On May 26, a mixed martial arts tournament will be held in Moscow, in which Alexander and Ivan Emelianenko will fight, and for the first time after leaving the UFC, 45-year-old veteran Alexei Oleinik will fight. The show will be hosted by Vladimir Khryunov.
“” spoke with the promoter, from the interview you can find out:
– is it worth worrying about the health of Alexander Emelianenko before and after the fight with blogger Yevgeny Ershov;
– response to comments: “Why are you laughing at Alexander Emelianenko”;
– will the first fight of Ivan Emelianenko against the representative of pop MMA Alexei Ledenev be included in official statistics, and will the youngest of the Emelianenko brothers be able to compete in boxing;
— who will be the next opponent of Vyacheslav Datsik;
– when the American Kevin Johnson will receive a Russian passport;
— on the judges of the fight between Vasily Lomachenko and Devin Haney.
“ALEXANDER EMELYANENKO UNDER DAILY MEDICAL EXAMINATION, THERE IS ADMITTED TO COMBAT”
“Vladimir, is this really the best card of your career as a civil servant?”
– I once organized the Mike Tyson fight, but it was a fight and he was in the USA. And all the other fights were interesting. And the upcoming show is the most interesting of what I have done, in terms of focusing attention – the two Emelianenko brothers, Alexey Oleinik. There is something to see. Oleinik will have a serious opponent (Oli Thompson – ). And I got excited. It evokes emotions. You look, what does martial arts need? Idol! The person I would like to turn on the TV for. I think the best is collected now here.
– Speaking of the main battle of Oleinik, you said the word “get excited”. Are you worried about Alexander Emelianenko?
“The moon is shining, the sun is shining.” No matter how this fight ends… There is already noise. Either they steal an elephant, or they drink vodka (there was a fruit drink in the heaps – “”) with an ax. These people are motivators for an honest life. Like Ershov, so did Alexander Emelianenko. There are many like Sasha. It’s the guys from the neighboring yard, that’s why they like it. He has his own community. A sincere Russian, whether he suspects either of drinking and not training, or of training and drinking. As soon as Emelianenko flew from Yekaterinburg to Moscow, this news top blocked the rest (at the beginning of April, Emelianenko relieved himself in the wrong place at Koltsovo airport and delayed the flight to Moscow. About this incident through the eyes of an eyewitness – HERE the reaction of the Emelianenko team – HERE)
– Aren’t you worried about the health of Alexander Emelianenko? And those prints…
– Yesterday he underwent a medical procedure related to his preparation for combat. We keep Alexander under daily medical supervision. I hope we can see “the month shines, the sun shines” on Friday.
– According to medical indicators, Alexander Emelianenko is allowed to fight?
– Yes yes.
– You said: “I hope to see” … That is, theoretically, the battle of Alexander Emelianenko can break out?
– No. Everything is calculated. But other people can expect something to break, Alexander to break and drink, or whatever. We have a pretty decent male arrangement. Alexander and I have always been together and I think we will keep it for the future.
– How can you counter the frequent comments on the eve of the next Ershov fight that the organizers are mocking Alexander Emelianenko?
Let’s take a look Friday. And let them pay attention to how many people will watch this fight.
“I WANT TO ORGANIZE THE FIGHT OF DATSIK AND OLEYNIK”
– Will Ivan Emelianenko’s first fight enter the official statistics?
– Yes, it will. We have already contacted Sherdog, they are waiting for the video and the technical result.
– Are you considering the possibility of Ivan Emelianenko’s participation in boxing matches?
– No.
– Only MMA?
– MMA is Emelianenko’s business.
– More recently, Vyacheslav Datsik posted a post on his social media in which he challenged heavyweight Maxim Babanin, the 2019 World Championship bronze medalist, to a boxing match. In a chat with , Babanin said he accepted the challenge.
– We made Maxim an offer. If all goes well, we will try to have this fight in June. Maxim Babanin is a classy guy. For him, probably, it was necessary to create other conditions. I saw his fight with Bakhodir Jalolov (in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Championship). It was frankly a fight between different weight classes. Maxim is always beauty and surprise. It’s a Russian bear cub, in a good mood. And then suddenly blows escape him. I want to watch it.
What other fights would you like to see?
– Mike Tyson – Evander Holyfield (laughs). According to the closest plans, we have a fight between Maxim Babanin and Vyacheslav Datsik in June. If all goes well with Alexey Oleinik, then (plans) to make a fight between Datsik and Oleinik. Don’t forget we have Kevin Johnson.
– When will the rematch of Datsik and Johnson take place?
– There will be no rematch. We are planning a fight for Kevin Johnson at the same tournament where Babanin and Datsik will be. Now we’re looking at a pretty big name as an opponent.
– American Johnson, immediately after the victory over Datsik in April, announced his desire to obtain Russian citizenship. How are things going in this story?
“He should come here and do the decorating.
“VASILY LOMACHENKO HAD A CLOSED FIGHT IN FOREIGN TERRITORY. YES, HE WON, BUT…”
– The resonance was caused by the court decision of the fight between undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney and Vasily Lomachenko. The judges unanimously (115:113,115:113, 116:112) gave the victory to the American.
– Change of heroes. I experienced such a situation with this promotion company when Khabib Allahverdiev was boxing. They seem to do it all, but it’s clear they’re obviously working for another outcome. So they tried to make Haney a pay TV hero. There is rejection. This is not the right way to do it. And Vasily Lomachenko’s father said the fights had to be won so there was no doubt. Close combat, and you’re fighting over someone else’s territory. Yes, it is cruel and unfair. I think Lomachenko won.
Definitely, the judges interacted with each other. Let me give you an example – the fight between Alexander Povetkin and Vladimir Klitschko (in October 2013 in Moscow). It is an indisputable duel from the point of view of refereeing, but all the judges have the same score.
– In this fight, nobody asked questions to the judges.
– It was possible to give Povetkin a few laps at home.
Nevertheless, Vasily Lomachenko is a great boxer. Great respect for him. I don’t think this will be his last fight. I recommended to his manager Egis Klimas to file a complaint with all the sanctioning federations. I think that was Haney’s last fight at lightweight, he will go higher, leaving the belts vacant. And, for example, the WBA sanctioned a fight involving Vasily Lomachenko. I think we will see more.
Gervonta Davis, regular WBA champion.
“They’re trying to get Davis and Haney together at a different weight. But Vasily is in business, they are watching him.
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Live broadcasts of mixed martial arts tournaments can be seen on the federal channel, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
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