Fedor Emelianenko is a Russian athlete, world champion in mixed martial arts in heavyweight, Honored Master of Sports in sambo and judo. For almost 10 years, Fedor has not lost a single fight.

The success story, the biography of Fedor Emelianenko, the legendary champion in martial arts, will be of interest 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’s not surprising, because for almost ten years Fedor was undefeated, which is an unprecedented case in the history of fights without rules.

We can be proud that our country is represented on the world stage by such a person. Emelianenko is a patriot who has repeatedly spoken about his love for his homeland - “I am overwhelmed with a feeling of joy when, after a victory, I stand in the ring and the Russian anthem plays, I fight for my country, this is one of the main reference points for me.”

Russia, as always, does not know its heroes (for example, Emelianenko’s largest fan club is in Japan, and in Korea Fedor is accompanied by one and a half hundred security guards, because fans of fights without rules can tear the idol into pieces).

Fedor’s popularity around the world is colossal, but in his homeland not everyone knows about his victories. I suggest you read the biography of Fedor Emelianenko and find out his success story.

Success story, biography of Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Vladimirovich Emelyanenko was born in 1976 in Ukraine in the city of Rubezhnoye, Lugansk region, into a working-class family (his father Vladimir Aleksandrovich 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 Emelianenkos were born in the family - Alexander and Ivan.

In the biography of Fedor Emelianenko, his passion for martial arts appeared at the age of 10 years. Then he began training in the sambo and judo section, where the coach was Vasily Ivanovich Gavrilov. It is curious that Fedor began to bring his younger brother, Alexander, with him to training, who had no one to leave at home, 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 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 his graduation, in 1995, Emelianenko joined the ranks of the Russian army (he served first in the fire troops, and then in a tank division near Nizhny Novgorod), where he independently continued to play sports.

However, due to the specific nature of military service, he worked more with barbells, weights, and also did 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 for 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 Master of Sports of International Class of Russia in Sambo, having won first place at the prestigious international class “A” tournament in Moscow.

In the same 1998 he became the champion of Russia and bronze medalist of the Russian Judo Championship, as well as bronze medalist of the Russian Sambo Championship. This year Fedor won the title of champion in his weight category and became a silver medalist in the absolute weight category among the Russian armed forces.

Fedor used to load himself extensively in training, but in 1999 he almost completely stopped performing weight lifting exercises, replacing them with practicing wrestling techniques, and began studying striking techniques of the arms and legs (he began to study hand-to-hand combat techniques from coach Alexander Vasilyevich Michkov).

At the same time, Emelianenko joined the Russian Top Team (RTT) club, which was managed by Valery Evgenievich Pogodin. His daily strength exercises included push-ups, squats, and parallel bars. Emelianenko also jogged twice a day for a total distance of 12-15 kilometers.

The shortage 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 first in a more humane version of “Rings” (the famous Japanese organization).

“I was a member of national teams, competed in competitions, but received practically nothing,” said Fedor, and by that time I already had a family that needed to be fed; of course, I didn’t go into fights without rules better life, started from scratch, but already for the first fights he began to receive some money.”

All fights of Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko VS Martin Lazarov

Fedor Emelianenko fought his first fight within the framework of the Rings Russia martial arts tournament against Martin Lazarov. It was a battle between the Russian and Bulgarian teams.

To the delight of local fans (the fights took place in Yekaterinburg), the victory, as expected, went to the more famous and stronger fighter - Fedor Emelianenko, who was able to carry out a successful choke hold.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Levon Lagvilava

On August 16, 2000, in Tula, his second fight as part of the RINGS: RUSSIA vs. tournament. GEORGIA Fedor Emelianenko fought 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 lucky, since Fedor had the opportunity to knock out his opponent much earlier.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Hiroya Takada

The fight 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 threw him onto the floor of the ring with a series of punches to Takada’s head. The referee immediately stopped the fight. This was the fastest fight in Fedor's career; he was able to knock out his opponent in 12 seconds.

Fedor Emelianenko 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 opponents were equal.

Mostly all the actions of the fight took place in a porter, with the exception of a few moments when Emelianenko attacked his opponent with kicks. By decision of the judges, Fedor Emelianenko became the winner.

Emelianenko suffered his first defeat early in his career under controversial circumstances in 2000. As a matter of fact, there was no defeat: Tsuyoshi Kosaka severely cut Fedor’s eyebrow with an elbow blow prohibited by the rules of “Rings” (it was under the auspices of this federation that the fight was held), and at the 17th second the fight was stopped by the doctors’ decision. The judges, without understanding, awarded the victory to Kosaka. Fedor avenged this loss to Tsuyoshi at PRIDE Bushido 6 on April 3, 2005.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Mikhail Apostolov

As part of the ultimate martial arts tournament, Rings Russia, which took place in April 2001, a duel took place between Russia and Bulgaria. In the second match, Fedor Emelianenko represented Russia, and Mikhail Apostolov represented Bulgaria. The fight cannot be called very intriguing.

Fedor achieved the expected and confident victory: the fight almost immediately turned into a porter, Emelianenko sat on the back of the Bulgarian fighter, systematically striking 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 fight in your favor.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Carrie Scholl

In April 2001, at the RINGS WORLD TITLE SERIES 1 tournament in Japan, Fedor Emelianenko faced American Kerry Scholl. The impressive size of the American and his strange technique did not puzzle Fedor. After a short acquaintance with each other, already in the first round after an unsuccessful attempt to lock the leg, the Russian performed a similar armbar and got the victory.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Renato Sobral

The next successful fight in Fedor Emelianenko’s career 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.

Fedor Emelianenko 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 powerful kicks and began an active contact fight. The Russian’s activity only forced the Japanese to defend himself. He coped with this task, but according to the results of the three-round fight, the unanimous victory was awarded to Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko VS Lee Hasdal

On December 21, 2001, as part of RINGS WORLD TITLE SERIES 5, a fight took place between Briton Lee Hasdell and Fedor Emelianenko. The initiative from the very first seconds of the first round passed to the Russian, who, in addition to a series of punches, was able to perform several grabs. Most At the time, the Briton lay or sat down in the ring, and the Russian successfully performed a choke hold at the end of the first round and celebrated the victory.

Fedor Emelianenko 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. Before the fight had even started, the Australian was already on the floor; Fedor’s punch came as a surprise.

But after that, Chris became more active, and even seemed to take 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 Australian's head and body.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Sammy Schilt

In the city of Saitama (Japan) on June 23, 2002, Fedor Emelianenko made his debut at PRIDE. According to PRIDE 21: Demolition, Fedor Emelianenko met with Sammy Schilt (a titled fighter from Holland, nicknamed “Skyscraper”, “Viking”, more than 212 cm tall, with excellent long-range tactics).

The fight lasted all three rounds for 5 minutes, Fedor Emelianenko had no problems putting Schilt on the ground and throwing punches, but Sammy defended himself well. On points, our beloved Fedor Emelianenko won a complete victory.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Heath Hering

His next opponent was heavyweight Heath Herring in a first contender fight for the heavyweight title. The fight was very shocking and bloody, Emelianenko successfully carried out precise blows to Heath Hering’s head, which left noticeable bruises and cuts.

Despite the many missed blows at the end of the fight, Hering was able to take the fight to the ground, but was unable to do anything significant there. The fight took place 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.

On March 16, 2003, at PRIDE 25, Emelianenko fought with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira for the heavyweight championship. The Brazilian had a fantastic record of 19-1-1 at that time and seemed invincible. Fedor showed the superiority of combat sambo over Brazilian jiu-jitsu, easily escaping Nogueira's endless attempts to apply a painful hold, hurting the Brazilian in the process maximum amount damage.

After a 15-minute battle, the crown was given to the fighter from Stary Oskol by unanimous decision of the judges. Fedor became the second and last heavyweight champion of the organization, for which he received the nickname The Last Emperor from Japanese fans.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Egidijus Valavičius

On April 5, 2003, as part of RINGS Lithuania – Bushido Rings 7: Adrenalinas, Fedor Emelianenko met with Lithuanian Egidijus Valavičius. The fight ended ahead of schedule, with a painful hold from Fedor, in the eighth minute of the fight.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Kazuyuki Fujita

On June 8, 2003, Emelianenko defended his title against former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion and professional wrestler Kazuyuki Fujita. Emelianenko was expected to win quickly, but Fujita managed to land a sharp, stunning right hook.

Emelianenko later claimed that this was the only time he was knocked down. On autopilot, the staggering Fedor entered the clinch, where he was able to quickly return to his senses, and then, having thrown Fujita to the ground, carried out a successful choke from behind in the 5th minute of the fight.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Harry Goodridge

Emelianenko's next fight was against Harry "Big Daddy" Goodridge at the Total Elimination 2003 tournament. Fedor used ground and pound tactics. The referee stopped the fight in the first round after Fedor landed numerous unanswered punches and kicks to Goodridge's head.

In this fight, Emelianenko broke his arm, so surgery was required. He would then re-injure the same arm, causing several appointments to be postponed.

After Emelianenko became the PRIDE heavyweight champion, his relationship with Russian Top Team manager, Vladimir Evgenievich Pogodin, cooled. According to Fedor, Pogodin, being the 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 master of sports. In addition, Fedor had financial claims - he claimed that he was deceived by Pogodin. After Fedor’s fight with Harry Goodridge, the Emelianenko brothers left the Russian Top Team and began training in St. Petersburg, at the Red Devil club, which was led (and still led) by Vadim Finkelstein.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Yuji Nagata

His next match against Japanese professional wrestler Yuji Nagata at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 followed a similar pattern. Emelianenko knocked Nagata down twice with punches and delivered a series of blows to the prone opponent. As a result, the fight was stopped in the second minute.

Four months later, at Total Elimination 2004, he faced PRIDE 2000 Grand Prix winner and former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman for the first time in the ring. Fedor won in the third minute of the first round with an armbar. Emelianenko expressed great respect for Coleman, recognizing his merit in popularizing the ground and pound technique, which became his calling card.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Kevin Randelman

The fight that took place two months later, at the second stage of the tournament, is noteworthy. Emelianenko met with Coleman's protégé Kevin "The Monster" Randleman. Randleman—a two-time INCAA Division I champion at Ohio State University and a former UFC heavyweight champion—quickly entered the clinch and landed an overhead throw that sent Emelianenko head first to the mat. But Fedor immediately got up and ended the fight in the second minute of the first round with an armbar.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Naoya Ogawa

On August 15, 2004, in the semi-finals of the 2004 Grand Prix, Emelianenko met six-time Japanese judo champion Naoya Ogawa. In the second minute of the first round, Fedor ended the fight with a painful armbar.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

On August 15, 2004, Fedor Emelianenko fought with the Brazilian fighter Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. The fight took place with Emelianenko's advantage, mainly in porter. During the fight, quite a lot happened nice moment, the fighters collided heads in the heat of battle. During the clash, Fedor Emelianenko received a severe cut above his right eye, due to which the fight was stopped.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

The next meeting between Fedor Emelianenko and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira took place in 2004 on December 31st as part of a competition held by the PRIDE club, it was a fight for the championship title. Their previous fight on August fifteenth of the same year did not take place. The fight, which took place on December thirty-first, lasted three rounds of five minutes each.

This is one of the longest fights in Fedor Emelianenko’s career. The fight took place on the side of Emelianenko, who carried out his quick strikes effectively; in the first minutes, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira already gave way. Fedor knocked his opponent down without any problems, landing one of the blows in a jump, but Nogueira survived it all and even tried to apply a painful armlock, but Fedor managed to wriggle out.

We can say that the fight lasted according to the following pattern: a stand-up fight - a throw performed by Fedor - Antonio falling on his back... And so on about seven times. Victory in this fight was awarded to Fedor Emelianenko by decision of the judges, who were extremely unanimous.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Tsuyoshi Kosaka

Four and a half years after the first meeting, Fedor Emelianenko and Tsuyoshi Kosaka (when the judges, without understanding, awarded the victory to Kosaka) met already at Pride. Almost at the very beginning of the fight, Fedor dealt Kosaka a strong blow, as a result the opponent received an unpleasant injury - a cut above the eye.

During the fight, the doctor provided medical assistance to Tsuyoshi twice, but after examination he allowed him to continue the fight. After the second stop, Fedor was hampered by the abundance of blood from his opponent, so there was no point in continuing the fight. The first and only round of the fight is over. Emelianenko, without leaving the Japanese a single chance to win, took revenge, 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 of the Russian’s victory: in a vote on one of the well-known Japanese sites, 23,265 votes (81%) of respondents were cast in favor of Fedor.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Mirko Filippovich

In another notable bout, Emelianenko defeated former K-1 star Mirko “CroCop” Filippovich. Filipovic, 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 Vovchanchyn on his way, and also knocking out the younger, but larger (193 cm, 116 kg), brother Fedor - Alexander.

Subsequently, Filippovich challenged the champion himself, saying: “Fedor Emelianenko – you’re next!” In addition, a video published on the Youtube website caused a great stir, showing how, usually unperturbed, Fedor looks at live Filipovic's fight with Alexander Emelianenko is characteristically expressed, especially looking at how Filipovic continues to strike the no longer resisting Alexander.

Fedor called this fight his most brutal fight. In the first round, Filipovic threw two hard jabs and broke Fedor's nose. In addition, the Croatian struck Emelianenko with several effective kicks to the body, as a result of which Fedor developed a large hematoma with right side chest. Despite this, Emelianenko successfully countered Filipovich in a standing position, and on the ground he managed to land several heavy blows to the body. The stand-up fight actually came as a surprise to Filipovic, who expected Fedor to try to take him to the ground and ground-and-pound.

Filipovich himself stated before the fight that “if Fedor works in a standing position, then everything will end very quickly.” However, as in the third fight with Nogueira, Emelianenko’s coaching staff and Fedor himself chose exactly this – the most unexpected for the Croatian – strategy. The fighting and clinching noticeably exhausted Filipovic, and because of this fatigue in the second and third rounds, Emelianenko’s advantage became obvious: the Croatian was overly cautious and spent a significant part of the time avoiding Fedor’s attacks, sometimes literally fleeing.

Filipović later explained this by saying on national Croatian television that he was exhausted due to 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 full force right hand due to injury (he later said that due to a hand injury, he was unable to perform a painful hold and finish the fight earlier).

After 20 minutes of intense battle, the victory was awarded to Fedor, thus becoming his second successful defense of the Pride title.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Zuluzinho

On December 31, 2005, as part of the PRIDE Bushido 6 tournament, Fedor Emelianenko met with Zuluzinho, who was probably twice the size of Emelianenko. The announcement, a kind of calling card for the athlete, read the following: “There are 6 billion people in the world, the strongest among them is Fedor!”

Alexander Grachev – “We had virtually no doubt about Fedor’s success. There is an opinion that when a fighter gains weight over 115 kg, he already loses his characteristics, becomes less mobile... Moreover, it is interesting - Zuluzino’s neck does not start down from the ears, like a wrestler’s, but behind the ears, and the body is loose...

He reminded us of a cartoon character - Shrek... And what I noticed was that when Zulu climbed into the ring, he rested his hand on his knee, it seemed that it was difficult for him to even just move..."

Victor Starostin – “Although, I must admit, the Brazilian’s striking technique is also well developed: at one time he went to train in Cuba... Therefore, by and large, Fedor could not relax under any circumstances. If Fedor had missed even one blow, 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, I saw some mistakes in the Stary Oskol fighter and I promise to take advantage of them in the first round and finish the fight ahead of schedule.” We must give him credit, he kept his word!

Fedor Emelianenko 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 armbar in the second minute of the second round.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Mark Hunt

On December 31, 2006, at the Shockwave tournament, Fedor Emelianenko defended his title in a fight against the K-1 2001 World Grand Prix champion Mark Hunt. Fedor had to fight this fight with a broken toe.

In the second minute of the first round, he tried to apply the lever to the elbow, but Hunt managed to wriggle out. In the fifth minute of the first round, Hunt tried twice to apply a painful hold on left hand Emelianenko, 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.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Matt Lindland

Shortly before the collapse of Pride, Emelianenko took advantage of a clause in his contract that allowed him to participate in fights for other organizations, provided that the fight took place on Russian territory, and accepted an offer from a little-known organization - BodogFight.

Emelianenko’s opponent 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 weight category.

The fight took place on April 14, 2007 at an event called “Clash of the Nations” in St. Petersburg, gathering among the spectators a large number of celebrities including Vladimir Putin, Silvio Berlusconi and Jean-Claude Van Damme.

From the first blow, Lindland cut Emelianenko over the left eye and entered the clinch in an attempt to take the fight to the ground. Under pressure from Lindland, Fedor leaned onto the ring ropes and unintentionally grabbed the top rope, for which he received a warning from the referee.

Lindland, grabbing Emelianenko, tried to throw, but Fedor managed to turn around in the air and end up in Lindland's half guard. After 2 minutes 58 seconds from the start of the round, Emelianenko applied an elbow lever, forcing Lindland to surrender. After the fight, Lindland admired Emelianenko's technique, noting that the technique was carried out so masterfully that he did not even feel his arm being extended until it was too late

Negotiations with UFC and M-1 Global

Ever since PRIDE was sold to UFC owners and Emelianenko's contract with PRIDE expired, there has been speculation about Fedor's possible move to the UFC, especially since there was a public falling out between Calvin Ayre (Bodog's) and Emelianenko's manager Vadim Finkelstein. In a June 2007 interview with the Baltimore Sun, 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 a contract is his managers. At the same time, Finkelstein pointed to the difficulty of negotiations as the 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 competitions.

At UFC 76, UFC President Dana White stated that he expected Emelianenko to sign a contract with the UFC in late 2007 or early 2008 following Fedor's participation in Sambo competition, which White would not have allowed him to compete in if the contract had already been signed.

Dana White also said he intends to book Emelianenko's first UFS fight 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 fights.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Hong Man Choi

On December 31, 2007, Fedor went into battle against the Korean giant (218 cm, 160 kg) Hong Man Choi, nicknamed “Techno-Goliath”. The fight took place under the auspices of the Japanese promotion “Yarennoka!” with the support of M-1 Global, Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG) and Deep. A special rule was the ban on knee strikes on the ground.

At the time of the fight, Choi was better known as a kickboxer from K-1, who had victories over such famous fighters as Sammy Schilt, Bob Sapp and The Mighty Mo. In MMA, Choi had only fought one fight by that time, against more of a showman than a fighter, Bobby Ologun, whom he knocked out in 16 seconds.

At first it seemed that the difference in size would play a decisive role. Emelianenko’s blow, which knocked down Zuluzinho, had no effect on Choi, and Fedor was physically unable to take the fight to the ground: when attempting a throw, Choi fell on top of him, as a result of which Emelianenko found himself in a disadvantageous position.

Choi threw several punches, but Fedor blocked his hand and tried to apply an elbow lever from below. Choi avoided the painful hold and stood up. Fedor’s second attack was identical to the first: he threw out a left half-hook, hitting Choi in the jaw, entered the clinch, and again found himself on the floor under the Korean. On the second attempt, the elbow lever was successful, and Choi was forced to surrender. The fight took 1 minute 54 seconds.

After the fight, Fedor was surprised by the abundance of bruises on his face, saying that he didn’t 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 most striking victory of the year”

Fedor vs. UFC President Dana White

UFC President Dana White insulted Fedor at a press conference, calling him a joke. He also claimed that Fedor's results in fights without rules were a farce. White's open insults followed 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 appeals to me on the Internet from Dana White. Allowing such unfounded statements is unmanly, ungentlemanly!

If they want to prove that they are right, 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 against me. My last fight in Japan once again showed that I am ready to fight against any opponent of any size, experience and set of fighting qualities.

I have fought and always want to fight the best fighters. And the fight with Randy is my first goal, he is a great fighter, and it’s a shame that the UFC’s too harsh and one-sided contracts still do not allow this to happen. The whole world wants to see me fight 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.”

Fedor Emelianenko VS Tim Sylvia

On July 19, 2008, in California, USA, a duel took place for the right to crown the 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 own it! Of course, 36 seconds is not a record time in his series of victorious fights, but it was another spectacular event.

Maybe, from the point of view of the spectators, the fight was too short to get true pleasure from what they 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, delivering more than twenty accurate blows to the enemy, took the fight to the ground and finished it off with a signature choke!

Fedor Emelianenko VS Andrey Orlovsky

In the next fight, Emelianenko defended his championship title against the former UFC champion, Belarusian Andrei Orlovsky. Unlike Sylvia, Orlovsky did not allow himself to criticize Fedor (there was not a grain of disrespect in his words - “I prepare by paying attention different types martial arts I do freestyle wrestling, jiu-jitsu, and boxing.

I train 3-4 times a week in different gyms. Wednesday and Sunday are closed. I will try to prepare well and do everything possible to win this fight”), however, Andrei’s mentor, the legendary boxing coach Freddie Roach, was significantly 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 became the main fight of the second event organized by Affliction, held under the name “Day of Reckoning” on January 24, 2009. At the beginning of the fight, Orlovsky looked quite convincing: Andrey succeeded in effective combinations, however, apparently inspired by the early success, Orlovsky decided to quickly end the fight, which became a fatal mistake for him.

Having driven Emelianenko into the corner of the ring with a direct kick, Orlovsky jumped on Fedor, trying to deliver the final blow with his knee while jumping, but neglected to protect his head and ran into an oncoming right cross, which sent him into a deep knockout. This knockout was later voted "Best Knockout of 2009" by the sports website Sherdog.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Brett Rogers

On November 8, 2009, a 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 was undefeated 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 of them soon had blood visible all over their bodies. Despite this microtrauma, the Russian, according to eyewitnesses, looked noticeably better both standing and on the ground.

Both managed to exchange powerful attacks, until in the middle of the second round, during a stand-up fight, Fedor struck with a right cross, which even turned out to be in the style of the American himself. Such a moment for Rogers turned out to be akin to a knockout, because the American fell to the floor. Emelianenko jumped on him to finish him 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 the victory by technical knockout.

In a post-match interview with CBS, Fedor Emelianenko thanked all his fans for their support, noting that this victory largely belongs to them and his beloved country, his beloved Motherland, to those people who at that moment were rooting and praying for him.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Fabricio Werdum

Emelianenko’s next fight took place on June 26, 2010 against Brazilian jiu-jitsu specialist and Abu Dhabi Combat Club champion Fabrizio Werdum. Before the fight, Werdum's chances were assessed by experts and fans as very low.

During the fight, after a little reconnaissance, Fedor caught his opponent on the counter, knocked him down with a punch and rushed to finish him off on the ground, where Fabrizio first grabbed his hand and then locked Emelianenko in a triangle. Fedor tried to free himself, but was unsuccessful, and at the 1:09 mark of the first round, Emelianenko was forced to submit, his first uncontested loss of his career.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Antonio Silva

The next fight in the framework of the super heavyweight tournament, which brought together all the best fighters, was supposed to put all the skeptics in their place - Fedor went to fight with 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 his opponent: “I’m glad to fight in such a tournament. I believe that Fedor is the best heavyweight in the world. To become a legend, you must defeat the legend. This is what I will prepare for. For me, the fight with Fedor is already the final of the tournament. I would be willing to give anything to meet him.”

The first round went smoothly, Fedor acted in his own style, trying to catch his opponent in a choke hold, but in vain - Silva turned out to be devilishly agile and fast for his size. And the second round began with Silva throwing Fedor to the floor, just like Emelyaenenko himself once did in a fight against Herring. Bigfoot unleashed a hail of blows on his opponent, which probably no one could have resisted, and the ductility and slowness of the Brazilian’s hands only emphasized the inhuman force of the blows, Fedor dodged and defended himself as best he could, but in vain - doctor Emelianenko stopped the fight, because Fedor’s eye was almost completely swollen, he could not continue to fight. And then he declared that everything was God’s will, and he would have to end his glorious career someday.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Dan Henderson

Speaking about his future opponent, F. Emelianenko noted that Dan Henderson is a famous fighter who has won a lot of tournaments. “Today he is the champion in the category up to 93 kg, but now he has decided to move to heavyweight weight category. Previously, he was a member of the US Olympic team in Greco-Roman wrestling 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 immediately throws and continues the fight on the ground. He starts the fight in a standing position, and then comes like a whirlwind, which the opponent sometimes does not expect, and eventually ends the fight in a prone position.”

The fight took place in Chicago on June 30, 2011. The fight began with an exchange of blows, then Henderson tied up Fedor and pressed him to the net. After which he breaks the clinch and lands a left hook. Fedor is at a loss. In the fourth minute of the fight, Fedor hits, Henderson seems to fall, but immediately turns around and hits. Fedor misses and gets a finishing blow, he is knocked out and the fight is stopped.

“At the very beginning of the fight there was an exchange of blows, and then Henderson got hit and the fight was stopped. The judges, of course, know better, but I think that they stopped it too early, the blow went tangentially and I could continue to fight,” Fedor said after the fight.

Valery Volostnykh, head coach of the Russian national combat sambo team - “They say Fedor has given up recently. Still, he lost three fights in a row. Some people think that their motivation is no longer the same, others think differently. You just need to specifically prepare for this or that opponent and expand your technical arsenal. I would like, for example, for Fedor to abandon his opponent, but in reality it turned out that he was waiting at the decisive moment.”

Sergei Kharitonov, MMA fighter - “Fedor changed practically nothing in his training, he only went to Holland 2 times - this is the result. It was necessary to change sparring partners. He works with promising guys, but he just chases 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 didn’t draw any conclusions after the last two defeats. This is a surprise for me, even a fighter who is 7 kg less still beat him.”

Alexander Emelianenko, MMA fighter, Fedor’s brother - “The coaching staff is to blame for the defeat - Voronov and Michkov. Incorrectly prepared for battle. I simply call them “Timekeeper” and “Towel Waver”. That's why they are needed on the team, that's all Fedya needs them for.

Martial arts are constantly being improved, but “Time Marker” and “Towel Waver” did not change anything in the program - they simply froze on what they had achieved and were unable to 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. Be patient and work! We will also talk with Fedya to see if he wants to change anything in his preparation, Alexander concluded. “If he wants, I will make every effort to do so.”

Alexander Sarnavsky, MMA fighter – “It’s hard to say anything here, bewilderment remains. It feels like Fedor went out without any tactics at all, without a plan. When you go to fight, always know what to do; if one option doesn’t work, you take the second one, and so on always...

And here it’s as if they didn’t prepare for Henderson at all. You need to either change your workouts or quit. Well, his mood is kind of strange. I watched old fights: he always came out wound up, charged, but now he’s extinguished, as if he was being forced to fight.”

Alexander Shlemenko, MMA fighter - “I think Fedor could have performed normally and given results for several more years if he had changed his coaching staff and, accordingly, his approach to training. Why leave, being the most popular and highly paid Russian fighter - I don’t know.

I expected something like this to happen, because, as I said, Fedor came 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. As it was, he was already showing confusion and fatigue, I don’t think there were any moral or internal problems, I didn’t notice.

Change coaches - any gym would be happy for him now, even though Carvin 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): “Thank you very much to Jeff for coming. I hope we will show a beautiful fight. This is one of the best fighters in the world, the most titled. I’ll be glad to measure my strength with him.”

Monson about Fedor’s latest defeats: “Each of his losses has its own story. Werdum can force any opponent to surrender. Fedor simply made a mistake with him, just like in the last fight with Henderson. There are fights when you knock down your opponent, go to finish him off, and then something bad happens. This is our job, these things happen."

Monson about Fedor’s status: “I consider him the best fighter in history. No one had a winning streak like him. 30 victories in a row, and he defeated the best of the best. And these guys were at their peak. Nogueira was at his peak, Cro Cop was at his peak, and he destroyed these guys. He is the best. And I say this because it is a fact. This is not a reason for discussion. Look at the facts, what he has been achieving for a long time."

As the meeting progressed, it became clear that Fedor Emelianenko had greatly improved his striking technique - the athlete earned this victory largely with low kicks. By the end of the fight, a hematoma was clearly visible on the American’s leg. From the beginning of the first round, Fedor Emelianenko carried out several exploratory blows, and Jeff Monson tried to take the fight to the ground, but the Russian did not give in to provocations. In the second round, the American began to throw himself more actively at his legs, however, also without success - 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 steam with each passing 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 get up. About a minute and a half before the end of the last round, Jeff Monson was practically exhausted.

In the battle, the American earned a cut on his lip, and he needed the help of a doctor. Entering the ring after a short break, he seemed to become more active, but Fedor Emelianenko immediately landed 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 was the victory of the Russian athlete on points.

Fedor (after the fight with Monson): “In preparation for the fight, I trained for a month in Holland specifically “for Monson,” for his technique and strategy. In principle, all our ideas worked.”

With a victory over Monson, Emelianenko broke a streak of three consecutive defeats. As for the American, due to a leg injury received during the fight, he could not even come to the press conference.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Satoshi Ishii

The fight took place at the New Year's DREAM tournament. On December 31, Olympic Judo champion Satoshi Ishii and Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko showed a beautiful and spectacular fight.

Before the fight, people in Emelianenko’s circle said: “Ishii fought six fights in fights without rules. Four fights ended in victory for the Japanese, he lost one, and another match was a draw. The Olympic champion's striking technique suffers, so Emelianenko will have an advantage in the standing position. But if the Japanese manages to take the fight to a wrestling level, then Fedor could be in trouble.”

The fight lasted less than two minutes, took place in a standing position and ended after a three-punch combination consisting of side kicks, after which the Last Emperor laid the samurai on the floor of the ring. The first right blow missed, then Fedor struck with his left, and to make matters worse he landed a right blow, which resulted in a deep knockout.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Pedro Hizzo

Fedor’s next (38th) opponent is Brazilian Pedro Hizzo, an honored fighter with a glorious career behind his broad shoulders, a fighter admired by the entire martial arts world, including Mike Tyson.

“Pedro is an excellent fighter who participated in the strongest tournaments and defeated great champions,” Emelianenko himself explained the choice of opponent.

“Of the available fighters, he is the best option for us,” is Vadim Finkelshtein’s comment.

And here’s what the Brazilian’s coach Marco Huas said: “Pedro is ready for a real men’s confrontation. It’s still difficult for me to talk about the future, because now we are focused on this fight, just like Fedor’s headquarters. Different Brazilian fighters have different strengths.

Werdum once beat Fedor with a triangle technique, but that was his trick, and Pedro has his own favorite techniques, and Fedor learned lessons from that experience. “Everyone has weaknesses, believe me, even the great Fedor Emelianenko,” Huas smiled slyly. The fight will show everything.”

The fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Pedro Hizzo closed the M1 “White Nights” mixed martial arts tournament taking place in St. Petersburg. All seats in the city's most spacious Ice Palace were occupied. The excitement was fueled by Fedor’s statement before the fight that he was retiring from his career.

The gong sounded. As soon as Hizzo has time to take a stance and think about attacking, the Russian champion unleashes a hail of blows on the Brazilian. The day before, Fedor said that he had no intention of winning by knockout - he was lying. A powerful blow - and the huge Hizzo falls like a sheaf. Two or three more blows to the prone opponent - and the referee stops the fight. Victory by knockout! To the shouts of “Fyodor, don’t go!” Emelianenko addresses the stands: “This is our common victory. Thank you!" – the great fighter was always laconic.

End of career

After defeating Pedro Hizzo, 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 still have the World Combat Sambo Championship ahead.

The decision to leave was influenced by family. My daughters are growing up without me, and I want to spend more time with them. You can’t lure me in with any fantastic offers,” Emelianenko noted. – As for a possible rematch with Werdum, I’m not worried about it. At the moment there are no agreements. There is nothing to talk about this."

Personal and family life of Fedor Emelianenko

In 1999, Emelianenko married a girl named Oksana, whom he met during his school years at a pioneer camp, where Fedor was at a sports training camp, and Oksana worked as a counselor. Their first daughter Masha was born the same year. However, in 2006, Fedor Emelianenko divorced his first wife and rather remarried. His second wife's name 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 life,” Fedor noted. – People should reinforce their love not only with words. And what could be more serious than obligations to the Lord.”

A wedding in a church characterizes Fedor as a deeply religious person. And it is possible that higher powers are also “involved” in the invincibility of the Russian hero. “It all happened in Nizhny Novgorod, one day I was invited there to a competition, and at the same time to an excursion to holy places. When I visited there, something changed greatly inside me. I not only understood, but felt that God exists.

Many questions that worried me at that time disappeared. Everything fell into place. Later, in the church where I went to pray, I met Father Andrei. Then he began to come to him for confession and often talked with him on various topics. And then I asked him to become my confessor, and Andrei 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 party “ United Russia».

Fedor likes to spend his free time with his family, as well as reading and listening to music. In addition, Fedor loves and is excellent at drawing. “I read the lives of saints. I watch good and varied films, old, domestic and foreign. I don't watch crazy movies. I play chess almost every day.”

Secrets of success of Fedor Emelianenko in quotes

• “The competitive spirit in sports is what motivates me, and based on the results of the fights, I draw conclusions about what areas I still need to work on myself. A fighter always has opportunities for self-improvement.”
• “I'm a simple person. I have always been motivated by the desire to compete, not by the accumulation of athletic achievements.”
• “I work with people who are the best in their disciplines, they help me prepare for the fight.”
• “When I started doing martial arts, I didn’t 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.”
• “As for training, these are mainly endurance exercises – wrestling. Long-distance running and jumping rope are required. I don’t do weights or barbells, except for so-called circuit training. That is, when various equipment is placed in a circle in the gym, and you change them one by one during the training process - you move from one to another. An alternative to the barbell is wrestling. Firstly, the barbell does not provide the endurance that you train in wrestling, and, secondly, the specificity of exercises with the barbell even harms the fighters to some extent. Weight for pumping up muscles - the weight of the opponent, plus his power, strength - you can’t imagine anything better for wrestlers.
• The diet is also unremarkable: I eat everything, without any special restrictions. As for special additives, I’m also not keen on anything. The only ones vitamin complexes which I accept are publicly 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 some success in sports. Thank God for giving me this opportunity.”

Childhood and family of Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor was the second child of four and was born into a working-class family in the city of Rubezhnoye in Ukraine. He has two younger brothers and an older sister. My father worked as a gas-electric welder, and my mother taught at a local vocational school.

He was only two years old when the family left Ukraine for Russia and settled in the city of Stary Oskol. There they were forced to live for a long time as a large family in one room in a communal apartment.

Fedor Emelianenko. The best fights.

Fedya signed up for the section where kids practiced martial arts at the age of ten. He began training with Vasily Gavrilov in the judo and sambo sections. He often came to training with his younger brother Sasha, whom he had to look after. Later, Alexander also became a famous professional athlete.

After a year of successful studies, the boy was offered to move to a special sports class, which was staffed by Vladimir Voronov. The aspiring athlete did not stop training even after school, when he entered the city vocational school. He graduated from college with straight A's, receiving a degree in electrician. From that time on, he decided to play sports at a professional level. In 1995 he was drafted into the army. Being purposeful person, he continued continuous training there, increasing his muscle mass by more than twenty kilograms during his service.

The beginning of the career of boxer Fedor Emelianenko

After serving, Emelianenko participated in sambo and judo competitions. At the same time, he managed to show excellent technique and excellent results.

In the nineties, it was impossible to make money through sports; becoming a bandit was out of the question. During this period, the athlete switched to MMA, choosing the Japanese organization “Rings”. He went through twelve fights, losing only once, and that was due to a double cut he received as a result of an illegal elbow from an opponent. He received this cut in the final fight, thus dropping out of the fight. However, in 2001, Fedor still became the Rings champion.

The rise of a career, the best fights of Fedor Emelianenko

After the results shown in the Rings, Emelianenko was noticed and received an invitation from Pride. There they were shown the best results. The athlete himself believes that he had his best fights at Pride. First there was a fight with Sami Schilt, an athlete from Holland, which ended in Fedor’s victory. Next, he defeated an American named Heath Herring. The third opponent was a very strong athlete, an experienced fighter and a favorite. It turned out to be Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. The Russian athlete defeated him too. It is known that for six years not a single athlete could defeat Antonio.

The best knockouts of Fedor Emelianenko

The year 2004 was very successful for Emelianenko, which consisted of a series of continuous victories. First, he won, meeting with Mark Coleman, then there was a victory over Kevin Randleman, and the final victory was his second victory over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. So Fedor again confirmed his Pride championship title. Initially, the judges were forced to interrupt the fight with Antonio, as both fighters had a cut due to a collision of heads. The battle continued on the last day of December.

This was followed by a series of not the most demonstrative fights, but the athlete showed himself to be a purposeful fighter, defeating Mark Hunt, who was one of the contenders for the Pride championship title. Fedor suffered a broken toe almost at the very beginning of the fight, but managed not only to finish the fight, but to emerge victorious. This was at the end of 2006. Since Pride soon went bankrupt, the athlete forever remained its undisputed champion.

Fedor Emelianenko at M-1 Global

Despite the fact that many experts and fans expected that after the bankruptcy of Pride the athlete would begin performing in the octagonal American ring, otherwise called the “cage,” he chose M-1 Global. It is known that Fedor is a co-owner of M-1 Global.

Emelianenko’s fights have become much smaller, but attention at home to him has increased significantly. The fight with the giant athlete Hong Man Choi, representing Korea, ended with the brightest victory in his career.

One of the undefeated UFC fighters made a defiant statement on television in which he said that Emelianenko is afraid to fight experienced athletes. This is how Fedor fought with Tim Sylvia. After the victory, the Russian became the WAMMA champion. Already in 2009, he had to defend this title in a fight with an athlete from Belarus. He was Andrei Orlovsky. The Belarusian had excellent technique, and at first it seemed that Fedor was very depressed by this fact. Despite this, Emelianenko won, sending Andrei into a deep knockout.

Signing a contract with Strikeforce has become a long-awaited and long-awaited signing for fans. According to the contract, Fedor was supposed to hold three “cage” fights. The first fight was with Brett Rogers. The Russian easily won. Unfortunately, the second, and then the third, battles ended in defeat for him. His opponents were Fabrizio Werdum and Bigfoot (his real name is Antonio Silva).

The decision to retire from boxing, Fedor Emelianenko today

After these fights, Emelianenko started talking about the fact that he probably should stop his sports career. However, later his fans were able to see and rejoice in more than one of his victories.

In November 2011, Fedor defeated an athlete of equal strength and technique. His opponent was Jeff Monson. Vladimir Putin, who came to cheer for the Russian, personally congratulated him on his victory.

Fedor Emelianenko VS Jeff Monson

In the summer of 2012, Emelianenko met with Pedro Rizzo. He managed to win already in the second minute of the first round, knocking out his opponent. After this fight, he announced his retirement.

Personal life of Fedor Emelianenko

The young man met Oksana, who later became Fedor’s wife, at a sports training camp when he was a schoolboy. The girl was waiting for him from the army. The wedding took place in 1999. They had a daughter, Masha. Fedor divorced in 2006.

At the end of 2007, the athlete and his longtime girlfriend Marina had a daughter. The girl was named Vasilisa. In the fall of 2009, Emelianenko married for the second time, and a year later Marina gave birth to a second girl, Elizaveta. Marina did not like to attract the attention of the press. She took care of the children and the house. The athlete always rested at home between fights.

In mid-2013, the athlete divorced his second wife. He returned again to Oksana, with whom he got married in a church in February 2014.

Fedor Emelianenko – Frank Mir (2018)

Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko is a famous athlete who, in addition to fighting without rules, also became famous for his success in judo and sambo. He comes from an ordinary large family. He started studying martial arts late, but this did not become an obstacle to success. He provided all beginning athletes with very precise combat tactics.

This famous person 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.

Height, weight, age. How old is Fedor Emelianenko

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 his height, weight, and age. How old Fedor Emelianenko is is no secret. His date of birth is publicly available.

Now the famous wrestler is 41 years old. This is a bright and principled person who knows how to respect his opponents and meets any difficulties on his way with dignity.

With a height of 183 centimeters, Fedor Emelianenko weighs as much as 104 kilograms. But it is not excess weight, but, on the contrary, a real mountain of muscles. And such a ratio of weight and height is simply ideal for participants in fights without rules.

Biography and personal life of Fedor Emelianenko

Biography and personal life Fedor Emelianenko are publicly available information.

The future champion began training in martial arts at the age of ten. He did well in school, but only really gave it his all in training. After graduating from the sports university, Fedor went to the army. Having returned from which, he took up 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 in sports, so Emelianenko switched to fights without rules, where he began performing as part of the Japanese team “Rings”. Out of twelve fights, he lost only one.

In 2001, he received the championship title and moved to the Pride club.

Fyodor does not consider his personal life to be stormy. The man himself calls himself a monogamist. All his life he loved only one woman and realized this only after the divorce. But in the end they get back together.

Family and children of Fedor Emelianenko

The family and children of Fedor Emelianenko, in his own words, are of great importance in the life of an athlete. The two main tenets for him are family and religion.

There were two women in Fyodor’s life who gave him four beautiful girls. Of course, due to his 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, which is why not much information is known about them. As for the last daughter, absolutely nothing is known about her - not her name, not her birthday.

Daughter of Fedor Emelianenko - Maria

Fedor Emelianenko’s daughter, 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 were very accepting correct solution showing the little one what they saved friendly relations between themselves. 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 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 a girl for Fedor. Vasilisa turned out to be an illegitimate child. But it is still worth considering the fact that Fedor, without any prevarication, immediately recognized the girl as his own daughter.

There are rumors 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 regular school and studies well. The little girl just adores her daddy. He often watches his fights and how he gives autographs to fans.

Daughter of Fedor Emelianenko - Elizaveta

The daughter of Fedor Emelianenko, Elizaveta, was born in 2011 in the athlete’s second marriage. The girl is growing up to be a very active and bright personality. He loves sports and doesn’t mind sometimes fighting with his father, even in a joke fight.

Previously, the girl went to a child development studio and attended an elite kindergarten ik. Now little Lisa has gone 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 loves her stepsister very much and she likes to play and spend time with her. Despite everything, the girls grow up friendly.

The ex-wife of Fedor Emelianenko - Marina Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko’s ex-wife, Marina Emelianenko, entered the wrestler’s life when he was married. Marina was Fedor’s longtime friend 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 divorcing his wife Oksana, he almost immediately became friends with Marina, who very soon gave birth to a girl for his former friend. Marina is a non-public person, so she never appears at social events.

Marina took care of the house and children, creating for her husband all the conditions for proper rest after training and fights. The wedding took place after the birth of the second baby, but the marriage had to be dissolved a few years later.

Fedor Emelianenko's wife - Oksana Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko’s wife, Oksana Emelianenko, has known her husband since high school. They met in one of the pioneer camps. Fedor was then at a sports training camp, and Oksana was a pioneer leader.

The novel was quite fast-paced. Oksana waited for her lover to return from military service, and later went with him to all competitions and helped heal his wounds. The couple got married in 1999, but their marriage broke up seven years later because Fedor cheated on his wife.

The shock for everyone was that, after several years of living with his second wife and the birth of two more daughters, Fedor eventually returned to Oksana.

Watch the latest fights of Fedor Emelianenko online

You can watch Fedor Emelianenko’s latest fights online either on thematic sites on the Internet or on open video hosting sites like Youtube. Videos of Fedor Emelianenko fighting against such strongmen as Andrei Orlovsky, Jaideep Singh, Dan Henderson, Matt Mitrione and Tim Sylvia are especially popular among MMA fans.

In addition, you can find all these videos in the highest quality. Most sites support the ability to download videos of fights to a computer or memory card, so that later, for convenience, you can view them on your phone or tablet.

Instagram and Wikipedia Fedor Emelianenko

Instagram and Wikipedia of Fedor Emelianenko have existed in full for a long time. All these resources comprehensively examine not only a man’s sports career, but also his personal life, and all famous biography. Everything about his childhood, parents, and so on. In particular, fans will appreciate the large amount of information about training or lost fights, as well as those where Emelianenko won. All of Fedor’s activities that do not relate to sports are also affected. Namely – cinema, politics and advertising.

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Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko is a famous and beloved athlete all over the world, who became famous not only in martial arts, but also in judo and sambo. It was Emelianenko who gave all novice athletes incredibly accurate and meticulously worked out battle tactics.

Fedor is a guy from a simple large family who started practicing martial arts quite late, but he managed to prove that nothing is impossible for a real fighter.

A famous athlete is respected by his rivals because he never throws mud at them, accepting them as equals. He dresses modestly, and often gives money to those who need it most. Fedor does not drink alcohol and considers himself an Orthodox Russian.

Height, weight, age. How old is Fedor Emelianenko

After Fedor Emelianenko began to appear in public, one after another defeating all the world's celebrities in the field of MMA, fans wanted to know what his height, weight, and age were. How old Fedor Emelianenko is is easy to find out by the date of his birth.

Fedor was born in 1976, so he is already forty years old. At the same time, the Zodiac gave the man the sign of reasonable, fair, harmonious, benevolent Libra, who will never go overboard towards the goal.

The eastern horoscope endowed Emelianenko with the sign of the Dragon, which is characterized by such character traits as caution, the desire to be in the center of attention, brightness, and integrity.

Fedor Emelianenko's height is one meter and eighty-three centimeters, and his weight does not exceed one hundred and four kilograms, which is ideal for MMA fighters.

Biography and personal life of Fedor Emelianenko

The biography and personal life of Fedor Emelianenko are probably known to the whole world, since he is an extraordinary person. Fyodor lived in a poor family, few people know, but at the age of two the boy moved to a communal apartment, where a family of six lived in a room for drying clothes.

The boy began practicing judo and sambo when he was ten, and for company he brought his five-year-old brother Sasha, who later became a famous athlete, to the section.

The guy did well at school, but devoted himself entirely to training, he even stayed overnight in the gym. After graduating from school, he entered a vocational school and graduated with honors, receiving a degree in electrical engineering. From 2003 to 2011 received higher education at the University of Physical Education and Sports of Belgorod.

After serving in the army, he took up sports professionally, as he was a master of sports in judo and sambo. In 1997, the guy became the champion of Russia in sambo in international class A.

However, in the crazy nineties it was impossible to make money from sports, so Emelianenko moved to MMA, choosing the Japanese team “Rings”. Victories rained down on the guy like from a cornucopia, since out of 12 fights he lost only once.

After he became the champion in 2001, Fedor was lured to the Pride club, where he showed only the best results. The heyday of his career is considered to be 2004, in which such venerable fighters as Coleman, Randleman, Nogueira fell from Emelianenko’s fist.

After this, the guy became a co-owner of the M-1 Global club and played for it himself, receiving the WAMMA title. After three fights for Strikeforce, Fedor Emelianenko announced his desire to leave the sport and devote himself to his family. This happened after defeating Pedro Rizzo in 2012.

Emelianenko starred in the film “The Salamander Key”, wrote several books about MMA and sambo techniques, advertised sportswear, and also became a character computer game. Fedor has been a member of the United Russia party since 2007.

Emelianenko’s personal life was not stormy; he considers himself a monogamous man. The guy loved one woman all his life, so he managed to admit his mistakes and return to her after the divorce, proposing to get married again.

Family and children of Fedor Emelianenko

The family and children of Fedor Emelianenko occupy a special place in the athlete’s life; he is a deeply religious person, therefore he considers these two categories to be fundamental strongholds.

The Emelianenko family had many children; in addition to the guy, there was an older sister, Marina, and three brothers. By the way, the younger brothers Ivan and Alexander also practice MMA professionally.

Father - Vladimir Emelianenko - had nothing to do with the world of sports, he worked as an ordinary welder. Mother - Olga Emelianenko - taught at a local vocational school in the Ukrainian town of Rubezhnoye, and then at a school in the city of Stary Oskol. In 1997, the family broke up; the children did not want to maintain a relationship with their father, except for Fedor, who came to his father until his death in 2012.

Fedor had four daughters from two undoubtedly beloved women. It is worth clarifying that the man simply adores all his princesses, but he spends little time with them due to constant training and participation in world-class MMA fights.

Very little is known about the athlete’s three daughters, namely, the date of birth and the name of the mother. At the same time, the news that in 2017 Emelianenko had a daughter from his first wife spread throughout the Internet. At the same time, nothing is known about the baby, including her date of birth and name.

Daughter of Fedor Emelianenko - Maria Emelianenko

The daughter of Fedor Emelianenko, Maria Emelianenko, is the first and, undoubtedly, desired child from his first wife Oksana Emelianenko. The girl was born in the capital's maternity ward in 1999.

Maria had barely started first grade when his dad left the family, which plunged the girl into a real shock. The parents did the right thing because they showed their daughter that they were friends and did not limit Masha’s communication with each other.

Now Maria is studying at school, she is an active and creative person. The girl is sociable, she has great amount friends.

Daughter of Fedor Emelianenko - Vasilisa Emelianenko

The daughter of Fedor Emelianenko, Vasilisa Emelianenko, was born in 2007, and her mother was Marina Emelianenko, who was not yet married to the athlete. It is worth clarifying that Fyodor immediately recognized Vasilisa as his own child.

Rumor has it that he left his first wife precisely because Vasilisa was about to be born. The baby is growing up active, talented and athletic child, she attends a regular school, where she studies quite well.

At the same time, the girl cannot live without her dad; she often attends his fights and watches him sign autographs.

Daughter of Fedor Emelianenko - Elizaveta Emelianenko

The daughter of Fedor Emelianenko, Elizaveta Emelianenko, was born in 2011, her mother was the athlete’s second wife, Marina. The girl is growing up as a bright and active child, she plays sports and is not averse to fighting with her famous dad, even as a joke.

At the same time, the baby goes to a developmental studio and an elite kindergarten, Lisa is preparing to go to first grade. The girl loves her father, she constantly spends time with him and does not notice the quarrels between her parents.

Elizabeth gets along well with her stepsister, and she loves to tinker with her in her free time.

The ex-wife of Fedor Emelianenko - Marina Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko’s ex-wife, Marina Emelianenko, appeared in his life quite a long time ago, even when he was married. The fact is that Marina was Fyodor’s longtime friend, and his first marriage broke up because of her.

Otherwise, how to explain the fact that after breaking up with his first wife, he almost immediately became friends with Marina, who immediately gave birth to the athlete’s daughter. The girl turned out to be a non-public lady, so she never appeared at social events.

Marina was a housewife who took care of the house and children, and also created comfort for her husband and helped him rest between battles. The marriage began after the birth of their second child in 2009, and was dissolved in 2013 for a very unexpected reason.

Fedor Emelianenko's wife - Oksana Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko’s wife, Oksana Emelianenko, entered the athlete’s life when they were schoolchildren. Fedor was at a sports training camp at that time, and his future wife worked there as a pioneer leader.

The romance developed rapidly, while Oksana faithfully waited for her chosen one from the army, and then attended all competitions, healing her beloved’s wounds. The marriage was concluded in 1999, and seven years later it broke up because Oksana accused her husband of treason.

The couple separated peacefully, without making a fuss in the press, and, in principle, remained friends. The most interesting thing is that after four years of living with his mistress and having children with her, Fedor returned to his first wife.

The young people got married again and even got married in 2014.

Watch the latest fights of Fedor Emelianenko online

The latest fights of Fedor Emelianenko can be watched online either on websites on the Internet or on an open resource such as YouTube. Particularly popular are videos that relate to the masterpiece fights of Fedor Emelianenko against Matt Mitrione, Jaideep Singh, Dan Henderson, Tim Sylvia, Andrei Orlovsky.

It may also be possible to download these fights to a flash card or to a personal computer. Moreover, all videos can be found in excellent quality in HD 720p format, which makes it available for viewing on phones and tablets.

Instagram and Wikipedia Fedor Emelianenko

Instagram and Wikipedia of Fedor Emelianenko have been available for a long time; they provide high-quality coverage of the guy’s sports career and personal life. On Fedor’s Wikipedia page you can find reliable and up-to-date information regarding childhood and youth, parents and the beginning of a sports career. A lot of data is presented about training, winning and losing battles. Fedor’s activities outside of sports are well covered, including in cinema, advertising, and politics.

On the Instagram page you can see photos and videos from Emelianenko’s personal archive. At the same time, about 3,000 people have subscribed to the profile, who want to be the first to know about everything from Fedor’s life.

Fedor Emelianenko- Russian athlete who received the title of 4-time world champion in mixed martial arts (MMBA) in the heavyweight category. He became the winner of the title of 2-time world champion from WAMMA, 4-time and 9-time champion Russian Federation in the combat sambo class. The Russian is one of the Honored Masters of Sports in Sambo and Judo in the international category. He is known by many and a large number of fans around the world have watched his career and admired his rise. During his professional sports activities, the famous fighter and current politician showed amazing results, which were achieved due to his “iron” character and enormous willpower, along with the desire to win. At the same time, the Russian is a deeply religious person and a caring father.

Fedor's childhood and youth

Fedor was born in 1976. His place of birth is Lugansk region, the city of Rubezhnoye, Ukraine. The athlete’s father, Vladimir Aleksandrovich, was an ordinary welder, and his mother, Olga Fedorovna, worked as a teacher at a vocational school. Fedor was not the only child in the family; he has an older sister named Marina, whose age difference is only two years. His parents also had two younger sons: Alexander (born in 1981) and Ivan (born in 1988).

When Fedor reached the age of two, the whole family moved to Stary Oskol, which is located in the Belgorod region. In this city, Fedor lived and trained even at a time when he was already a famous athlete. The family did not live well, in an ordinary communal apartment, in which they got a drying room, a shared kitchen and bathroom with the neighbors.

Sambo and judo classes Emelianenko I first got there at the age of ten. Since there was no one to leave his little brother with, Fedor took him with him to training. Thanks to this, Alexander became interested in weightlifting and at a certain period was able to become one of the ten best heavyweights in the world and is now a former world champion according to ProFC.

Also, the younger brother was able to achieve the title of Master of Sports in the international class in combat sambo and become the European champion in judo and sambo. However, due to his addictions in the form of alcohol, he constantly found himself in bad situations.

Today, Alexander Emelianenko is in prison for raping a housekeeper. The sentence is four and a half years. ABOUT younger brother Ivana knows practically nothing. He achieved the title of Master of Sports in combat sambo and hand-to-hand combat, and also practiced boxing. But Ivan did not make a professional career as a fighter.

The first coach of the famous Fedor was Vasily Ivanovich Gavrilov. He taught his students in a training room located in a bomb shelter. A year after classes, the athlete was in a special sports class, which was formed by Vladimir Mikhailovich Voronov. This coach stayed with the fighter for a long time, helping him develop.

After school, Emelianenko also did not stop playing sports, continuing training while studying at the twenty-second school. Educational institution He graduated with honors as an electrician. Secondary vocational education was not complete, so in 2003 Fedor continued his studies at BSU. He chose the faculty physical culture and sports. At the same university he entered graduate school.

In the period from 1995-1997, Fedor Emelianenko was in military service in the ranks Russian army Russia. Initially he was sent to the fire troops, after which he was transferred to a tank division located near Nizhny Novgorod.

Even while in military service, Fedor did not give up his training, but in his activities he placed great emphasis on barbells, weights and cross-country running. During his service, he gained more than twenty kilograms of muscle mass. Returning from the army, Emelianenko received the title of Master of Sports in Sambo and Judo (this happened in 1997), and one year later he was awarded the title of Master of Sports in the international class of Sambo.

When journalists asked Fedor about his idols, it turned out that the athlete did not have any particular favorites as a teenager. But he noted the legendary athletes whom he always tried to live up to. Among these he included multiple world record holder in the sport of weightlifting, Yuri Vlasov, three-time Olympic champion in classical Greco-Roman wrestling Alexander Karelin and three-time champion in freestyle wrestling Alexander Medved.

In his youth, Fedor admired the national team Soviet Union in playing ice hockey. The team was called the “Red Machine” for its impressive strength and power. At the moment when Emelianenko began to get involved in martial arts, he always took as an example such famous fighters as: Taktarov, Couture and Vovchanin.

Personal life of F. Emelianenko

He met Oksana, who later became the legal wife of the famous athlete, during his school years, when he attended sports training in a pioneer camp. The future wife worked there as a counselor and even waited for Fyodor from the army. At the initial stages of the relationship, Oksana had to try on the role of a doctor, treating her loved one’s abrasions after the competition. In 1999, the young couple got married, and in their marriage they had a daughter, Maria. But in 2006, Emelianenko divorced Oksana. The separation occurred without quarrels, according to a peaceful agreement. The athlete's wife was always a wise woman and was able to stay in good relations with her ex-husband, despite his infidelity.

At the end of 2007, Fyodor gave birth to his second daughter, his longtime girlfriend named Marina, to whom he left Oksana. The second child was named beautiful name Vasilisa. In the fall of 2009, the athlete had a second wedding with Marina, and a year later she gave birth to another daughter, Lisa. In mid-2013, Fedor decided to divorce his second wife and returned to Oksana again. It was a shock for Marina; their daughter was two years old. The athlete got married to his first wife in a church in 2014. This happened after a trip to Diveevo, which took place in 2006. According to Fyodor, a wedding in a church was not just a beautiful event for him. He believes that people have a responsibility to secure their feelings not only through words, but also through commitments to God.

The wedding procedure characterized Emelianenko as a deeply religious person. Those around him do not exclude the fact that the Russian hero contains " high power", which does not allow him to be defeated. Fedor himself reports that after trips to holy places, he realized that God exists and changed his worldview.

After that, he began to come to prayer services at the church and met Father Andrei there. Subsequently, Fyodor came to confess and often communicated with the priest on various topics. Subsequently, the priest became the athlete’s confessor and blesses him every time before fights.

Emelianenko devotes all his free time to his family, reading books and listening to music. In addition, Fedor is excellent at drawing. During one of the interviews, he said that he reads the lives of saints, watches films of various genres, excluding crazy productions. The athlete also mentioned that he plays chess almost every day.

Sports career of Fedor Emelianenko

After serving in the army, Fedor began participating in sambo and judo competitions, showing excellent technique and performance. His career began in the 90s, when it was impossible to make money from sports.

During the same period, he decided to switch to MMA, preferring a Japanese organization called Rings. Over the course of 12 fights, he suffered only one defeat due to a double cut. This injury was received due to a prohibited technique by the opponent in the form of an elbow strike. The injury happened during the final fight, so Fedor dropped out of the fight. But in 2001, Emelianenko achieved the Rings title.

After productive cooperation with the Japanese, Fedor became the object of attention from Pride and received an offer of cooperation. In this team, the athlete showed his best results. The first was a fight with the Dutch athlete Sami Schilt, then with the American Herring and Antonio Rodrigue.

Emelianenko ended all three fights with a victory, including defeating Rodrigue, who was considered an invincible opponent for six years.

Many experts have put forward their assumptions that Fedor, after the closure of Pride, will begin to participate in the octagonal American rings, which are called the “cage”. But the athlete chose a different path and became a member of M-1 Global. Today everyone knows that Emelianenko is among the co-owners of the company. Despite the reduced number of fights, interest in the athlete’s person in his homeland increased.

The best fights of Fedor Emelianenko

One of the athlete’s best fights is considered to be the fight in 2003 with Antonio Nogueira, who was the Pride champion for two years and was known for his endurance and ability to take a punch. Therefore, the Brazilian was the main contender for victory. But when the fight began, Emelianenko immediately seized the initiative and continued to hold it until the very end.

The Brazilian was only forced to defend himself, but still held out until the end. The victory was awarded to the Russian by a unanimous decision of the judges.

In 2004, the Russian athlete had the most successful fights, which ended in victory over Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman. And in August 2005, when Emelianenko had a fight with Mirko Filipovic, everyone was especially looking forward to it. After all, the Croatian was considered the only contender capable of knocking out Emelianenko, who at that time had 19 continuous victories.

In addition, Filipovich became the winner in the battle with Fedor’s brother Alexander. Despite the fact that the Croatian expected Emelianenko to be active on the ground, the Russian, unexpectedly for him, spent the first part of the fight standing up. As a result, Fedor won his 20th victory in a row in this fight.

In a fight with Mark Hunt in 2006, Fedor Emelianenko proved to everyone that he is a determined fighter. Despite the fact that Hanta was the main contender for the title in Pride at that time, and at the very beginning of the fight Fedor had a broken toe, the Russian still ended the battle with a victory. Then Pride went bankrupt, so Emelianenko remained its champion forever. Emelianenko’s most striking victory was the end of the fight with the huge fighter Hong Mai Choi, who competed from Korea. After which, Tim Sylvia, a multiple UFC champion, publicly announced via television that Emelianenko was afraid to compete with experienced athletes.

Fedor took on the aggressive 140-kilogram fighter and, easily defeating him in the 36th second of the fight, became the WAMMA champion.

The best knockouts of Fedor Emelianenko

Emelianenko has unique fights that ended with a knockout even before the opponent’s first blow. One of these striking fights is the competition that took place in 2005, in which Fedor’s opponent was the two-meter Brazilian Zuluzinho. The fight lasted only 26 seconds. Then Emelianenko put the Brazilian on his shoulder blades with the first blow. True, the opponent was able to rise, but not for long. Fedor finished him off on the ground with a powerful blow. In 2009, he defended his title in a fight with a Belarusian athlete named Andrei Arlovski. The Belarusian had excellent technique, and at first it might seem that Fedor was depressed by this fact. Many of Andrey's blows achieved their goal.

Video: Fedor Emelianenko's best knockouts

The Russian was even driven into a corner and was almost finished off by his opponent’s knee. But still, Emelianenko emerged victorious from this fight and, in a powerful counterattack, knocked out Arlovski.

After this fight, Fedor signed a contract with Strikeforce, which the champion’s fans had long dreamed of. According to the agreement, the Russian was supposed to compete in three “cell fights”. The first fight with Brett Rogers ended with an easy victory with the help of a devastating and accurate blow in the second round.

Very quickly and beautifully, the Last Emperor put Beijing Olympic champion Satoshi Ishii in the ring in 2011. It was enough for Fedor to make one precise blow, and the Japanese was already lying in the ring.

Fedor Emelianenko's defeats

In total, there were four defeats in the life of the Russian athlete F. Emelianenko.

1 . He suffered his first during a fight with a Japanese fighter named Tsuyoshi Kosaka in 2000. This fight was the fifth in Emelianenko’s sports career in the professional ring. Many noticed that this defeat could have been challenged, because Fedor was ready to continue the fight, but the judge’s decision was different. This fight took place in Japan during the “King of kings 2000 block B” tournament. At the very beginning of the fight, the Japanese cut our athlete’s right eyebrow using a prohibited technique in the form of an elbow strike. The fight was stopped by the referee after seventeen seconds. After the doctors’ verdict, Fedor was removed from the fight and was awarded defeat. According to the rules, Kosaki should have been disqualified and there would have been no winner. Due to the fact that the fight was held within a tournament framework, someone had to emerge victorious and it was a Japanese fighter. Fedor Emelianenko was able to set a unique record, according to which he fought many fights for ten years without a single defeat. It might seem that no one is able to resist the invincible Russian.

2 . A meeting in 2010 with Brazilian fighter Fabrizio Werdum interrupted the happy streak of victories. The opponent defeated Emelianenko in 69 seconds. This fight took place in San Jose, at the Strikeforce & M-1 Global show.
In the first seconds of that fight, Fedor was active and even managed to send his opponent to the floor due to an accurate series of blows to the head.

But the Russian was unable to finish off the fighter and ended up in a triangle, from which he was unable to get out.

3. Over the next few months, Emelianenko trained intensely in order to defeat Antonio Silva. The fight was supposed to take place at the next show from Strikeforce & M-1 Global. The Russian faced a serious opponent who considered his opponent an example to follow. The first round passed with varying degrees of success.

Nobody spared blows. The Brazilian fighter was the owner of a black belt in jiu-jitsu and did not allow an effective painful hold at the end of the five-minute period. The second round took place on the ground. The Russian athlete spent the entire time on the floor, taking the crushing blows of the Brazilian. The third round was not Fedor's strength, because the fight was stopped due to a severe cut on his eyebrow. Silva won by technical knockout. Then he fell at the feet of his idol with tears.

4. F. Emelianenko received his fourth defeat in the competition, which took place on June 30, 2011. This happened at the next Strikeforce & M-1 Global show in Chicago. This time the opponent was the American Henderson.

The fight was temperamental from the first seconds - mutual exchanges of sharp blows and clinches. A few minutes later, Henderson broke through the clinch and delivered an accurate and crushing blow to the Russian fighter.

The decision to end a sports career

After a series of insidious defeats, Fedor Emelianenko began to say that it was time for him to end his career in sports. But after these words, fans were repeatedly able to observe the rise of their idol. In the fall of 2011, he defeated a fighter of equal strength and technical skill named Jeff Monson. Even Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin himself, who specially came as a fan, congratulated the athlete on such an enchanting victory.

Fedor fought his last fight at that time in the summer of 2012. Already in the second minute of the fight, he knocked out Pedro Rizzo and announced that he would no longer engage in sports. He made this decision due to the fact that his daughters practically did not see their father. He wanted to be with them as much time as possible and in his interview he said that it was in them that his life’s meaning lay, so the moment had come to say goodbye to his sports career.

At the same time, he did not stop supporting his sports form, and in May 2012 he was chosen as the first president of the Mixed Martial Arts Union MMA of the Russian Federation. At the end of the summer, he became one of the members of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports, going to live in Moscow with his family. The same year brought Fedor the position of adviser to the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation and the co-authored book “Sambo - the science of winning.”

Emelianenko could live without fighting for only three years. In July 2015, he again announced that he was returning to professional sports and on December 31 won by technical knockout in a fight with Indian Jaideep Singh. The fight took place in Japan during a New Year's show called Rizin. Already in February 2016, the Russian champion will meet with former NFL player - American Matt Mitrione.

At the Bellator 165 tournament, a signed contract was announced. According to the agreement, Fedor was supposed to fight several fights. The number of fights remained secret. On this moment the famous athlete signed an agreement for two fights with Mix Fight M-1, which has an agreement with StrikeForce to carry out three joint tournaments with Emelianenko.

What the stars say about Fedor Emelianenko

The popular fighter, who received the nickname “The Last Emperor,” is known throughout the world. Many athletes and actors spoke about Fedor. For example, Mike Tyson once said that Emelianenko is considered his favorite among MMA fighters.

Video: Mike Tyson about Emelianenko

He admired the fact that he, being a small heavyweight, always remained a winner. Tyson also said that he loves his idol very much and does not want to watch him get hurt during fights. “He’s been in the sport for a long time, but unfortunately he’s not the same as he used to be.” These were the words of Iron Mike.

Jean-Claude Van Damme knew Emelianenko and even gave an interview to the Russia 2 TV channel. During the report, he expressed his impression of “The Last Emperor.” Only positive emotions.

Video: Jean Claude Van Damme and Russian boxers about Fedor Emelianenko

The actor noted that he had known Fedor well for several years and considered him a well-built and skilled athlete. The famous actor also noted that the fighter differs from others in that he feels and sees faster than others, which is why he has so many victories behind him. Van Damme compared Emelianenko to Schumacher when cornering on the track.

Famous boxer and current deputy Nikolai Valuev also expressed his admiration for Fedor Emelianenko. He especially noted the endurance and iron character of the athlete. In the summer, Valuev supported Fedor in his criticism against mixed martial arts tournaments between children in Grozny. He found himself in solidarity with his colleague and took his side.

Currently, The Last Emperor is a co-owner of the M-1 Global organization. The company is considered a large-scale domestic promoter of mixed martial arts. The athlete is also one of the deputies of the regional Duma of the city of Belgorod from the United Russia party.