Fedor Emelianenko (Emelyanenko Fedor Vladimirovich, "The Last Emperor", "The Last Emperor") - Outstanding russian fighter mixed martial arts; repeated world champion in MMA according to the "Pride" and "Rings" versions; Honored Master of Sports, seven-time champion of Russia and four-time world champion combat sambo; master of Sport international class by judo.
Fyodor Emelianenko was born on September 28, 1976 in Ukraine, in the city of Rubezhnaya, in the family of the welder, Vladimir Alexandrovich, and teachers of Ptu, Olga Fedorovna. Fedor became the second child in the family after the older sister of Marina (born in 1974), and then four of Emelyanenko born two more sons - Alexander (1981) and Ivan (1988). In 1978, the family moves to Belgorod Oblast, In the city of Stary Oskol, who became a hometown for Fedor, which he will not leave, even becoming a famous athlete.
In the ten-year-old age, Fyodor begins to engage in sambo and judo under the leadership of Coach Vasily Ivanovich Gavrilov. A year later, Emelyanenko is credited to the sports class formed by the Vladimir Voronov coach. After graduating from school, Fedor enrolled in vocational school, which graduated from a red diploma in 1994 with a specialty "Electric". In 1995, he was called in the ranks of the Armed Forces, where he served first in the fire troops, and then in the tank division. In the army, Emelianenko did not stop playing sports, however, due to the specifics of the term service, mainly engaged in general physical training. After the end of the service in 1997, Fyodor won the title Master of Sports on Sambo, and after two months he won international tournament And he became a master of sports on judo.
In 2000, Fedor begins to engage in boxing under the direction of Alexander Michkova. In the same year, he becomes a member of the "Russian Top Team" team, which he leaves in 2003 and enters the "Red Devil Fighting Team" Vadim Finkelstein. Professional career Mma Fedor fighter began in the Japanese organization "Rings". Under her auspices, from 2000 to 2002, Emelyanenko spent 11 fights, becoming a two-time champion Rings in heavyweight. In 2002, Fyodor leaves Rings and goes to Pride Fighting Championships, where in a year, in 2003, defeating Antonio Rodrigo Nogueur, becomes the Champion of PRIDE FC in heavyweight. Over the next year, Emelyanenko meets twice with Nogaira - one fight is recognized as invalid due to the dissection received by Fedor, and the last mast puts everything in its places and Emelianenko to the PRIDE champion title in heavyweight adds the champion belt PRIDE Heavyweight Grand Prix 2004.
After the bankruptcy of Pride Fighting Championships and the transition of the assets of the organization to ZUFFA, the founder of the UFC, Fedor, despite the long negotiations with the overseas promotion, refuses to continue the career in the "octagon". Instead, Emelyanenko signs a contract with a young Russian organization "M-1 Global", and for the next three years, four early victories wins, speaking under the banner of such promotes as Yarennoka, affliction and strikeforce. Hon Man Chenovsky, Tim Silvia, Andrei Arlovsky and Brett Rogers, In June 2010, Fedor unexpectedly suffers the first indisputable defeat in his career in the framework of the StrikeForce / M-1 Global tournament: Fedor against Verduma, "losing to the Brazilian master Jiu-Jitsu Veriduma, "Triangle" in the first round. After seven months later, Fyodor Emelianenko returns to the cage as part of the first round of the Grand Prix of heavyweights Strikeforce, and the next sensational defeat in the fight against another Brazilian, Antonio "Big Fut" Silva. In July 2011, Fyodor is taking another attempt to rehabilitate in the eyes of his fans, and comes against the Pride veteran and Strikeforce, Dan Henderson, who loses knockout in the first round and completes his speeches under the banner of the Zaocian Promotion.
After that, Fyodor Emelianenko closes three defeats by a strip of three victories, writing in his own duel with Jeff Monson, Satoshi Ischia and Pedro Hizzo, and announces the completion of a fight career.
In 2012, Fyodor Emelianenko was elected president of the Union of MMA of Russia.
08:45. Fact remains fact - Fedor lost. Sports future The last emperor under a big question. Nevertheless, whatever the decision of Fedor, sure the fans will be supported.
08:37. Indeed, Referey Herb Dean was somewhat prematurely intervened in the fight. On the repeat it is clear that Fedor adequately perceived the situation.
08:35. Fedor said that the fight in his opinion was stopped early and he could still continue. He lost his position, allowing Henderson to apply a purely wrestling reception - the capture of the thigh. On the question of the completion of Career Fedor gave an evasive answer, noting that everything is in the hands of God.
08:28. Fedor rushes into an attack, but Henderson falls several times with the corona right side. Dan presses Fyodor to the grid, but can not raise. At the same time, Hendo constantly hits his knees. Henderson breaks clincling and gets again. Fedor knocks down Henderson with legs goes to finish, but misses the initiative and gives back. Henderson throws powerful bombs from the back and Fedor turns out to be in knockout. The era of the last emperor is finally completed. Video.
08:22. Go!
08:20. Fedor looks like always calm and confident.
08:19. Fedor comes out, let's listen that for the song accompanies his way out.
08:17. Still, Henderson appears from the prebno room first.
08:15. Most (57%) of the surveyed viewers of the showtime TV channel are confident that in case of defeat, Fedor will complete the soldier's career.
08:10. Well, all the preliminary fights ended, ahead of us is waiting for the main event of the evening - the battle of two Titans - Russian Fedor Emelyanenko and Americans Dan Henderson. It is very long to wait. Interestingly, in what sequence fighters will go?
08:06. Misha Tate - Marlus Coenen. 4th round. Tate again translates the battle to the parquet and gets lateral control. From this position, she holds a suffocation with a triangle and Mallus Coenen is forced to surrender. Misha Tate is a new welterweight champion. Winner: Misha Tate.
08:02. Misha Tate - Marlus Coenen. 3rd round. Tate holds Teicdown and turns out to be in Garda Coenen. Holland skillfully knits a rival and does not give her to strike, so the referee raises the rivals in the rack. Coenen hits the meeting, but again misses Teicdown. In the end, Coenen turns over to the opponent, but does not have time to develop success.
07:55. Misha Tate - Marlus Coenen. 2nd round. Coenen turns over to the opponent when trying to teykdaun and gets control from behind. Coenen is trying to complete the battle by chopping from behind the back and periodically strikes off.
07:47. Misha Tate - Marlus Coenen. 1st round. Girls spend a lot of time in Klinch, where anyone cannot achieve a tangible advantage. Coenen gets knee towards. Tate holds Teicdaut, and counterpart coaenen with an attempt by guillotine is not completed. Tate controls the opponent in the side control to the end of the round.
07:38. And now the cerebrals of the title fight in a welterweight female weight came. The cage is the contender Misha Tate and champion Mallus Coaenen..
07:29. Tim Kennedy - Robbie Lolher . 3rd round.3 Round. The most boring round of battle. Lolher moves more and tries to counterattack, but it looks unconvincing, and the ending at the expense of Takedown and strikes in the parter confidently takes Kennedy. All three judges give the victory of Tim Kennedy with a score of 30-27. Winner: Tim Kennedy.
07:23. Tim Kennedy - Robbie Lolher . 2nd round. Round is extremely passive. Kennedy acts as an activist and still gets to a parquet, but at the same time he gets a strong dissection from the counter strike. Small grained end-paging in the execution of Kennedy does not deliver special problems with Loler.
07:19. Absolute Boxing World Champion Natalia Ragozina In his blog Miss Sledge Exposed the words of support to Emelianenko. Natalia and Fedor bind a long-standing friendly relationship, so support the comrade on the eve of the battle, the case, as they say, Holy. " Already soon a fight will begin, in which our compatriot will take part, my close friend! I want to wish him good luck! I'm sure he will work out! I don't know why I knew how heavy was the preparation of Fedi to this battle, as he was preparing, worried. Fedor was done a lot of work, and I consider the work invested by him should be generously rewarded with fate. On the shoulders of Fedor, there is a huge burden of responsibility, primarily in front of his fans who, in his words, deserved again to feel the joy of victory. Fedor's victories are waiting for and we are his close friends and colleagues. Everyone new Boy Fedi is a big event for all of us, we are always looking forward to the fight and are very worried - probably more than he himself. Fedya, we keep your fists for you! Believe in win! With God blessing"," Natalia wrote.
07:16. Tim Kennedy - Robbie Lolher . 1st round. Again the beginning of the battle turns out to be overshadowed by a blow in groin from Kennedy. Lolher before this managed to get with the right. From the third attempt of Kennedy, it is possible to hold a teykdown and go to Loler behind the back. Nevertheless, he managed to rise and return the battle in the rack, but not long. Kennedy conducts Teicdown and gets lateral control, and then the full mount.
07:07. Middle Ages come into the cage Tim Kennedy and Robbie Loler.
07:05. Interesting fact. For the first time over the past few years, I decided to change the composition to which he goes into the ring. About this "Championship.com" has become a few days ago. Recall that for a long time, Fyodor went under the song "Sleep Stepan Razin" ("Oh, then not evening"). On the fight with Hendo Fyodor will be released under the accompaniment of another Cossack song, the name of which is still held in secret. At one time, Fedor also went to the Ring to the music of the ERA Group (ENAE VOLARE MEZZO), it was during the times of Russians in the Japanese organization PRIDE.
07:01. Paul Dale and Tyrone Woodley . 3rd round. Daily is fond of attack at the beginning of the round and passes the passage to the legs. Woodli does not cause him a big damage, but controls the battle. Using the cell, Dale raises the battle, Daley blocks the Takedown attempt and beats Woodli, turned out to be in the position of the turtle. Woodl gets up, but immediately skips his knee. Dalya is trying to hold the lever of the shoulder, but misses the initiative in the end. All three judges give the victory of Tyround Wood with a score of 29-28. Winner: Tyrone Woodley.
06:54. Paul Dale and Tyrone Woodley . 2-yunde. Woodley continues to use the "dirty" boxing at the grid, and then translates the battle to the partner, capturing Daily by foot. Woodly inflicts blows from Garda and does not allow to improve Daily position. In the end, John McCarthy raises the fighters in the rack and the last seconds of Daily spends on top after the blocking of Teicdaun Woodley.
06:50. Sparring partner Emelianenko Maxim Grishin Available explained "Championship.com", which is the advantage of Fedor with respect to Henderson and vice versa. " The main advantage of Fedor over Henderson is the technique of hand and legs. In this component, Fedor, in my opinion, technician American. I will not say that our fighter is two heads higher than His news, but, given the styles of the other, it is possible to conclude that the favorite is Fedya. Again, you should not forget, this is a heavy weight, and here such a pluine can fly, that you will not notice how to find yourself on the floor. You need to be alert and always remember the danger of the so-called shock on the ball. Henderson is easier, which means faster. American has a good skill to be treated with both hands. It is alarming, but as I said, in technical Plan Fedor will be anostrope"," says Grishin. Fully.
06:47. Paul Dale and Tyrone Woodley . 1st round. Dali falls under the groin and battle for a couple of minutes stops. Woodly tries to hold a teykdown, but his attempts Daily blocks. At the same time, Wood is hit by knees and elbows from Klinch.
06:40. Fedor's Referee - Hendo will be one of the best referee Herb Dean.
06:36. Meanwhile, the participants next battle in the cell will be published in the cage Paul Dale and Tyrone Woodley.
06:31. On the eve of the manager Emelianenko Vadim Finkelstein I gave an interview to our publication, in which he told about the latest preparations of Fedor to battle with Henderson. " Fedya feels great, walks cheerful, looks good. Already fully acclimatized, runs, jumping, everything is in order. Today at four o'clock local time weighing will be held. Now Fedor, together with his friends, went to a restaurant, after which he is scheduled for a small interview for the Showtime TV channel"," said Finkelstein. Fully.
06:28. Smith - Saffadedin. The 3rd Round, Safeddin continues to work with a distance and leave the Cottage of Smith. American has a lot of nose. In the end of Smith there is a va-bank, hoping for a knockout blow, but Suffens goes well. All three judges give a fight Saffedin with a score of 30-26 (two) and 30-27. Winner: Takek Suffens.
06:23. We bring to your attention everything to the upcoming event.
06:21. Smith - Saffadedin. 2nd round. Saffadedin hits Jeb and the right side, which shock Smith. American is driven into an angle and passes a lot of blows. After the next series of Saffadedina Smith drops and tries to grab the rival behind the leg. Suffens misses a good position in the parter, but continues to beat Smith in the rack.
06:19. A huge number of different, both official and informal commercials were made to the upcoming battle. All of them are collected in the video block "Strike".
06:16. Smith - Saffadedin. 1st round. Smith first captures the center of the cell, but Saffadedin is successfully operating in counterattacks and clints. In the end, several combinations of 2-3 shots of the Belgian reach the goal.
06:13. Hendo: "Fedor is a very dangerous fighter, regardless of what form he is. I will try not to get caught in the Arbar and not to be below. ".
06:12. Fedor: "We individually prepare under each opponent, trying to use all sorts of battle elements. That preparation that I passes in front of my battle, I consider sufficient ", "said Emelianenko responding to one of the questions in the conference "Your guy".
06:10.
Bookmakers prefer the Fedor, the rates on which are taken on average from the calculation of 1.38 (for each dollar delivered 1 dollar 38 cents), while the coefficient to the Hendo victory is 2.8 (2 dollar 80 cents for each supplied). A draw is estimated by the coefficient of 30.0. It is worth noting that the readers "Championship.com" are also confident in the victory of women up to 61 kg. Title battle. Mallus Coaenen. (61.2 kg / 135 pounds) - Misha Tate (61.2 kg / 135 pounds)
Up to 84 kg. Robbie Loler (83.9 kg / 185 pounds) - Tim Kennedy (83.9 kg / 185 pounds)
Up to 77 kg. Paul Dale (77.5 kg / 171 pound) - Tyrone Woodley (77.1 kg / 170 pounds)
Up to 77 kg. Scott Smith (77.5 kg / 171 pound) - Takek Suffens (77.1 kg / 170 pounds).
06:00. Good morning! We are glad to welcome all the fans of martial arts, which are not indifferent to the fate of one of best fighters , Russian Fedor Emelianenko (32-3-0), who today in Chicago, has to be held one of the most important fights in the career. To confront Fedor will be another legend of mixed martial arts - American (27-8-0), for which the upcoming battle is also largely determining. Chief Boy The tournament will be held approximately at 08:00 (Moscow time), but for now we will watch the development of events in preliminary fights.
Wants just a bit to move the lower border heavy weight. Dan Henderson After the fight S. Fedor Emelianenko wants to get a battle this year once again, and continue to fight for two more or three years, maybe even in UFC..
Den Henderson Also shared his opinion about the coming security and situations with steroids in the world of mixed martial arts, as well as again about Fedore Emelianenko.
Dan Henderson He declared his weight as follows:
"I need to weigh more than 206 pounds (93.4 kg), so I will probably show 206.1 pound (93.5 kg)."
It is absolutely sure that, as in his past, the difference will not play the role.
"In the past, I never felt small in the battles with heavyweights. I am glad to spend a fight in any case, and it doesn't matter, in what weight it will go to battle. I never agreed to intermediate weight in the past, I am ready to fight in a more severe category. "
At the moment, they lost two fights in a row, most of all lifting in the parter. For the first time, the master, the second time is much more severe. For Dan Henderson These keys to victory are not valuable.
"I never in battle did pain in my hand, I have no 80 pounds advantages in weight to lie on it. Its two defeats are not in my style. "
The battle will be held a month before the 41st birthday Dan HendersonAnd he is confident that two or three years in his battles still have.
"My plan is not played again. I do not know how long I can fight. I am sure that two or three years still have. I in some way like frequent battles with a short break on vacation. I hope to spend another fight until the end of the year, at the beginning of the next. Two or three fights in each other so that I could not get out of the form. I ate, I need to keep the form. But while I can beat young fighters, I will be satisfied. I feel that I can still compete, and experience is invaluable in mixed martial arts. I am quite pleased with how career develops, not all over with me. "
« Fedor Emelianenko Much achieved in sports and is a real ambassador of sports. I will always be his fan. But I need to beat him. "
"I think we are very good for an impressive fight. I need to pull it out from the very beginning of the fight and hold a high pace, to be on it ... I really hope that it will come out in excellent shape and quite motivated for the battle, in a new charged on the battle, because with such Fedorom I want to fight. But even if it comes out at all in shape, he is still very dangerous. So I'm not frivolous to appreciate it. He is talented and dangerous in the parter, is dangerous in the rack. Therefore, I want to be sure that I can fight in any area where I would go. "
Fight counter Fedor Emelianenko will be the last on the current contract Dan Henderson. A successful speech can allow him to even return to the main battles of tournaments. UFC., however, according to his own words, he would like to stay in StrikeForce..
"I hope my fight with Fedor Emelianenko Will not become the last of my fight in this organization. it the last fight in my contract, but I like to fight in StrikeForce.I like to perform on ShowTim, I do not have plans to leave somewhere, I do not want to leave "
Of course, the fighter thinks about returning to UFC. And battles with the best of the best.
"I would like to protect my title, and then fight anyone who will be champion at that time UFC.. I think that with this option there is a good opportunity to earn more money and attention on fans who are followed by StrikeForce., and for UF.C »
Dan Henderson He advocates more strict test for doping and talks about its therapy.
"The testosterone level in my blood was very low. I was constantly tired and sick. I can not tell you how you can abuse this therapy, because the level of testosterone I never exceeded in my blood permissible norms. All I know now is that I am not so tired and not so often sick as before. I always pass tests even when I do not speak, so that I have a reliable cover. "
The fighter itself has the official resolution of testosterone injection for therapeutic purposes.
"Now the fighters are checked only when they have a fight or after it. I think it would be nice to introduce more strict rulesAccording to which all the fighters would be checked regularly, and not just before the fight. "
