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Fedor Emelianenko has become a legend in the world of martial arts, becoming number one in the rankings in all classifications of mixed martial arts and tournament tables of “fights without rules.”
What do we know about this amazing man? If you think about it, it’s quite small. Fedor’s official website contains a brief biography and his track record, from victories in sambo and judo competitions to a triumphal march to the title of absolute champion in “fighting without rules” WAMMA. However, what kind of person is he, how does he manage to win over and over again, how does he feel, what does he do in his free time?

Much of the information about Fedor can be obtained, surprisingly, from foreign media. Films about Fedor are shot there and books are published. In our country, only a limited circle of people interested in fighting without rules and martial arts knows about Emelianenko

Emelianenko Fedor

Wins/Losses/Draws: 32-4-0

Titles:
World Champion according to WAMMA,
World Heavyweight Champion according to Pride,
Pride Grand Prix 2004 Heavyweight Champion,
Rings World Heavyweight Champion
Four-time world champion in combat sambo.
Champion of Russia in combat sambo 1997, 2002, 2006, 2007
Champion of the Armed Forces in combat sambo 1998
European champion in combat sambo 1997
Russian champion in judo 1997

Mastery of martial arts: combat sambo, boxing

Biography of Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko was born on September 28, 1976, in the small town of Rubezhnoye, Lugansk region. Fedor’s mother is Olga Fedorovna, a teacher. Father - Vladimir Alexandrovich, gas-electric welder. He lived in Ukraine until he was 2 years old; in 1978, the Emelianenko family moved to Russia, Stary Oskol, Belgorod region. Fedor is the second child in the family; he has an older sister, Marina, and two brothers, Alexandra (born 1981) and Ivan (born 1988).

Fedr began to pave his own sports path with sambo and judo classes in the section, under the leadership of Vasily Ivanovich Gavrilov. Later, Mr. Fedor was offered to move to the sports class, staffed by Vladimir Mikhailovich Voronov, a coach who works with him to this day at the A. Nevsky Youth Sports School. In 1991, he graduated from school and entered a vocational school, which he graduated with honors in 1994. From 1995 to 1997 he served in the ranks of the Patriotic Army, while continuing to conduct training on his own. In 1999, Fedor married his childhood friend Oksana, and in the same year their daughter Masha was born. 7 years later, in 2006, the marriage broke up, and Fedor started a new family. 27 Dec In 2007, his second daughter, Vasilisa, was born.

In 2008, he completed his higher education, defending his thesis on the topic “Methodology for the development of strength abilities in the training of 13-15 year old Sambo wrestlers” at the Department of Physical Culture of Belgorod State University.

Fedoro Emelianenko Sports career

1997 The starting year of his career was marked by the fulfillment of the standard for Master of Sports of Russia in Sambo in St. Petersburg. A couple of months later he won an international tournament in Kursk and became a master of sports in judo.

1998 Having won first place at the prestigious international class “A” tournament in Moscow, he received the title of Master of Sports of the International Class of Russia in Sambo. He also became the champion of Russia and bronze medalist of the Russian Judo Championship in Kstovo, and won bronze at the Russian Sambo Championship in Kaliningrad. In the same year, he won the title of champion in his weight category and became a silver medalist in the absolute weight category among the Russian armed forces.

1999 Won victory in international sambo tournaments in Moscow, became a bronze medalist in international class “A” tournaments (Moscow, Sofia). At the European Team Championship in Istanbul, the Russian team, which included Fedor Emelianenko, took 1st place.

2000 Simultaneously with wrestling, he began to study striking techniques of arms and legs at the Golden Gloves Youth Sports School. Coach Alexander Vasilievich Michkov. In the same year he switched to fighting in the fighting version of “Rings”, where he achieved good results.

2001 Became world champion in this version in the heavy weight category.

2002 Became champion in the absolute weight category and moved to the most prestigious version of fights without rules “Pride”. In the same year he won the Russian Combat Sambo Championship (Moscow). He won gold at the World Heavyweight Combat Sambo Championship (Thessaloniki, Greece), and was the captain of the team that took first place in the overall standings. Won the World Combat Sambo Championship in the open weight category (Panama).

2003 Having qualified and won against Sam Schilt (Holland) and Heath Heering (USA), he went up against the world champion of the “Pride” version, Brazilian Antonio Rodrigo Nagier, from whom he took the championship title and belt. In the same year, he won victories in “Pride” over such famous fighters as Kazuyuki Fujita (Japan) and Gary Goodridge (Canada).

2004 He had five fights in PRIDE with rivals Mark Coleman, Kevin Rendleman, Naoya Ogawa, Antonio Nogueira, and on New Year's Eve 2005, having won the Grand Prix, he became the owner of two title belts - “Grand Prix Champion” and “World Champion” ” according to the “PRIDE” version.

2005 Participated in three “PRIDE” tournament battles. In the title fight with Mirko Cro Cop (August), he won, becoming a three-time world champion in fighting of this version. In October, at the World Combat Sambo Championship in Prague (Czech Republic), he won two fights, also winning the title of three-time world champion.

2006 Due to a serious hand injury, he was able to compete in only two “PRIDE” tournaments and won them, including the title fight with Mark Hunt on December 31, 2006. As a result of the fight, Fedor Emelianenko was awarded the title of four-time world champion in fighting version “PRIDE”.

2007 Fedor was awarded the national Golden Belt award in the category “The most striking victory of the year.”

2008 Signed a contract with the Affliction organization. Had one fight in the Affliction: Banned tournament with Tim Sylvia. Won by submission (choke)

2009 Participated in the second Affliction: Day of Reckoning tournament, won by knockout in a fight against Andrei Arlovski. Fedor was also supposed to participate in the third Affliction: Trilogy tournament and fight against Josh Barnett. But the fight did not take place due to Barnett being accused of using steroids. A few days later, the Affliction organization ceased to exist. After Fedor Emelianenko signed a contract with the Strikeforce organization for 3 fights.

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 did not 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 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 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.

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; the fighters collided heads in the heat of the fight. 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 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.

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 a strong blow to Kosaka, as a result the enemy 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 great stir was caused by a video published on the Youtube website showing how, usually calm, 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 allowing 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, 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 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 against 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 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 primary 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 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.

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 the 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 waiting at the decisive moment.”

Sergei Kharitonov, MMA fighter – « Fedor changed practically nothing in his preparation, 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. 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 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 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 respite, 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.

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 stand-up. 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 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.“, - 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

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. 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 M-1 Global, 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 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 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 future athlete was born on September 28, 1976 in the village of Rubezhnoye, Lugansk region in Ukraine. A couple of years later, his family moved to permanent residence in the city of Stary Oskol, Belgorod region. It is this place that Fedor considers his homeland and brings unprecedented popularity to the city with his sporting successes.

Already at the age of ten, the boy went to the martial arts sports section. He chose sambo and judo. From the first days it was clear that Fedor had a great future. He worked out for several hours a day and never missed a workout. Fedor also took with him his younger brother Alexander, who also later became a famous athlete.

After finishing school, Fedor went to school to become an electrician and graduated from vocational school in 1994 with honors. All this time he did not stop training and developing his skills in martial arts. Then his life included military service.

Already at a young age, Emelianenko began to take part in various competitions and tournaments. And after completing military service in the tank forces, he returned to sports again and received the title of master of sports not only in sambo, but also in judo.

In 1999, Fedor was invited to the Russian national sambo team. He successfully participates in several tournaments and takes prizes. But due to poor sponsorship, he has to leave the amateurs to become professionals. So in 2000, Emelianenko became a mixed martial arts fighter. Fedor approaches the task with complete dedication and develops a new skill. He practices boxing hard and develops a powerful punch with both hands.

Fedor is invited to participate in the fights of the Japanese mixed martial arts organization "RINGS". This becomes his first experience in the ring. Emelianenko fights 11 times and suffers one defeat from a Japanese athlete.

Then Fedor moves to other top MMA organizations in the world and has a total of more than 40 fights, of which 37 meetings end in his victory. Emelianenko several times received the world champion title in the heavy weight category and repeatedly defended it in title fights. For his services, he receives many awards and titles, among which the Russian state award, Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd degree, stands out.

In addition to mixed fights, Fedor continues to participate in sambo competitions. He wins the World and European Championships several times.

Emelianenko continues to enter the ring now. By his example at 41 years old, he shows young people how to achieve success in sports. Fedor also continues to live in Stary Oskol and is engaged in educating a new generation of Russian mixed martial arts fighters.

Personal life of Emelianenko

There are only two true loves in Fyodor's life. This is his first wife Oksana, whom he married back in 1999, and his second wife Marina. Having lived with Oksana for more than 6 years, Emelianenko divorced. Then, in 2009, he had a wedding with his long-time friend Marina. But this marriage soon broke up. In 2013, Fedor returned to Oksana, and they got married in church.

In total, Emelianenko had four children from both wives. Moreover, the surprising fact is that these were all girls. The last child was born only in 2017.

Recently, mixed style fighters have become increasingly popular and can already compete with professional boxers in this regard. Probably the most legendary and respected among them is Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko, whose fight statistics cannot but amaze the imagination. He never shied away from fights with the strongest opponents and at the same time did not know defeat for almost ten years, remaining an undefeated champion. The fights of Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko have always caused huge spectator excitement, and he himself has long become an idol and role model for many young fighters.

Chess player in the ring

Every MMA fighter needs to maintain a balance between wrestling and striking training. Fedor Emelianenko’s fighting style is characterized by the fact that the Russian’s opponent is constantly in suspense, not knowing what to expect from him in the next second. A native of Lugansk specialized in sambo and judo. He feels great when fighting, but Fedor’s punches are a formidable weapon. Emelianenko's boxing style has its own distinctive features: he almost does not use jabs, using side blows with a wide circular amplitude. When acting in a standing position, he prefers to work with his hands and rarely resorts to kicks. However, depending on the opponent, he is able to readjust and cause significant damage even with restraining low kicks. So, for example, in a fight with Fedor, after one of these blows, the American suffered a broken leg.

Still, the calling card of Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko, whose height (183 cm) is relatively small for his weight category, is his painful and choking techniques from the arsenal of sambo and judo. In addition, very often, having knocked over his opponent, he successfully unleashes a hail of powerful blows on him from the top position and knocks him out. I was always amazed by Emelianenko’s composure during his fights. He never gives in to emotions and in the most difficult moments of a fight he is able to calculate the situation in a split second and instantly make the best decision. Many of his victories were achieved in situations where the opponent seemed to dominate and was one step away from victory.

A little about the life of a fighter

Even the shortest biography of Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko will take many pages from any conscientious sports historian. One of the MMAs of all times and peoples went through a difficult path in sports to his world fame. Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko (born in 1976) was born in the Lugansk region in an ordinary working-class family. Fyodor's brothers Alexander and Ivan also followed in his footsteps and took up mixed martial arts. The male company is diluted by Fedora's older sister Marina. Soon the large family moved to Belgorod, where the parents and their four children huddled in a room in a communal apartment. Fedor began playing sports at the age of ten; he preferred sambo and judo. His younger brother Alexander, who would also become a professional fighter, attended training with him.

From 1995 to 1997, the future sports legend conscientiously repays his debt to his homeland in the Russian army, first in fire departments, and then in a tank division. After finishing his service, Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko continued active sports, which became his profession. He married in 1999 a girl he met at a training camp. Fedor and Oksana had a daughter, Masha, but this did not save them from divorce in 2006. A second marriage followed with his long-time friend Marina, thanks to whom Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko became the father of two more daughters - Vasilisa and Elizaveta. However, in 2013, the legendary athlete returned to his first wife, with whom he even got married in a church.

First steps in sports

Fedor’s first coach was Vasily Gavrilov, thanks to whom Emelianenko mastered the basics of judo and sambo. Soon he entered the sports class at the Youth Sports School, where he began to train under the guidance of Vladimir Voronov. According to the latter, as a child, Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko did not stand out among his peers for his special talent and achieved enormous progress solely thanks to his perseverance and hard work.

After military service, he continued to actively engage in sports, focusing specifically on sambo. Having won a prestigious international tournament, he received the MSMK badge. Fedor Emelianenko felt like a fish in water in combat sambo. In 1998, he became the second prize-winner at the national championship among military personnel. Soon he received an invitation to the Russian national team, with which he managed to win the European Team Championship. However, at a certain point, Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko still decided to leave the national team and focused on MMA fights, explaining this by the need to earn a living for himself and his children.

Rise of a Champion

To test his strength in mixed martial arts, Fedor Emelianenko first began to hone his boxing skills under the guidance of his current coach Alexander Michkov. In 2000, he joined the Russian Top Team club, which at that time was headed by Vladimir Pogodin, and focused on performing in MMA. Three years later, Fedor left this club, explaining his decision by the dishonesty of the director.

The first organization involved in preparing mixed style fights for Fedor Emelianenko was the Japanese company RINGS. Under its flag, he fought 11 fights, during which time he managed to become a two-time world heavyweight champion. Fedor Emelianenko’s best fights were still ahead, but it was during those years that he gained fame and popularity in the world of MMA.

In 2002, he suffered his first defeat against Japanese fighter Tsuyoshi Kosaki. However, many experts refuse to count Fedor’s lost fights from this moment. During the fight, the Japanese cut the Russian with an illegal blow, and he could not continue the fight and further participation in the round-robin tournament. However, the judges awarded the victory to the Japanese in order to determine the fighter from this pair who would advance to the next stage. The weight of Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko allowed him to take part in fights against the heaviest opponents and fight for the title of champion in the absolute weight category. The last time he won the RINGS championship belt was in 2002, after which the Japanese organization ceased to exist.

Collaboration with Pride

At the beginning of the 2000s, the UFC was not yet considered a leader in the world of mixed martial arts, and Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko chose to cooperate with the largest organization at that time, Pride. Fedor held his debut fight under the auspices of the new company against the giant Dutchman Sami Schilt and defeated him by unanimous decision. Then he overcame the resistance of the American Heath Haring, who was considered the favorite at that time. Taking the fight to the ground, the Russian athlete unleashed a hail of blows on him and ended the fight ahead of schedule.

The countdown of Fedor Emelianenko's best fights can begin with the match against Antonio Nogueira. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu master was considered practically invincible and the main contender for the championship belt. However, that evening Fedor was unstoppable. Emelianenko managed to knock down the Brazilian with a powerful blow and take a dominant position on the ground. In this position, he unleashed a hail of finishing blows on his opponent from above and stunned Nogueira. The jiu-jitsu specialist tried to apply painful holds, but the sambo master was on the alert and brought the fight to victory. So Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko became the world champion according to Pride.

Fights with Nogueira

In 2004, the Russian met twice more with Nogueira, who passionately desired revenge. The first fight ended in a mutual cut and was declared invalid. The Brazilian claimed that Fedor Emelianenko deliberately did this to avoid defeat. The cool-headed fighter from the Belgorod region maintained silence and chose to continue the fight in the ring without getting involved in an exchange of insults.

The repeated battle turned out to be very stubborn. Fedor understood that it was very risky to fight on the ground against a jiu-jitsu specialist and avoided his dangerous ones. Emelianenko fought in a standing position and methodically processed Nogueira with blows from a distance, effectively defending himself against the latter’s attempts to get closer. As a result, the Brazilian's plan failed, and Fedor won a landslide victory.

Epic battle with Mirko Cro Cop

The main event of 2005 in the world was, of course, the fight between Emelianenko and Mirko Filipovic, nicknamed “Cro Cop”. The Croatian fighter switched to MMA from K-1 and was famous for his killer strikes from both legs. In one of the fights, he inflicted a crushing defeat on Fedor’s brother Alexander, so the meeting with the Croatian became a matter of honor for Emelianenko.

The long-awaited fight did not start very easily for the Russian fighter. The Croatian threw several accurate jabs and broke Fedor's nose. He also constantly threw out his deadly kicks, and as a result, Emelianenko suffered a hematoma on his chest. Nevertheless, the Russian athlete continued to stick to his line and by the last round exhausted the Croatian with constant clinching and wrestling. In the last round, Filipovic was unable to resist and simply fled from Fedor’s powerful blows. After 20 minutes of exhausting confrontation, the victory was unanimously awarded to Fedor Emelianenko.

Transition to the banner of M-1 and conflict with the UFC

Aggressive marketing policies and competition from the UFC led to the bankruptcy of Pride and the subsequent purchase of its remains by the American organization Zuffa, headed by Dana White. Fedor Emelianenko by that time was considered the best MMA fighter, regardless of weight category, and the UFC owners tried their best to lure the Russian fighter.

However, he did not want to share future profits with anyone and imposed an enslaving contract on Fedor Emelianenko, which put an end to his cooperation with the Red Devil club. The owner of the latter, Vadim Filkenshtein, tried to negotiate to attract the rest of the club’s fighters to the UFC, as well as to hold tournaments under the joint auspices of Red Devil and the UFC. However, Dana White was adamant and opposed Fedor Emelianenko’s participation in fights under the auspices of other companies, as well as in sambo tournaments.

All this ended with the negotiations reaching a dead end, and the UFC never received the best heavyweight of those years into its ranks. After this, the Russian announced the start of cooperation with the M-1 organization. Her “father” was the same Vadim Filkenshtein, and she was largely created for Fedor Emelianenko. The main advantage for him was the opportunity to compete in various tournaments and complete freedom of action. In addition, he was one of the owners of the company and had 8.5 percent of its shares.

Big victories of "The Last Emperor"

In 2007, one of the most spectacular fights took place with the participation of Fedor Emelianenko. The Last Emperor was challenged by the Technoliath. This was the name of a very prominent Korean fighter who came to MMA from K-1. With a height of 218 cm, he weighed 160 kg, and millions of spectators around the world were eagerly waiting to see how Fedor Emelianenko would fight such a giant.

In the first seconds of the fight, fans of the Last Emperor were seriously worried about their idol, since it seemed that the opponent was too huge for him. The first attempt to perform a wrestling technique ended with the huge Korean simply crushing Fedor to the ring with his mass. However, he did not lose heart and confused Choi Hong with a left hook. Having entered the clinch, Fedor again tried to take the Korean down, and when the fighters were on the floor, Emelianenko performed a painful elbow hold and forced his opponent to surrender.

After defeating Technoliath, Fedor Vladimirovich met with former UFC champion Tim Sylvia for the WAMMA world title. Before the start of the battle, he attacked the Russian with a hail of insults, promising to defeat him in a matter of seconds, but Fedor remained cool and saved his strength for the fight. The audience was looking forward to a heated battle, but it was all over in the first minute. Fedor literally suppressed Sylvia with a series of blows, and then carried out a lightning-fast choke hold from behind and won.

Emelianenko had to defend his championship belt in a match against another UFC fighter, Andrei Orlovsky. The Belarusian treated the great fighter with respect and did not allow himself unnecessary words before meeting him. However, in the ring, all respect was forgotten, and Andrei Orlovsky rushed for victory. At first everything went well for him - the blows reached their target. In euphoria, Orlovsky flew to finish off his opponent and frivolously opened up when attempting a knee strike. In response, he received a powerful right cross on the counter and collapsed as if knocked down.

Black series Emelianenko

Everything comes to an end, and so does Emelianenko’s impressive winning streak. In 2010, he lost for the first time in his career. Brazilian Fabricio Werdum called himself a fan of Fedor, but at the same time he was able to become the first fighter who managed to catch the Russian in a choke hold. It seemed that this was an unfortunate misfire, because as the fight progressed, Fedor was able to shake his opponent with a strong blow and was one step away from victory.

However, he soon suffered a second defeat in a row. Antonio Silva, in one of the rounds of the fight with Emelianenko, managed to knock him over and began to deliver finishing blows on the ground. A hematoma formed, and the judges awarded defeat to Fedor.

American Dan Henderson was also a fan of Emelianenko and became the third fighter in a row to defeat the Last Emperor. Possessing a strong striking technique, the former middleweight managed to land a powerful uppercut on the Russian, after which he began to finish him off. The judges stopped the fight and awarded the victory to the American.

The years take their toll, and Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko, having had several successful fights after a series of defeats, announced his retirement in 2012. However, he soon became bored with retirement, and in 2015 he returned to the ring. To warm up, Fedor chose former kickboxer Jadip Singh as his opponent, whom he defeated without much difficulty. However, in 2016 he already met with a serious opponent. Fabio Maldonado managed to suppress Emelianenko in the debut of the fight, and he was one step away from defeat. However, the experienced fighter evened out the situation in subsequent rounds and achieved a final victory, which many considered controversial. Now everyone is looking forward to new fights with the participation of Fedor Emelianenko, whose awards only to a small extent reflect the importance and status that he has in modern sports.

Fedor Emelianenko is a wrestler from Russia who practices mixed martial arts. Four times he was recognized as an international MMA champion in the heavyweight category, according to Pride Fighting Championships. In particular, he was able to win the champion title twice in the opinion of the RINGS organization, and twice in the opinion of WAMMA. Among other things, it is worth noting his champion titles in sambo. The man holds titles such as world champion and Russian champion. Four and nine times respectively. Additionally, Fedor Emelianenko is a recognized master of sports in sambo, including a master of sports in judo, at a world-class level. Not every person manages to reach such heights as this amazing man.

Height, weight, age. How old is Fedor Emelianenko

This incredible Russian strongman has a large number of fans, not only throughout the Russian Federation, but also in many foreign cities. And they all closely monitor not only changes in his career, but such parameters as height, weight, age.

How old is Fedor Emelianenko is easy to calculate if you know the date he was born. And the future national and world champion was born at the end of September 1976. This means that he just recently turned 42 years old. With a height of 183 cm, this man weighs approximately 104 kg. However, if you look at Emelianenko more closely, there is no doubt - this is a real mountain of muscle and not an ounce of fat. And all this thanks to frequent and intense training.

Biography and personal life of Fedor Emelianenko

The future star in the field of mixed martial arts was born in the town of Rubezhnoye. His father, Vladimir Aleksandrovich, was a welder, and his mother, Olga Fedorovna, worked as a teacher at a vocational school. In addition to his parents, the famous wrestler also has a sister, Marina, and two brothers, Alexander and Ivan.

When the baby was only two years old, his family moved to the Russian Federation and settled in a city called Stary Oskol. Already there, a large family was forced to huddle in one of the rooms of the communal apartment.

Little Fedya first entered the world of martial arts when he was ten. Around the same time, the biography and personal life of Fedor Emelianenko began as a future sports star. And he began to undergo his first training in the sambo and judo sections. He often brought his younger brother, Sasha, to his training sessions, whom he had to look after. Most likely, it was thanks to such campaigns that he also became a professional athlete and a famous person in the world of martial arts.

After vocational school, which the guy graduated with excellent marks, he received an official specialty - electrician. But he didn’t go to work in his specialty, but decided to follow his own path and become a professional in sports. And after his army service, where he was drafted in 1995, Fedor took part in martial arts competitions.

But since in the nineties one could not even think about making a living in sports, the athlete chose the option of mixed martial arts and switched to MMA, choosing a Japanese company called Rings to achieve his goals. He won twelve of thirteen fights. The latter was lost due to the opponent’s use of a prohibited technique, which ultimately took Emelianenko out of the fight. But some time later, the strongman was still able to win the championship title.

The official conclusion of the contract with Strikeforce was an expected event for most fans. And in accordance with the terms of the contract, Emelianenko was required to conduct three so-called “cage” fights.

The first of them took place with B. Rogers. And the Russian was easily able to defeat this opponent. But the next two fights against F. Werdum and A. Silva (nicknamed Bigfoot) were hopelessly lost. Shortly after these fights, Fedor raised the possibility that it would probably be better for him to end his fighting career. But at that time it remained just talk. Emelianenko has delighted fans with his victories more than once.

In the fall of 2011, he defeated what is called his equal. His opponent in that fight was D. Monson. Even the president himself personally congratulated him on this victory. And in the summer of next year, Fedor entered the ring against P. Rizzo. The opponent was knocked out already in the second minute of the fight. This fight was the last in his MMA career, according to Emelianenko himself. And it would seem that this was indeed the case. However, just three years later, the man publicly announced that he decided to return and continue his career.

The wrestler’s personal life developed with one single woman. Having abandoned his first wife, he returned to her a few years later. And he even got married. As for Emelyanenko’s children, he has three daughters.

Family and children of Fedor Emelianenko

The family and children of Fedor Emelianenko are his wife and daughters. Although two of them (born by his ex-wife) do not live with him now, the wrestler still loves them very much and always supports them.

In total, the champion, like his own parents, has three children. The youngest of them is only one and a half years old. The girls also love their famous father very much and sometimes communicate with each other like step-sisters. For many years now, his family and his children have played a major role in the life of the multiple champion in sambo and judo. Especially after Fyodor began going to church and attending all temple services more than ten years ago.

The daughter of Fedor Emelianenko, Maria Emelianenko, is the eldest daughter of the Russian champion. She is currently nineteen years old.

Like many celebrity children, she also had accidents. For example, at the age of sixteen, a girl was beaten by one or more unknown assailants. As a result, she spent several days in the hospital with a diagnosis of chest contusion. It was assumed that the incident was indirectly related to the activities of Fedor himself. But, be that as it may, the story ended well and currently everything is fine with the girl, and she continues to live a calm life.

The daughter of Fedor Emelianenko, Vasilisa Emelianenko, is the wrestler’s second daughter, who appeared in his second marriage (while he was still civil). Also, Vasilisa became the first child of Marina Emelianenko. The girl was born a couple of years before Marina and Fedor officially got married.

Now Vasilisa is eleven years old and still goes to school. Despite the divorce, the girl loves her famous father very much, with whom they have not lived together for a long time. And he helps his mother look after her little sister Lisa. Despite the separation, Fyodor continues to visit both her and little Lizochka.

The daughter of Fedor Emelianenko is Elizaveta Emelianenko, the third daughter of a multiple international champion in mixed martial arts, and the youngest daughter of Marina Emelianenko. The girl is three years younger than her sister, Vasilisa, with whom she has a warm and friendly relationship.

She is now only eight and still goes to elementary school. Elizabeth has many friends and studies well to please her mother. The baby loves her father, although she does not see him as often as she would like. But, nevertheless, she lives the quiet life of an ordinary child - she does her homework, plays with friends and goes to different clubs.

The ex-wife of Fedor Emelianenko, Marina Emelianenko, was also his good long-time friend. She became the champion's second wife. Even before they entered into an official marriage, they had a girl, whom they decided to name Vasilisa. And just a year after the couple finally got married, Marina gave her husband another daughter, who was named Lisa.

Unlike her husband, Marina never sought to become a public person and constantly be under the gun of cameras. The woman calmly ran the house and looked after her little daughters while her husband traveled to competitions.

Fedor Emelianenko’s wife, Oksana Emelianenko, by an unusual coincidence, married the Russian strongman twice. For starters, it was she who became Fedor’s first wife. They first met and started dating in their senior year of school. This happened at a pioneer camp, where Oksana worked part-time as a counselor, and then schoolboy Fedya came to a sporting event.

After graduation, Oksana was even waiting for him when the guy entered the army service. They got married, and soon after that Oksana gave her lover a daughter. But after a few years of marriage, the couple divorced. After another seven, Emelianenko returned to his first wife again and even decided to marry her, which cannot but prove the finality of his decision.

Watch the latest fights of Fedor Emelianenko online

A couple of years ago there was a fight between the domestic and world champion F. Emelianenko against a wrestler from sunny Brazil - F. Maldonado. The fight between these two strongmen took place within the boundaries of the program at the world economic forum, which was organized in St. Petersburg. It was rumored that the fighter from Russia was predicted to win even before the fight began, but in the end everything turned out wrong. Victory in the fight had to be snatched almost with teeth.

There are only 50 photos on the wrestler’s Instagram profile. For the most part, these are thematic photographs related to sports. On Wikipedia you can find information about his sporting achievements, competitions, and sports companies with which he worked. And, including a short biography of the strongman.