Head of the Boxing Federation of Ingushetia Lom-Ali Gazgiriev, head of rehabilitation Alexandra Emelianenko told that the news that the Russian fighter had changed his religion was false.
Earlier, Universal Fighters head coach Rasul Magomedaliev told Sport24 that Emelianenko, 42, had converted to Islam.
“No, that’s not true,” Gazgiriev told .
During his MMA career, Alexander Emelianenko won 28 victories, suffered nine defeats and one of his fights ended in a draw. Since last summer, the fighter has been undergoing rehabilitation in Ingushetia.
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