The next rival Emelianenko may be the Olympic champion of Beijing

Multiple world champion in mixed martial arts Russian Fedor Emelianenko can spend the next fight with the 2008 Olympic champion Japanese Satoshi Issi, the authoritative American portal MMA Mania .

Last Sunday, Emelianenko defeated the American Jeff Monsson in Moscow in three rounds, interrupting a series of three defeats. As the organizers reported after the battle, negotiations are currently underway to hold a fight of Fedor in Japan before the New Year with Isia. The agreements have not yet been reached, negotiations are still ongoing, ITAR-TASS reports.

Isi ended his career in judo after the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, on which he won the "gold" in the weight category over 100 kg. Then he moved to mixed martial arts, where in a debut duel he lost to another Olympic judo champion, but the legendary fighter of a mixed style, compatriot Hidehiko Yoside. To date, in the track record of Isiah 4 victories, 1 draw, 1 defeat, and it is considered one of the promising fighters in mixed martial arts.

Experts note that it is difficult to negotiate with Isia - he often changes his decision and refuses the initial promises. In April of this year, he announced that he was going to return to judo, accept American citizenship and play for the United States at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. However, then he changed his mind and in September conducted a battle in the US in mixed martial arts with Brazilian Paulo Filo, which ended in a draw.

It is interesting that after the conquest of the Olympic medal in judo, I went into mixed martial arts, inspired by the example of Emelianenko, who held 24 fights in Japan and is very popular in this country.