The defeated Fedor Emelianenko became a father for the fifth time, and the younger brother who abused the housekeeper got married. Biography of Fedor Emelianenko. Photo of wife and children

The history of personal relationships in the life of Emelianenko

For the first time, this courageous and promising athlete got married back in 1999. His first chosen one was a girl named Oksana, with whom he had been talking since childhood. Despite the fact that Oksana strongly supported and encouraged Fedor's hobbies in such a difficult and dangerous sport as wrestling, the family soon broke up. Why this happened and what was the reason for the gap, the young people did not comment. From his first marriage, Fedor had a daughter, Masha, with whom he continues to communicate. However, the fighter also maintains contact with his first wife, because they parted as adults, not holding evil against each other.

A few years later, namely in 2007, the "Last Emperor" marries for the second time. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, little is known about the new life partner of the athlete. The name of the girl is Marina and she also fully supports her husband in his career. However, this is not surprising, because Fedor himself, being such a formidable and dangerous opponent in the ring, is a very kind and responsible husband and father. In the same year, Marina gave her husband his second daughter, whom it was decided to name Vasilisa. Right before the girl was supposed to be born, Emelianenko brilliantly performed in a duel against Hong Man Choi. In an interview that the fighter gave after the performance, he talked a lot about the fact that the family is in the first place for him, and that success and career are all gainful, and family and children are the most sacred thing that can be.

The second child in the family of Fedor and Marina was also born on the eve of the battle. In December 2011, a very important fight in the career of an athlete took place - Emelianenko-Henderson, in which the victory was not on the side of our fellow countryman. Fedor was credited with a knockout and the fight was stopped in the first round. According to eyewitnesses, Fedor was very worried and could not concentrate. Perhaps the reason for this was all the same worries about the family, because almost at that moment Marina gave birth to her second (for Emelianenko already the third) daughter, Elizabeth.

Fedor himself is a very religious person. Therefore, almost immediately after the official marriage with Marina, in 2009, the Emelianenko spouses got married in the church of St. Nicholas in Stary Oskol. In addition to parents and close friends, the confessor of the fighter, Archdeacon of the Nizhny Novgorod diocese, Father Andrei, also arrived to congratulate the couple. At the moment, Fedor and Marina live their quiet, calm life, in which they do not allow annoying journalists. Their personal life remains truly personal, not burdened by constant interviews and sensations bloated from scratch.

1976 September 28, Rubizhne, Luhansk region (then Ukrainian SSR) - Fedor Emelianenko was born. His father, Vladimir Alexandrovich, worked as a welder at that time. Mom, Olga Fedorovna, a vocational school teacher. Sister Marina is 2 years older (born in 1974), Alexander is 5 years younger (born in 1981), Ivan is 12 years old (born in 1988). Alexander and Ivan are active fighters. They train and conduct their fights in mixed martial arts MMA tournaments. Two years after the birth of Fedor Emelianenko, the family moves to the Belgorod region, the city of Stary Oskol. Even when Fedor was known all over the world, he continued to live and train in Stary Oskol. Initially it the family lived in difficult conditions, in the room of a communal apartment. This room was designed to dry clothes. Emelianenko shared the bathroom and kitchen with neighbors.

Youth. The first steps of the Last Emperor.

Emelianenko took the first step to the Olympus of mixed martial arts 10 years. At this age, he began to practice sambo and judo. And even then he stood out from his peers, more than once staying at the gym overnight. An interesting fact is that just at that time he began to bring his brother Alexander to training. Then the parents had to leave Sasha under the supervision of his brother. Fedor couldn’t manage to be at home with his brother and be in training at the same time. Therefore, the older brother took Sasha with him. As a result, Alexander became a mixed martial arts professional. For some time he was one of the ten strongest heavyweight fighters in the world.

College education, higher education.

After school, Fedor Emelianenko studied at PTU №22 and successfully graduated in 1994 with honors. During his studies, he did not stop training and continued his way up the ladder of sports achievements.

After 9 years, Fedor Emelianenko decided to continue his education and entered Belgorod State University. He graduated from the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports in 2009. And in 2011 studied at same university in graduate school.

Military service, training, tragedy.

In 1995, together with peers goes to the army for two years. First he serves in the fire department, and then in the tank troops. In the army, training mostly consisted of cross-country runs, work with kettlebells and a barbell. It was a difficult period for the family, as parents decide to divorce. Despite this, Fedor Emelianenko continued to support relationship with father who died in August 2012.

Birth of the first daughter Masha.

Two years after returning from the army, in 1999, Fedor Emelianenko marries Oksana. They had known each other since high school. Oksana met Fedor in a pioneer camp, where she was a counselor. Sports camps were held there, in which the future Last Emperor participated. Immediately after they met and married, they daughter Masha is born.

Divorce. The path to God, churching.

But the marriage was not destined to be happy, and after 7 years of marriage in 2006, Fedor Emelianenko divorced his wife. It was during this period that the light of God illumined his soul and churching began. A trip to the village of Diveevo and visit to the Seraphim-Diveevsky monastery. Even in the army, Fedor Emelianenko thought about faith and God. But it was the trip to Diveevo that became the key moment.

Love. Birth of the second daughter Vasilisa and the third daughter Elizabeth.

A year after the divorce, on December 29, 2007, a daughter is born in a happy family. Baby Vasilisa became the fruit of the love of Fedor Emelianenko and his longtime girlfriend Marina. Two years later, in the fall of 2009, the Emelianko family officially sealed their union. After another 2 years, in July 2011, in a happy family appears baby Elizabeth. Love for the family of this man is given by God. Family has always been and remains in the first place. Family is the most important thing in Emelianenko's life, and nothing else can be higher and more important than a sports career.

Membership in the Belgorod Regional Duma from the United Russia party.

October 20, 2010 Fedor Emelianenko becomes an MP Belgorod Regional Duma of the fifth convocation from the United Russia party. According to him, this will allow him to monitor the observance of human rights and make the lives of citizens better.

Millions of fans reacted ambiguously to the news about the beginning of the political career of the mixed martial arts legend. Many were against, believing that such a step would be the beginning of the end of the athlete's sports career. But at the same time, a sociological survey was conducted before the elections. He revealed that more than 50% of the inhabitants of Belgorod are ready to vote for the potential deputy Emelianenko. For comparison, we can cite the data that the strongest candidate for this post did not gain even 20%.

The deputy's program is mainly aimed at developing youth movements, as well as promoting the sports interests of society.

Fedor Emelianenko - President of the Union of Mixed Martial Arts MMA of Russia.

In 2012, Fedor Emelianenko headed the Union of Mixed Martial Arts MMA of Russia. On May 16, the first All-Russian Constituent Conference was convened in Moscow. It was attended by representatives of 52 regions of Russia. They decided to create mixed martial arts MMA in Russia. Fedor Emelianenko was unanimously elected the first president of the MMA Union of Russia.

The new president accepted congratulations and assured journalists that after the fight with Pedro Hizzo on June 21, he would end his sports career. According to him, this will allow him to be as useful as possible as president of mixed martial arts and a deputy of the State Duma.

President of the MMA Union expressed the opinion that on this day the first stage was passed. Then there is a difficult path and overcoming new steps. All these steps are necessary for the recognition of mixed martial arts as an official sport in Russia.

A feature of Emelianenko's training, everything ingenious is simple.

Fedor Emelianenko trained two or three times a day. The number of training sessions depended on the stage of preparation for the battle. During training he ran a lot, ran about 15 kilometers a day. Basically, these were simple exercises in the form pull-ups, dips, ab exercises. According to the athlete, he pays almost no attention to working with iron. There was a period in his life from 13 to 24 years old when he "swinged" and could do the exercise "bench press" with a weight of 180 kg. After this period, the main iron shells in the athlete's arsenal were sledgehammers and weights.

Legendary and the last battle of the Last Emperor (video).

Fedor Emelianenko has been recognized by the world-famous mass media as the best heavyweight fighter in MMA for seven years. For almost ten years, Fedor Emelianenko remained undefeated, which is an unprecedented fact in the history of MMA.

On June 21, 2012, the last fight took place, in which Fedor was opposed by the Brazilian heavyweight Pedro Rizzo. Rizzo is known for his fights during early UFC tournaments. This last fight The Last Emperor won by knockout in the second minute of the first round. At the end of the fight, Fedor Emelianenko announced that he had made the final decision to end his career in mixed martial arts.

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Great humble man.

According to many people who are close to Emelianenko, his main distinguishing feature is modesty. He differs sharply from the bulk of mixed martial arts fighters. As a rule, these are bullies who insult their opponents, they can fight at a press conference. The last emperor is very restrained in showing his emotions and always speaks of his opponent with respect and politeness. This behavior is not dependent on time or place. Thanks to his courtesy and diplomatic attitude during interviews with viewers and journalists, the Last Emperor won worldwide love. He never boasted of his awards and merits. We have to admit with bitterness that for many years he was much more popular in the USA, Japan, Korea than in Russia. This is due to the poor coverage of his sports career by the Russian media. In Japan and Korea, the popularity of our fellow countryman is going through the roof. There, fans consider it a great happiness to stand next to Fedor Emelianenko or touch the legend of mixed martial arts. Not to mention getting an autograph or taking a photo. The modesty of Fedor Emelianenko is manifested in all sections of his life. He is always dressed in discreet and modest clothes. Money for him is an opportunity to help his relatives and those around him.

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Fedor Emelianenko - the famous Russian boxer, multiple world and European champion, was born in Ukraine in the village of Rubezhnoye on September 28, 1976.

Childhood

Fedor grew up in a large simple family. His father, a welder by profession, worked at a factory, his mother worked as a teacher. The boy was the second child. Two years earlier, his sister was born, and then two more brothers were born.

Shortly after the birth of Fedor, the family decided to move to Russia. They settled in Novy Oskol in a small room. Nevertheless, they all lived together. Neighbors in the communal apartment were often surprised that the children in the family were very organized, maintained order and helped their mother with the housework. The older ones took care of the younger ones.

Fedor in childhood

To feed their noisy crowd, the parents had to work hard, and they were almost always at work. And the children spent most of the day on their own. At the same time, they all studied well, and at the age of 10, Fedor independently enrolled in the sambo section, and a little later judo training was added to it.

Playing sports disciplined the boy and instilled in him composure and a sense of responsibility for his actions. This helped not only him to become a champion in the future, but also greatly influenced the life of his younger brother Alexander.

One of Fyodor's family duties was to look after him. And since he had training almost daily, the boy began to take little Sasha with him to the gym. The coaches reacted to this with understanding, and Sasha, who had been engaged in martial arts from early childhood, also subsequently won the champion title.

Having received a basic education, Fedor decided to enter a technical school in order to start working early and financially help his parents. He chose the specialty of an electrician and graduated from college with only excellent grades. Immediately after that, he was drafted into the army, where he continued to train hard and returned from there even more prepared and strong.

Amateur career

Fedor's active sports career began after demobilization. In 1997, he passes the standards for the master of sports and regularly takes part in competitions. In 1998, just a year after starting his career, Fedor won the Moscow and then the All-Russian judo championship and won bronze medals in sambo.

In 1999, the coaches included him in the Russian national team, and he began to compete in the most prestigious competitions. For the first time, having left for international competitions as part of the national team, he becomes the champion of Europe.

But at the same time, he begins to understand that even amateur sports are dominated by money that goes to non-athletes at all. And by this time he already had a family that needed to be provided for.

Making money on sporting achievements officially in the late 90s was simply unrealistic. Therefore, many promising athletes involved in martial arts fell under the patronage of criminal authorities and became bandits. But the rigid moral principles of Fedor did not allow him to even think about it.

Professional fighter

Fortunately, he received an offer to try his hand at mixed rules fights, in which he performed very successfully. Thus, at the initial stage, the athlete combined performances in amateur and professional competitions. But mixed fights were not very popular with the audience, and rare earnings were not enough to provide a decent life for the family.

In 2000, Emelianenko decided to retrain and become a professional boxer. The fact that he came to boxing from another sport was both his advantage and a big disadvantage. On the one hand, he developed a completely different style from other boxers, which was famous for its unpredictability. On the other hand, it was difficult for him to adapt to a new combat technique.

In the same year, he made his debut in the professional ring, and the very first fight gave him an extremely unpleasant surprise and almost unsettled the novice boxer. His opponent Kosaka cut Fedor's eyebrow with a forbidden blow, and since in the previous fight he had already received the same injury, his whole face was covered with blood, and the athlete could not continue the fight.

He was credited with a technical defeat. But a year later, in a rematch, Emelianenko easily laid Kosaka in the ring.

From 2000 to 2002, Emelianenko played as part of the RINGS club, but when it ceased to exist for commercial reasons, the athlete was immediately taken by one of the most famous and largest clubs, PRIDE, in which he soon won his first champion title . In "PRIDE" Emelianenko fought for more than 5 years, but this club also declared itself bankrupt in 2007 and ceased to exist.

In 2006, Emelianenko received a serious hand injury, for the treatment of which he had to undergo two operations and a long rehabilitation period. About a year later, he began to perform again, but was no longer as invincible as before. His success alternated with defeats, and by 2011, having changed a few more clubs, he thought about coaching and ending his sports career.

Currently, Emelianenko is working hard to promote young athletes, and is the president of the Russian MMA Union. His original training system has proven its effectiveness and is actively adopted by novice boxers. In addition, he considers the psychological preparation and moral qualities of the fighters very important and sets a personal example with his faith in God, modesty and good deeds.

Personal life

Returning from the army, Emelianenko did not marry a girl, Oksana, who had faithfully been waiting for him all two years. Oksana was the athlete's first love. They met during a training camp at a sports camp, where the girl worked as a counselor.

With his first wife Oksana

At first, she did not take the student seriously - Oksana was several years older, but over time, his perseverance won her heart. In 1999, they nevertheless got married, and soon their daughter Masha was born. But after a few years the marriage broke up.

The second wife of the athlete was another old friend Marina, who admitted that she had loved him since childhood. Fedor married her a year after the birth of their joint daughter, and soon another girl was born, the third daughter of Emelianenko. But even the presence of two small children did not keep him in this family.

With second wife and daughter

Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko. Born on September 28, 1976 in Rubizhne, Luhansk region. Russian athlete, four-time MMA heavyweight world champion according to Pride FC, two-time according to RINGS, two-time according to WAMMA, four-time world champion and nine-time Russian champion in combat sambo. Honored Master of Sports in Sambo, International Master of Sports in Judo.

Emelianenko was born in 1976 in the city of Rubizhne, Luhansk region (Ukrainian SSR) in the family of Vladimir Alexandrovich, a welder, and Olga Fedorovna, a vocational school teacher.

Emelianenko has an older sister Marina (b. 1974) and younger brothers - Alexander (b. 1981) and Ivan (b. 1988), both of whom compete in MMA.

In 1978, the Emelianenko family moved to Stary Oskol, in the Belgorod region, where Fedor remained to live and train, even as a famous athlete.

Emelianenko lived with the whole family in a communal apartment, occupying a room originally intended for drying clothes, and sharing a kitchen and a bathroom with neighbors.

At the age of 10, Emelianenko began to practice sambo and judo. Repeatedly stayed in the gym overnight. It is curious that Fedor began to bring his younger brother, Alexander, with him to training, who had no one to leave home with, as a result of which Alexander himself became a professional athlete and at one time was among the top ten heavyweights in the world.

Fedor continuously continued his studies after school, while studying at the city vocational school No. 22, which he graduated with a red diploma in 1994 with a degree in electrician. On this, Fedor did not complete his education: in 2003 he entered the Belgorod State University at the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports, graduating in 2009, and as of January 2011, he is a postgraduate student at the same university.

From 1995 to 1997, Emelianenko served in the Russian army, first in the fire department, and then in the tank division near Nizhny Novgorod.

In the army, Fedor continued training, however, in view of the specifics of military service, he worked more with a barbell, kettlebells, and also made cross-country runs.

During the same period, Emelianenko's parents divorced, but unlike his brother Alexander, Fedor maintained a relationship with his father until his death in August 2012.

After demobilization in 1997, Emelianenko received the title of Master of Sports of Russia in sambo, and two months later, having won an international tournament in Kursk, he became a master of sports in judo. A year later, Fedor received the title of international master of sports in sambo, having won first place at the prestigious international class “A” tournament in Moscow, and also became the champion of Russia in judo and the bronze medalist of the Russian sambo championship.

In addition, in 1998, Emelianenko became the silver medalist of the combat sambo championship among the Russian armed forces in the absolute weight category.

In 1999, Emelianenko was invited to the Russian sambo team, in which he became the bronze medalist of class A international tournaments, and also helped lead the Russian team to a gold medal in the European team championship in Istanbul.

Despite sporting success, Emelianenko left the national team, faced with injustice in refereeing and the principle of selection for the team, as well as in connection with the need for earnings. It was the latter factor that prompted Fedor to compete in mixed-rules fights already on a professional basis, since at that time he had already started a family and "there was not enough material support from regional sports organizations." However, Emelianenko continued to perform in sambo and, subsequently, repeatedly became the champion of Russia and the world.

In 2000, Fedor intensively began to study boxing techniques under the guidance of his current coach, Alexander Michkov, and focused on performances in MMA. At the same time, Emelianenko joined the Russian Top Team (RTT) club, managed by Vladimir Pogodin. In 2003, Fedor left RTT, subsequently pointing out Pogodin's dishonesty, and joined the Red Devil Fighting Team club led by Vadim Finkelstein, with whom he works to this day.

The Japanese organization "RINGS" became the first MMA organization with which Fedor collaborated. Under her auspices, Emelianenko fought 11 fights, defeating such well-known fighters as Ricardo Arona and Renata "Babala" Sobral, among other things, and twice won the heavyweight championship title. Also, speaking for RINGS, Fedor received his first official defeat from the Japanese fighter Tsuyoshi Kosaki.

The defeat was received under very controversial circumstances: on December 22, 2000, as part of the King of Kings 2000 Block B tournament, Kosaka inflicted a cut on Fedor with a forbidden elbow strike, and already at the 17th second of the fight, the doctors were forced to stop the fight. Since the fight was within the framework of the tournament, the winner had to be declared, who would continue on to the final. Emelianenko could not continue participating in the tournament, so Kosaka was declared the winner of the fight. Subsequently, Fedor took revenge on Kosaka during performances in Pride.

Despite the embarrassing defeat, Fedor Emelianenko became the champion of "RINGS" in 2001.

Having become the RINGS champion, Emelianenko was invited to Pride, the largest MMA organization in the world at that time.

In Pride, Emelianenko made his debut on June 23, 2002, speaking out against the Dutch fighter Semmy Schilt, who was almost 30 centimeters taller. Despite such a big difference, Emelianenko confidently won the fight by unanimous decision, after which he went to the American Heath Herring. Despite the fact that Herring was considered the favorite, Emelianenko managed to win by technical knockout already in the first round, knocking the American to the floor and bringing down a hail of blows on him in the ground floor. As a result of Emelianenko's successful attacks, Herring's eyes swam and a serious cut opened, after examining which, the doctor forbade the continuation of the fight.

The victory over Herring gave Fedor the opportunity to face Nogueira for the Pride title. Emelianenko won the victory via unanimous decision, becoming the second and last heavyweight champion in Pride history. Fedor later called this fight one of the most important in his career.

In 2003, Fedor spent three more fights in Pride, meeting with Kazuyuki Fujita, Gary Goodridge and Yuji Nagata.

At the end of 2003, Fedor fell out of favor with the Pride management, performing in a rival organization, Inoki Boom Ba Ye, who fought on the same day as Pride. Preferring a larger fee than the one offered to him in Pride, Fedor went into battle against the Japanese wrestler Yuji Nagata. The Pride bosses were unhappy with this act and announced a fight for the interim title between Nogueira and Mirko Filipovic.

On August 15, 2004, in the semifinals of the Grand Prix, Emelianenko met with six-time member of the Japanese judo team and Olympic silver medalist Naoya Ogawa. One of the most famous moments was the unsportsmanlike behavior of Ogawa, who refused to shake hands with Emelianenko before the fight. Fedor quickly turned the fight to the ground floor, where he held the "armbar", thus for the second time in his career going to António Rodrigo Nogueira.

Fight Nogueira-Emelianenko was supposed not only to determine the winner of the Grand Prix 2004, but also to combine Nogueira's interim champion title and Emelianenko's title. The meeting between the two fighters was very tense, but as a result of an unintentional, but still forbidden by the rules, clash of heads, Emelianenko opened a cut. As a result, the fight was declared invalid, and Emelianenko retained the champion title.

The third meeting between the fighters took place at Pride Shockwave 2004. The Pride Heavyweight Championship and the 2004 Grand Prix Championship were again at stake. Unlike the first match, which took place on the floor, Emelianenko, to the surprise of the enemy, preferred to fight in a stance and limited himself to judo throws. In the end, he won, retaining the championship title.

In April 2005, at Pride Bushido 6, Fedor avenged his first defeat to Tsuyoshi Kosaka, leaving the Japanese no chance to win and winning the fight by technical knockout.

The main event of 2005 was the fight between Emelianenko and the Croatian fighter Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovich.

The fight took place on August 28, 2005 during the Pride Final Conflict. In the first round, Filipovich threw two hard jabs and broke Fedor's nose. In addition, the Croat struck Emelianenko with several effective kicks to the body, as a result of which Fedor developed a large hematoma on the right side of the chest.

Despite this, Emelianenko successfully countered Filipovich in the standing position, and on the ground he managed to inflict several heavy blows to the body. The fight in the standing position was generally a surprise for Filipovich, who expected Fedor to try to transfer to the ground and ground and pound. After 20 minutes of intense fighting, the victory was awarded to Fedor, becoming his second successful defense of the Pride title. Later, Emelianenko called this fight one of the most important in his career.

Fedor Emelianenko vs Mirko Filipovich

The year 2006 began for Fedor with an operation on his arm in one of the clinics in St. Petersburg, where the athlete was installed in the place of the fracture of the plate and one needle. The rehabilitation period prescribed by the doctors lasted until June 24, when the plates were removed.

Emelianenko's first fight after the operation took place on October 21 against Mark Coleman. The fight took place in Las Vegas as part of Pride 32, the first Pride event outside of Japan. Throughout the fight, Emelianenko controlled the enemy, and in the second round he carried out a winning technique - the "elbow lever", catching Coleman on him for the second time.

The last defense of the Pride title by Fedor took place at Pride Shockwave 2006 against the 2001 K-1 champion, New Zealander Mark Hunt, whom he defeated in 8 minutes 16 seconds of the first round.

This fight was Fedor's third and last defense of the Pride title, and at the same time his last fight under the auspices of the Japanese promotion. A few months later, the organization went bankrupt, and its assets were bought out by its main competitor, the UFC.

April 14, 2007 in St. Petersburg, a fight called "Clash of the Nations" (Clash of the Nations), bringing together a large number of celebrities among the audience, including Vladimir Putin, Silvio Berlusconi and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Emelianenko's opponent was the American fighter Matt Lindland.

From the first blow, Lindland inflicted a cut over Emelianenko's right eye and entered the clinch in an attempt to transfer the fight to the ground. Under the pressure of Lindland, Fedor fell on the ropes of the ring and unintentionally grabbed the top one, for which he received a warning from the referee. Lindland, grabbing Emelianenko, tried to make a throw, but Fedor managed to turn around in the air and be in Lindland's half-guard. After 2 minutes 58 seconds from the start of the round, Emelianenko held the armbar, forcing Lindland to surrender.

On December 31, 2007, Fedor went into battle against the Korean giant (218 cm, 160 kg) Choi Hong Man, nicknamed "Techno-Goliath". The fight took 1 minute 54 seconds - Fedor held the elbow lever. Also for this fight, Emelianenko was awarded the Golden Belt Prize, established by the Russian Union of Martial Arts, in the nomination "The brightest victory of the year."

In 2008, Emelianenko defended his title against the former UFC champion Belarusian Andrei Orlovsky, whom he sent him to a deep knockout. This knockout was later voted "The Best Knockout of 2009" by sports website Sherdog.

The next defense of Emelianenko's title was scheduled for August 1, 2009, at an event called "Affliction: Trilogy" ("Trilogy"), against Fedor's colleague from the time of "Pride" - Josh Barnett. However, the fight did not take place: on July 22, Barnett was convicted by the California Athletic Commission of using anabolic steroids.

On November 7, 2009, Fedor's opponent was 196-centimeter, 120-kilogram puncher from Minnesota Brett Rogers, at that time having 10 victories in the asset in the absence of defeats.

From the first blow, Rogers cut the bridge of Fedor's nose, and in the middle of the first round he managed to be on top of the stalls and deliver several blows in the ground and pound. Despite this, Emelianenko managed to seize the initiative in the second round and began to wear down Rodgers physically, alternating punches with the clinch. As a result, Rogers, who lost concentration, lowered his hands a little, and Emelianenko delivered a crushing blow with his right hand, which knocked the American to the floor. Fedor managed to deliver a few more blows, but Rogers had already stopped defending himself, and the referee stopped the fight at around 1 minute 48 seconds of the second round.

Emelianenko's next fight took place on June 26, 2010 against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist and Abu Dhabi Combat Club champion Fabricio Werdum. During the fight, after a little reconnaissance, Fedor caught the enemy on the counter move, knocked him down with a blow of his hand and rushed to finish off in the stalls, where Fabricio first grabbed his hand, and then concluded Emelianenko in a “triangle”. Fedor tried to free himself, but was unsuccessful, and at around 1:09 of the first round, Emelianenko was forced to surrender, which was his first undeniable defeat in his career. Subsequently, this technique was recognized as the "Best Choke of 2010" according to the site "Sherdog".

July 30, 2011 Emelianenko met with American fighter Dan Henderson, former Pride Middleweight Champion and current Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion.

The fight began on a collision course, and both opponents delivered several accurate shots already in the first minute. Henderson was more productive, and Emelianenko opened a small cut in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe right eye. Henderson went into the clinch and pressed Fedor to the net, where he managed to land several knees to the body and on the inside of the thigh. Dispersing, the opponents again exchanged blows, and this time Emelianenko was more accurate: Henderson fell, and Fedor tried to finish him on the ground. However, Dan dodged, with the help of a thigh grab, he went behind Fedor's back and delivered an uppercut that knocked down Emelianenko. Henderson landed a few more punches, which referee Herb Dean thought were enough to stop the fight. Despite the fact that Fedor lost consciousness from the uppercut, by the time Herb Dean stopped the fight, he came to his senses, and the victory was recorded as from a technical knockout.

On November 20, 2011, Emelianenko fought in Moscow for the first time: at USC Olimpiysky, he entered the ring against two-time ADCC champion Jeffrey Monson, 40, nicknamed "The Snowman", in the main fight of the evening "M-1 Global: Fedor vs Monson", broadcast live on the air of "Russia-2". Fedor had the advantage for three rounds, sending the opponent to the floor over and over again with punches or low kicks, which, it is worth noting, he practically did not use before this fight. However, the fight did not continue in the stalls: Emelianenko did not use his ground-and-pound arsenal, preferring to fight in the stand.

The result of Fedor's dominance was his victory by unanimous decision, and after the fight, doctors diagnosed Monson with a fracture of the fibula of his right leg.

June 21, 2012 Emelianenko came out against the Brazilian heavyweight Pedro Rizzo, known for his performances in the early UFC tournaments. Fedor won by knockout in the second minute of the first round.

After the fight, the athlete announced the final decision to end his career in mixed martial arts: “I think the time has come, I'm leaving. I also have the World Combat Sambo Championship. The decision to leave was influenced by the family. My daughters are growing up without me, so it's time to leave.".

Since the summer of 2012, Emelianenko has not competed in mixed martial arts tournaments, but continued to keep fit.

The duel, which, according to all forecasts, was supposed to be a passing one for the "Last Emperor", turned into one of the most difficult fights in his career.

In the first round, Emelianenko missed during the blow and fell, and then Maldonado got caught on a takedown, moreover, the hardest. The Brazilian beat the lying Russian fighter for about a minute. Fedor's face was covered in blood, the referee was already looking at his condition, obviously thinking about stopping the fight. However, Emelianenko, with an incredible effort of will, was able to withstand this hail of heavy blows and got out from under the opponent. In the standing position, he still missed a few heavy blows, it was clear that he was shaking, the Brazilian at some point knocked out the Russian fighter's mouthguard. But he was able to hold out until the gong.

The second and third rounds were completely under the control of the Russian, who used low kicks and from time to time carried out a series of powerful blows - Maldonado had a cut, blood also came from his nose. However, he was able to survive until the end of the battle.

Fedor Emelianenko won by decision of the judges. At the same time, one referee considered that the fight was a draw (28:28). The other two - 29:28 in favor of the Russian fighter.

However, the Brazilian disputed the outcome of the fight. And by decision of the World Mixed Martial Arts Association (WMMAA). The result of the fight was a draw.

On February 18, 2017, he was appointed. But just before the start of the fight, Mitrion withdrew due to illness.

After a cautious start of the fight, the fighters went to blow to blow, arranging a mutual knockdown. Mitrione's strike did more damage, Matt quickly got up and finished off Fedor, who was lying on his back.

At the beginning of 2019, Oksana gave birth to Fedor another daughter.

Fedor Emelianenko and Oksana again became husband and wife

In 2009, in preparation for the fight with Rogers, Fedor took part in the filming of the film "Key of the Salamander", where he played the role of a special forces soldier - Fedor.

Fedor Emelianenko in the film "Key of the Salamander"

In 2008 Victory Belt Publishing published a book Fedor: The Fighting System of the World's Undisputed King of MMA, co-authored by Glen Cordoza, Eric Kraus and Fedor Emelianenko.

In 2011 Emelianenko became the "face" of the Russian brand of sportswear "Forward". The company plans to release a separate line "from Fedor Emelianenko", in the development of which the athlete himself will take part. According to Emelianenko, he would like the collection to contain not only a national, but also a spiritual component.

Fedor Emelianenko about himself:

"Sports anger" is some kind of artificial notion, I don't understand - what is it about? Sports patience, overcoming oneself, expanding one's capabilities - yes. When it seems to you that you can’t do it anymore and you don’t have enough strength, take it and step over yourself, bite your emotions, fatigue and still move forward. And anger - why is it necessary? She just gets in the way. It clouds the head, a person cannot soberly assess the situation, cannot adequately respond. Somewhere you need to be careful, but a person does not notice anything. There is a desire to take revenge, to rush forward, just to hit harder, to win back - but this does not lead to anything good. As a rule, people pay for it with mistakes. Moreover, in my opinion, this applies not only to sports, but also to relations between people in general..

“Of course, the temptation to be proud of your success lies in wait for every person - including me. I try my best to avoid this. There is only one way to fight this: dedicate every victory to God and your country.”.

“In sports, the sign of the maximum result is victory. It is not important in itself, it is evidence that you did everything to the end..

“You can’t live in such a way that now you are an athlete, and then, when you have more free time, you will become a Christian. It is impossible to make such a "schedule". Faith in God cannot be postponed until later, otherwise it is simply not faith. Life in Christ comes first, then everything else. Rather, even such an arrangement of priorities is not quite right. Sometimes people ask me how it is possible to combine faith and life. But it is impossible to “combine” them, because they are not separated. By faith you can just live".

Fedor Emelianenko is a Russian athlete, four-time world champion in mixed martial arts.

Fedor Emelianenko was born on September 28, 1976 in the Ukrainian city of Rubizhne. Vladimir Alexandrovich, the father of the future athlete, worked as a welder. Olga Fedorovna, Fedor's mother, teacher at the school. Fedor was the second child, in total there were four children in the family.

In 1978, the family moved to Russia, settling in the city of Stary Oskol. There they lived in a communal apartment - the family got a small room, originally intended for drying clothes.

At the age of 10, Fedya enrolled in the judo and sambo sections, where he trained under the guidance of Vasily Gavrilov. The boy devoted all his time to training, sometimes even staying in the gym for the night. The future athlete had to take his younger brother Sasha with him to training, who had no one to leave with. In the future, Alexander also became a professional athlete.

After a year of successful training, Fedor Emelianenko, as a promising student, was offered to go to the class of Vladimir Voronov. After graduating from high school, the guy went to study at a vocational school, which he graduated in 1994 with a red diploma in electrician.

In 1995, Emelianenko was drafted into the ranks of the Russian army, where he served until 1997. Over the years of service, not forgetting about intensive training, Fedor increased muscle mass by more than 20 kg.

From 2003 to 2009, Fedor studied at the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports of Belgorod State University. In the same educational institution, the athlete completed postgraduate studies.

Fights

Returning from the army, Fedor Emelianenko became the winner of the international tournament held in Kursk, and received the title of master of sports in judo and sambo. In 1998, the first place at the most prestigious international class "A" tournament brought him the title of Master of Sports of the international class of Russia in sambo. In the same year, Fedor became the champion of Russia and received "bronze" in two championships of Russia at once - in judo and sambo. In addition, the athlete achieved the title of champion in his weight category.

The following year brought Emelianenko victory in Moscow international sambo tournaments. The wrestler won the "bronze" in international tournaments of class "A" (Moscow, Sofia).

In the late 90s, the athlete moved to MMA, choosing a Japanese organization called Rings for cooperation. Under the auspices of this organization, Emelianenko went through 11 fights, losing only once. Failure overtook the athlete in the final bout - the opponent struck Fedor Emelianenko with an illegal elbow strike: as a result of a double cut, the athlete dropped out of the fight.

In 2000, the wrestler began to intensively study boxing techniques under the guidance of Alexander Michkov. At the same time, Fedor joined the Russian Top Team. Three years later, Fedor left the club, pointing out the dishonesty of the manager Vladimir Pogodin. Soon the fighter joined the Red Devil Fighting Team.

In 2001, the Russian athlete nevertheless became the champion of the Rings. Then, noticing the success of the fighter, he was invited to the Pride. Emelianenko believes that it was here that he had his best fights. His victory ended with meetings with the Dutch athlete Sami Schilt, the American Heath Herring, the Brazilian Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who had remained undefeated before for 6 years.

The year 2004 is considered especially successful in the biography of the Russian wrestler - the victory came one after another. First, the athlete defeated Mark Coleman, then Kevin Randleman. On the last day of December, Emelianenko met Nogueira for the second time in the ring and won the fight, confirming the organization's champion title.

In 2005, a battle took place against the most dangerous opponent in the Japanese career period - a Croat. This fight will be called one of the best in the career of a Russian fighter.

Gradually, the statistics of battles began to change, defeats began. In the following years, Fedor Emelianenko had a series of fights that were not so revealing, and in 2006 Pride became bankrupt. After the bankruptcy of Pride, despite rumors that Emelianenko would fight in the famous American octagon, the athlete chose M-1 Global. During this period of fighting, he had much less, which was offset by increased attention to Fedor at home.

This was followed by a fight with the representative of Korea Hong Man Choi, which ended in a bright victory for the Russian fighter. Then, having defeated Tim Sylvia, the Russian became the WAMMA champion. The wrestler defended his new title in 2009, having clashed with from Belarus.

The expected event was the signing of a contract with Strikeforce, according to which the athlete was obliged to hold three fights. In the first fight against Brett Rogers, the athlete won. But the other two meetings - with Fabrizio Werdum and Antonio Silva - ended in defeat for him. Nevertheless, the Russian is called the best in fights without rules.

After unfortunate failures, the athlete first spoke about a possible retirement. But soon Emelianenko pleased the fans with new victories and knockouts. At the end of 2011, Fedor won, and a few months later he had a successful fight with Pedro Rizzo - it was after this fight that the wrestler announced that he would leave the ring.

On July 14, 2015, Fedor Emelianenko officially announced his intention to resume his sports career. The return of the "Last Emperor" (nickname of Fedor Emelianenko) took place in a duel against the Indian fighter Jaideep Singh. Today Emelianenko is the president of the MMA Union of Russia.

Personal life

With Oksana, his first wife, Fedor Emelianenko met in a pioneer camp, as a schoolboy. Fedor was at a sports camp, and Oksana was a pioneer leader. The relationship between the guys was quite serious - the girl was waiting for a guy from the army. In 1999, the couple got married, in the same year Oksana gave birth to a daughter, Masha. The marriage lasted 7 years - in 2006 the couple filed for divorce.

At the end of 2007, Fedor Emelianenko and his good friend Marina had a girl who was named Vasilisa. Two years later, the couple documented the union, and a year later they had a daughter, Elizabeth.

In 2013, the athlete broke off relations with Marina and got along with his first wife. With Oksana, they were married in the church in the winter of 2014.

Fedor Emelianenko now

In 2016, the last Fedor Emelianenko took place against the Brazilian Fabio Maldonado. The fight between Emelianenko and Maldonado took place as part of the cultural program at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2016. The Russian fighter was initially predicted by experts to win, but he almost had to “pull out” a triumph from his opponent with his “teeth”. The video of this fight has become popular on the Web.

On February 19, 2017, a new fight was planned for Emelianenko. This time, the American was supposed to be the opponent of the Russian, but the fight did not take place. It is assumed that Emelianenko will fight against the representative of the United States in June 2017 in San Jose. If Mitrione is not recovered by this point, the Russian will face another opponent.

In 2017, Emelianenko commented on the incident with the beating of the vice-president of the organization Radmir Gabdullin by the brothers Gadzhimurad and Gamzat Hiramagomedov, who are also members of the MMA Union. According to Emelianenko, such actions should not go unpunished.

Fans are closely following the news from the life of an idol, as well as training and physical data (Fyodor's height is 182 cm, weight is 107 kg) of the legend of Russian sports.

In April 2016, the first of four Russian films about the famous fighter called "The World of MMA" was released.

Achievements

• Mixed Martial Arts World Champion
• World champion in combat sambo in the absolute weight category
• International Judo Tournament Winner