F. Emelianenko (photo) marked his time in the now-defunct PRIDE. Photo: M1 Global/Disclosure
Since Fedor Emelianenko announced his return to the ring, the world of MMA has been in an uproar and has been asking the same question: how will the legendary Russian who marked an era in PRIDE be doing? Well, Bellator heavyweight champion Vitaly Minakov has the answer and guarantees that Fedor is in top form.
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“We had a great training camp in Stary Oskol. We had several sparring sessions. I learned many new things from him. He gave me a lot of useful tips and showed me some painful locking methods in his arsenal, like kimuras and things like that. I absorbed all his knowledge. Fedor is in great shape. Technically he continues to be very good and has not lost anything over time. He still has very quick hands, hits very hard, and is in good functional condition. We are in contact with Fedor, and we will interact constantly, to be of mutual benefit,” Minakov wrote on the Russian website “Fight Nights”.
Former champion of the extinct PRIDE, Emelianenko has a record of 34 wins, four losses and one no-contest. Among his victims in sport are Rodrigo Minotauro, Mirko Cro Cop, Andrei Arlovski, Mark Hunt and Mark Coleman. His last fight was in 2012, when he knocked out Pedro Rizzo. After announcing his return to MMA, Fedor has been courted by several organizations, such as UFC, Bellator and World Series of Fighting.
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