Zitat des Tages von Fedor Emelianenko:
As human beings, our lives should be in retrospect with God.
I always like and appreciate the support for the fans; I am very grateful to everyone who supports me.
Most importantly, you have to stay true to yourself as well as those fans who made you who you are as an athlete.
If Dana White can offer a contract that's not one-sided, and it's not cumbersome to the point where we look at it and realize that we can't fight for him, then we'll fight in the UFC.
Cain Velasquez, he has some technical difficulties, but he has ambition, and he's fearless. He wants to win so badly, and he's in great condition. He's a thinking fighter.
It is God who gives us the opportunity to win and to get victories.
I have no special strategy. I can just wait to see what my opponent offers.
The UFC didn't want me to fight there so what could I do? We were unable to make a deal. They offered unacceptable conditions.
The first thing I saw was that Brett Rogers had his way very quickly - in 20 seconds - with a UFC champion, Andrei Arlovski.
UFC is a moneymaking machine. The most important thing for this organization is a brand and its marketing. They have a couple of good fighters, and there are also some very good champions, but they are trying to keep everyone at the same level. The most important thing for them is the promotion, not the fighters.
A fighter, a real strong fighter, should always look dignified and calm, and I believe that any expression of aggression is an expression of weakness. A strong person will not be nervous and will not express aggression towards his opponent. He will be confident in his abilities and his training; then he will face the fight calm and balanced.
One needs to live every day according to God's commandments. And then any kind of difficulty or unpleasantness will be manageable.
No one expected me to become a champion.
In my opinion, faith helps in many contexts.
If people think they've found my biggest weakness, let them try to take advantage of it.
You know when a person goes into the ring to win, or at least not to lose. I mean, when a fighter is ready and goes to fight, than it can be seen by his look. Regardless of whether he gets hit or not, he goes forward, and regardless of whether he wins or loses, he wants to go forward, and it is clear from his burning eyes.
In terms of Rogers, I can't comment on how other fighters in the UFC would fare with Brett Rogers because that's just speculation.
People are making judgements about Russian people based on me. This is why I never allow myself any aggression towards my opponent.
I train and prepare for every contest the same so I can compete to the best of my abilities.