The head of the UFC said that Fedor Emelianenko received a lot of money for appearing in the game
President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Dana White said during a press conference that Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Fedor Emelianenko will appear in the UFC 5 video game.
“I don’t know, I think he wants to be in this game, or it’s because we paid him an obscene amount of money,” the UFC head said. He emphasized that he did not have to persuade the athlete for long.
On September 7, it became known that Emelianenko was included as a character in the UFC 5 game from EA Sports. It will be available in the Deluxe edition of the game. Owners of the extended version will also receive additional fighters such as Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali.
On February 5, Fedor Emelianenko lost to Ryan Bader by knockout in the first round. The fight, which headed the Bellator 290 tournament and became the farewell for the Russian, took place in the heavyweight division. At stake was the title of the organization’s champion, which was owned by the American.
The defeat was the seventh in Emelianenko’s career. He has 40 victories to his name; another fight with his participation was declared invalid. The Russian held the titles of champion of the Pride and RINGS organizations.
Source: Lenta
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