Fedor Emelianenko Props Andrei Arlovski and Skips US Tour

Fedor Emelianenko received a greater loss than he expected when the rest of the world found out that Emelianenko was defeated in Sambo for the first time in eight years.

Immediately, speculation started to spread that Emelianenko was losing his touch. Those who doubt Fedor used this to polish their certainty, while those who favor and believe that Fedor Emelianenko is the best fighter in the world, did not lose faith.

In fact, lots of theories started to come forward regarding the Sambo loss. Fedor’s movie, which he was busy filming instead of devoting his full time to Sambo, was said to be a cause of the loss.

Also, it was said that Sambo is not the same as MMA, and that a loss in Sambo does not mean much when anticipating future MMA battles.

However, even though Fedor says that Sambo is his hobby while MMA is his job, one still coincides with the other as Fedor believes that Sambo is the best training format for MMA.

Watching some of the Sambo competitions, I must say that I agree. Sambo is a very unique fighting style, and looks like a promising benefit for MMA.

With all said above, Fedor is all business when it comes to MMA, and apparently his Sambo loss was enough pressure for him to step up his game for his January bout with Affliction against dangerous Andrei Arlovski. Instead of flying to the US for a Press Tour, he will dedicate his time for preparation.

Fedor Means Business

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“My trainers, Vladimir Voronov and Alexander Michkov, met with me in Russia after the World Sambo Championships, and we decided that the Arlovski [fight] is too important to delay a comprehensive training camp in exchange for press-tour obligations on the other side of the world,” Emelianenko stated. “Andrei Arlovski is a dangerous fighter and has looked in prime condition and at the top of his game in his last few fights. He is one of the top three heavyweights in the world. This is not a fighter I will defeat if I am taking shortcuts in training.”

Source ~ (MMA Junkie)

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