"I'm ready for anything with him, any format will suit": who will undertake to organize a rematch between Kharitonov and Emelianenko

Sergey Kharitonov said that he was ready to fight with Alexander Emelianenko.

The famous Russian mixed martial arts fighter said this after his victory in a boxing fight over Danny Williams.

At the same time, he expressed his dissatisfaction that none of the organizations was able to arrange this battle.

“No one can (arrange a duel. - RT) do this ... Not even just for money.

Although for this - by itself.

For free, I won't fight him.

It's just that after the fight with Maga Ismailov, no one wants to do this.

Nobody called.

A lot of people called me: now he will beat Magi - and we will organize! "

- quotes the fighter Sports.ru.

The second fight between Kharitonov and Emelianenko again began to be widely discussed on the eve of the ACA 107 tournament, in which Alexander was to meet with Magomed Ismailov.

At that time, the ex-ProFC champion was considered one of the most demanded fighters in the country and had a lot of offers from a variety of rivals and promotions.

Even then, there were rumors about his possible battles with Vladimir Mineev and Alexander Shlemenko, which could become one of the most high-profile events in the domestic MMA.

However, Emelianenko's popularity declined sharply when he suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Ismailov.

Apparently, the failure hit the athlete's psychology so hard that he left the media space for a long time.

More than a month and a half have passed since the fight, during which Alexander left only one advertising post on social networks, and also never spoke about his future plans.

It is noteworthy that only the debut of his counterpart in boxing made him break the silence.

A few hours before the fight, Emelianenko's forecast for a duel between Kharitonov and Williams appeared in the media, in which he was rather skeptical about Sergei's chances.

“Everyone knows how much I“ love ”Kharitonov.

I don't see a fighter in him.

It is, rather, a bag that comes out not to fight, but to get in the face.

Which one is an athlete?

He was covered with fat, he can no longer really stand on his feet, he dreams of some exorbitant fees, although he does not represent anything ", - quotes the fighter Vseprosprort.

Emelianenko predicted that Kharitonov would not last even a round, "he will fizzle out in the first seconds," after which Williams will take the initiative into his own hands.

At the same time, he called his compatriot a "squishy" and said that he was "afraid of an opponent."

“Why did he even get into boxing?

I do not understand.

Danny is a very skilled fighter.

Yes, he was under 50 (years old -

), and he had a high level of competition.

A good kick, good legs, but he is just a machine, and even at his age is able to send Kharitonov to sleep, "concluded Emelianenko.

Nevertheless, the forecast did not come true, and Kharitonov easily prevailed over his counterpart.

16 years have passed since the enchanting victory at Mike Tyson, during which Williams strengthened his status as a jorniman and suffered 25 defeats.

The seriously aged athlete looked extremely unconvincing in the ring and practically did not answer.

As a result, already in the second round, the referee in the ring was forced to stop the fight and award the victory to the Russian.

Obviously, the success in the battle against 47-year-old Williams seriously inspired Kharitonov.

He not only challenged Emelianenko to the fight, but also assured that he was ready to fight him not only according to the rules of MMA, but also according to the rules of boxing.

“Yes, I don't care.

He just showed in MMA ... He said that Maga was not a kid, because he fought.

Well, he wants to fight in a rack - we will fight in a rack, no problem.

I am ready for anything with him, any format will suit me, ”Kharitonov assured.

It is worth noting that Emelianenko also has some experience in boxing.

His debut came in October 2009, but it was not the most successful.

The duel with Khizir Pliev lasted all four allocated rounds and ended in a draw.

At the same time, two judges saw equality in the ring, while the third gave the victory to Alexander's opponent.

The second time he went to the boxing ring ten years later, when he dealt with Mikhail Koklyaev in one of the most talked about fights of the year.

It took a professional MMA fighter just one round to knock out the renowned powerlifter.

Thus, Emelianenko is unlikely to be afraid of a meeting with Kharitonov according to the rules of boxing.

Like the enemy, he specializes in striking techniques, so fighting in a standing position is only beneficial to him.

At least, for the reason that he will definitely not be able to be pulled into the ground, where he has more than mediocre skills.

Of course, in this case, both will be deprived of the opportunity to use kicks, but this is unlikely to upset them.

Both have no high-kick knockouts.

Undoubtedly, a revenge between Alexander and Sergei would be the perfect end to the long-term feud between the two PRIDE veterans, based on mutual insults, as well as one of the main events in Russian MMA.

A fight with such a loud signboard would attract the attention of a huge audience of fans of mixed martial arts and would be able to compete in terms of the level of excitement with the battle of the same Emelianenko with Ismailov.

However, at least three obstacles remain on the way to its organization.

Firstly, Kharitonov's busy schedule can hinder the organization of the battle.

Despite being allowed to perform under the auspices of other promotions, he is bound by a contract with Bellator.

The fighter himself has repeatedly noticed that he is interested in winning the heavyweight title, so he is unlikely to refuse interesting offers from the American organization.

Secondly, Kharitonov admitted that he expects to receive a substantial fee for the meeting with Emelianenko.

And this is logical, because it has a huge commercial potential, which is understood not only by the leaders of the promotions, but also by the fighters themselves.

But as the head of the ACA, Alexei Yatsenko, said in an interview with RT, rumors about Sergey's exorbitant "appetites" have repeatedly reached him.

According to him, he wanted to receive $ 1 million for the battle with Alexander.

Even in American organizations, such a fee is considered very large, and for Russian organizations it is completely cosmic.

Thirdly, at the moment it is very difficult to imagine exactly how Emelianenko's career will develop.

Until the duel with Ismailov, no one had any questions about whether to continue the 39-year-old athlete.

But his recent defeat came as a shock not only to the fans, but also to himself.

According to the same Yatsenko, at the moment Alexander is in a "romantic mood", which rarely has a positive outcome for him.

The last time it ended with an arrest in Anapa on charges of hooliganism.