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Brief biography of Fedor Emelianenko

On September 28, 1976, Fyodor Emelianenko was born into the family of Ukrainian workers, welder Vladimir and vocational school teacher Olga. The Emelianenko family already had a girl, Marina. After the family moved to Russia, more sons Sasha and Vanya were born. In the future, both brothers were inspired by Fedor’s example and also decided to compete in MMA.

When little Fedor was not yet two years old, the family was forced to move to Russia in search of a better life and settle in the small town of Stary Oskol. For a long time, the Emelyanenki lived together in one tiny room in a communal apartment.

The future champion signed up for the martial arts club with Vasily Gavrilov at the age of 10. Fyodor often took his younger brother Sasha with him to classes. Vladimir Voronov noticed the young talents and invited Emelianenko to study in a specialized sports class.

Fedor did not give up martial arts until his graduation from vocational school. At the age of 19, Emelianenko received a summons to the army. But even in the service, the athlete continued to pump and added more than 20 kg of pure muscle mass. The fighter won the championship title at the Russian Armed Forces combat sambo tournament and took silver in the absolute weight. After his military service, Emelianenko returned to training in judo and sambo. In subsequent years, the Last Emperor won gold in various competitions and tournaments. The sport does not bring decent income and the fighter decides to switch to MMA.

In 2009, the fighter graduated from Belgorod State National Research University, where he studied at the department of physical education. The athlete decided to continue his studies and entered graduate school.

Emelyanenko Fedor Vladimirovich

Invincible Russian fighter and champion. Legend of the world history of MMA. Four-time world champion in MMA heavyweight according to Pride FC. Double - according to RINGS. Three times - “WAMMA”. Honored Master of Sports of Russia in Sambo and Judo.

Fedor Emelianenko was born on September 28, 1976 in the village of Rubezhnoye, Lugansk region, Ukraine. His father, Vladimir Aleksandrovich, worked as a welder, his mother, Olga Fedorovna, taught at a vocational school. His nationality is Russian, although he lived in Ukraine. Emelianenko has an older sister, Marina, and younger brothers, Alexander and Ivan. Alexander also competed in MMA.

In 1978, the Emelianenko family moved to Stary Oskol, in the Belgorod region, where Fedor remained to live and train, even as a famous athlete. The Emelianenko family lived in a communal apartment, occupying a room originally intended for drying clothes, and sharing a kitchen and bathroom with neighbors.

At the age of 10, Emelianenko began training in sambo and judo. Repeatedly stayed at the gym overnight. It is curious that Fedor began bringing his younger brother, Alexander, with him to training, as a result of which his brother himself became an athlete. Fedor continuously continued his studies after school, while studying at city vocational school No. 22, from which he graduated with honors in 1994 with a degree in electrician.

Fedor did not complete his education at this point: in 2003 he entered Belgorod State University at the Faculty of Physical Culture and Sports, from which he graduated in 2009 and entered graduate school at the same university.

From 1995 to 1997, Emelianenko served in the Russian army, first in the fire troops, and then in a tank division near Nizhny Novgorod. In the army, Fedor continued training, but due to the specific nature of his military service, he worked more with barbells, weights, and also did cross-country runs. During the same period, Emelianenko's parents divorced, but unlike his brother Alexander, Fedor maintained a relationship with his father until his death in August 2012.

From 2003 to 2010, Emelianenko was internationally recognized by the most famous sports media (ESPN, Sherdog, Full Contact Fighter, MMA Weekly, Nokaut) as the best MMA heavyweight fighter. During the same period, in the lists of the best fighters, regardless of weight category, Emelianenko held a leading position, being in first place according to MMA.com, second according to MMANews and third according to Sherdog, and was recognized by many experts as the best MMA fighter in the history of the sport. The list of those defeated by Fedor includes Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Sammy Schilt, Mark Coleman, Mirko Filipovic, Tim Sylvia, Andrei Orlovsky and other famous fighters.

For almost ten years, Fedor remained undefeated, which is unprecedented in the history of MMA. Emelianenko received his first official defeat under very controversial circumstances: on December 22, 2000, as part of the “King of Kings 2000 Block B” tournament, Japanese fighter Tsuyoshi Kosaka cut Fedor’s eyebrow with an illegal elbow strike, and already at the 17th second of the fight, doctors were forced to stop the fight. Since the fight was part of a tournament, there had to be a winner who would continue on to the finals. Emelianenko could not continue to participate in the tournament, so Kosaka was declared the winner of the fight. In this regard, many martial arts fans, not considering the defeat due to its illegitimacy, considered him the only undefeated MMA fighter until his defeat to Fabricio Werdum, to whom Fedor lost by choke on June 26, 2010 as part of the Strikeforce 26 tournament.

On May 16, 2012, Fedor Emelianenko was elected the first president of the created Union of Mixed Martial Arts MMA of Russia. In addition to his career as a professional fighter, Emelianenko is one of the co-owners of the largest Russian promoter of mixed martial arts fights, and in 2012 he was elected president of the Union of Mixed Martial Arts MMA of Russia. In October of the same year, Fedor Emelianenko resigned as president of the Russian MMA Union, after which he headed the organization’s supervisory board.

After a long break in 2020, Fedor Emelianenko resumed his career as an athlete. On December 31, 2020, as part of the New Year’s show “RIZIN” in Japan, a fight took place with the winner of several prestigious kickboxing tournaments, Jaideep Singh. In this fight, Emelianenko won a clear victory by technical knockout in the first round.

The Russian fighter entered into an agreement with Bellator in November 2016. It was reported that he was close to starting performances within the UFC, whose head, Dana White, had long tried to attract him to his organization, but the parties could not reach an agreement.

Emelianenko made his debut in the organization on June 24, 2020. He went up against former UFC fighter Matt Mitrione. In the second minute of the first round, both fighters simultaneously threw a straight right hand and both landed, knocking each other down. But unlike Emelianenko, Mitrione quickly came to his senses and finished off Fedor, forcing the judge to stop the fight.

Fedor Emelianenko met Frank Mir on April 28, 2020 in the quarter-finals of the tournament for the Bellator heavyweight belt. His opponent was a former UFC heavyweight champion and was considered one of the best grapplers in mixed martial arts. Emelianenko quickly broke his opponent’s will and the referee stopped the fight at 48 seconds of the first round.

In New York on October 13, 2020, a super fight took place as part of the semi-final bout of the Bellator 208 Heavyweight Grand Prix. Thirty seconds was enough for the Russian fighter to break Chael Sonnen’s defense. The Russian won by technical knockout a few seconds before the end of the first round and reached the final, where he will meet American Ryan Bader.

Fedor Emelianenko signed a new contract with the Bellator organization on June 15, 2020 The contract is for three fights. The first of them will be held in Japan at the end of 2020, the second in New York in 2020. The location of the third fight, as well as the fighter’s opponents, are unknown.

In Japanese Saitama on December 29, 2020, Fedor Emelianenko defeated American Quinton Jackson in a Bellator fight. The fight ended with the victory of the Russian fighter by knockout in the first round. In total, 43-year-old Emelianenko has 39 victories and six defeats; another fight was declared invalid. He won his third victory in his last four fights.

Awards and Titles of Fedor Emelianenko

Awards and Titles of Fedor Emelianenko

Medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree (May 21, 2007) - for services to the development of physical culture and sports and many years of conscientious work

Order of Peter the Great, 1st class (2007)

Honorary title “Best in Sports of St. Petersburg” (2009)

Medal "For Services to the Belgorod Land" (2009)

Title of “Honorary Citizen of the Belgorod Region” for outstanding achievements in sports and personal contribution to the development of physical culture and sports (2009)

Golden Order of the Romanov Family “St. Nicholas II”, 1st class (2010)

Honorary title of laureate of the regional campaign “50 glorious deeds for the 50th anniversary of the region”

Badge of Honor “For Merit in the Development of Physical Culture and Sports” (2016)

Family of Fedor Emelianenko

Family of Fedor Emelianenko

Father - Vladimir Aleksandrovich Emelyanenko, welder.

Mother - Olga Fedorovna, vocational school teacher.

The elder sister is Marina Vladimirovna (b. 1974).

The younger brother, Alexander Vladimirovich (b. 1981), also competed in MMA.

Younger brother - Ivan Vladimirovich (b. 1988).

First wife - Oksana Emelianenko (1999-2006)

Second wife - Marina Emelianenko (since 2009)

Children: Elizaveta, Vasilisa, Maria.

In 2020, a fourth daughter was born, and on January 30, 2020, a fifth daughter was born.

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Coming to MMA

In the 2000s, Emelianenko entered the ring as part of the team of the Russian Top Team martial arts club. The last Emperor leaves the club due to dishonesty of the management. The fighter joins the Red Devil Fighting Team mixed martial arts club.

Emelianenko agrees to participate in fights under the patronage of MMA and signs a contract with the Japanese sports organization Fighting Network Rings. The athlete competed in 12 fights and also won the fight for the championship belt in absolute weight. In 2001, the Russian won the Rings championship belt.

The fighter’s success attracted the attention of the Pride Fighting Championships organization and they lured Emelyanenok to their side. Fedor’s famous sparring match was with the Brazilian jiu-jitsu master Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. For six years, Nogueira was unbeaten, but still lost to the legendary Russian champion.

In 2006, Pride awarded Emelianenko the title of 4-time world champion in martial arts. In total, under the patronage of Pride, the Last Emperor won 14 victories (another fight was declared invalid). In the same year, Fedor signed a contract with the international company M-1 Global (currently the fighter is its co-owner). The fight with Tim Sylvia brought the Russian fighter another champion title - the WAMMA belt.

Fights under the patronage of the American organization Strikeforce were not the best for Emelianenko. The Russian easily defeated Brett Rogers, but lost to Fabrizio Werdum and Bigfoot (Antonio Silva).

In 2011, Emelianenko went against Jeff Monson. Vladimir Putin personally congratulated the Russian fighter on his win. The following year, The Last Emperor entered the ring against Pedro Rizzo and won. After the fight, the champion announced his desire to retire from the sport.

4 years later, Emelyanenko’s triumphant return to the ring took place. The fighter comes out and defeats Jaideep Singh. The Russian champion defeated the Indian fighter by technical knockout. Over the next three years, the athlete fights four more times and loses only to Matt Mitrione.

Fight statistics | Fedor Emelianenko

Fights in professional career

Fedor Emelianenko's training

Emelianenko prefers to train no more than 2-3 times a week. The training plan is adjusted before each new fight. Much depends on the technique and favorite techniques of the opponent. The fighter does not like to work with iron. The Last Emperor combines elements of MMA, sambo, judo, Muay Thai and boxing.

Standard circuit training includes the following elements:

» Running » Jumping rope » Pull-ups » Dips » Push-ups » Abdominal pumping » Exercises with kettlebells and sledgehammers » Shot put » Wrestling with a sparring partner

The Last Emperor emphasizes the development of endurance and endurance. The athlete practices in conditions with thin air, for which he annually travels to Kislovodsk with his team.

Running is another way to build endurance. The total distance can reach 15 km. Emelianenko runs 4-5 times a week. After the fight, the overall load decreases, the cross-country distance and the pace of runs decreases.

Exercises with a sledgehammer and shot put develop punching power. In addition, such loads develop the muscles of the shoulder girdle and fighting skills. All exercises are performed in several ways.

To restore strength and performance, Emelianenko tries to follow a routine and go to bed on time. The athlete visits the bathhouse twice a week, and on Sunday excludes any exercise.

Family and children of Fedor Emelianenko

The family and children of Fedor Emelianenko, in his own words, are of great importance in the life of an athlete. His two main pillars are family and religion.

There were two women in Fyodor's life who gave him four beautiful girls. Of course, due to his busy schedule and frequent training, the man does not spend much time with his children, but he undoubtedly loves them very much.

The athlete spoke quite little about his three girls, which is why not much information is known about them. As for the last daughter, absolutely nothing is known about her - not her name, not her birthday.

Nutrition for Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko does not adhere to a specific strict diet. The athlete tries to eat varied and tasty. For breakfast, a fighter eats an omelet, cottage cheese or oatmeal cookies with nuts during the fasting period. Breakfast occurs 4 hours before training.

Fedor's lunch is always complex and consists of three courses. During fasting, fish replaces meat. Among the first courses, the fighter prefers borscht or solyanka.

Emelianenko’s diet contains a lot of dairy and protein products. The most commonly consumed porridge is buckwheat.

The champion does not drink sweet fizzy drinks or confectionery.

The fighter uses vitamin complexes, which he buys at the pharmacy. When it comes to sports nutrition, the athlete prefers protein and energy drinks, as well as amino acids.

Biography and personal life of Fedor Emelianenko

The biography and personal life of Fedor Emelianenko is publicly available information.

The future champion began training in martial arts at the age of ten. He did well in school, but only really gave it his all in training. After graduating from the sports university, Fedor went to the army. Having returned from which, he took up sports professionally, because he already had the title of Master of Sports in martial arts.

But in the turbulent nineties it was difficult to make money in sports, so Emelianenko switched to fights without rules, where he began performing as part of the Japanese team “Rings”. Out of twelve fights, he lost only one.

In 2001, he received the championship title and moved to the Pride club.

Fyodor does not consider his personal life to be stormy. The man himself calls himself a monogamist. All his life he loved only one woman and realized this only after the divorce. But in the end they get back together.

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Personal life

Fedor met his future wife Oksana at a sports camp. Emelianenko came with the team to the training camp, and the girl worked as a counselor. The girl faithfully awaited the return of her betrothed from the army. The wedding took place in 1999, but 7 years later the couple announced a divorce. From her first marriage, Emelianenko has a daughter, Maria.

In 2007, the Russian athlete was in a romantic relationship with Marina and they had a daughter, Vasilisa. Two years later, the couple formalized their relationship. In 2010, another daughter, Elizaveta, was born. Marina rarely appeared at social events, preferring to devote all her time to her daughters and husband. In 2013, the fighter decided to separate from his second wife.

A year later, the fighter returned to Oksana and the couple got married in church. In 2017, Fedor became a dad for the fourth time. The fighter had a fourth daughter.

Daughter of Fedor Emelianenko - Maria

Fedor Emelianenko’s daughter, Maria, is the first-born and, undoubtedly, the desired and expected child, whom the athlete’s first wife gave birth to back in 1999.

As soon as Mashenka went to school, her parents divorced, which was a huge shock for the girl. But Fedor and his wife made a very right decision, showing the little girl that they maintained friendly relations with each other. And the mother did not try to limit the communication between father and daughter.

Now Maria is 17 years old, she is finishing school. By nature, she is a very active, sociable and creative person who does not suffer from lack of attention and is always surrounded by friends.

Interesting facts and answers to questions

“In the army, the Last Emperor bench pressed 180 kg and squatted 170 kg. » The fighter professes Orthodoxy, observes fasting, and got married to his wife in church. “In 2006, the fighter was injured - a fracture of his right arm. The athlete was operated on in St. Petersburg. To fix the bone, traumatologists installed pins and plates. » In 2007, for his contribution to the development and popularization of sports among young people and many years of impeccable work, the athlete was awarded the Order of the 2nd degree “For Services to the Fatherland.” "In 2008, Glen Cordoza, Eric Krauss and Emelianenko released a joint manual in English, Fedor: The Fighting System of the Undisputed King of MMA, where the Russian champion talks about training methods, tricks and techniques, as well as and provides more than 250 photographs of the training process. 4 years later, the athlete releases the publication “Sambo – the Science of Winning”, co-authored with Vasily Shestakov and Svetlana Eregina. “In 2009, the Russian champion agreed to a minor role as a special forces soldier in Alexander Yakimchuk’s film “The Salamander Key.” » In 2009, the world leader in the video game market, Electronic Arts, released a simulator of ultimate fights, EA Sports MMA, with the opportunity to play as a Russian fighter. Emelianenko's photo became the cover of a video game. » In 2011, the sports and fitness clothing brand Forward signed an advertising contract with the athlete. » In 2020, a film about the legendary Russian fighter “Mir of MMA” was released. The film must consist of 4 parts. The Last Emperor agreed to star in Maxim Boev’s film “Selfie”. » Emelianenko agreed to take the position of president of the Russian MMA Union. » The legendary champion is a member of the United Russia political party. In 2010, the fighter was elected to the Belgorod Regional Duma, where he promoted a program to build sports grounds and popularize sports among young people. Subsequently, Emelianenko was offered the position of adviser to the Minister of Sports and he moved to the capital. » Emelianenko is an honorary citizen of the Belgorod region, and has also been awarded numerous medals and orders for the promotion and popularization of sports.

Instagram and Wikipedia Fedor Emelianenko

Instagram and Wikipedia of Fedor Emelianenko have existed in full for a long time. All of these resources provide a comprehensive look at not only the man’s sports career, but also his personal life and his entire known biography. Everything about his childhood, parents, and so on. In particular, fans will appreciate the large amount of information about training or lost fights, as well as those where Emelianenko won. All of Fedor’s activities that do not relate to sports are also affected. Namely – cinema, politics and advertising.

On Instagram, the athlete shares personal photos with subscribers.