A mixed martial arts tournament Grand Prix Akhmat 2016 was held in Grozny, in which, in addition to ordinary fighters, three sons of the head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, took part - eight-year-old Adam, nine-year-old Zelimkhan (Eli) and ten-year-old Akhmad. They all won against their opponents, and Ahmad's fight lasted only 14 seconds. Many, including the president of the MMA Union of Russia Fedor Emelianenko, criticized children's fights, to which they responded with almost insults in Chechnya.

“Yesterday the fights with the participation of children were declared as demonstrative, but, in fact, the audience saw real fights. According to the official rules of the sport recognized by the Ministry of Sports Russian Federation, athletes under the age of 21 must enter the ring wearing a helmet, pads, and under 12 also wearing a rashguard or a T-shirt. In addition, there are certain restrictions for age groups under the age of 21. The fights were held according to the rules that exist for adult professional athletes, which is not suitable for children. Children under 12 are generally not allowed to compete under the MMA rules. What happened yesterday at the tournament in Grozny is not permissible, and even more so, it cannot be justified! " For 8 years they beat each other in front of joyful adults. "

The president of the Akhmat fight club Abuzaid Vismuradov, answering Emelianenko, called the Union of MMA of Russia a "corrupt department": "These confrontations were, I repeat, indicative in order to popularize MMA in our republic. Reviews about these sparrings were positive. But why Fyodor Emelianenko didn't like it. The question is, who is he to assess our tournament and fights? Maybe he is gnawing at envy, because the Grand-Prix Akhmat 2016 Final is recognized by many the best tournament in the history of Russian MMA, but he was not invited here? Or has he become a fighter for justice? Then he needs to remember his last fight, in which he shamefully lost and was beaten in front of the whole world, but his corrupt department did not dare to give the deserved victory to Fabio Maldonado. I responsibly declare that at our tournament we are holding and will be holding fights that we deem necessary. We do not go beyond the law, but we will not allow ourselves to be told what to do. "

The Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation took the position of Emelianenko. "Children under 12 are really not allowed to enter the ring. We will now request full information by who participated in this tournament. We will deal with this issue. By law, we have an official federation accredited by us - the Union of Mixed Martial Arts under the leadership of Fedor Emelianenko, and other organizations without the participation of the union and inclusion in the calendar are not allowed to hold events in this sport and in violation of the rules, "R- Sports "Deputy Minister of Sports Pavel Kolobkov.

The representative of the head of Chechnya in Europe and the general director of Akhmat Promotion Timur Dugazaev, responding to criticism, said that “there was no question of any cruelty, the children showed themselves to be real men and warriors, as befits, there was no blood and serious injuries in their battles. ". The rules of the tournament, he added, were "completely built for demonstration performances." "Criticism was and will be, but Fedor should have perceived the situation from the position of a man. And if he perceived it that way, then in his the last fight he would admit his defeat, "Dugazaev told TASS reporters.

Ring-announcer Alexander Zagorsky, who worked at the tournament in Grozny, said that the children were not injured in the battles. "If we talk about my opinion, I am against children's battles at such an early age. But this is the specificity of the region, there warriors are raised from an early age," he added.

The position of the Chechen side in this scandal was supported, in particular, by the fighter Jeff Monson, who received Russian citizenship in December last year, and the State Duma deputy from the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, a member of the executive committee of the Russian Football Union Igor Lebedev. The head of the International Association spoke in support of Emelianenko mixed martial arts(WMMAA) Vadim Finkelstein.

The tournament in Grozny was held on the eve of Ramzan Kadyrov's birthday. On October 5, the head of Chechnya turned 40 years old.

October 6, 12:09 PM Some Russian wrestlers openly began to insult Emelianenko:

Abubakar Vagaev: Fedor Emelianenko! Your time has passed, humble yourself and don't try to control us. You've lost the last ounce of self-respect after your rotten move. It was mean and unmanly. You sank in our eyes. Rooster

Said Nurmagomedov: Fedor Emelianenko! You have turned many against yourself with your letter. Shame on you. I thought you were for the development of Mma, it turns out the opposite. Not expected. Akhmat Sila to spite everyone.

Ushukov Beslan: You are a pea jester! Whipping boy! Why is jealousy choking you ?! Go to the doctor to check your eyesight, you will see that it was a children's show! Rooster❗️❗️❗️ "AKHMAT POWER️☝️️☝️️☝️️

The child rights ombudsman in the Russian Federation, Anna Kuznetsova, was engaged in checking children's battles. “Perhaps the fights were demonstrative, but the children inflicted real blows on each other, they did not have the necessary means of protection. It is important to understand in detail what happened and find out to what extent such fights are a systemic phenomenon and how it affects the health of children,” Kuznetsova said. Meduza.

October 6, 03:40 PM Khamzat Khirakhmatov, Ombudsman for Children's Rights in the Chechen Republic, said that he had checked and found no violations in the tournament. Despite the fact that ten-year-old Akhmad Kadyrov won the fight by knockout in 14 seconds, according to Khirakhmatov, none of the children received any injuries.

"I am just on the road in the morning, now I am in sports school republics. Firstly, people defend the rights of the child - this is good, but on the other hand, today I prepared a certificate (for the child rights ombudsman under President Anna Kuznetsova). It says that no violations of the rights of the child have been identified. They have no trauma - neither psychological nor physical. On the contrary, this [event] was of a demonstrative nature to demonstrate this sport to the younger generation, "explained Khamzat Khirakhmatov, Ombudsman for Children's Rights in the Chechen Republic.

He clarified that there were no complaints directly from the parents.

"It would be nice if they used the appropriate sports [equipment]: helmet and all. And we in turn recommended that next time they use it all. And most importantly, the parents of all these children were present [at the tournament] , there are no statements from the parents, I do not see any violations of the rights of the child, "he said.

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October 6, 06:49 PM President of the MMA Federation of Krasnodar Territory Agop Topchyan, who was a referee at the tournament, called the knockout in which the ten-year-old Akhmad Kadyrov sent his opponent fake.

"For you it was a knockout, for me it was a joke," Topchyan noted. in the stalls in the head, and the judges immediately reacted to him, and in the third fight the children played a little and went too far, I stopped them and warned them. "

The interlocutor of TASS noted that the children took part in demonstration performances, and not in official fights. "If we were talking about children's competitions, they should have been approved by the Ministry of Sports of Chechnya," Topchyan said.

“I thought that everything was agreed, but, most likely, there was some kind of omission,” the referee suggested. “But should the demonstration performances also need to be coordinated? throws ".

October 6, 08:57 PM Emelianenko removed a post criticizing the tournament from his Instagram account.

October 6, 09:07 PM Emelianenko published a new post on Instagram criticizing the tournament - its text has not changed, but only the photo has changed.

"I have not watched, but I think that these martial arts have rules. Everything must be within the law, competitions cannot be held not according to the rules. We need to figure it out if this show is one thing, and if the competition is another. We asked (documents), we will sort it out, "Mutko said.

"I think it's time for us to talk about this. Not a single competition can be held on the territory of Russia if it does not correspond to a registered sport. It will be necessary to return to this topic, plus there is a certain age restriction in this sport. According to MMA. children can only be engaged from a certain age, and even more so - to compete, "the minister added.

According to the rules for holding competitions under the auspices of the MMA Union of Russia, children from 12 years old are allowed to fight. V age groups 12-13, 14-15 and 16-17 years old athletes must wear a tight synthetic T-shirt (rashguard) and use protective equipment.

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October 7, 07:32 AM Kadyrov himself commented on the situation:

"The country's leadership sets before society, the government and the media the task of dealing with issues of patriotic and spiritual and moral education of the younger generation, to promote healthy image life, high morality, spirituality. This is the basis of the country's stability and power. The situation is alarming. In the first half of the year alone, 50,256 crimes were committed against children, including murder and sexual assault. No one will solve the problem for us if everyone does not understand their responsibility to the future. But often those who should set an example in this take a strange position.

I would be sympathetic to the answers and reactions of Fedor Emelianenko to the boys' demonstration performance during the Grand Prix Akhmat-2016 tournament, if he started by saying a kind word about the tournament and its meaning. As a Russian hero and patriot, I would congratulate Chechnya on the holidays, note the fact that the first MMA belt has been drawn, at least once came to Chechnya, watched how we conduct tournaments and develop sports. And so his statements raise a number of questions. The resonance provoked by Fedor also looks strange, because everyone is obliged to start with himself and his family. This also applies to loved ones. But to expose photos of other people's children, and provoke unflattering comments under it, is a direct violation of ethics and morality.

We in Chechnya use all forms and methods to fulfill the instructions of the Russian leadership, actively involve children and youth in sports. There are no orphanages, shelters, or homeless children in Chechnya. There are no crimes against children or it is very rare. Nowhere is such a comprehensive work to protect the rights of children carried out as in Chechnya. Why is it a demonstration duel in the form of a child's play that is perceived as horror, and not that the war claimed the lives of 13987 children, hundreds of thousands of people died, five thousand people were missing, Grozny and all of Chechnya were destroyed to the ground. Did you talk about the horror when all this happened?

One should even sneeze, and fairy tales about taxes begin. We also pay taxes, supply the world's best oil and gas! And we get subsidies, like many regions. We have been raising patriots and defenders of Russia since childhood. Fedor, you are wrong! Russian heroes don't do that! "

October 7, 06:21 PM Kadyrov urged supporters not to offend Emelianenko and to delete the entries with the following insults:

"Dear friends, I appeal to you with an urgent request and recommendation not to publish any records affecting the honor and dignity of Fedor Emelianenko. I appeal, first of all, to those who, under the emotional influence, did this, saying that they are our supporters and friends. If you really are, and I have no doubt about it, do not write such things. And delete what has already been written. You cannot whip up passions, offend the honor of a person.

I am sure that Fedor Vladimirovich realized the mistake. This, in particular, is evidenced by the removal of the boy's photo from his page. We need to be more tolerant of each other, not to get personal when discussing issues of public importance. We are already surrounded by a too unfriendly world. Sanctions, an ideological attack, saber-rattling around the borders pursue precisely the goal of making us enemies to each other, sowing hostility into our ranks. We will never allow this.

I am sure that an act worthy of a man is even the fact that Emelianenko understands, for some reason, haste in assessing the organization of the tournament. If he had previously studied all the issues related to the tournament, the assessments could have been completely different. There is no doubt about that. I am convinced that, of course, he will act like a real RUSSIAN BOGATYR, which thousands of fans consider him to be. Paraphrasing the well-known saying of ancient times, we can say that it is permissible for an ordinary man, not permissible for a national hero! The experience, authority and ability of such people should not be wasted. They must serve the Fatherland, the consolidation of our society in the name of Russia! "

October 7, 09:16 PM Kadyrov's associates began to delete posts on Instagram, where they spoke out against Emelianenko. This has already been done by the president of the Akhmat fight club Abuzaid Vismuradov and the State Duma deputy from Chechnya Adam Delimkhanov. The first wrote that Emelianenko "needs to remember his last fight, in which he shamefully lost and was beaten in front of the whole world, but his corrupt department did not dare to give the deserved victory to Fabio Maldonado." Delimkhanov wrote about the same thing: "The entire world sports community witnessed how Fedya, being a shameful loser and severely beaten, used administrative resources and literally stole victory from his opponent."

October 18, 07:45 PM The Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation officially recognized the conduct of children's fights in Grozny as a violation, said the deputy head of the department, Pavel Kolobkov. According to him, the Ministry of Sports "does not have the authority to punish," this can only be done by law enforcement agencies.

"A meeting was held with the presence of the Minister of the Chechen Republic for Physical Culture and Sports, representatives of the Russian Union of Martial Arts, including the Union of MMA of Russia. We decided that the competition was held according to the rules of the sport" mixed combat combat"At the same time, children of 8-10 years old took part in the demonstration performances, which is a violation of the rules of the sport of" mixed martial arts, "Kolobkov said by phone.

"The tournament was not official sports competition, since it was not agreed with either the Ministry of Sports or the Union of MMA of Russia, was absent in the single calendar and calendar official events Chechen Republic. The regulations on the tournament were not approved either by the Minister of Sports of the Chechen Republic, or by the regional federation, "the agency's interlocutor added.

Kolobkov said that the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation has prepared a letter with the aim of stopping the holding of uncoordinated martial arts tournaments with the participation of children in Chechnya. “In this regard, we have prepared a letter: in order to stop such violations on the territory of the Chechen Republic, we recommend that the Ministry of Sports of the republic coordinate the holding of competitions with the Ministry of Sports of Russia and federations accredited in sports. We will also send such letters to all relevant federations. paid attention to this so that they control the conduct of such competitions, especially in martial arts. We (the Ministry of Sports) have no authority to punish. We cannot do this - we are not law enforcement agencies, "Kolobkov said.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, responded to Fedor Emelianenko about the outbreak of a scandal around children's battles in Grozny. In his Instagram, he wrote a long post in which he chided the president of the MMA Union of Russia for making such statements, although he himself had not been to Chechnya and did not know how such competitions were held there.

"At least once I came to Chechnya, looked at how we hold tournaments and develop sports. And so his statements raise a number of questions. The resonance provoked by Fedor looks strange," the message says.

Separately, Kadyrov criticized Fedor Emelianenko for the fact that he began to "display photos of other people's children" and "provoke unflattering comments under it." He called this behavior "a direct violation of ethics and morality."

The head of Chechnya did not pass by and general state affairs in the republic, noting that contrary to the words of the athlete, in this region there are fewer problems with children than others.

“We in Chechnya use all forms and methods to fulfill the instructions of the Russian leadership, actively involve children and youth in sports. There are no orphanages, shelters, street children in Chechnya. There are no crimes against children or this is a great rarity. the rights of children, as in Chechnya, "he added.

Concluding his post on the words of Emelianenko about children's fights, Kadyrov said that he did not agree with the position of the president of the MMA Union of Russia and believed that he was wrong in this dispute.

"Fedor, you're wrong! Russian heroes don't do that!"

Recall that earlier Fedor Emelianenko criticized Kadyrov because of the participation of children in the mixed martial arts tournament, which was held in Grozny on October 4. He had a negative reaction to the fact that according to the existing rules, boys under 12 years old are prohibited from entering the ring. Three of Kadyrov's sons also took part in this battle.

How it all began: remember the story associated with Fedor Emelianenko, Ramzan Kadyrov and their children

The story connected with the statement of the President of the MMA Union of Russia Fedor Emelianenko about the battles with the participation of the children of the head of the Republic of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov continues to gain momentum, and we decided to remember how it all started, how the problem developed, which resulted in an attack on the athlete's daughter.

As a reminder, Grozny hosted the WFCA "Akhmat" Mixed Martial Arts Tournament. Three fights took place with the participation of the children of the head of the Republic. 10-year-old Akhmad Kadyrov knocked out Damir Shevkhuzhev in the 14th second of the exhibition match in weight category up to 33 kilograms. About this, Fedor Emelianenko spoke negatively on his Instagram, who explained that a tournament where eight-year-old children beat each other in front of joyful spectators is not a sport.

The athlete explained his position by the fact that special restrictions were not observed in the battles, which must be taken into account due to the age of the athletes - there was no special equipment. Therefore, according to Yemelyaninko, such battles should not be tolerated and justified.

The statements of the President of the MMA Union of Russia did not go unnoticed. He was answered by the head of the Akhmat fighting club, Abuzaid Vismuradov, who said that the battles did not go beyond the law and were indicative, and asked Emelianenko not to indicate what to do.

Vismuradov was supported by many representatives of the Chechen Republic, among whom were the fighter of mixed martial arts Beslan Ushukov, the deputy of the State Duma Igor Lebedev, the famous fighter without rules Jeff Monson, the children's ombudsman of the Republic of Chechnya Khamzat Khirakhmatov, as well as the deputy of the State Duma Adam Delimkhanov. The latter decided to threaten Fedor Emelianenko with the fact that the athlete would have to answer for every word said to his nephews.

"Fedya, well remember our phone conversation... Throwing up the phone, you did not have the heart to talk normally like a man - this is an indicator of your cowardice. In conclusion, I would like to note, whoever the person is, he will have to answer for every word said to my dear nephews. Allahu Akbar, "Delimkhanov wrote on Instagram.

And the Russians decided to support Emelianenko. A petition appeared on the network addressed to the President of the Russian Federation, where the head of state was asked to pay attention to the conflict that had arisen.

"Fedor is a great athlete and a man, he has always been an example of male behavior and iron restraint for everyone, an example of what a Russian Orthodox man should be. He did not deserve insults for drawing attention to the violation of the rules for holding competitions with the participation of children," petitions

After a while, the Chechen head called on the public to stop attacks on the president of the MMA Union of Russia by publishing a post on his Instagram page.

"Dear friends, I appeal to you with an urgent request and recommendation not to publish any records affecting the honor and dignity of Fedor Emelianenko," wrote the head of Chechnya. He noted that first of all he appeals to those supporters and friends who did it "under emotional influence." "If you really are, and I have no doubt about it, do not write such things," Kadyrov added.

Despite promises to change and confessions in full awareness of the incorrectness of their behavior after one of the many scandals, having returned to big sport, took up his own.

It is unlikely that anyone will be surprised if the victim in the latter case, like the 23-year-old girl who accused Emelianenko of rape, withdraws his statement in the near future.

The fire, of course, can be extinguished, but the smoke scattered around the neighborhood cannot be collected. We bring to your attention the seven most high-profile scandals associated with the name of Alexander Emelianenko. Although most of them are passed from mouth to mouth, rather like legends, there are many people who sincerely believe in the truth of these rumors. But to believe in them to the end or choose the side of the Russian fighter is everyone's business.

Alexander Emelianenko. Photo: RIA Novosti

1. Prison

The fact that Alexander has a criminal record is indicated by at least numerous tattoos on his body, each of which has its own meaning, sometimes related to the criminal world. The athlete himself does not like to spread about his criminal past, therefore information in different sources differs as part of the crime. One thing is clear: for his offense, Alexander received five years in prison - this is evidenced by the five domes on the cathedral, tattooed on his body. The main reasons for such a preventive measure are called either robbery or armed robbery. Sometimes, to this already "funny" set, they also add an option with hooliganism, for which Emelianenko could "throw" an extra year.

2. Hepatitis

At some point, persistent rumors appeared on the Web in some media that Alexander Emelianenko was sick with hepatitis C. For this reason, allegedly large foreign organizations refuse the Russian fighter to participate in their tournaments, and eminent athletes do not want to go to the same ring with him ...

It even got to the point that representatives of the Polish Federation of Fights without Rules in an ultimatum demanded that Alexander undergo a course of treatment, although no official documents regarding his illness were published.

Emelianenko himself claims that information about his disease is just gossip, the distributors of which want to tarnish his reputation.

Alexander Emelianenko's tattoos. Photo: www.russianlook.com

3. Nationalism

Alexander was also accused of sympathizing with nationalist organizations. In particular, in the plot of the program "Russian sensations" he is presented as almost the leader of a nationalist group and his photographs are published with the guys in T-shirts with the words "Slavic Union".

Trying to disown these accusations, Alexander even filed a lawsuit against the NTV television company that broadcast this program, demanding compensation for moral and material damage, estimated by Alexander himself at a million dollars. According to the athlete, he lost several major advertising contracts after the release of this program.

4. Drunken brawl

The last straw that led to the temporary suspension of the career of a fighter was what happened in Barnaul. Emelianenko went to this Russian city as a guest of honor in order to show a master class, hold an autograph session and present prizes to the winners of the local tournament. Instead, Alexander began to lean heavily on alcohol while on the plane, be rude to other passengers, harass the flight attendants ... respected people in the city. The adventures of the fighter in Barnaul ended with the very event for which he came. The cameras captured Alexander, clearly drunk, trying to congratulate the winners and nursing around the ring with a clearly unsteady gait.

After that, the M-1 organization terminated its contract with the famous athlete, who was even its face. And Emelianenko himself was forced to announce the end of his career, as it turned out, temporary.

5. Monastery

After the "completion" of his career, Alexander Emelianenko decided to abandon everything worldly for several months, go to Greece and become a novice of the male Athos monastery.

In the monastery, Alexander communicated with visitors, baked bread, swept the territory, chopped wood, rang the bells, in general, did everything that is customary for ordinary novices of monasteries.

Alexander returned from Athos with new sensations. First, the usually clean-shaven fighter has an impressive beard that has attracted the interest of fans and journalists. And secondly, he announced the resumption of his career, for which he was blessed by the monks of Athos. Returning, the Russian nicknamed "Death" immediately knocked out his American opponent Boba sapa and waits for new victims of his mighty fists. The audience wondered if Alexander had changed in the monastery or if a new scandal would break out in the near future?

6. Rape

In her statement, the girl claims that the rape took place on August 2 in one of the Moscow apartments. Investigators interviewed Alexander Emelianenko, as well as the girl who submitted the application. In addition, the ICR officers went to the apartment where, presumably, the rape took place and sent the "victim" for a medical examination.

Alexander Emelianenko (left) and his brother Fedor. Photo: www.russianlook.com

It all ended very prosaically. The girl who accused the famous wrestler Alexander Emelianenko of rape, took her statement from the police. And the representatives of the fighter accused her, and as it turned out later, her friend, who also wrote a statement against Emelianenko, of provocation.

“The girls decided to withdraw their application. Alexander told me about it. Why did they go to the police? They wanted to earn money. This is a provocation ", - said the press secretary of Alexander Irina Staroverova.

7. Fight in a cafe

At first, the Investigative Committee decided to open a criminal case on the fact of beating, and the next day the police detained the fighter in order to take testimony from him.

Representatives of the fighting community in Chechnya expressed extreme outrage at the reaction of Fedor Emelianenko to the holding of the Grand Prix Akhmat tournament in the Chechen capital. The famous master of mixed martial arts, who holds the post of president of the MMA Union of Russia, announced the inadmissibility of fighting with the participation of children under 12 years old. In addition, the athlete expressed concern about the lack of the necessary protective equipment, including helmets, pads and T-shirts.

“I am very much outraged by the fact that the President of the Republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, was watching all this,” Emelianenko stressed. - His advisers from the Ministry of Sports of Chechnya did not inform that children under 12 years of age are not allowed to fight? First of all, we must serve as an example for the younger generation and take care of their health. "

President of the fight club "Akhmat" Abuzaid Vismuradov believes that Emelianenko has no right to assess the tournament.

“These fights were indicative in order to popularize MMA in our republic,” he wrote in social network Vismuradov. -

Reviews of these sparring sessions were well received. But for some reason Fedor Emelianenko did not like it. The question is, who is he to assess our tournament and fights?

Maybe envy gnaws at him, because the Grand Prix Akhmat 2016 Final is recognized by many as the best tournament in the history of Russian MMA, but he was not invited here? Or has he become a fighter for justice? Then he needs to remember his last fight, in which he shamefully lost and was beaten in front of the whole world, but his corrupt department did not dare to give the deserved victory to Fabio Maldonado.

I responsibly declare: at our tournament we are holding and will be holding fights that we deem necessary. We do not go beyond the law, but we will not allow ourselves to be told what to do.

Show the point where it is said that demonstration fights cannot be held, then we will continue the conversation. "

“These were demonstration fights, in which children demonstrated what they do every day and what they devote their lives to,” Timur Dugazaev, Kadyrov’s representative in Europe, CEO of Akhmat Promotion, told TASS. - There was no question of any cruelty, the children showed themselves to be real men and warriors, as befits, in their battles there was no blood and serious injuries. We do not bring up negativity in them, but only want them to show a positive example to others. As for the rules of the fights, it was completely built for demonstration performances.

Criticism was and will be, but Fedor should have perceived the situation from the perspective of a man. And if he perceived it that way, then in his last fight against Maldonado, he would admit defeat. "

Deputy Speaker of the Chechen Parliament, Deputy of the Russian State Duma Adam Delimkhanov in a very harsh manner made personal assessments of Emelianenko. Moreover, the Chechen public figure calls his address on Instagram famous athlete just Fedya.

“It seems to me rather strange to hear such words from the lips of a person whose moral, ethical and professional image raises the deepest doubts,” Delimkhanov noted. - The fact that decency and conscience do not fit into the framework of Fedya's perception became absolutely obvious to us when the judges from the corrupt department headed by him insolently, vilely took away the deserved victory from the Brazilian fighter Maldonado.

The entire world sports community witnessed how Fedya, being a shameful loser and severely beaten, used the administrative resource and literally stole the victory from his opponent.

Fedya speaks of the need for proper education of the younger generation, but at the same time does not explain why he raised his brother, a drug addict, who beat and raped women "Newspapers.Ru").

After reading the life story of Fedya and some of the details of his early biography, I learned that as a child he was very much afraid and avoided normal guys in every possible way. Worthy guys from authoritative and respected circles never allowed Fedya to come near him because of his complete inconsistency with genuine male concepts and values. Severe psychological consequences are reflected today in his behavior.

I want to officially declare with full responsibility that we conducted, conduct and will always conduct those fights that we consider necessary, without violating the legal regulations of the organization. sporting events... And I advise Fedya to thoroughly study Russian laws, get acquainted with the concepts of sports ethics, honor and dignity. Fedya, remember our telephone conversation well. Throwing up the phone, you did not have the heart to talk normally like a man - this is an indicator of your cowardice. In conclusion, I would like to note, whoever the person is, he will have to answer for every word said to my dear nephews! "

“The children did not receive any injuries during the battles in Grozny,” confirmed Alexander Zagorsky, a well-known ring master. - If we talk about my opinion, then I am against children's fights at such an early age.

But this is the specificity of the region, where warriors are raised from an early age. I believe that if children do compete, they should be in protective equipment.

In one of the battles, a child from Sochi, nicknamed Tank, came out with a gift for his opponent. He presented his opponent with a large toy car of the BMW brand. It was pretty unusual. "

It is curious that the position of the organizers of the show was generally supported by another well-known veteran fighter, former rival of Emelianenko and holder of a Russian passport, Jeff Monson.

“I really like Fedor Emelianenko, I respect him very much. But I totally disagree with him in this situation. They show war, murder, death on TV.

But if they show a sport in which even the children strike and try to defeat the opponent, there is nothing wrong with that, ”the radio station Says Moscow quotes Monson.

A similar position is held in Crimea.

“Sport allows you to take children off the streets, disciplines them, gives them physical fitness... Going in for sports is prestigious, we see nothing wrong with demonstration competitions with the participation of children in Grozny. It's scary to see childish cruelty on the streets when fights, including girls, are filmed and posted on social media. This is what needs to be paid more attention, "- told RIA Novosti the head of the Crimean branch of the committee of national and non-Olympic sports of Russia Alexei Chernyak.

He also stressed that he began to practice SAMBO at the age of seven, which allowed him to save his life in a street fight in the future.

The Chechen lightweight fighter Khusein Khaliev, who knocked out Shamil Zavurov at the Grand Prix Akhmat 2016 tournament on Tuesday, also considered it necessary to speak out on the hot topic.

“Fedor Emelianenko! Your outrage about demonstration performances at the mixed martial arts tournament, children under the age of 12 are outraged, - wrote Khaliev on Instagram. - Fights with the participation of children took place under the appropriate supervision of both the referee, judges, and directly the parents of the tournament participants.

Everyone knows very well what special attention is paid by the head of the republic, Hero of Russia, Ramzan Kadyrov, to the development of children and youth sports in any of its directions.

You, the person who once stood at the origins of the formation of the mixed martial arts union in Russia, should have supported these boys in their quest for victory, and not create cheap PR for yourself. Your return to the octagon was a failure. You, neither as a person, nor as an athlete, could not admit your defeat, and it was only thanks to your past merits that you were awarded the "victory". These boys are the future of world-class mixed martial arts. "

The scandal was not ignored in the Kremlin either.

“If it was shown on TV and if it is true, then, of course, knocking out a child, and even on TV, is a reason for the relevant supervisory authorities to become interested in this event,” said Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the Russian President.

Emelianenko's position was supported former champion the world by professional boxing v heavyweight champion Nikolay Valuev.

“Every sport is good for a certain age. Fedor absolutely rightly noted that they were too early for the children, and you can believe the words of a person who really understands this, '' Valuev told TASS. - Fights according to the MMA rules involve the possibility of finishing off an opponent on the ground, for small children this is unacceptable. I have nothing against MMA: if children are involved in it, there must be certain restrictions for them that must be observed, and some actions on the ground are not for their age. "

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