Emelianenko comments on Arlovski's accidental win (knockout video)

Fedor Emelianenko
Fedor Emelianenko

Legendary Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko shared his memories of his victory over Andrei Arlovski in 2009. The Belarusian repeatedly called that knockout "accidental" and challenged Emelianenko for a rematch.

"I don't react in any way to what Arlovski said. He went at me, I read that and reacted. He went down. It's a long practice of hitting in pairs and on the bags, standing and lying down. It all adds up to one. Hence the finishing action. I feel the same way about my defeats: it means my opponent has worked that element out," Emelianenko said.

Emelianenko's next fight will be against American Timothy Johnson on October 23 at Bellator tournament in Moscow.