Alexander Vladimirovich Emelianenko (born 2 August 1981) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist.
In the beginning, Aleksander Emelianenko was a world-class MMA fighter, three-time world Combat Sambo champion, younger brother of MMA heavyweight GOAT Fedor Emelianenko, and the scariest man on the planet.
Aleksander Emelianenko
Early Life and Career Beginnings
Aleksander was born on 2 August 1981 in Stary Oskol, Soviet Union, into the family of a teacher, Olga Feodorovna Emelianenko, and a welder, Vladimir Alexanderovich Emelianenko.
MMA Career Highlights
- 2003: St.
- 2004: St.
- 2006: St.
After a year without professional MMA matches, Emelianenko's next fight was on 23 April 2010 at ProFC: Commonwealth Cup against Swedish wrestler Eddy Bengtsson.
A month later, on 22 May 2010 at the event Azerbaijan vs. Bushido Lithuania: Vol.
Emelianenko faced Magomed Malikov at M-1 Challenge XXVIII on 12 November 2011, in Astrakhan, Russia.
Alexander Emelianenko fought Tadas Rimkevicius at M-1 Challenge 31 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
In his final match, Emelianenko submitted to a north-south choke from American grappler Jeff Monson in the second round of their contest at M-1 Challenge 35: Emelianenko vs. Monson at the Ice Palace in Saint Petersburg on 15 November 2012.
The Rise and Fall of Alexander Emelianenko A Tale of Personal Demons and Redemption
About three months after announcing his retirement, Emelianenko announced that he is making a comeback into MMA with ProFC.
His first match since retirement however was at the Legend Fighting Show against American MMA superstar Bob Sapp on 25 May 2013, in Moscow.
Alexander was expected to fight Darrill Schoonover on 25 August at the ProFC 50 event in Rostov-on-Don in Russia, but withdrew due to a knee injury.
After his release, he signed a contract with the Akhmat Fighting Club for several fights.
Alexander had his first fight on 27 September 2017, as part of the WFCA 42 tournament against Brazilian Geronimo dos Santos.
Alexander knocked out his opponent as early as 36 seconds of the first round.
Two more victories followed: in December over American Virgil Zwicker at "WFCA 44" and in March 2018 over Pole Szymon Bayor at "Battle of the Volga".
Both fights, as well as with the Brazilian, ended with a technical knockout in the first round.
Afterwards, Emelianenko signed a contract with the "RCC", in which he fought in parallel with the "WFCA".
Under the auspices of the Ural promotion he held 2 fights in Yekaterinburg, which became the main fights of the evening.
On 5 May 2018, at RCC 2 he defeated Brazilian Gabriel Gonzaga.
On 9 July 2018, at the next tournament, RCC 3, he was stronger than Czech Viktor Pešta.
In both fights, Emelianenko managed to knock out his opponents in the second round.
On 18 August, during the WFCA 50th Akhmat League jubilee tournament in Moscow, Emelianenko faced American Tony Johnson in the main event.
The fight ended in a draw (29:28 (Johnson), 29:29, 29:29) by split decision of the judges.
On 15 December 2018, Emelianenko was scheduled to fight Brazilian Francimar Barroso at the RCC 5 in Ekaterinburg.
However, in early March 2019 Emelianenko was detained after crashing into two cars while fleeing police and driving under the influence, leading his upcoming bout canceled.
Emelianenko was scheduled to fight another Brazilian, Wagner Prado, at the next tournament, RCC 6 on 4 May 2019, in Chelyabinsk.
But because of the incident in Kislovodsk this fight was also cancelled.
Later the league cancelled the contract with Alexander.
On 10 May 2019, Emelianenko was agreed to fight in the GFC promotion with another Brazilian, Luiz Henrique, which, like the previous two fights, did not take place because of the Russian.
16 December 2022 Emelianenko fought with a Russian video blogger Svyatoslav Kovalenko.
Fight took place within the "Ren TV Fight Club" tournament.
Controversies
Aleks’s tattoos have been a source of some controversy.
A number of his tattoos (some have been inked over since) have specific meanings in Russia’s criminal fraternity, the Vory v Zakone (Thieves in Law), a group with origins that extend back to the Czarist era.
They make the Mafia’s code of Omerta look like a Boy Scout secret hand signal.
During World War II, Russian prisoners were offered freedom by Stalin if they fought against the Nazis.
Some did.
Once back in prison, members of the Vory v Zakone who fought the Nazis were termed Sukas (the term refers to a female dog, or “bitch” but in this context is something akin to traitor, or perhaps “scab” in a labor setting).
Prison authorities often ignored the war, as prisoner deaths reduced the overall prison population.
Further, the guards often supported the Sukas with weapons, while the Vor were unarmed.
An unknown number died in the Bitch war, but body count in the thousands.
Given that the fierce restrictions were eased after The Suka War, Emelianenko’s tattoos cannot be read as proof that he is a member of the criminal underworld.
The spider web on his right shoulder has multiple meanings.
A spider going up the web means the wearer is a thief.
A spider going down indicates retirement.
Examples of Russian prison tattoos
The grim reaper holding a baby on his back with the German phrase “Gott Mit Uns” (God is with us) does not show Nazi sympathies.
Again, the tattoos are not proof that Aleks is a member of a criminal fraternity.
Emelianenko was accused of assaulting and raping his former housekeeper Polina Stepanova on 2 May 2014, as well as stealing her passport.
Emelianenko pleaded not guilty and claimed the sex was consensual.
Prosecutors asked for five years in prison for Emelianenko.
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