“He could not resist, he began to get into a fight ahead of time. He began to rush caps, well, I returned to him - in the same way. There was nothing more on my part, ”Sport-Express quoted the MMA fighter.
According to him, he does not know what could have angered Koklev. Emelianenko also noted that he himself was absolutely calm and did not intend to change tactics for the upcoming battle.
"I'm professional. I’m going out to fight without nerves, in cold blood, ”he added.
The fight between Alexander Emelianenko and Mikhail Koklyaev will be held on November 29 at the VTB Arena in Moscow. The fight will be conducted according to the rules of boxing.
Earlier, Koklyaev apologized for the brawl with Alexander Emelianenko.