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The double champion of Russia in weightlifting and four-time winner of the Cup of Russia Mikhail koklyaev stated that it will prepare for a rematch with the mixed martial arts fighter Alexander Emelianenko. According to him, a new fight will take place by rules MMA.
On the eve of Emelianenko knocked out Koklyaev in the first round. The game was held at «VTB Arena» in Moscow and passed according to the rules of Boxing.
«Sasha told me: «Start to fight». I’ll be starting to fight to take revenge from you. I will prepare for the rematch that Sasha has agreed to give me in MMA,» said koklyaev immediately after the fight.
Emelianenko said that it is not planning to complete the match in the first round. «Stretched the fight as he could. As it turned out. I’m sorry that so quickly,» he said.
Victory was 38-year-old Emelianenko’s first professional Boxing ring. Earlier, in 2009, he entered the ring against Russian Khizir Pliev, the fight ended in a draw.
Alexander Emelyanenko — the younger brother of Fedor Emelianenko, four-time world champion in MMA in heavy weight category according to the version of the Japanese organization Pride. In his career he spent 36 MMA fights in which he scored 28 victories, 20 of them knockouts. Koklyaev in recent years engaged in extreme power sports and powerlifting.