Fedor Emelianenko	Fedor Emelianenko

 

About Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor was born on September 28, 1976 in the town of Rubizhnoe, Lugansk region, USSR. His father is Vladimir, a welder. His mother is Olga, a teacher. Fedor has an older sister Marina and two younger brothers Alexander and Ivan.

In 1978, the Emelyanenko family moved (1) to the town of Stary Oskol, Belgorod region, RF. Fedor's whole family lived in a communal apartment, occupying (2) a room originally intended (3) for drying clothes, and sharing with the neighbors a kitchen and a bathroom.

At the age of 10, Fedor began to practice sambo and judo. He started taking his younger brother Alexander to the trainings because there were no one to leave him at home with. As a result, Alexander himself became a professional fighter. He was one of the ten best heavyweights in the world for a while (4).

Fedor - four-time world champion in mixed martial arts (MMA) in the heavyweight division (5). In the period from 2003 to 2010 Emelianenko was recognized worldwide (6) as the best-known MMA fighter in heavyweight division in the world. At the same time, he got in the lists of the best fighters, regardless of the weight division (pound-for-pound).

For almost ten years, Fedor remained (7) undefeated (8), which is unprecedented (9) in the history of the MMA. This made him a cult fighter and attracted to this sport hundreds of thousands of people.

Approximately in 2006, after a trip to Diveevo, his interest to christian religion was rekindled (10). He began to think seriously about God, faith (11) and relationships between man and God.

Fedor differs (12) from many fighters with his moral qualities and the ability to philosophically reflect on the various (13) aspects of our existence (14). A personal example and a deep understanding of complex philosophical and religious issues (15) attracted (16) to him the interest of many people both in Russia and abroad.

Fedor has three daughters.

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