Legendary Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko spoke about his impressions of meeting the former interim UFC lightweight champion American Dustin Poirier.
“Very respectful, good young man. We exchanged a couple of phrases, talked, took pictures, ”Emelianenko quotes TASS.
Emelianenko knocked out Timothy Johnson in the first round in October last year. The 45-year-old Russian is expected to have a farewell fight in the summer.
Poirier had his last fight in December last year, losing by submission to Charles Oliveira.