Famous mixed martial arts trainer Ramazan Ismailov said on social networks that fighter Alexander Emelianenko is a Muslim.
“Alexander became a Muslim. Congratulations from the bottom of my heart,” Ismailov wrote.
Emelianenko has been held in a rehabilitation center in Ingushetia since the beginning of June. In 2022, Emelianenko was already undergoing treatment for alcoholism, on May 31 he went to one of the clinics in Yekaterinburg, which was announced by the fighter’s director, Nikita Burchak, who said that in the state where the fighter was located, no one received training. because it was a health risk.
Emelianenko is a former ProFC world champion. Multiple champions of Russia and the world in combat sambo, European champion in combat sambo. At the end of May, as part of the main event of the REN TV Fight Club tournament in Moscow, the athlete won a painful fight against Evgeny Ershov in the second round. Emelianenko currently has 38 fights in professional MMA, winning 28 of them (20 by knockout), losing nine times and drawing in one fight.
Previously reportedAlexander Emelianenko is ready to replace his brother Fedor in a duel against Mike Tyson.