“All the same, for me it was a great, significant day. Sasha told me: "Start to fight." I will start to fight to take revenge from you. I’ll be preparing for the rematch that Sasha agreed to give me in MMA, ”Koklyaev said.

The fight took place in Moscow at the VTB Arena and ended with a knockout in the first round.

Before this fight, Emelianenko had 28 victories and seven defeats in the MMA, one match was declared a draw. For Koklyaev, the last battle was a debut.

Earlier, Emelianenko said that he was stretching the battle with Koklyaev as best he could.