Athletistic/ MMA. Australian mixed martial artist, UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has said who he considers the best Russian fighter in mixed martial arts history.
“Obviously it’s Fedor Emelianenko. But Petr Yan is my friend, so I’ll name him too. I know there are a lot of tough guys in Russia, I had the opportunity to train with many Russians”, – Noted Volkanovski.
Fedor Emelianenko’s stats in professional MMA are 40 wins, 6 losses, 0 draws, 1 miss. Petr Yan has 16 wins, 3 losses, 0 draws.
Fedor plans to fight Bellator heavyweight champion – American Ryan Bader – which will be the last professional fight of Emelianenko’s career. The parties are negotiating.
Petr Yan will face American Sean O’Malley on October 22 at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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