According to Sport24, after the fight, Emelianenko was diagnosed with a broken nose. In addition, the incisions over his eye were stitched up. Examination of the ribs revealed no damage.

The fight took place as part of the main event of the ACA 107 tournament in Sochi. Ismailov defeated Emelianenko by technical knockout in the third round.

For Ismailov, this victory became the 16th in MMA with two defeats and one draw. Emelianenko suffered his eighth career defeat with 28 wins and one draw.

Earlier, Kamil Gadzhiev announced his desire to hold Ismailov's revenge with Vladimir Mineev and named the amount of the fighters' fees.