MOSCOW, 1 Jul. Russian MMA fighter Alexander Emelianenko will fight as part of the Hardcore Fighting Championship promotion against the former contender for the UFC title, Brazilian veteran António «Bigfoot» Silva. The fighters have already fought a battle of views at the league tournament. The date and venue of the tournament will be announced later, the fight will take place after the boxing match between Emelianenko and Vyacheslav Datsik. “I accept this challenge. I have already defeated your brother, and I think he can tell you how strong my fists are, and about the pain that he felt, ”the organization’s press service quoted Bigfoot as saying.
“Everyone saw that in the battle with Fedor, your victory was an accident, the fight was stopped due to technical knockout. You didn’t show anything special there, so get ready to be beaten, ”Emelianenko retorted.
Recall that in 2011, the Brazilian defeated Alexander Fedor Emelianenko’s older brother ahead of schedule.