team and Olympic silver medalist Naoya Ogawa. One of the most famous moments was the unsportsmanlike behavior of Ogawa, who refused to shake Emelianenko's hand before the fight. Fedor quickly moved the fight to the ground, where he held the "elbow lever", thus for the second time in his career he went to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
Fight Nogueira-Emelianenko was supposed not only to determine the winner of the "Grand Prix 2004", but also to combine the interim champion title of Nogueira and the title of Emelianenko. The meeting between the two fighters was very tense, but as a result of an unintentional, but still prohibited by the rules, head clash, Emelianenko opened a cut. As a result, the fight was declared invalid, and Emelianenko retained the title of champion.
The third encounter between the fighters took place at Pride Shockwave 2004. The heavyweight Pride title and the 2004 Grand Prix title were again at stake. Unlike the first match, which took place on the floor, Emelianenko, to the surprise of the opponent, preferred to fight in a standing position and limited himself to judo throws. In the end, he won, retaining the champion title.
In April 2005, at Pride Bushido 6, Fedor avenged his first defeat to Tsuyoshi Kosake, leaving the Japanese no chance of victory and winning the fight by TKO.
The main event of 2005 was the fight between Emelianenko and the Croatian fighter Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic.
The fight took place on August 28, 2005 during the Pride Final Conflict. In the first round, Filipovich threw out two hard jabs and broke Fedor's nose. In addition, the Croat struck Emelianenko with several effective kicks on the body, as a result of which Fedor developed a large hematoma on the right side of the chest.
Despite this, Emelianenko successfully countered Filipovich in a standing position, and in the stalls he managed to deliver several heavy blows to the body. The standing fight came as a surprise to Filipovich, who expected Fedor to try to transfer to the ground and ground and pound. After 20 minutes of intense fighting, the victory was awarded to Fedor, making him his second successful defense of his Pride title. Later, Emelianenko called this fight one of the most important in his career.
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mirko Filipovich
2006 began for Fedor with an operation on his arm in one of the clinics in St. Petersburg, where the athlete was installed in the place of the fracture of a plate and one wire. The rehabilitation period prescribed by the doctors lasted until June 24, when the plates were removed.
Emelianenko's first fight after the operation took place on October 21 against Mark Coleman. The fight took place in Las Vegas as part of Pride 32, the first Pride event outside of Japan. Throughout the fight, Emelianenko controlled the enemy, and in the second round he carried out a victorious reception - the "elbow lever", catching Coleman on him for the second time.
Fedor's last defense of his Pride title was at Pride Shockwave 2006 against 2001 K-1 champion New Zealander Mark Hunt, whom he defeated in 8 minutes 16 seconds of the first round.
This fight became Fedor's third and last defense of the Pride title, and at the same time his last fight under the auspices of the Japanese promotion. A few months later, the organization went bankrupt, and its assets were bought out by its main competitor - UFC.
On April 14, 2007 in St. Petersburg a battle called "Clash of the Nations" took place, gathering a large number of celebrities among the audience, including Vladimir Putin, Silvio Berlusconi and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Emelianenko's rival was the American fighter Matt Lindland.
From the first blow, Lindland inflicted a cut on Emelianenko over his right eye and went into a clinch in an attempt to transfer the fight to the ground. Under the pressure of Lindland, Fedor fell on the ropes of the ring and inadvertently grabbed the top one, for which he received a warning from the referee. Lindland, hugging Emelianenko, tried to throw, but Fedor managed to turn around in the air and be in Lindland's half-guard. After 2 minutes 58 seconds from the start of the round, Emelianenko held the elbow lever, forcing Lindland to surrender.
On December 31, 2007, Fedor went to fight against the Korean giant (218 cm, 160 kg) Choi Hong Man, nicknamed "Techno-Goliath". The fight took 1 minute 54 seconds - Fedor held the elbow lever. Also for this fight, Emelianenko was awarded the Golden Belt Prize, established by the Russian Union of Martial Arts, in the Brightest Victory of the Year nomination.
In 2008, Emelianenko defended his champion title against the former UFC champion, Belarusian Andrei Orlovsky, whom he knocked out. This knockout was later voted "Best Knockout of 2009" by the sports website Sherdog.
Emelianenko's next defense of the championship title was scheduled for August 1, 2009, at an event called "Affliction: Trilogy" ("Trilogy"), against Fedor's colleague from the time of "Pride" - Josh Barnett. However, the fight did not take place: on July 22, Barnett was convicted by the California Athletic Commission of using anabolic steroids.
On November 7, 2009, Fedor's rival was 196-centimeter, 120-kilogram puncher from Minnesota Brett Rogers, who at that time had 10 victories in the asset without defeats.
From the first blow, Rogers cut the bridge of Fedor's nose, and in the middle of the first round he managed to get on top of the stalls and deliver several blows in the "ground and pound". Despite this, Emelianenko managed to seize the initiative in the second round and began to physically exhaust Rogers, alternating attacks with his hands with a clinch. As a result, Rogers, who had lost concentration, dropped his hands a little, and Emelianenko delivered a crushing blow with his right hand, which knocked the American to the floor. Fedor managed to deliver a few more punches, but Rogers had already stopped defending himself, and the referee stopped the fight at the 1 minute 48 seconds mark of the second round.
Emelianenko's next fight took place on June 26, 2010 against a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist and Abu Dhabi Combat Club champion Fabrice Werdum. During the battle, after a little reconnaissance, Fedor caught the enemy on the counter, knocked him down with a blow of his hand and rushed to finish off on the ground, where Fabrice first grabbed his hand, and then concluded Emelianenko in a "triangle". Fedor tried to free himself, but to no avail, and at the 1:09 mark of the first round, Emelianenko was forced to surrender, which was his first undeniable defeat in his career. Subsequently, this technique was recognized as "Best Choke 2010" by the site "Sherdog".
On February 12, 2011, the Brazilian fighter Antonio Silva became Emelianenko's opponent. After five minutes of the round, Emelianenko developed an extensive hematoma of his right eye, and, despite Fedor's desire to continue the fight, the doctors imposed a ban on this.July 30, 2011 Emelianenko met with American fighter Dan Henderson, former Pride Middleweight Champion and Reigning Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.
The battle began on a collision course, and both rivals delivered several accurate strikes in the first minute. Henderson was more effective, and Emelianenko had a small incision in the area of \u200b\u200bhis right eye. Henderson went into the clinch and pushed Fedor to the net, where he managed to deliver several knee blows to the body and on the inner side of the thigh. Having dispersed, the opponents exchanged blows again, and this time Emelianenko was more accurate: Henderson fell, and Fedor tried to finish him off on the ground. However, Dan dodged, with the help of a thigh grab, went behind Fedor's back and inflicted an uppercut that knocked Emelianenko down. Henderson delivered a few more punches, which, according to referee Herb Dean, were enough to stop the fight. Despite the fact that Fedor lost consciousness from the uppercut, by the time the fight was stopped by Herb Dean, he regained consciousness, and the victory was recorded as from a technical knockout.
On November 20, 2011, Emelianenko fought for the first time in Moscow: at USK Olimpiyskiy, he entered the ring against two-time ADCC champion, 40-year-old Jeffrey Monson, nicknamed "Snowman" in the main battle of the evening "M-1 Global: Fedor vs Monson", broadcast live air of "Russia-2". Fedor had an advantage over the course of three rounds, repeatedly sending his opponent to the floor with punches or low kicks, which, it should be noted, he practically did not use before this fight. However, the fight did not receive continuation on the ground: Emelianenko did not use his ground-and-pound arsenal, preferring to fight in a standing position.
The result of Fedor's dominance was his victory by unanimous decision, and after the fight, doctors diagnosed Monson with a fracture of the fibula of his right leg.
On June 21, 2012, Emelianenko faced Brazilian heavyweight Pedro Rizzo, known for his performances in early UFC tournaments. Fedor won by knockout in the second minute of the first round.
After the fight, the athlete announced his final decision to end his career in mixed martial arts: “I think the time has come, I am leaving. I also have the World Combat Sambo Championship. The family influenced the decision to leave. Daughters grow up without me, so it's time to leave. ".
Since the summer of 2012, Emelianenko did not compete in mixed martial arts tournaments, but continued to keep fit.
The fight, which, according to all forecasts, was supposed to be a passing one for The Last Emperor, turned into one of the most difficult fights of his career.
In the first round, Emelianenko missed during the strike and fell, and then Maldonado got caught on a takedown, and the hardest one. The Brazilian beat the lying Russian fighter for about a minute. Fyodor's face was covered with blood, the referee was already looking closely at his condition, obviously thinking about stopping the fight. However, Emelianenko, with an incredible effort of will, was able to withstand this hail of heavy blows and got out from under the opponent. In the stand, he still missed a few heavy punches, it was clear that he was shaking, the Brazilian at some point knocked out the mouthpiece of the Russian fighter. But he was able to hold out until the gong.
The second and third rounds were completely under the control of the Russian, who used low-kicks and from time to time carried out a series of powerful punches - Maldonado had a cut, and his nose was bleeding. However, he was able to reach the end of the battle.
By the decision of the judges, Fedor Emelianenko won. At the same time, one referee considered that there was a draw in the battle (28:28). The other two - 29:28 in favor of the Russian fighter.
However, the Brazilian challenged the outcome of the fight. And by decision of the World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA). The result of the fight was a draw.
On February 18, 2017 he was appointed. But just before the start of the fight, Mitrion withdrew due to illness.
After a careful start of the fight, the fighters went to blow for blow, having arranged a mutual knockdown. Mithrion's blow caused more damage, Matt quickly got up and finished off Fyodor, who was lying on his back.
At the beginning of 2019, Oksana gave birth to another daughter to Fedor.
Fedor Emelianenko and Oksana became husband and wife again
In 2009, in preparation for the battle with Rogers, Fyodor took part in the filming of the film "The Key of the Salamander", where he played the role of a special forces soldier - Fyodor.
Fedor Emelianenko in the film "Key of the Salamander"
In 2008, Victory Belt Publishing published a book "Fedor: The Fighting System of the World's Undisputed King of MMA" (Fedor: the fighting system of the undisputed King of MMA), which was co-authored by Glen Cordoza, Eric Kraus and Fedor Emelianenko.
In 2011 Emelianenko became the "face" of the Russian sportswear brand "Forward"... The company plans to release a separate line "from Fedor Emelianenko", in the development of which the athlete himself will take part. According to Emelianenko, he would like the collection to contain not only a national, but also a spiritual component.
Fedor Emelianenko about himself:
"Sports anger" is some kind of artificial notion, I don't understand - what is it about? Sports patience, overcoming yourself, expanding your capabilities - yes. When it seems to you that you can no longer and do not have enough strength, - take and step over yourself, bite your emotions, fatigue and still move forward. And anger - why is it necessary? It only gets in the way. She clouded his head, a person cannot soberly assess the situation, cannot adequately respond. Somewhere you need to be careful, but a person does not notice anything. There is a desire to take revenge, rush forward, just to hit harder, to recoup - but this does not lead to anything good. As a rule, people pay for it with mistakes. And, in my opinion, this applies not only to sports, but in general relations between people ".
“Of course, the temptation to be proud of their successes lies in wait for every person - including me. I do my best to prevent this from happening. There is only one way to fight this: to dedicate every victory to God and your country. ".
“In sports, a sign of maximum results is victory. It is not important in itself, it is evidence that you have done everything to the end. ".
“You cannot live in such a way that now you are an athlete, and then, when you have more free time, you will become a Christian. It is impossible to make such a "schedule". Faith in God cannot be postponed for later, otherwise it is simply not faith. Life in Christ is first of all, then everything else. Rather, even this prioritization is not quite right. Sometimes I am asked how it is possible to combine faith and life. But after all, it is impossible to "combine" them, because they are not separated. You can just live by faith ".
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