The youngest brother of Emelianenko joined the family business.
After decades of his siblings building their names in mixed martial arts, Ivan Emelianenko (1-0) made his mixed martial arts debut on Friday, winning a unanimous decision over former Russian judo champion Alexey Lednev (0-2) in a special rules competition as part of the event. REN TV Fight Club at the Dynamo Volleyball Arena in Moscow.
Emelianenko, 35, is the younger brother of heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko, 46, and former Pride competitor Alexander Emelianenko, 41.
Check out Emelianenko’s youngest brother’s MMA highlights below.
The full fight video of Emelianenko vs. Lidenev can be seen above.
Ivan Emelianenko defeated. Alexey Lednev by unanimous decision. Successful MMA debut of the mysterious third brother Emelianenko. pic.twitter.com/6vimXNRsWw
– Nightmare (Recorder_Hitman) May 26, 2023
As it turns out, the REN TV Fight Club event was a family affair.
Alexander Emelianenko also competed on the card, getting a dubious victory over Russian video blogger Evgeny Ershov.
Highlights from this “win” and the full contest can be seen below.
So, this just happened in Russia.
TKOs blogger Aleksander Emelianenko steps in and stops the fight. But the blogger says, “Nah, why? Let’s keep going!” , then screenshots and uninstall and submit?
It couldn’t be more fix.
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– zolino (phre) May 26, 2023