Efter att ha stått på topp och dominerat under ett helt decennium, valde ryssen Fedor Emelianenko 2012 att lägga handskarna på hyllan. Trots att han slutat med professionell MMA, fortsätter han fortfarande att utöva kampsport och hjälper nu fighters på amatörnivå och även Bellator MMA:s VD Scott Coker.
Det här berättade Emelianenko via ”BloodyElbow”:
Of course I still follow the sport. It’s a very big part of my life. Right now even though I’m retired, I still train, I still spar. I advocate the sport of MMA as a sport not just on the professional level but those who are just coming into it. I’ve had an extensive, long, colourful career with a lot of highs and lows. I do still enjoy watching the sport and, of course, I support them very much. He (Scott Coker) invited me and I’m here to support his beginnings with Bellator. I know they show Bellator on Russian TV back home, which is one of the reasons why I’m very familiar with the Russian fighters who are currently fighting, who are currently participating in Bellator fights.
