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The Russian fighter of the mixed single combats (MMA) Alexander Emelyanenko told how to act in the duel with two-time champion of Russia in weightlifting Mikhail Koklyaev. About it reports «R-Sport».
Speaking about a possible course of action, which will be held on November 29 at «VTB Arena» in Moscow, Emelianenko used a quote from the movie «the diamond arm».
«I am glad that the training process. Ahead of the fight. Yes, I feel sorry for Koklyaev, but what to do. I will beat gently, but firmly and rigidly,» — said Emelianenko.
According to the soldier, he is interested in the fact that the match lasted as long as possible. «At the end of the fight waiting for the knockout. This will be his gift,» — said the athlete.
Alexander Emelyanenko — the younger brother of Fedor Emelianenko, four-time world champion in MMA in heavy weight under the version of the Japanese organization Pride. In his career he had 36 fights in mixed martial arts, in which he scored 28 victories, 20 of them knockouts.
In may 2015, Alexander Emelianenko was convicted of rape and sentenced to four and a half years in prison. In November of 2016 athlete ahead of schedule released from a colony in Borisoglebsk Voronezh region, replacing the remainder of the term of corrective works. In September 2017 Emelianenko resumed performances in MMA after a three year break.
In March 2019, the Russians planned to fight in the tournament Russian Championship Cagefighting (RCC) in Chelyabinsk, but the promotion has suspended the contract of Emelianenko and cancelled the match because of the arrest of a soldier in Kislovodsk. In early March, Alexander Emelianenko was taken into custody for ten days for disobeying the police.