MOSCOW, Feb 24. Russian MMA fighter Alexander Emelianenko defeated compatriot of American origin Jeff Monson in a bare-knuckle fight. The fight took place in Moscow as part of the Hardcore FC promotion tournament and ended with the triumph of Emelianenko Jr. by unanimous decision of the judges. Recall that the first fight of famous fighters took place at the end of 2012. The confrontation took place according to the rules of MMA at the M-1 Challenge 35 tournament in St. Petersburg: the Russian lost ahead of schedule to «Snowman» (choke in the second round).
- — As for the second most important event of the evening of fights in the capital, Timur Slashchinin defeated Fabio Maldonado, an MMA veteran from Brazil, by unanimous decision