Exclude a fight between Russian fighters Alexander Emelianenko And Alexei Oleynik in 2024 it is not worth it, Nikita Burchak, manager of both athletes, told .
Since June, Emelianenko, 42, has been undergoing rehabilitation in Ingushetia. In May, he scored his first victory since February 2022, defeating blogger Evgeny Ershov ahead of schedule in an MMA fight.
From summer 2014 to fall 2022, Oleinik competed in the UFC. In his first fight after leaving the American organization, he was eliminated in the first round by the British Oli Thompson in May 2023, but this fight was not counted in the official statistics.
— Alexandre is interested in a fight with Oleinik. Although I admit, Alexey has some skepticism about this idea. It seems to me that we could think about organizing such a fight in the spring. Alexander is able to fight Alexey. With good preparation, Alexander will have a chance to win. So we won’t rule out the possibility of holding this fight in 2024. There is no negativity between the fighters and it would be a loud and interesting fight for both of them. But again, today the main focus is Alexander’s health. As I said before, rehabilitation will be delayed. Therefore, Alexander must first take a course and get in shape. But Oleinik never turned down this fight, or any fight at all. Alexey just says Sasha needs to get in shape,” Burchak told .
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