WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko said his trainer, Vladimir Voronov, spoke out of turn in a critique of his performance against Andrei Arlovski.
We discussed what he had said, and my answer is that sometimes his emotions… he might say a few extra words, more than what needs to be said, Emelianenko told MMAWeekly.com at a Los Angeles press conference for Affliction: Trilogy on Aug. 1 in Anaheim. Emelianenko headlines the event against Josh Barnett in a long anticipated match between the top-ranked friends.
Not an hour after Emelianenko plucked the former UFC heavyweight champ out of the sky at January’s Day of Reckoning, Voronov was breathing a sigh of relief backstage.
(Fedor) won with his old baggage, with his old tricks, he said. We did everything we can to get him ready for this fight. But for these title fights, for these dangerous fights, we can’t train the way we trained for this fight.
Fedor training issues?
WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko said his trainer, Vladimir Voronov, spoke out of turn in a critique of his performance against Andrei Arlovski. We discussed what he had said, and my answer is that sometimes his emotions… he might say a few extra words, more than what needs to be said, Emelianenko told MMAWeekly.com at…
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