Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Sergei Kharitonov said he embarrassed the sport by sharing his opinion on Alexander Emelianenko. mma.metaratings.ru.
“Emelianenko is just a drunk bastard. I don’t care if it shows that he’s pulled himself together and sobered up. This is a shame for our sport, as an alcoholic, as a rapist, as a criminal,” said Kharitonov.
Emelianenko has been held in a rehabilitation center in Ingushetia since the beginning of June. In 2022, Emelianenko was already being treated for alcoholism; On May 31, he went to one of the clinics in Yekaterinburg, which was announced by the fighter’s manager Nikita Burchak, who stated that there was no one in the situation in which the fighter found himself. education, because this is a health risk.
Alexander Emelianenko is a former ProFC world champion. Many Russian and world champions in sambo combat, European champion in sambo combat. At the end of May, as part of the main event of the REN TV Fight Club tournament in Moscow, the athlete won by submission in the second round against Evgeny Ershov.
Previously Alexander Emelianenko told about the gift for his brother Fedor’s birthday.