The departure of the Last Emperor: what they say about the legendary Fedor Emelianenko after the last fight of his career

Athletistic/ Boxing. On the night of February 4-5, Inglewood (USA) hosted the Bellator 290 mixed martial arts tournament, the main event of which was the heavyweight title fight between Fyodor Emelianenko And ryan bader.

The fight ended with Bader winning by technical knockout in the first round. The American defended the championship belt.

Legendary Russian mixed martial artist Fedor Emelianenko has answered the question if he has any regrets in his professional career.

“Are there any regrets? I think I could beat Ryan Bader, but I didn’t,” the fighter said at a press conference.

This was Fedor Emelianenko’s last fight in his MMA career. The fighter confirmed this after the fight with Bader. In total, Emelianenko Sr. has 40 mixed martial arts wins with seven losses. Another fight was declared invalid.

“It was a great and cool time. I’m extremely happy and proud that my brother became and still is an idol for millions of people. Look how he was met before and after the fight with Bader. At this age, go to the championship fight in one of the best leagues in the world… This once again speaks of the greatness of Fedor, “said Alexander Emelianenkobrother of Fedor Emelianenko.

“I hope this is the last fight. I’m sure that Fedor will find himself in a new and different life. I’m very proud of everything he has done for his country,” the former champion said. undisputed world of light welterweight boxing. Konstantin Tszyu.

“It’s cool, of course. It once again shows the strength of Fedor’s spirit. I really like that about Fedor. I’ve already said that he can choose any opponent to finish his career. Yes, he could find a less competitive opponent, than he could without but he didn’t, which once again proves precisely how strong his spirit is. This once again proves how much he is great, how he is a symbol of Russian MMA, so this causes only the deepest respect both for Fedor himself and for this his act”, said the fighter of the team Archangel Michael Ivan Shtyrkov.

“My opinion is that it’s already time for Fedor to finish. Maybe it was even necessary earlier. Of course, he knows that better than us. It’s a sport, martial arts: there’s wins and losses by knockout.

He’s our great fighter, a great role model – both as an athlete and as a person. We all respect him, we love him and we bow to Fedor as an athlete,” the coach of the Russian national boxing team stressed. Edward Kravtsov.

“Fyodor Emelianenko is the man who made a sport like MMA appear in Russia. It’s a whole era, Fedya has a huge fan base of a million people in Russia and around the world. A man of At that time, an important person for the world of MMA is our Fedor Emelianenko, when they talk about the figure of Emelianenko, first of all they talk about modesty, love for God, for people A very well-bred Russian man , polite and true,” said the former world boxing champion, now a commentator and analyst. Grigori Drozd.

“The emperor himself decides how and what to do. I think the fact that the opponent was young played here. Secondly, Fedor wanted to prove something to a lot of people for revenge. Including, probably, for revenge the loss he suffered from Bader. The fact that he wanted revenge probably played a cruel joke. That’s why he lost,” the boxer told RCC Boxing Promotions. Magomed Kurbanov.

“I wouldn’t like to criticize the guy because today he retired, but you remember my old interviews. I never thought Fedor was so good. You see, he was knocked out by the middleweight Dan Henderson. People love him, praise him, but “he’s never tested himself here at this level. I never considered him one of the greatest fighters. There is no antipathy towards him. We tried to sign him to the UFC, but that didn’t happen. UFC President Dana White.

“I don’t know why they always choose young and strong guys for themselves. They probably want… Of course, if Fedor beat him, it would be at all! Sensation. Sensational start. But for me it was less worrying if his opponent was alone with him. Less nerves would have been expended by all the fans. Of course, I expended nerves. I was sick, worried. I didn’t want an entire era to end like that. But still, he is an example for us in this sport. He always behaved with dignity. During his fights, we grew. He launched the MMA industry in Russia and the CIS”, said the Russian UFC bantamweight fighter. Umar Nurmagomedov.

“Fyodor did not get a sunburn and a glint in his eye. He had already mentally taken a well-deserved rest. Feelings and impressions are generally sad. It is logical. Fedor could have in the first two minutes The situation was a double-edged sword. Emelianenko did not recognize, did not shoot the opponent. As a result, he could not reach the right distance, did not feel it. Bader, on the contrary, relaxed, began to push and hit with a blow. Also, everyone notices that due to the accumulated damage, Fedor does not take a hit too well. There was not a strong hit, but he fell and “got lost. didn’t work out. A logical outcome of the fight, “said the prominent Russian fighter of the mixed style Vyacheslav Vasilevsky.