The Emelianenko brothers are familiar to all fans of sports such as boxing, sambo, and hand-to-hand combat. The eldest of them, Fedor, achieved the highest results. What do we know about the youngest representative of the star trio - Ivan?

Ivan Emelianenko: biography, family, photo

In one of the simplest Ukrainian families, three real heroes were born and raised. The eldest is Fedor, the middle one is Alexander, and the youngest, according to all fairy tale rules, is Ivan. The brothers have an older sister, Marina.

These guys' mother worked as a teacher, and their father worked as a welder. When the family moved to Stary Oskol, they found themselves in a truly deplorable situation: they were given a room in a communal apartment, where they had previously dried clothes, so everyone can imagine its size.

A large family had no choice but to huddle and live in the conditions that existed, because they did not have the funds to build a house or buy a larger apartment.

The eldest of the brothers was the first to attend sports sections, including combat ones. He worked hard, and Alexander soon followed his example. Ivan Emelianenko, whose biography ultimately developed in the same area as that of his brothers, did not want to follow them for a long time.

About Ivan

The younger Emelianenko was born in 1988. The age difference with his brothers was significant, so the boy grew up and developed separately from them. He was not attracted to the gym, but he was not predisposed to science either. Therefore, after graduating from school, he nevertheless began to develop in the field of sports, entering the St. Petersburg University at one of the sports departments.

Subsequently, Ivan Emelianenko became closer and closer to his brothers and began to persistently practice boxing and sambo. He decided that military service would also benefit him, and voluntarily came to the military registration and enlistment office.

After completing his service, Ivan receives the title of Master of Sports in combat sambo and hand-to-hand combat, but does not want to develop further and go into professional sports. The brothers are trying hard to influence their relative, being one of the best trainers, but the guy remains at the amateur boxing level.

Fedor explained the fact that Ivan Emelianenko is not becoming a professional by saying that he is simply not yet ready, either mentally or physically, to fight with professionals. He won’t be allowed until they understand that he can be released into the professional ring.

Alexander did not talk about what his brother was getting ready for, but honestly called his brother lazy. He said that with his physique and professional brothers, if he wanted, he could become a boxing star. He himself is personally ready to make the boy a serious opponent, but he simply does not want to overwork himself. But professional sports is a constant work on oneself.

Ivan's victory

Ivan Emelianenko, biography, whose best fights are presented in this article, was still successful for some time.

His most productive competition was the hand-to-hand combat championship in St. Petersburg. The competition took place in three rounds, and Ivan won in each of them. He deservedly won the first two thanks to the greater number of points scored, and in the third he knocked out his opponent. It was here that Ivan received the title of MS in hand-to-hand combat.

Subsequently, the guy received many offers from Korea to participate in professional fights without rules, where he could gain good popularity and earnings. But Ivan Emelianenko saw himself only in sambo, so FMS Korea received refusals.

Security business

Ivan found himself in a different field. He became involved in private security and created his own agency. This business brings a man not only a lot of income, but also real pleasure.

It turned out that the younger Emelianenko did not want to use the big names of his brothers to build a career, but he himself found his own direction, without resorting to the help of Fedor and Alexander.

In general, they have a very friendly family. In recent years, the Emelianenko brothers were united by a common grief; they lost their father. Now all three successful sons take care of their mother, whom they love immensely.

Despite all the dire situations in which the family once found itself, the children were able to achieve heights in this life and did not take the path of criminals in order to make money. The mother and father of these guys deserve a low bow and gratitude from all of Russia for raising such sons, no matter what.

I would like to say to the brothers: full speed ahead! Don't stop there!

The athlete was born into a family of workers (gas-electric welder, crane operator).

In 1978, a family from Ukraine moved to Russia, to the city of Stary Oskol. 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. In 1987, Fedor entered the sports class of coach Vladimir Mikhailovich Voronov. After graduating from school in 1991, the athlete began studying at a vocational school. A year after graduating in 1995, he began serving in the army. After serving, in 1997 Fedor again began to actively engage in sports and participate in competitions. In the same year, the athlete won an international sambo competition for the first time. Also in 1997 he was awarded the title of Master of Sports in judo. In 1998, Fedor won the international sambo competition. So in the biography of Fedor Emelianenko, he received the second title of master of sports, now in sambo.

In addition, 1998 brought many other victories to the athlete’s achievements. Fedor won first and third places at the Russian Judo Championship and took third place at the Sambo Championship. The athlete also became a champion in competitions of the Russian armed forces, and took second place in the absolute weight category of this competition. The following year, Fedor Emelianenko won international sambo competitions. At the same time, the athlete’s team became the first at the European Championships.

However, the athlete did not stop there. In 2000, he began to study hand-to-hand combat techniques from coach Alexander Vasilyevich Michkov. Fedor began to participate in fights without rules, first in a more humane version of “Rings”. Having immediately achieved considerable results, already in 2001 Fedor became the world champion in this version of fighting without rules. After this, the athlete moved to a more prestigious version - “Pride”. The harsh rules of “Pride” allow you to kick and punch an opponent in a prone position in the head, and if a fighter is knocked down, to finish him off.

Without stopping practicing sambo, Fedor won the Russian Championship in 2002, then the World Championship in Greece. In Panama, Fedor became the first in the open weight category at the World Combat Sambo Championship. Then in 2003, Fedor Emelianenko won the Pride World Championship in Ultimate Fighting, defeating past champion Antonio Rodrigo Naguier. Many of the strongest fighters were defeated in the fight with Fedor, including Sam Schilt, Heath Hiring, Kazuyuki Fujita, Gary Goodridge.

In 2004, Fedor Emelianenko’s biography included several outstanding fights with such opponents as Kevin Rendleman, Naoya Ogawa, Mark Coleman, Antonio Nogueira. Fedor received two more titles: Grand Prix champion, world champion in martial arts version “Pride”. The following year, the athlete became the Pride world champion for the third time, and also became a three-time sambo champion. In 2006, Fedor Emelianenko was awarded the title of four-time world champion in martial arts according to the Pride version.

So, in the biography of Fedor Emelianenko there were many victories. The athlete is a master of sports in sambo and judo, and has the national Golden Belt award.

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On the eve of the fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Fabio Maldonado, let’s remember some facts from the life and career of the Last Emperor.

Starting sports

Fedor was born in 1976 in Rubizhne, Lugansk region. When he was two years old, his family moved to Stary Oskol, Belgorod region. Fedor began practicing martial arts at the age of 11. His first coach was Vasily Ivanovich Gavrilov, who taught the boys sambo and judo. The section's training hall was located in a bomb shelter. After a year of training, Fedor moved to a special sports class put together by Vladimir Mikhailovich Voronov, who later became his permanent coach for many years. Fedor did not stop training even when he entered vocational school. From that time on, he decided to play sports at a professional level. Being a purposeful person, Fedor continued continuous training during his military service, increasing his muscle mass by more than 20 kilograms during this time. After returning to civilian life in 1997, Emelianenko became a master of sports in sambo and judo, and a year later received the title of international master of sports in sambo.

Emelianenko brothers

Fedor Emelianenko was the second child in the family. He has a sister, Marina (two years older), as well as two younger brothers, Alexander and Ivan. Alexander is five years younger than Fedor. It was Fyodor who instilled in him a love for martial arts, who brought Alexander to the section where he trained himself, since there was no one to leave his brother with at home. Alexander also began performing in MMA at the professional level. He is a former world champion according to ProFC. He became the champion of Russia, Europe and the world in combat sambo, is a master of sports in sambo and judo and an international master of sports in combat sambo. Due to his addiction to alcohol, Alexander has repeatedly gotten into trouble in recent years. He is currently serving a 4.5 year prison sentence for raping a housekeeper. The age difference between Fedor and his youngest brother Ivan is 12 years. There is little information about this brother. It is only known that he is a master of sports in combat sambo and hand-to-hand combat, and was involved in boxing. However, Ivan did not pursue a professional fighting career.

Idols of Fedor Emelianenko

As such, Fedor did not have idols as a child or teenager. But there were people - outstanding athletes, legends of Soviet sports, whom he tried to imitate, whom he followed. First of all, this is the Olympic champion, multiple world record holder in weightlifting Yuri Vlasov, three-time Olympic champion in classical (Greco-Roman) wrestling Alexander Karelin and also three-time Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling Alexander Medved. In his youth, Fedor also admired the Soviet Union ice hockey team, which was often called the “Red Machine” by the overseas sports media for its impressive strength, power and skill. And when Fedor began to engage in martial arts, he followed the example of such fighters as Oleg Taktarov, Igor Vovchanchin and Randy Couture.

Nickname of Fedor Emelianenko

The fighting nickname “The Last Emperor” was not invented by Fedor himself, nor his friends or team members. This is what Japanese fans of mixed martial arts called Emelianenko when he fought in the Land of the Rising Sun. It stuck with him in the Pride league. However, in this regard, Fedor himself invariably says that there was only one last emperor in Russia - Nicholas II, and he in no way intends to lay claim to these laurels. Although the nickname itself is really very colorful.

Account of fights with UFC champions

Fedor’s overall score in confrontations with fighters who until now have held the title of champion of the most prestigious organization in the world today that organizes and conducts mixed martial arts fights, the UFC, is 7-1. Emelianenko defeated American Kevin Randleman, American Mark Coleman (twice), Brazilian Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (twice), American Tim Sylvia and Belarusian Andrei Orlovsky, and lost only to Brazilian Fabricio Werdum.

What Fedor Emelianenko did during a break in his fighting career

Fedor announced his retirement from professional MMA on June 21, 2012, after defeating Brazilian Pedro Rizzo by knockout. His decision to leave was influenced by his family. “My daughters are growing up without me, and I want to spend more time with them. I see the meaning of my life in this, so it’s time to leave,” Fedor said then. However, he continued to stay in shape. On May 16, 2012, Emelianenko was elected the first president of the created Union of Mixed Martial Arts MMA of Russia. In August of the same year, he became a member of the Council for the Development of Physical Education and Sports, after which he moved with his family from Stary Oskol to Moscow. In the same year, Emelianenko became an adviser to the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, and also published a book, co-written, “Sambo - the science of winning.” On July 14, 2015, Fedor announced his return to professional sports and on December 31 of the same year he fought his first fight after a break as part of the Rizin New Year's show in Japan, winning by technical knockout over Indian Jaideep Singh.

The most memorable opponents and fights

Fedor singles out two opponents from the rich and colorful track record of his professional career. This is António Rodrigo Nogueira and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic. Emelianenko fought Nogueiro three times. Fedor notes that in the mid-2000s, Nogueiro was at the peak of his form. “He is a great wrestler, and our fights were mostly on the ground.

I had one fight with Filipovich. Mirko is a drummer, and we competed mostly in stand-up. I believe that an MMA fighter should fight and box equally well,” says Fedor.

Personal life of Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor has known his current wife Oksana since his school years. They met at a pioneer camp. Subsequently, they became close, and Oksana was waiting for Fedor from the army. They got married in 1999. In the same year, the newlyweds had a child - daughter Masha. However, Fyodor's first marriage broke up after seven years of marriage. In 2007, Emelianenko gave birth to a daughter, Vasilisa, from a civil marriage with her friend Marina. Two years later, Fedor legalized relations with his second wife. And two years later the couple had a daughter, Elizabeth. However, in 2013, Fedor and Marina broke up, and soon Emelianenko returned to Oksana, with whom they got married in February 2014.

Religion

Emelianenko began to think seriously about issues of faith while still serving in the army, but Fedor’s faith took on a pronounced character in 2006. “Everything happened in Nizhny Novgorod. One day I was invited there for a competition, and at the same time for an excursion to holy places. When I visited there, something changed greatly inside me. I not only understood, but felt that God exists. Later, in church, I met Father Andrei, began to come to him for confession, and then asked him to become my confessor, and he agreed. Before every fight, he blesses me,” says Fedor. Since religion began to play an important role in his life, he began to often mention God in interviews. The phrase “Everything is God’s will,” which is Fedor’s life motto, became especially famous. He attends services every Saturday and Sunday - evening and liturgy, and also goes to church on major holidays. “Life in Christ comes first, then everything else. Sometimes people ask me how they manage to combine faith and life. But it is impossible to combine them, because they are not separated. You can simply live by faith,” says Fedor.

Hobby

Fedor, as a rule, devotes his free time to his family - he devotes most of his leisure time to his wife and his children. But he also likes to listen to music, watch movies, draw (which he can do very well) and read. “If I have a free minute at a training camp or on the train, I read. In particular, the lives of saints, other spiritual literature, as well as historical books. I love Ivan Shmelev very much, especially “The Lord’s Summer”. I watch good and varied films - old, domestic and foreign. I don't watch crazy movies. I also play chess almost every day,” says Fedor.

The legendary champion in fighting without rules 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 filled 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.

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 biographies of Fedor Emelianenko His passion for martial arts manifested itself at the age of 10. 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 from a better life, I started with zero, but already for the first fights he began to receive some money».

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.

VS Levon Lagvilava

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.

VS Hiroya Takada

The fight of the Japanese tournament RINGS BATTLE GENESIS 6 in Tokyo between Fedor Emelianenko and the 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.

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.

VS Tsuyoshi Kosaka

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.

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.

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.

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

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 of the time the Briton lay or sat in the ring, and the Russian successfully performed a choke hold at the end of the first round and celebrated the victory.

VS Chris Haysman

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.

VS Sammy Schilt

In the city of Saitama (Japan) he made his debut at PRIDE on June 23, 2002. 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.

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 could not do anything significant there. The fight took place completely, without early victories, but by decision of the judges, Fedor Emelianenko received an unconditional victory. Thus, Fedor Emelianenko entered the fight for the champion title.

VS Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

On March 16, 2003, at PRIDE 25, Emelianenko fought 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, while inflicting the maximum amount of damage on the Brazilian. 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 from Japanese fans The Last Emperor.

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.

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.

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.

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 his prone opponent. As a result, the fight was stopped in the second minute.

VS Mark Coleman

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.

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 from Ohio State University and a former UFC heavyweight champion - quickly entered the clinch and threw 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.

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.

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, a rather unpleasant moment occurred; in the heat of the fight, the fighters collided with their heads. During the clash, Fedor Emelianenko received a severe cut above his right eye, due to which the fight was stopped.

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 effectively carried out his quick strikes; 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.

VS Tsuyoshi Kosaka

Four and a half years after the first meeting, Fedor Emelianenko and Tsuyoshi Kosaka (when the judges, without understanding, awarded Kosaka the victory) 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.

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 huge stir was caused by a video published on the Youtube website showing how, usually unperturbed, Fedor watches Filipovic’s fight with Alexander Emelianenko live and expresses himself characteristically, especially watching how Filipovic continues to strike blows to 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 on the right side of his 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 was unable to throw with his full right hand due to the injury (he later said that due to a hand injury, he was unable to perform a submission 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.

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’s interesting - Zuluzino’s neck does not start down from the ears, like a wrestler’s, but behind the ears, and his body is loose... He reminded us of a cartoon character - Shrek... And what I noticed when Zulu climbed into the ring, he rested his hand on his knee, 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 six-foot, 185-pound Brazilian. Fedor knocked out his opponent. Interestingly, 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 early» . We must give him credit, he kept his word!

VS Mark Coleman

At the first American PRIDE tournament, Emelianenko met with Mark Coleman. In this fight, Coleman failed to demonstrate anything outstanding - he was defeated by a painful armbar in the second minute of the second round.

VS Mark Hunt

On December 31, 2006, at the Shockwave tournament, Fedor Emelianenko defended his title in a fight against the 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 to Emelianenko’s left hand, but was unable to complete them. As a result, Fedor himself performed a painful hold and ended the fight in the ninth minute of the first round.

VS Matt Lindland

Shortly before the collapse of Pride, Emelianenko took advantage of 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 one.

The fight took place on April 14, 2007 at an event called “Clash of the Nations” in St. Petersburg, attracting a large number of celebrities among the spectators, 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 an interview with the Baltimore Sun in June 2007, Chuck Liddell suggested that Emelianenko would soon be in the UFC. Dana White also expressed his interest in Emelianenko, but said that the main obstacle to signing 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.

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 a left half-hook, hitting Choi’s 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».

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!

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 even a grain of disrespect in his words - “ I prepare by paying attention to different types of 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.

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.

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.

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 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, as Emelyaenko 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.

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 up to 93 kg category, but has now decided to move to the heavy 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, Fedor Emelianenko believes, 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 in 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 lately. 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 biding his time at the decisive moment.”

Sergei Kharitonov, MMA fighter – « Fedor changed practically nothing in his preparation, he only went to Holland 2 times - and 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. Apparently self-criticism and self-criticism Fedor has none. This is a surprise for me, even a fighter who is 7 kg less still beat him.”

Alexander Emelianenko, MMA fighter, brother of Fedor - « The coaching staff – Voronov and Michkov – are to blame for the defeat. Incorrectly prepared for battle. I 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 – “ Yes, 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, you always know what to do, if one option doesn’t work, you take the second one, and so on always... But here it’s like 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 the 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 produced 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 so 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 will 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. With him, Fedor simply made a mistake, as 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. It's 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's 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, the American had a visible hematoma on his 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 step up, but Fedor Emelianenko immediately landed three punches to the head, after which Jeff Monson began to slow down again, 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.

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 mixed martial arts. 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’s next (38th) opponent, Brazilian Pedro Hizzo, is 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.“, - this is the comment of Vadim Finkelshtein.

And here’s what the Brazilian’s coach Marco Huas said: “ Pedro is ready for a real man'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.

Table of all fights of Fedor Emelianenko

Result	Enemy	Method	Event	Date	Rounds	Time
Victory	Pedro Rizzo	Knockout	M-1 Global	21.06.2012	1	1:24
Victory	Satoshi Ishii	Knockout	M-1 Global & Strikeforce	31.12.2011	1	2:30
Victory	Jeffrey Monson	Judges' decision	M-1 Global & Strikeforce	20.11.2011	3	5:00
Defeat	Dan Henderson	TKO	M-1 Global & Strikeforce	30.07.2011	1	4:00
Defeat	Antonio Silva	TKO	M-1 Global & Strikeforce	13.02.2011	2	5:00
Defeat	Fabricio Werdum	Triangle Choke	Strikeforce	26.06.2010	1	1:09
Victory	Brett Rogers	TKO	M-1 Global & Strikeforce	07.11.2009	2	1:48
Victory	Andrei Orlovski	Knockout	M-1 and Affliction "Day of Reckoning"	26.01.2009	2	3:14
Victory	Tim Sylvia	Strangulation	Affliction with M-1 Global: Banned	19.07.2008	1	0:36
Victory	Hong Man Choi	Pain on the arm	M-1 Yarennoka!	31.12.2007	1	1:54
Victory	Matt Lindland	Pain on the arm	Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations	14.04.2007	1	2:58
Victory	Mark Hunt	Pain on the arm	PRIDE - Shockwave 2006	31.12.2006	1	8:16
Victory	Mark Coleman	Pain on the arm	PRIDE 32 - The Real Deal	21.10.2006	2	1:15
Victory	Wagner da Conceicao Martins (Zuluzinho)	Knockout	PRIDE - Shockwave 2005	31.12.2005	1	0:26
Victory	Mirko Filipovic	Judges' decision	PRIDE - Final Conflict 2005	28.08.2005	3	5:00
Victory	Tsuyoshi Kohsaka	TKO	PRIDE - Bushido 6	03.04.2005	1	10:00
Victory	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	Judges' decision	PRIDE - Shockwave 2004	31.12.2004	3	5:00
Victory	Naoya Ogawa	Pain on the arm	PRIDE - Final Conflict 2004	15.08.2004	1	0:54
Didn't take place	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	dissection	PRIDE - Final Conflict 2004	15.08.2004	1	3:52
Victory	Kevin Randleman	Pain on the arm	PRIDE - Critical Countdown 2004	20.06.2004	1	1:33
Victory	Mark Coleman	Pain on the arm	PRIDE - Total Elimination 2004	25.04.2004	1	2:11
Victory	Yuji Nagata	Knockout	Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 - Inoki Festival	31.12.2003	1	1:02
Victory	Gary Goodridge	Knockout	PRIDE - Total Elimination 2003	10.08.2003	1	1:09
Victory	Kazuyuki Fujita	Strangulation	PRIDE 26 - Bad to the Bone	08.06.2003	1	4:17
Victory	Egidijus Valavicius	Pain on the arm	Rings Lithuania - Bushido Rings 7: Adrenalinas	05.04.2003	2	1:13
Victory	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira	Judges' decision	PRIDE 25 - Body Blow	16.03.2003	3	5:00
Victory	Heath Herring	Judges' decision	PRIDE 23 - Championship Chaos 2	24.11.2002	1	10:00
Victory	Semmy Schilt	Judges' decision	PRIDE 21 - Demolition	23.06.2002	3	5:00
Victory	Chris Haseman	Knockout	Rings - World Title Series Grand Final	15.02.2002	1	2:50
Victory	Lee Hasdell	Strangulation	Rings - World Title Series 5	21.12.2001	1	4:10
Victory	Ryushi Yanagisawa	Judges' decision	Rings - World Title Series 4	20.10.2001	3	5:00
Victory	Renato Sobral	Judges' decision	Rings - 10th Anniversary	11.08.2001	2	5:00
Victory	Kerry Schall	Pain on the arm	Rings - World Title Series 1	20.04.2001	1	1:47
Victory	Mikhail Apostolov	Strangulation	Rings Russia - Russia vs Bulgaria	06.04.2001	1	1:03
Defeat	Tsuyoshi Kohsaka	dissection		22.12.2000	1	0:17
Victory	Ricardo Arona	Judges' decision	Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block B	22.12.2000	3	5:00
Victory	Hiroya Takada	Knockout	Rings - Battle Genesis Vol. 6	05.09.2000	1	0:12
Victory	Levon Lagvilava	Strangulation	Rings - Russia vs Georgia	16.08.2000	1	7:24
Victory	Martin Lazarov	Strangulation	Rings - Russia vs Bulgaria	21.05.2000	1	2:24

End of career

After his victory over 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. In this and I see the meaning of my life. “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's nothing to say 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 United Russia party.

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 sporting achievements».

« I work with people who are the best in their disciplines, they help me prepare for battle.»

« When I started practicing 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 vitamin complexes I take 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».

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The life of champion Fedor Emelianenko: how did he become an athlete, who is his wife?

Fedor Emelianenko is a famous athlete, boxer and multiple champion in mixed martial arts. His success creates many fans of his talent. How did he start doing martial arts and become famous? Does he have a family, wife and children? Here we will tell you the most up-to-date information about the ring star.

Biography of a famous fighter

Born on September 28, 1976 in the Ukrainian SSR in the town of Rubezhny in a family not associated with professional sports: his father was engaged in gas-electric welding, and his mother was a teacher at a vocational school. The boy turned out to be the second child, after him 2 more children were born in the family.

At the age of two, he and his parents moved to the city of Stary Oskol in Russia, where he grew up and became interested in sports. The family initially lived in a communal apartment in cramped conditions.

At the age of 10, he went to the sports section with his friends, starting to study sambo and judo with coach Vasily Gavrilov. The boy often came not alone, but together with his brother Alexander, who also became a famous athlete.

Fedor performed well in the classroom and soon moved to Vladimir Voronov’s class, where the teenager studied for several years and continued training even after graduating from school. Emelianenko graduated from vocational school with honors (with a degree in electrician). When he joined the army in the mid-nineties, the young man had already decided to take up sports seriously. The army turned out to be a good school, where Fedor further strengthened his body and spirit, and increased the muscle mass of his body by a little over 20 kilograms.

After service, the athlete took part in competitions, where he showed excellent results. After some time, he began working in MMA for the RINGS company. During the fights, he lost only once due to an unfortunate cut. This did not stop him from becoming the RINGS champion in 2001.

2004 was remembered for a series of victories, with which he confirmed his status as a champion according to Pride FC. In one of the competitions in 2006, he was able to defeat the famous Mark Hunt even with a broken toe received at the very beginning of the fight.

Soon the Russian athlete began working at M-1 Global, of which he was a co-owner. Performances with him became less frequent, because of this, fans paid great attention to each meeting. You can especially remember the victory over the giant from South Korea, whose name was Hong Man Choi.

In 2009, Fedor knocked out Belarusian Andrei Orlovsky, defending his WAMMA champion title.

Then, after participating in cage fights and two defeats, the man realized that it was time to end professional sports. He fought several more fights, in which he invariably won. This was the case with his rival Pedro Rizzo in 2012. Fedor quickly knocked him out, and soon announced his retirement from the sport.

What are the names of Fedor's wives and children?

Fedor hides his personal life; he believes that some moments of life should not become “publicly accessible.” Below is the information that we were able to collect.

The athlete met his first love, Oksana, at school; she was a pioneer leader. The girl took care of the guy after training, helping to heal his wounds. She always supported the young man, and they soon began a relationship that led to marriage. Oksana was on Fedor’s side, helping him win both in training fights and in the ring. The girl gave birth to a daughter, Maria, from him.

But this marriage did not last long: after 7 years, the life paths of the spouses diverged, although they maintained friendly relations, including for the sake of their common daughter. It is not known for certain why the couple broke up in 2006, but there is information that Fedor’s mistress was to blame.

This is confirmed by the following events: a year later, his old friend Marina gave birth to the athlete another daughter, Vasilisa. After two years of cohabitation, the couple got married. Then another daughter, Elizabeth, was born. Marina devoted all her time to raising children.

But two years after the birth of his last child, Fedor divorced again and returned to his first wife Oksana. He performed a church wedding ceremony with her in 2014. The Russian fighter is Orthodox and deeply religious.

It is unclear what prompted Fyodor to return to Oksana; perhaps during his second marriage he felt a deep connection with a girl he had known since youth.

Now the man lives a happy life, he has a good relationship with Oksana. Emelianenko's wife continues to support him in all matters.

A loving father takes care of his children and his girls grow up. Fedor, with his strength and will, achieved complete success in life, we wish him to continue to live in harmony and delight his fans with good news.