The biography of Alexander Emelianenko began in 1981 in the city of Stary Oskol, where, shortly before the birth of his second son, his parents moved from Ukraine.
They spent most of their time at work, little Alexander had no one to leave at home, so the older brother took him with him to practice sambo and judo. The guy became interested in martial arts and at the age of 16 he received the title of master of sports.
After 4 years, the biography of Alexander Emelianenko was replenished with the first professional fight on the Pride project, in the framework of which a fairly strong fighter from Brazil, Ashuero Silva, was defeated. Over the next two years, victories replaced one another, although in fairness it should be noted that the rivals in these fights were not the strongest. The first truly serious test was the fight with the Croatian fighter Mirko Cro Kop, who at that time had a huge experience in martial arts. Moreover, it was the best heavyweight and, perhaps, the most powerful opponent. Alas, this time the biography of Alexander Emelianenko did not replenish with victory, but the Russian athlete looked decent, delivering a lot of inconvenience to the Croat.
Perhaps, after such an annoying defeat, a fighter with a less iron character would no longer enter the ring. But not Alexander Emelyanenko. The biography of himself and his two brothers shows that they were physically and mentally tempered from childhood and are not used to bowing their heads. After 4 months, Alexander again entered the ring, where he won a victory over a strong opponent from Brazil. Then there was another victory, after - two more, which were achieved already in the first 30 seconds of the battle. Now Emelianenko continues to confidently win. Sometimes unfortunate defeats happen, but already every next fight Alexander begins with double motivation. As a rule, the result is not long in coming.
The biography of Alexander Emelianenko is the life story of a courageous and complex person. Confidently coping with opponents in the ring, he, however, is not always able to cope with his own emotions. After several noisy scandals around his person and another trick, Alexander leaves the sport and even begins another life - a life without temptations in one of the monasteries.
However, the recluse Emelianenko was not so long (about six months), he left the monastery, leaving as a tribute to this time only a long beard. In 2013, Alexander Emelianenko resumes training and returns to the ring. Such a move attracted great public interest and, of course, he was sold out in a fight in May of that year. The Russian athlete was opposed by Bob Sapp, known by the nickname Beast (American weight - 154 kg), unconditionally winning in his last fights. Emelianenko showed that he had not lost his form, and easily dealt with the American heavyweight. After 3 months, there was another victory - over Jose Gelke. The Russian did not give the enemy a single chance. But, as it turned out, this was the last fight of Alexander Emelianenko. 2013 was again marked by a drunken trick and another brawl - so ingloriously ended the professional career of a man with a capital letter, the Russian master of sports in martial arts.