The venue, date and rules of the fight will be officially announced later. But Emelianenko and Datsik have already had a battle of opinions. Alexander told us in what format he would like to hold the fight.
“I am offered to fight according to the rules of boxing with MMA gloves. I am happy,” Emelianenko is quoted as saying in the Ural FC press service. “I would fight with normal boxing gloves, but this is a new sport that appeals to.” , how to fight. I’m just against bare knuckle fighting. I had an experience: I broke my hands, I spent six months healing, I couldn’t do it. Any hit can cause a crazy cut – both you and your opponent are injured. Protect your hands with gloves, that’s my bread.”
It should be noted that in the Ural FC tournament, the youngest of the Emelianenko brothers, Ivan, defeated the Iranian representative Ali Heibati by unanimous decision.