Coach: Fedor Emelianenko’s last fight should have been canceled due to health problems

Alexander Michkov, trainer of Russian mixed martial arts fighter Fedor Emelianenko, said that his ward was poorly prepared for the last fight due to health problems. According to the coach, the fight should have been canceled, but Emelianenko refused to do so. The last fight in the career of Fedor Emelianenko ended defeat. American fighter Ryan Bader won.

“In order for the fight to end differently, this time it had to be canceled and not fight. All because Fedor was ill, but he never refused to fight – this time it was the same. He has had a hernia for more than 20 years, his back got stuck in the first week of the second collection. He trained with painkillers, treated his back and trained – it is very difficult to prepare with such an injury, ”said TASS Alexander Michkov.

The coach added that while preparing for the fight, Fedor Emelyaenko flew for a visa to Armenia, which is why he lost time. In this regard, in the second stage, “there were no preparations,” he said. “The result, as they say, is obvious,” Alexander Michkov emphasized.

The fight of Fedor Emelianenko took place today, February 5, in Los Angeles and ended with a technical knockout of the Russian fighter in the first round. During his career, 46-year-old Emelianenko won 40 victories in 48 fights (one of the fights was declared invalid).

For the first time, Fedor Emelianenko announced his retirement in 2012. In 2019, he signed a contract with Bellator, in which he had seven fights. Of these, three losses and four wins. After today’s fight Fedor Emelianenko in his Telegram channel wrote: “I’m done. Thank you all.”

Lusine Balasyan