Born on September 28, 1976, Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko is a former heavyweight judoka, sambista, and mixed martial artist (MMA) from Russia. He is 46 years old.
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He has won awards and championships across a variety of sports, most notably the Russian Judo Federation National Championship (Bronze medal 1998, 1999), the MMA Pride Fighting Championships (heavyweight champion 2002–2007), and the FIAS World Combat Sambo Championship (heavyweight champion 2002–2005, and 2007).
He has participated in fights for Bellator MMA and Rizin Fighting Federation.
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Emelianenko won his first four fights in a row to start his MMA career on May 21, 2000.
Emelianenko went 28 fights without losing after a contentious defeat in December 2000.
During that time, he defeated four previous UFC champions, one Pride FC title, one past, and two future K-1 champions, and two Olympic medalists.
Fedor Emelianenko Parents: Meet Vladimir Alexandrovich Emelianenko, Olga Emelianenko
His father, Vladimir Alexandrovich, was a welder, and his mother, Olga Fedorovna, was a teacher.
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