Fedor Emelianenko

In the tough, and in the opinion of some, cruel world of mixed martial arts, there are few athletes who cause such admiration and respect, and sometimes even worship, like Fedor Emelianenko. The last Emperor, as the Russian fighter is called in professional circles, has been in sports since 1997, since 2000 - in MMA, where he became the most original, explosive and fast heavyweight in history.

Fedor Emelianenko was born on September 28, 1976 in the Ukrainian city of Rubezhnoye. He is Libra by his zodiac sign. Vladimir Alexandrovich, the father of the future athlete, worked as a welder. Mother Olga Fedorovna is a teacher at the school.

Fedor was the second of 4 children. In 1978, the family moved to Russia, settling in the city of Stary Oskol. There they lived in a communal apartment - the family got a small room, originally intended for drying clothes.

At the age of 10, Fedya enrolled in the judo and sambo section, where he trained under the guidance of Vasily Gavrilov. The boy devoted all his time to training, sometimes even staying in the gym overnight. The future athlete had to take his younger brother Sasha with him to training, whom he had no one to leave with.

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Alexander Emelianenko also became a professional athlete. In their youth, the brothers were strong friends, but then a latent conflict began between them. According to Alexander, Fedor does not appreciate the willingness of loved ones to help, surrounded himself with sycophants who will never tell the truth. The elder Emelianenko did not remain in debt, called his brother a dangerous person for society and added:

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After a year of successful training, Fedor, as a promising student, was offered to go to the class of Vladimir Voronov. After graduating from high school, he went to study at a vocational school, received a red diploma as an electrician. Then, in his youth, he began to think about a sports career.

In 1995, Emelianenko was drafted into the ranks of the Russian army, where he served until 1997. Over the years of service, not forgetting about intense training, the guy has increased muscle mass by more than 20 kg.

From 2003 to 2009, Fedor studied at the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports of Belgorod State University. In the same educational institution, the athlete completed his postgraduate studies.

Сведения о личной жизни Емельяненко не богаты на подробности. С Оксаной, своей первой женой, Федор познакомился в пионерском лагере, будучи школьником. Он пребывал на спортивных сборах, а она была пионервожатой. Отношения у ребят были достаточно серьезные — девушка ждала парня из армии. В 1999-м пара сыграла свадьбу, в том же году Оксана родила дочь Машу. Брак продлился 7 лет, в 2006 году супруги оформили развод.

В конце 2007 года у Федора Емельяненко и его подруги Марины родилась девочка, которую назвали Василисой. Через 2 года пара документально зарегистрировала союз, а еще через год у них появилась дочь Елизавета.

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В 2013 году спортсмен разорвал отношения с Мариной и сошелся с первой супругой. С Оксаной они прошли обряд венчания в церкви зимой 2014-го. В 2017-м и 2019-м Федор стал отцом еще 2 дочерей. Имена детей не разглашаются.

Вместе с семьей боец жил в Старом Осколе, где у него собственный дом. Есть у Федора и квартира в московском районе Якиманка. С момента начала политической карьеры спортсмен переехал в столицу. В 2019 году Емельяненко поучаствовал в проекте строителя Сергея Лодыги по возведению деревянного гостевого дома на загородном участке.

Поклонники внимательно следят за новостями из жизни кумира. Фото, сведения о тренировках и физических данных (рост Федора — 183 см, вес — 107 кг) легенды российского спорта доступны в Сети. Личный сайт бойца редко обновляется, но есть страница в «Инстаграме».

Вернувшись из армии, Федор Емельяненко стал победителем международного турнира, проходящего в Курске, и получил звание мастера спорта по дзюдо и самбо. В 1998 году первое место на престижнейшем международном турнире класса «А» принесло звание мастера спорта международного класса по самбо.

В этом же году Федор стал чемпионом России и получил бронзу сразу в двух чемпионатах страны — по дзюдо и по самбо. Кроме того, спортсмен добился звания чемпиона в своей весовой категории.

Следующий год принес Емельяненко победу в московских турнирах по самбо международного уровня. Борец завоевал бронзу в международных турнирах класса «А» (Москва, София).

В конце 90-х годов спортсмен перешел в ММА, избрав для сотрудничества японскую ассоциацию под названием «Рингс». Под эгидой этой организации Емельяненко провел 11 боев, проиграв лишь один раз. Неудача настигла его в финальной схватке — соперник нанес Федору запрещенный удар локтем. В результате двойного рассечения россиянин выбыл из борьбы.

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В 2000-м боец начал усиленно изучать технику бокса под руководством Александра Мичкова. В это же время он присоединился к Russian Top Team. Через 3 года Емельяненко покинул клуб, указав на недобропорядочность управляющего Владимира Погодина, и заключил контракт с Red Devil Fighting Team.

In 2001, the Russian athlete nevertheless became the Rings champion. Then, noticing Fedor's successes, the promoters invited him to the MMA Pride organization. Emelianenko believes that it was here that his best fights took place. The victories ended with the Dutch athlete Sami Schilt, the American Heath Herring, the Brazilian Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who had remained undefeated for 6 years before.

The year 2004 is considered especially successful in the biography of the Russian wrestler - victories went one after another. First, the athlete defeated Mark Coleman, then Kevin Rendelman. On the last day of December, Emelianenko met Nogueira for the second time in the ring and won the fight, confirming the organization's champion title.

In 2005, a battle took place against the most dangerous enemy in the Japanese period of his career - Croatian Mirko Krokop. This meeting will be called one of the best in the career of the Russian hero, and will also be awarded the title of the fight of the year.

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Gradually, Emelianenko's statistics began to change, and defeats began. In subsequent years, Fedor fought a series of battles, which were not so indicative, and in 2006 Pride went bankrupt.

Contrary to rumors that Emelianenko will fight in the famous American Bellator MMA octagon, he chose M-1 Global. During this period, he had much less fighting, which was offset by increased attention to Fedor at home.

This was followed by a fight with the representative of Korea Hon Man Choi, which ended in a bright victory for the Russian fighter. Then, defeating Tim Sylvia, Emelianenko became the WAMMA champion. The athlete defended his new title in 2009, having met with Andrey Orlovsky from Belarus.

The expected event was the signing of a contract with Strikeforce, according to which the athlete was required to conduct 3 fights. In the first, against Brett Rogers, Fedor won. The other 2 meetings, with Fabrizio Werdum and Antonio Silva, as well as the subsequent fight with Dan Henderson, ended in defeats for him. Nevertheless, the Russian is called the best in fights without rules.

Failures left an unpleasant aftertaste in the athlete's soul, and he first spoke of a possible retirement, but soon pleased the fans with new victories and knockouts. At the end of 2011, Fedor took over Jeff Monson, for which he was congratulated by President Vladimir Putin, and a few months later he had a successful fight with Pedro Rizzo. After this fight, Emelianenko announced that he was leaving the ring.

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On July 14, 2015, Fedor officially announced his intention to resume his sports career. The return of the Last Emperor took place in a duel against the Indian fighter Jaydeep Singh. Songwriter Semyon Slepakov even composed a song about the famous athlete. Emelianenko himself, in an interview with media representatives, said that he did not like the song.

In 2016, Fedor Emelianenko fought against Brazilian Fabio Maldonado. The meeting took place as part of a cultural program at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum - 2016. Experts predicted a victory for the Russian fighter initially, but had to pull out the triumph from his opponent almost with his teeth. The video of this fight has become popular on the web.

In 2017, Fedor signed a contract with Bellator. Already in February, Emelianenko's first fight was planned in the new promotion. This time the American Matt Mitrion was supposed to be his rival, but the fight did not take place due to the latter's illness. Emelianenko's meeting with the US representative was postponed to June 2017 in San Jose. That battle ended for Fedor in technical knockout.

In 2017, the athlete commented on the incident with the beating of the vice-president of the MMA Union, Radmir Gabdullin, by the brothers Gadzhimurad and Gamzat Hiramagomedov, who are also members of the organization. According to Emelianenko, such actions should not go unpunished.

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Fedor himself, being the president of the Union, defended the rules accepted all over the world, which served as a source of conflict with the cousin of the head of the Chechen Republic, Adam Delimkhanov. The latter threatened Emelianenko for condemning the children's MMA tournament with the participation of the sons of Ramzan Kadyrov.

In 2018, Emelianenko recorded his victory in the ¼ finals of the Bellator Heavyweight Grand Prix over UFC champion Frank Mir, in the semifinals over Cheil Sonnen. In the final of the tournament, the winner received the belt of the champion of the second most important promotion in the world.

The final fight for the Bellator world title in 2019 was seen as a chance for 42-year-old Fedor to slam the door loudly and retire with a calm heart. The end of the career of the Last Emperor would have been truly epic, incomparable to anything. In addition, a worthy opponent was caught - Ryan Bader, who lost for the last time in 2016, defeated the famous Mitrion on his way to the fight with Emelianenko by decision.

However, the enchanting spectacle did not work out. Or it worked out, but shocked Fedor's fans and experts: the Russian did not manage to inflict a single blow on Ryan and lost by knockout in the 35th second. The head of Bellator Scott Coker said after the fight that Emelianenko was not obliged to fight anymore, since he had achieved all the heights in his career.

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In addition, the contract with Bellator has ended, and now the athlete will decide for himself whether to continue his career. The same opinion was shared by Fedor's coach, Peter Theisse, only added that regardless of the decision made by the ward, he would no longer be trained. The athlete himself reported about the planned retirement in an interview. He spoke about his condition after the knockout, as well as plans for an upcoming farewell tour.

However, later Cocker suggested organizing a farewell fight between Fedor and the Croatian athlete Mirko Filipovich in Moscow. Of the 45 fights, only 7 Emelianenko spent at home. Therefore, the choice of the capital of Russia as a site for the battle of MMA heavyweights is a sign of respect for the Russian fighter.

But the parties did not come to a common solution. On December 29, 2019, the fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Quinton Jackson took place. This fight was the first in the farewell tour of the Russian mixed-style star. The meeting of the two legends took place at Bellator X Rizin in Japan. Emelianenko defeated Quinton "Rampage" Jackson in the first round after knockout.

Fedor Emelianenko's style distinguishes him from his colleagues. The athlete's boxing technique is based on strikes that he conducts along circular paths, so the athlete poses a danger to the opponent precisely at close range. The force of the fighter's blow is aggravating the situation The champion is proficient in both right and left hand knockout techniques. Sometimes Emelianenko kicks, but only in extreme cases.

In addition to sports, Emelianenko showed himself in other areas of social and creative activity. In 2009, he starred in the film "Key of the Salamander", where he played the role of a commando.

Earlier, the book Fedor: The Fighting System of the World's Undisputed King of MMA ("Fedor: the fighting system of the undisputed King of MMA") was published, dedicated to the life of a fighter and his sporting achievements. He himself later became a co-author of the publication "Sambo - the Science of Winning".

In 2007, Emelianenko took up politics. He joined the United Russia party, and after 3 years he was elected to the Belgorod Regional Duma. In 2012, he became a member of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports, and later became an adviser to the Minister of Sports of Russia. At the same time, the Union of Mixed Martial Arts MMA of Russia elected United Russia as its first president.

Emelianenko in 2011 became the face of the Forward sportswear brand and a separate line of his own name. As a musical accompaniment for entering the ring, Fedor often uses epic compositions, in particular, the tracks of the Era group.

Fedor continues his career in the ring. The Russian has signed a contract with Bellator for 2 more fights, the first of which, presumably, will take place in Europe, the second in Moscow.

The coronavirus epidemic has made some adjustments to the League's schedule. It was expected that Emelianenko's next entry into the ring will be in the summer of 2020. In light of recent events, his participation in the competition is now in question. The rival of the athlete, possibly, will be the ex-UFC fighter, veteran of mixed martial arts Josh Barnett. Former PRIDE fighter Wagner "Zuluzinho" Martins also announced his desire to fight Fedor.

On March 22, 2020, the match TV channel re-broadcast the fight between Emelianenko and Jackson.

Nine-time Russian champion in combat sambo Four-time world champion in combat sambo Four-time world champion in mixed martial arts according to Pride FC Two-time world champion in mixed martial arts according to RINGS Two-time world champion in mixed martial arts according to WAMMA International master of sports in judo

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