Former Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov in an interview “Sports Express” He criticized Sergei Kharitonov for his remarks about Fedor Emelianenko.
18 February Kharitonov named PR is Emelianenko’s desire to fight under the rules of boxing with heavyweight Francis Ngannou, former champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). According to him, Emelianenko wants to “catch the cuckoo and get the jackpot.”
“Kharitonov uses such statements to promote himself at the expense of Fedor’s name. He often talks about everyone. His voice had not been heard for a long time, but he once performed frequently: both this and that [критикует]. Some advice [дает]notes.
It is not his place to give advice, he is not some kind of idol, an example. If he went out now and knocked out everyone at his age, he wouldn’t be beating the people he beat in all kinds of incomprehensible tournaments, he would be fighting Ngannou himself. [Райаном] Bader, then the market is zero. Maybe he already got a cuckoo and that’s why he carries everything he can,” said Nemkov.
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 total, the Russian athlete had 48 fights in MMA, of which he had 40 wins and seven defeats.
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