Russian mixed style (MMA) fighter Sergei Kharitonov has announced his desire to fight Fedor Emelianenko’s former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champion heavyweight Francis Ngannou under boxing rules. He shared his opinion with him “Sports Express”.
“I see one thing in Fedor’s desire to fight Ngannou: to grab the cuckoo and get the jackpot. This much. My opinion is that it is just public relations on his part,” Kharitonov said.
On February 5, 2023, Fedor Emelianenko lost to American Ryan Bader in the Bellator 290 tournament, and the fight ended in the first round. The referee stopped the match in the third minute. After the fight, Emelianenko announced his retirement.
In January 2019, athletes already met in the octagon. Then the US representative won in the 35th second. In total, the Russian athlete had 48 fights in MMA, of which he had 40 wins and seven defeats.
Former Russian wrestler to win Gold medal at the European Championships.