Aleksander Emelianenko appreciation thread

[Steve-French]

What's next TS? How about a Joe Son or a War Machine appreciation thread.

 

[Ez Eric]

I will never forgive PRIDE for depriving us of a Aleks/Hunt war

 

[Buddhist Ninja]

The Jon Jones of Russia.

 

[Butcher101]

 

[Aranha21]

He could have been so good if he wasn't such a scumbag. Had all the physical gifts a heavyweight could ask for

 

[KOfinger]

I will never forgive PRIDE for depriving us of a Aleks/Hunt war

hunt was in his physical prime... he would have murderd aleks.

 

[Flex Plexico]

Hell yes!! One of my fav HWs ever. His fight w Sergei is my favorite HW fight.

Remember when he Baroni'd Ricardo Morais? Dude has crazy hand speed for such a big guy.

 

[shonuf]

A reminder that UFC beefs are overrated. You didn't see Jones or Cormier start offering up body parts! lol. Cutting off fingers > throwing empty water bottles.

“Kharitonov lied. Everything he says in his interview is stupid nonsense. Maybe he over partied at gay parades in Amsterdam and lost his head.”

“Lets start from Hep C. I’m offering Kharitonov next. I’m ready to take the blood test for Hep C in front of any media and internet resources. If the results are negative he should cut his own finger. If the results will turn out positive I will cut my own finger. That’s for the whole world to know who is the fuckface. Thats what I’m offering to him concerning his claims. If he refuses this bet then the world will know who’s lying anyway.”

 

[Why did you]

He is currently serving a four and a half year prison sentence for aggravated sexual assault.
So let's appreciate that .

 

[Hi-Tech]

He's a legend of the game

 

[Hi-Tech]

My favorite picture of him

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

War Aleksander Emelianenko!!!!!!!

 

[Toad Frogan]

Great idea for thread, TS but -1 for misspelling "ALEKS!"

He was one of my all time favorites. Some of the best hands I have ever seen in MMA. So fast and accurate.

He beat Sergei who beat Overeem and Arlovski. I actually think prime Aleks would have likely knocked out Overeem and Arlovski at just about any time in their careers. Once he lands one punch more would follow. He would be a horrible matchup for both those guys.

But he's a piece of shit.

 

[Haj01]

Is it his B'day or something?

 

[tramendous]

i dont get how a thread like this stays in the heavies but the moment i make a fedor thread, the sherdog cops are out in full force throwing my shit into worldwide discussion.

 

[mjmj]

Why is this here again?

 

[shonuf]

i dont get how a thread like this stays in the heavies but the moment i make a fedor thread, the sherdog cops are out in full force throwing my shit into worldwide discussion.

Aleks is a retired Pride fighter at this point. So it should be here as it's primarily discussing a Pride career/moments. Fedor depending on the topic can go in either forum. Depends on the topic. at least in imo.

you can also make WEC threads here, but nobody ever does.

 

[Papawash]

He could have been so good if he wasn't such a scumbag. Had all the physical gifts a heavyweight could ask for

For sure man.. great physical attributes, very good skillset and Fedor as a training partner. He could have been a strong contender for the belt if he kept his shit together.

 

[flyingscissorsheelhook]

As a person, I can't appreciate him one bit.

As a fighter, he was excellent and had all the tools to be a top 10 HW. It's a shame that the end of his career was spent fighting mainly nobodies in Russia instead of high level opponents but what can you do. He had some great performances to look back on.

 

[tramendous]

Aleks is a retired Pride fighter at this point. So it should be here as it's primarily discussing a Pride career/moments. Fedor depending on the topic can go in either forum. Depends on the topic. at least in imo.

you can also make WEC threads here, but nobody ever does.

aleks kept fighting after pride. so if fedor retires i can make threads about him here? i doubt it.