Alexander Emelianenko

At 42 years old, Alexander Emelianenko has this physical status:

Alexander Vladimirovich Emelianenko (born (1981-08-02) is a Russian mixed martial artist whose work includes ballet, gymnastics, and singing.

He is a three-time Russian national Combat Sambo champion and three-time world Combat Sambo champion in the absolute division.

He is Fedor Emelianenko's younger brother.

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Mixed martial arts career

Emelianenko made his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) debut against Brazilian Assuerio Silva on October 5, 2003 (2003-10-05), defeating Silva by a split vote.

Emelianenko fought against Brazilian fighter Angelo Araujo at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 Inoki Festival, defeating Araujo by TKO after Emelianenko cut Araujo above the right eye and the doctor called off the match.

Emelianenko defeated Australian Matt Foki by rear naked choke in the first round at PRIDE Bushido 3.

Emelianenko was disqualified in the first round by KO (head kick) by Croat Mirko Cro Cop, one of the top heavyweight candidates in the sport at the time, in his fourth professional combat (2004-08-15).

Emelianenko fought in the MFC Middleweight GP on October 9th (2004-10-09), the first time Emelianenko had battled outside Japan.

Emelianenko defeated English brawler James Thompson in eleven seconds at Pride 28 (2004-10-31) on October 31, 2004, the first fight to date for Emelianenko.

Emelianenko won by KO (punches) in fifteen seconds in his second shortest battle, beating Brazilian Ricardo Morais by KO (punches) in 15 seconds at Pride Bushido 6, 2005. When striking Morais, Emelianenko said he broke one of his hands.

Emelianenko defeated Dutch kickboxer Rene Rooze in 28 seconds, leaving Rooze unconscious for several minutes at Bushido Rotterdam Rumble in the Netherlands in his third straight victory.

Emelianenko registered 1996 gold medalist judoka Pawel Nastula in the first round of Pride Shockwave 2005 (2005-12-31).

Emelianenko's second professional defeat, against Pride Absolute Elimination Absolute (2006-05-05) at the Beijing International Exhibition Centre, King of Pancrase Josh Barnett just defeated Emelianenko with a keylock, after Emelianenko slipped and Barnett took advantage of this in the second round of the Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix. Emelianenko dominated the entire tournament, winning by a landslide in the next round of the tournament. Emelianenko used his ferocious hitting exchanges during the first round to smash Barnett's nose. Emelianenko had fever and sickness before the fight, and doctors had advised him not to attend that night because it was the Openweight Grand Prix, the most prestigious tournament at the time.

Emelianenko defeated former colleague and colleague Sergei Kharitonov by TKO in a back-and-forth match, which culminated in Emelianenko punching and kneeing Kharitonov firmly on the ground, causing the referee to call off the match at Pride Final Conflict Absolute on September 10, 2006 (2006-09-10).

Emelianenko met Brazilian Jiu-jitsu specialist Fabrio Werdum in Rotterdam on November 12th (2006-11-12), a two months after his last fight. Emelianenko said in a Sherdog interview that he did not train at all for the Werdum battle because his first adversary was not going to be Werdum, and he would want a rematch with him.

Emelianenko fought in Russia again on Thursday, knocking out American Eric Pele with punches in the first round, the first time Pele was knocked out in his career.

Emelianenko defeated Dutch Jessie Gibbs (called Gibson at the time), who was a late replacement for Gilbert Yvel in his next match. In the first round of the M-1 Mixed Fight Championship: Russia defeated Gibbs by a kimura submission on July 21, 2007 (2007-07-21).

Emelianenko defeated American super heavyweight Dan Bobish by submission in the first round of Hardcore Championship Fighting in Calgary for the first time in North America, originally scheduled to face Wesley Correira. This was Bobish's last professional match as he injured his back in the fight and refused to have surgery.

Emelianenko, a Brazilian Silvao Santos, defeated Santos by TKO (punch) at M-1 Challenge 2, returning to Saint Petersburg on April 3r 2008 (2008-04-04-03).

Emelianenko was signed to make his United States debut at Affliction: Banned on July 19, 2008 (2008-07-19). However, Emelianenko was unable to comply with the California State Athletic Commission's licensing requirements at the weigh-ins for the case. Gary Goodridge took over Emelianenko's role.

Emelianenko denied rumors about a positive test for Hepatitis B, saying he was unable to participate due to visa issues, two days after the planned date for his medical services with the CSAC had been postponed. The CSAC was not allowed to comment why Emelianenko was refused a license in California, but a CSAC member said Emelianenko was not and would not be cleared in California, and that this would hold for both of the United States of America.

Emelianenko had also planned to attend Affliction's Day of Reckoning on October 11, 2008 (2008-10-11), but was unable to participate in any scheme due to continued enrollment issues in August 2008. (2008-08).

Emelianenko defeated South Korean Sang Soo Lee via KO (punches) in the first round and returned to Europe on November 21.

Emelianenko retired from Red Devil Sport Club on March 3, 2009 (2009-03-03).

Emelianenko beat rival Russian Ibragim Magomedov in 51 seconds, but Emelianenko won by TKO in 51 seconds after Magomedov was close to knocking Emelianenko out, but the referee called off the match after the ring doctor checked the injury.

Emelianenko was supposed to compete in South Korea on September 29 (2009-09-29), but Ivanov, a Bulgarian Sambo practitioner who had defeated Emelianenko's brother Fedor in the 2008 World Sambo Championships, was disqualified, so Emelianenko decided to postpone the match against Kazuyuki Fujita, which had left the date in the air, so Emelianenko withdrew.

Emelianenko's next match was on April 23, 2010 (2010-04-23) at ProFC: Commonwealth Cup against Swedish wrestler Eddy Bengtsson after a year without professional MMA matches. Bengtsson appeared to be knocked unconscious from a light punch, bringing the contest to a halt in less than a minute. Emelianenko formed the AE Team, which he began to represent in his war against Bengtsson.

Emelianenko defeated Serbian fighter Miodrag Petkovic by TKO (punches) in the first round a month later, on May 22nd, 2010 (2010-05-22), an event hosted in Baku with the support of the Azerbaijan Pankration Federation (APF).

Emelianenko was in talks with Polish promotion KSW (Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki) during July 2010 (2010-07) for a potential match against strongman Mariusz Pudzianowski, which culminated in a verbal deal. However, in a Polsat News interview on August 3, 2010, (2010-08-03), KSW co-owner Maciej Kawulski said that Emelianenko will not fight in KSW, and that Emelianenko had Hepatitis C. Emelianenko denied this and demanded an apology from KSW. During the scandal, a former Emelianenko critic said he believed Emelianenko had Hepatitis B, not C.

Strefa Walk, a Polish MMA promotion, decided to announce the findings of medical examinations that Emelianenko reportedly conducted on August 10 (102010-08-10). According to these tests, he had none of the hepatitis strains and, therefore, was fit to fight for the promotion. Independent licensing organizations have yet to investigate the tests findings or recognize the findings.

Stefa Walk announced on Twitter that it would be a clash between Emelianenko and Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem, which Bas Boon, the founder of Golden Glory, announced to a Polish MMA website that it was in talks, but Overeem later announced on Twitter that he did not want to fight Emelianenko, but that he did not want to face Emelianenko, but that he was not going to fight Emelianenko

Strefa Walk's official press conference on October 19, 2010 (2010-11-19), where Emelianenko will face Austrian fighter Chris Mahle in the main event of Strefa Walk M&W: Emelianenko vs. Mahle in do, Poland, was held on October 19th, 2010 (2010-11-19). The date of Emelianenko's match with Mahle had been postponed to November 17th, 2010-11-17), according to Strefa Walk (2011-02-25).

Emelianenko defeated Australian kickboxer Peter Graham on December 18, 2010 (2010-12-18), losing by TKO in the second round after Graham failed Emelianenko with multiple leg kicks, leaving Emelianenko unable to continue fighting.

Emelianenko's bout with Mahle was postponed to an unspecified later date due to Emelianenko's injury while fighting with Peter Graham on February 10, 2011 (2011-02-10).

Emelianenko met Magomed Malikov at M-1 Challenge XVIII on November 12, 2011, in Astrakhan, Russia. Emelianenko was disqualified in the first round due to a KO.

At M-1 Challenge 31 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Alexander Emelianenko defeated Tadas Rimkevicius. At 1:52 of round 2, Emelianenko defeated the fight via TKO (punches).

Emelianenko knocked out a north-south choke from American wrestler Jeff Monson in the second round of their match at M-1 Challenge 35: Emelianenko vs. Monson at the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg on November 15, 2012. On December 18, 2012, he declared his withdrawal from MMA through an open letter sent to his followers, blaming a persistent injury and a lack of time for his family as contributing factors in his decision.

Emelianenko, who had announced his retirement, has announced that he would return to MMA with ProFC. However, his first match since retirement was against American MMA superstar Bob Sapp on May 25, 2013 in Moscow, but it was not at the Legend Fighting Show against American MMA superstar Bob Sapp. In Round 1, Alexander defeated Bob Sapp by TKO.

Alexander had been scheduled to meet Darrill Schoonover in Rostov-on-Don in Russia on August 25, but he was unable to due to a knee injury. Emelianenko said in a video posted on the ProFC website that he hoped to go forward with the much-anticipated rematch against Mirko Cro Cop scheduled for November under the Legend Fighting Show banner.

Emelianenko was released from jail on November 24, 2016.

He signed a deal with the Akhmat Fighting Club for several fights after his release. Alexander participated in the WFCA 42 tournament against Brazilian Geronimo dos Santos on September 27, 2017. Alexander knocked him out early in the first round as early as 36 seconds. In December, two more victories followed: over American Virgil Zwicker at "WFCA 44" and Pole Szymon Bayor at "Battle of the Volga" in March 2018. Both fights, as well as the Brazilian, ended with a technical knockout in the first round. Emelianenko remained a member of the "RCC" in the years after, fighting in parallel with the "WFCA." He fought in Yekaterinburg, which became the evening's biggest combats under the Ural promotion's auspices. He defeated Brazilian Gabriel Gonzaga, a Brazilian who was weaker than Czech Viktor Peta, on May 5, 2018 at RCC 2, on Saturday, RCC 3. Emelianenko was able to knock out his opponents in the second round of both combats. Emelianenko defeated American Tony Johnson in the main event on August 18, during the WFCA's 50th Akhmat League jubilee tournament in Moscow. The contest came to a draw (29:28 (Johnson), 29:29, 29:29) by the judges' split decision. Emelianenko would face Brazilian Francimar Barroso at the RCC 5 in Ekaterinburg on December 15, 2018. However, Emelianenko was arrested in early March 2019 after smashing into two cars while fleeing police and driving under the influence, prompting his upcoming bout to be postponed. On May 4, 2019, in Chelyabinsk, Emelianenko was set to face Wagner Prado, another Brazilian, at the next tournament, RCC 6. However, this match was also called off due to the incident in Kislovodsk. Alexander's deal with the league was canceled later this season. On May 10, 2019, Emelianenko decided to fight in the GFC promotion with Luiz Henrique, a Brazilian who, as the previous two battles, did not take place due to the Russian. Emelianenko's demise was caused by a fall from his bike at this time. Alexander Emelianenko and Magomed Ismailov decided to combat by phone on YouTube's "HukVam" show. The ACA's heavyweight battle, which was supposed to take place in Moscow on April 3, 2020: Emelianenko vs. Ismailov. However, the tournament was postponed until July 24, 2020, owing to tighter steps in the capital due to the coronavirus epidemic. It was later revealed that it would not be held in Moscow but in Sochi. Ismailov dominated the three-round match, with the latter winning by mechanical knockout in the last five minutes.

Emelianenko, as a replacement for Vyacheslav Vasilevsky, was supposed to appear at Márcio Santos as the event headliner at AMC Fight Nights 106. In the first round, he lost by arm-triangle choke.

Boxing career

Emelianenko made his professional boxing debut against Khizir Pliev, an army boxing champion from Inchetia who was also on his debut in a fight that resulted in a draw. At a Hardcore Boxing Exhibition in Moscow on September 25, Aleksander Emelianenko was knocked out in 13 seconds by Viacheslav Datsik.

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