On Monday, the fighters held an open press conference, during which they attempted to trade spades. For example, they almost had a dispute based on Emelianenko’s tattoos, and after listening to Vyacheslav’s proposal after the fight to reward him with “a leg of lamb and Emelianenko with a bottle of drink drunk,” he shared his inside information: “Datsik, I know everything. I know where you drink. When there’s no money, you go through the trash heaps and pick up the bottles. Well, enough already, Datsik.
Naturally, there were also promises to knock out the opponent. We also learned that the winner of this confrontation of December 30 could meet Magomed Ismailov in a boxing match.
The sterdown of the fighters was also funny. Emelianenko stroked Datsik on the stomach and in the end hit his opponent on the shoulder. Datsik, during the duel of views, traditionally growled to himself and reacted to a tap on the shoulder: “I thought a mosquito had bitten.”
Emelianenko, 41, has 28 wins, nine losses and a draw in MMA. The last time the heavyweight fighter fought under MMA rules was in November 2021, when he lost to middleweight Brazilian Marcio Santos. Emelianenko’s last victory in MMA was in July 2018. In boxing, Emelianenko defeated powerlifter Mikhail Koklyaev and blogger Artem Tarasov. At the end of February, Alexander defeated Jeff Monson via unanimous decision in a bare knuckle bout.
Datsik, on the other hand, is performing much more often now – in his tally for 2022, boxing victories over Bigfoot Silva, Saulo Cavalari, a defeat of Islam Karimov (also according to boxing rules), as well as a triumph over Jeff Monson in MMA.
After the official press conference, Emelianenko and Datsik spoke to reporters.
Emelianenko: “Datsik needs to brush his teeth more often, his breath stinks”
– You took the nickname “Phoenix” for yourself.
– This nickname was not invented by me, it is the desire of my fans. They follow my career, my life. It’s not what I want, but they do. And I do everything for you fans.
I am in very good shape. Look at my social media – my sparring, my training process. Every day, I talk about my daily life. September 24 “Phoenix” will give heat.
In boxing, usually after serious knockouts, they end it. And Datsik recently fell in a knockout (in a fight with Islam Karimov). He is not ready. Look at his speed, his work, his appearance. If before I was preparing for Datsik, now it will be another training session. I do not underestimate the opponent. I expected more from him.
– Datsik has no doubt that he will knock you out.
– When Datsik utters these words, he does not look at me, but begins to lower his eyes. It’s just for the red word. And so he accepted and resigned himself to defeat.
(At this time, Emelianenko asked to finish quickly, because he really wants to go to the “runners’ corner.”)
– Did you go to a press conference to provoke an opponent?
– I never have such a goal, I always act according to the circumstances.
– You said the phrase: “Datsik is enough already. When there was no money, you walked through the garbage heaps and picked up bottles. Can you elaborate?
– I tell you, I have a person in each organization and team. If I don’t speak for someone, that doesn’t mean I don’t know anything about them. Let’s not show these cards. Let the agents keep working and leaking information to me.
– In general, does Datsik drink alcohol?
– Specifically. He’s a beer alcoholic, he doesn’t go out to bars, he sours. I don’t know why it stuck with me. Yes, there was a past life, but you live in the present. Look, Datsik has a beer belly, a beer muzzle, droopy cheeks, no sportswear. If he used to shirt one way or another, he dated fighters. It was run by promoters, somewhere they were arranging fake fights. Now no one is engaged in it, it can be seen in appearance. If he worked somewhere in the highlands for three weeks, that’s not an indicator.
– Didn’t Datsik smell any fumes?
– Datsik needs to brush his teeth more often, his breath stinks.
Datsik: “I practiced a blow to the liver in order to pierce it to Sasha the drunkard, Sasha the bruise”
– How do you assess the results of the press conference? Who won the verbal duel?
– Sasha said more than 10 years ago – the ring will show everything.
– What can you say about Emelianenko’s shot during the sterdown?
– I thought, the gnat sneezed on my shoulder, I shook off the snot.
– Emelianenko just called you “alcoholic beer”.
– He sees better. He likes a beer, but I don’t use female hormones.
Its shape does not impress me. The words he spoke 13 years ago are impressive – he will answer for them. Now we were given the best conditions for the fight, because here, after a confrontation, they will not be sent to prison.
– You fought with European champion Giorgi Kushitashvili. What did this boxer teach you?
– They showed me how to pierce the liver, I train – to pierce it to Sasha the drunkard, Sasha the bruise.
How would you like to end the fight?
– Of course, the crown kolkhoz would have been fine, but still downgrading him with a blow to the liver so that he walked bent over the ring would also be fun.
– Previously, you were called to refuse the fight with Emelianenko because of the form of the fighter, but now it is the opposite. You are not considered a favorite.
– People like to change their minds, and the ring will show who is capable of what. On September 24, everything will end and Sasha’s apology will begin.
Source : MatchTV
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