Hobby Sources

Here is another a better quality of Fedor Emelianenko’s (in blue) loss in Combat Sambo. The fighter, Blagoi Ivanov (in red), was signed by Affliction MMA moments after match although the two had been in talks for weeks prior to the tournament. Ivanov holds a record of 14-0-1 in amateur MMA.

Of the loss, Fedor said this:

“Yes, it was my first defeat in Combat Sambo, nothing shocking though. Its a sport, it could have happened in any moment. I′m happy that I haven′t lost by KO or any other unpleasent way. I′v lost by the throw. In MMA you can be on your back as long as you want. In CS is a different rules. Nevertheless I started with Sambo and I love this sport and I will continue to compete in it. From every fight I learn something. In this case I learned that you can′t have it all, if you do everyhting at ones. At the monent the most important thing for me is MMA. Its important for me to stay the champion. In MMA I won′t let myself to relax at all. As for Sambo - its like a hobby (proper translation) to me, so I can relax a little bit. I can′t train as hard for Sambo, because I have other things to do”.