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Emelianenko spoke about meeting Porrier

Dmitriy Kel | Published Feb. 7, 2022, noon

Dustin Poirier and Fedor Emelianenko

Dustin Poirier and Fedor Emelianenko

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.

Watch this story: Makhachev - Porier: categorical prediction from Orlovskiy

Poirier had his last fight in December last year, losing by submission to Charles Oliveira.

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