Fedor Emelianenko
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Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko, Russian: Фëдор Владимирович Емельяненко, sometimes romanized as Fyodor Yemelyanenko (born September 28, 1976) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist, the current World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion and the last holder of the Pride Heavyweight Championship.
Emelianenko has been considered the best heavyweight fighter in the world for the last six years by many major publications, including ESPN, the Orange County Register, The Fight Network, the Houston Chronicle, The Wrestling Observer, Sherdog, and Inside MMA. Emelianenko was also chosen as the greatest fighter of all time across all weight classes by the expert panel of the television show “Inside MMA”. In an interview, Emelianenko said he doesn’t consider himself to be the best pound-for-pound fighter. Saying “I don’t consider myself on top of the pedestal. I have certain weaknesses and I make certain mistakes. Of course, that is frustrating, because like any athlete, I strive to get better each day. I know a lot of the media and the fans want to say I’m the best. I appreciate that, but that’s not how Iconsider myself.” He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo Championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo championship.
Fedor Emelianenko was born in 1976 in the city of Rubizhne, Luhansk of the Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union. His family moved to Stary Oskol, Belgorod of the Russian SFSR in 1978. His mother, Olga Fedorovna, was a teacher and his father, Vladimir Alexandrovich Emelianenko, was a welder. Emelianenko is the second child in the family and has an older sister and two younger brothers, including professional mixed martial artist Aleksander Emelianenko. His brother Ivan is currently in training, although he does not compete at his brothers’ level.
Emelianenko finished high school in 1991 and graduated with honors from a professional trade school in 1994. From 1995 until 1997, he served in the Russian Army as a military firefighter. In 1999, he married his wife Oksana, and their first daughter Masha was born in the same year. In 2006, Emelianenko broke up with his wife and started a new family with his girlfriend Marina. On December 29, 2007, his second daughter Vasilisa was born. In his spare time, he likes to read, listen to music and draw.
M-1 Global
Since the purchase of Pride by the majority owners of UFC and the expiration of Emelianenko’s contract with Pride, there has been speculation about the possibility of him fighting in the UFC, especially since a public falling out between Bodog’s Calvin Ayre and Emelianenko’s manager, Vadim Finklestein.[54] In a June 2007 interview with the Baltimore Sun, Chuck Liddell suggested that Emelianenko was on his way to the UFC. Dana White has also expressed interest in signing Emelianenko, but considers his management team to be the primary barrier left to the inking of a contract, whereas Finklestein has cited difficult negotiations as the reason.A main point of contention between the two is Finkelstein’s request for the UFC to work with his Russian M-1 promotion, extending contractual offers to other members of the Red Devil Sport Club, and permitting Emelianenko to compete in combat sambo tournaments. At UFC 76 however, UFC president Dana White stated that he expected Emelianenko to sign with the UFC in late 2007 or early 2008, after Emelianenko was to compete in a Sambo competition that White would not allow him to participate in if he were under a UFC contract. He also revealed his intent to set up a unification bout with UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture as his first UFC fight. Nevertheless, these negotiations broke down, as Emelianenko committed to a non-exclusive, two-year and six-fight deal with M-1 Global in October 2007.
Dream
On February 13, 2008, Emelianenko attended a press conference held by Dream, a newly-formed Japanese mixed martial arts promotion. His manager, Finkelstein, confirmed that the organization had a tightly knit alliance with M-1 Global and that he would be fighting on the new organization’s fight cards.
Affliction
At Affliction’s inaugural event, promoted as Affliction: Banned, Emelianenko defeated former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia via submission at 36 seconds in the first round.
In his next fight with Affliction, Emelianenko defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski at Affliction: Day of Reckoning on January 24, 2009. Arlovski had some early success in the stand-up game and backed the champion into a corner.Arlovski attempted a flying knee and Emelianenko countered with an overhand right, dropping Arlovski at 3:14 of the first round.
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Info
Height
183 cm (72.05 in)
Weight
106 kg (233.69 lb)
Styles
Sambo
Strenghts
Ground & Pound
Born
Sep 28 1976 Stary Oskol
Titles
Pride Champion 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2006
Pride Heavyweight GP Champion
Wamma Heavyweight Champion
Wrestling Observer News 2005 Shootfighter of the year
Sherdog.com multiple number one pound for pound fighter
Yahoo Sports number 1 MMA Fighter
Inside MMA number 1 MMA Fighter of All Time
Statistics
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time
Win Andrei Arlovski KO (Punch) Affliction Day of Reckoning 01-24-2009 1 3:14
Win Tim Sylvia Submission (Rear naked choke) Affliction Banned 07-19-2008 1 0:36
Win Hong Man Choi Submission (Armbar) Yarennoka New Years Eve 12-31-2007 1 1:54
Win Matt Lindland Submission (Armbar) Bodog Fight 04-14-2007 1 2:58
Win Mark Hunt Submission (Kimura) Pride Shockwave 12-31-2006 1 8:16
Win Mark Coleman Submission (Armbar) Pride 32 Real Deal 10-21-2006 2 1:15
Win Wagner de Conceicao Martins Submission (Punches) Pride Shockwave 12-31-2005 1 0:26
Win Mirco Crocop Filipovic Decision (Unanimous) Pride Final Conflict 08-28-2005 3 5:00
Win Tsuyoshi Kohsaka TKO (Doctor stoppage) Pride Bushido 6 04-03-2005 1 10:00
Win Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (Unanimous) Pride Shockwave 12-31-2004 3 5:00
NC Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira No contest Pride Final Conflict 08-15-2004 1 3:52
Win Naoya Ogawa Submission (Armbar) Pride Final Conflict 08-15-2004 1 0:54
Win Kevin Randleman Submission (Kimura) Pride Critical Countdown 06-20-2004 1 1:33
Win Mark Coleman Submission (Armbar) Pride Total Elimination 04-25-2004 1 2:11
Win Yuji Nagata TKO (Punches) Inoki Bom Ba Ye 12-31-2003 1 1:02
Win Gary Goodridge TKO (Soccer kicks and punches) Pride Total Elimination 08-10-2003 1 1:09
Win Kazuyuki Fujita Submission (Near naked choke) Pride 26 Bad to the bone 06-08-2003 1 4:17
Win Egidijus Valvicius Submission (Kimura) Rings Lithuania 04-05-2003 2 1:13
Win Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (Unanimous) Pride 25 Body Blow 03-16-2003 3 5:00
Win Heath Herring TKO (Cut) Pride 23 Championship Chaos 11-24-2002 1 10:00
Win Semmy Schilt Decision (Unanimous) Pride 21 Demolition 06-23-2002 3 5:00
Win Chris Haseman TKO (Punches) Rings 02-15-2002 1 2:50
Win Lee Hasdell Submission (Guillotine choke) Rings 12-21-2002 1 4:10
Win Ryushi Yanagisawa Decision (Unanimous) Rings 10-20-2001 3 5:00
Win Renato Sobral Decision (Unanimous) Rings 08-11-2001 2 5:00
Win Kerry Schall Submission (Armbar) Rings 04-20-2001 1 1:47
Win Mihail Apostolov Submission (Rear naked choke) Rings 04-06-2001 1 1:03
Loss Tsuyoshi Kohsaka TKO (Cut) Rings 12-22-2000 1 0:17
Win Ricardo Arona Decision (Unanimous) Rings 12-22-2000 3 5:00
Win Hiroya Takada KO (Punches) Rings 09-05-2000 1 0:12
Win Levon Lagvilava Submission (Rear naked choke) Rings 08-16-2000 1 7:24