Ivan OrekhovCorrespondent SportAll materialsThe day before, the MMA Union of Russia held an extraordinary reporting and election conference, which caused a great resonance in the Russian media. The famous fighter, veteran of mixed martial arts Fedor Emelianenko turned out to be in the spotlight of the press: initially he did not put forward his candidacy for elections, but during the meeting an amendment was made to the charter, according to which a presidential candidate can be nominated directly during the conference. Following Andrei Terentyev withdrew his candidate — in the election race he was replaced by Emelianenko. Radmir Gabdullin, who headed the federation since 2018, eventually lost to the legendary athlete (Fedor was elected by an overwhelming majority), he will continue to work as vice president of the organization. jpg» />
Fedor EmelianenkoImmediately after the event, a noticeably tired Emelianenko spoke with reporters about the most pressing topics at the moment. Unexpected nomination of his candidacy «Terentyev resigned in my direction. How long ago did you know? We talked with regional representatives for a long time — wherever I was, they asked me to head the union I made a final and irrevocable decision yesterday,» said Emelianenko Sr. Front of work, dialogue with Gabdullin
"It is necessary to clean the Union of MMA from any crooks, irresponsible. Incomprehensible relations with Radmir have not improved yet. We will meet soon. He will continue to work in the union".
«I did not advertise the conflict with Radmir. I wanted to do it quietly, to get through to the person. But I had to take such measures: they gathered by the presidium, he voted — we have a public organization, not whose It’s pocket. It’s up to our authorities to decide where we move and how to move, «admitted the newly minted head of the union. Will he end his career? Rumors about a fight in the league of Khabib Nurmagomedov
" I don't know why he said that, he didn't contact me. I asked Bellator President Scott Coker about this. At that time, they did not meet".
Revenge with BaderAbout the family»Was there an idea to do nothing for a year? Yes, I always want to pay more attention to the family. But it turns out less and less … They were sympathetic to my decision to return to work in the MMA Union of Russia,» the fighter said. * * * Fedor Emelianenko is 45 years old. During his long career in mixed martial arts (MMA), he scored 40 wins with six losses.