Javier Mendez, head coach of former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and head coach of current lightweight belt holder Islam Makhachev, commented on Fedor Emelianenko’s loss in his farewell fight with Ryan Bader. Transmits words “Sports Express”.
“To be honest, as soon as Fedor punched and missed, I thought: “Oh, this is not good. That’s not good”. So I wasn’t surprised. Based on the stock market I saw, Fedor was a little worried and nervous … Yes, it does, but he’s a bit burned out here. “I knew you were in trouble when you first punched him,” Mendes said.
On the night of February 5, Emelianenko lost to American Bader. The fight, which took place within the scope of the Bellator 290 tournament, ended with the defeat of the Russians in the first round. The referee stopped the meeting at the third minute.
In January 2019, the athletes met already in the octagon. Then the US representative won at 35 seconds.
In total, the Russian athlete spent 48 fights in MMA, during which he won 40 wins and suffered seven losses.
Formerly Artem Tarasov, video blogger, mixed martial arts fighter, and MMA Russia Association referee spoke After the defeat of Fedor Emelianenko.