Coach Fedor Emelianenko in boxing, Alexander Michkov believes that the fighter’s flights to Yerevan and Bahrain affected the preparation for the fight against Ryan Bader.
The fight between Emelianenko and Bader took place in the United States on February 4. Emelianenko mentioned in an interview before the fight that he had already received a passport with an American visa at the Moscow airport before flying to the fight. The fighter’s trainer, in an interview with , revealed the details of the lengthy process of obtaining the documents.
– Your airport is not working in the city, how did Fedor get to Bahrain and Yerevan?
– He was driving his car. 8-9 hours from Oskol to Moscow then by plane.
– That is, during the preparation he twice traveled by car from Oskol to Moscow.
– Yes. Therefore, he did not return there a second time, he came from Yerevan by plane, and it was pointless to get behind the wheel and return to Oskol. In addition, the back hurts. You could say there was no preparation. Michkov told .
Emelianenko at the Bellator 290 tournament in Inglewood (California) lost to Bader by technical knockout in the first round, losing the fight for the world heavyweight championship belt. After the fight, the 46-year-old Russian announced his retirement.
Source : MatchTV
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