NAME - FEDOR EMELIANENKO
BORN - RUBIZHNE, LUHANSK, UKRAINIAN SSR
FIGHTING OUT OF - RED DEVIL SPORT CLUB, STARY OSKOL, BELGOROD, RUSSIA
AGE - 33
WEIGHT - 231 LBS
HEIGHT - 6'0"
MMA RECORD - 31-1-1
FIGHTER INFO
Though his official professional record is 31-1, Emelianenko is considered undefeated. The only blemish on his record is a December 22, 2000 fight that was stopped after 17 seconds and declared a TKO in favor of his opponent, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, due to a cut Emelianenko sustained in the opening seconds.
Fedor has been universally ranked as the top heavyweight in the world for the last seven years, having been the WAMMA Heavyweight Champion, Pride Heavyweight Champion, and the Pride 2004 Grand Prix Winner. Amongst those on Emelianenko's list of impressive conquests are Minotauro Nogueira, Mark Coleman, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, Kevin Randleman, Tim Sylvia and Andre Arlovski. Fedor made his Strikeforce debut Nov. 7th defeating Brett Rogers.
Though his official professional record is 31-1, Emelianenko is considered undefeated. The only blemish on his record is a December 22, 2000 fight that was stopped after 17 seconds and declared a TKO in favor of his opponent, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, due to a cut Emelianenko sustained in the opening seconds.
Fedor has been universally ranked as the top heavyweight in the world for the last seven years, having been the WAMMA Heavyweight Champion, Pride Heavyweight Champion, and the Pride 2004 Grand Prix Winner. Amongst those on Emelianenko's list of impressive conquests are Minotauro Nogueira, Mark Coleman, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, Kevin Randleman, Tim Sylvia and Andre Arlovski. Fedor made his Strikeforce debut Nov. 7th defeating Brett Rogers.
