MOSCOW, June 8, Ivan Orekhov. President of the MMA Union of Russia Radmir Gabdullin said journalists that he is on friendly terms with Fedor Emelianenko. In March, it became known that Emelianenko resigned from the post of chairman of the supervisory board of the MMA Union of Russia, which he had held for four years. Until 2018, he was the head of the organization. «I don’t know what Emelianenko had in mind regarding our policies and actions. I sincerely declare: Fedor has been and will remain my friend. I will never forget what he did for me over the years. I went through a long , a thorny path from an athlete to a sports functionary. And I am grateful to him for his support, recommendations, and trust, «Gabdullin said. «We met at the Russian Championships, he was an honored guest. «We will meet and talk. I say again: this is my friend, brother, senior comrade,» he added.
