MOSCOW, January 19, Oleg Bogatov. President of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) promotion ) Dana White did not include the titled Russian Fedor Emelianenko in the top three greatest fighters in the history of mixed martial arts, since the athlete did not compete under the auspices of this organization, said the head of the promotion company Kamil Gadzhiev. On Wednesday, BJPenn reported that White included the Brazilian Anderson Silva among the strongest, Canadian Georges St. Pierre and American John Jones. «Why Fedor Emelianenko is not in the top three is understandable,» Gadzhiev said. We don’t agree with this. And when you ask the fighters themselves, they often call Fedor the greatest. For example, the same St. Pierre. As for Khabib Nurmagomedov, probably, the factor that he would have Lo more title defenses.» «Anderson Silva fought very brightly and at one time dominated for a long time,» the source said. — St. Pierre is also undeniably on the list. And if the third was not Jon Jones, then White would probably name Khabib. They can be placed on the same level. Another thing is that Khabib Nurmagomedov is more preferable for us, and John Jones is more preferable for Americans. There is nothing outrageous about White's choice of fighters, and it is our right to disagree with him.»
