Head of the Ingushetia Boxing Federation Lom-Ali Gazgiriev, head of rehabilitation Alexandra Emelianenko in communication with , denied media reports that the Russian mixed martial arts fighter had converted to Islam.
On Wednesday, several publications announced that Emelianenko had converted to Islam. Additionally, Magomed Ismailov’s coach and brother, Ramazan Ismailov, praised Alexander on social media for allegedly becoming a Muslim. The reason for these posts was a photograph of Emelianenko wearing a traditional Muslim headdress with the caption: “I drew conclusions from the past, I think about the future”.
“No, he did not convert to Islam,” wrote Gazgiriev, director of the center where Emelianenko is undergoing rehab for alcohol addiction, to a correspondent.
Emelianenko is in Ingushetia for several weeks after winning an exhibition bout against Evgeny Ershov. Alexander is 42 years old, his statistics in MMA are 28 wins, 9 losses.
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Source : MatchTV
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