Alexander Emelianenko he himself didn’t like his performance in the last fight, so tough measures were taken to get him back into shape, the Russian fighter’s manager Nikita Burchak told .
On May 26, Emelianenko picked up his first victory since February 2022, beating blogger Yevgeny Ershov earlier than expected in a duel under MMA rules. In February, Emelianenko defeated Jeff Monson by judges’ decision in a bare knuckle fight. Further in his career, Emelianenko was followed by defeats of Vyacheslav Datsik (KO in the 13th second in a boxing match) and blogger Svyatoslav Kovalenko (by a decision in a fight under the rules of boxing in MMA gloves) .
– Alexander is getting in shape, he himself did not like his appearance in battle. And now more intensive measures have been taken to bring Alexander into a sporting form. Now Alexander is not in Moscow and will not appear in the capital in the near future. There are no specific dates for the next fight, we will start from his athletic condition. If everything goes well, we will try to organize a duel in August,” Burchak told .
Earlier, Burchak told that Jeff Monson and powerlifter Mikhail Koklyaev could be seen as Emelianenko’s next rival. In 2012, Monson defeated Emelianenko under MMA rules. In 2019, Emelianenko knocked out Koklyaev in a boxing match.
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Source : MatchTV
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