“Did you communicate with Anatoly Sulyanov (head of the Hardcore FC. — ed.) about a possible fight with Francis Ngannou? No, we never spoke. First time I hear about it. But in general, there were such proposals and wishes - to arrange a fight with Ngannou. I saw his fights. This is how he is: in the first minutes, if he doesn’t knock out, then he leads a long battle. To fight is not to fight, ”said Emelianenko.
On the night of February 24, Emelianenko won a unanimous decision in a fist fight with Jeff Monson.