Khabib Nurmagomedov and Fedor Emelianenko can hold a demonstration fight
"The Last Emperor" gave his consent to fight in sambo with the former UFC champion.
Legendary fighter of mixed style Fedor Emelianenko, who is currently at the World Sambo Championship in Tashkent, announced his agreement to fight in this sport with his compatriot, no less legandar MMA fighter, ex-UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
The “Last Emperor” reported this to representatives of the TASS news agency.
“If Khabib is not against a show fight, you could. I gave my good. Where? We need a platform somewhere, I don’t know. Maybe in the next World Cup? So far, the question of where he will be next time is being decided, Fedor said.
Together with Emelianenko, the guest of honor and ambassador of sambo in the world at the championship was the ward and comrade Khabiba, the current UFC welterweight champion, as well as the Honored Master of Sports of Russia in sambo Islam Makhachev.
