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The legendary Russian MMA fighter Fedor Emelianenko, in an interview with Gazeta.Ru, explained why his fight against the legendary boxer Mike Tyson did not take place.
According to 47-year-old Emelianenko, he has been boxing since he was 23 – more than half of his life. Fedor stated that due to problems and injuries, he cannot continue to compete in mixed martial arts, but still wants to be in the sport.
Emelianenko noted that he, like Tyson, have a mutual desire to fight according to boxing rules, and are talking about it. Fedor said that he would like to fight against Tyson, took steps for this, but Mike said that he knew nothing about this, choosing Jake Paul as his opponent.