Considered one of the all-time greats of mixed martial arts, Fedor Emelianenko is gearing up to compete in Bellator’s heavyweight tournament, mostly for the joy of fighting.
Sometimes motivations really are that simple. Fighters often talk of their goals with determination. They want to win titles, become legends, make a lot of money (that one may be more internal than vocalized). But rip away all those things – or in the case of Fedor Emelianenko, accomplish them – and the underlying reasoning is often much more down to earth.
“He likes to fight. He likes to compete. It’s fun,” Fedor’s interpreter told MMA fighting in a recent interview, paraphrasing the combat sports great’s thoughts on why he was entering the Bellator heavyweight grand prix.
“He likes the tournament format,”…
Fedor’s motivation for entering the Bellator Grand Prix is simple: ‘It’s fun’