Alexander Emelianenko
| Aleksander Emelianenko | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | August 2, 1981 Stary Oskol, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Other names | The Grim Reaper, Red Devil |
| Nationality |  Russian |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight | 259 lb (117 kg; 18.5 st) |
| Style | Sambo, Judo, Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Saint Petersburg |
| Team | Red Devil Sport Club[1] |
| Rank | International Master of Sports Sambo |
| Years active | 2003–present MMA |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| By submission | 4 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Fedor Emelianenko, brother |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Russia
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| Men's Combat Sambo | ||
| World Sambo Championships | ||
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2006 World Sambo Championships | +100 kg |
Aleksander Emelianenko (Template:Lang-ru) (born August 2, 1981) is a Russian mixed martial arts fighter. He is a two-time Russian national SAMBO champion, and two-time world SAMBO champion in the absolute divisions. He is the brother of Fedor Emelianenko.
Biography
Aleksander was born in the Russian SFSR in a family of a teacher, Olga Feodorovna Emelianenko, and a welder, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Emelianenko. Aleksander is the third child in the family and has an older sister, Marina, an older brother, Fedor, and a younger brother, Ivan (born 1988). Fedor is the reigning WAMMA heavyweight champion , while Ivan is currently in training.
Aleksander started martial arts training at a very early age: his older brother, Fedor, often had to babysit him, and since Fedor didn't want to miss his Sambo practice, he took young Aleksander with him. At first Aleksander only observed the older kids, but soon he started mimicking their movements and doing pull-ups and push-ups. Aleksander started his formal Sambo training when he joined elementary school, but by that time his peers were already no match for him. Aleksander trained with his childhood Sambo coach, Vladimir Mihailovich Voronov, and his brother Fedor, until June 2006.[1]
In an interview, his brother Fedor confirmed that Aleksander had spent time in a prison for robbery. Aleksander was sentenced to 5 years but was released after 3.5 years.[2]
After the 2008 South Ossetia Conflict he came to South Ossetia to practice in sign of solidarity with comrades the Ossetian people.[3]
His MMA career in North America has stalled due to work permit problems resulting from his inability to pass the medical licensing requirements.[4]
Personal life
Aleksander married his wife, Olga, on September 4, 2004. The couple resides in Saint Petersburg and have a daughter, Olya, who was born in September 2007.[5] The couple is expecting their second child, a boy. [6] Aleksander has an older daughter named Ksyusha from a previous relationship. [7]
Emelianenko has claimed that he killed a bear by trapping its head with a fork-like staff and stabbing it in the heart with a knife. This is a traditional, but not common, way of Russian bear hunting.[6]
Aleksander's tattoos are a constant source of questions from his fans and journalists. Aleksander explained their meaning in his interview on Fedor’s official website.[2]
Tattoos
- Right arm: Cathedral with five domes: symbolizes five years of imprisonment.
- Shoulders: Stars: Symbolize a "career criminal" or Vor v Zakone in Russian (English translation: thief in law).
- Shoulders: More recently he has covered up the Stars with Clouds.
- Left shoulder: cobweb: Aleksander did not explain its meaning other than saying that contrary to what has been suggested by some, it does not have anything to do with the Mafiya. In Russian prisons, tattoos using this symbol typically denote drug addiction or robbery.
- Chest: The Battle of Kulikovo.
- Left shoulder: Russian script.
- Left forearm: Half cat’s head, half skull: “Homo homini lupus est.” Translated: Man is a wolf to his fellow-man.
- Back: Grim Reaper holding a baby.
- Back: "Gott Mit Uns", meaning “God is with us” in German: for Aleksander, it’s a symbol of revival. This tattoo caused a controversy, since this slogan was written on belt buckles of German soldiers in the Third Reich. For many Russian prisoners the phrase means you are totally opposed to the soviet penal system.[citation needed] This phrase was very popular among prisoners during the 60's and 70's.[citation needed]
- Knees: Stars: symbolize that the owner will never be brought to his knees. These tattoos also stirred up controversy, after a picture published on his website revealed a swastika in the middle.[8]
- Pirate tattoo: stands for article 167 of Russian Criminal Code: “armed robbery”.
- “Fortis fortuna adiuvat” Translated: Fortune favors the bold.
- A name on his lower abs ('Marina'). Later covered by a tribal tattoo.
- A spider web on scalp.
MMA record
| Total | 15 Wins | 3 Losses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 matches | (T)Knockout | 9 | 1 |
| Submission | 4 | 2 | |
| Decision | 2 | 0 | |
| Draw | 0 | ||
| No Contest | 0 | ||
Boxing
Emelianenko fought his first professional boxing match on October 3, 2009, in Moscow where he fought to a majority decision draw over 4 rounds against Russian Khizir Pliev.[9]
References
- ^ "Fight Finder: Aleksander Emelianenko". Sherdog. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-16.
- ^ fedor_interview
- ^ http://www.sports.ru/boxing/mma/6059357.html
- ^ http://mmamania.com/2008/08/07/csac-emelianenko-was-not-and-will-not-be-cleared-to-fight/
- ^ Kogan, Evgeni (2008-07-17). "From Surviving the Streets of Russia to MMA: The Story of Aleksander Emelianenko, Part 2". Sherdog. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ a b Kogan, Evgeni (2008-07-17). "From Surviving the Streets of Russia to MMA: The Story of Aleksander Emelianenko, Part 2". Sherdog. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
- ^ "A big one: Alexander Emelianenko's interview". M1mixfight.com. 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ Татуировки
- ^ http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=513144&cat=boxer
- ^ Interview with Fedor Emelianenko on Fedor's official website, December 4, 2006. Fedor Emelianenko: "We have not been training together for over six months now. (..) Before his last PRIDE fight, Aleksander went to train in Holland. Since Fabricio Werdum is a very knowledgeable, very serious fighter, Aleksander needed a good sparring partner. And in Holland he simply had no one to grapple with."
- ^ Interview with Aleksander on Fedor's official website
- ^ Fedor intervew.