Fedor Emelianenko prepares for 'very important' fight
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| MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com found this 7/17/2008 on www.latimes.com [flag] |
The 31-year-old Russian hopes that Saturday's bout against Tim Sylvia will lead to bigger things.
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Wearing a forest-green T-shirt and camouflage shorts, Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko wandered through a hotel lobby earlier this week, looking like a weary tourist in need of directions.
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Published 7/17/2008 by Jim Murphy at MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com
... in need of directions. As the world’s top-ranked heavyweight fighter in mixed martial arts, Emelianenko rarely passes through a restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia, or a cafe in Tokyo, without drawing attention. During this lunch hour in north Orange County, however, he was happy to blend with his surroundings.“I try to stay away from all the fanfare,” he said through an interpreter. “I’d much rather prefer a quiet life, so I try to keep people away from me as much as I can.” Fedor prepares for Sylvia fight @ LA Times The USA TODAY on the show: For mixed martial arts packed ...
