{"id":223014,"date":"2017-02-14T11:51:14","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T19:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=223014"},"modified":"2017-02-14T11:51:47","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T19:51:47","slug":"donald-trump-fedor-emelianenko-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fedor-emelianenko\/donald-trump-fedor-emelianenko-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump is a Fedor Emelianenko fan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of this Saturday&#8217;s highly anticipated Bellator 172 event, where MMA icon <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fedor-emelianenko\/fedor-emelianenko-explains-chose-bellator-ufc\/\">Fedor Emelianenko will make his highly anticipated return to the cage in 2017<\/a> after going 2-0 since returning to MMA in 2015, M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein, who used to manage Emelianenko, revealed in an interview that United States President Donald Trump has been a fan of Emelianenko for quite some time!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fedor-Emelianenko.png\" alt=\"Fedor Emelianenko\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-196521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fedor-Emelianenko.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fedor-Emelianenko-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fedor-Emelianenko-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fedor-Emelianenko-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/sport\/377180-trump-fedor-emelianenko-bellator-172\/\" target=\"_blank\">RT<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cHe was always cheering for Fedor,\u201d Vadim told RT. \u201cI know that for a fact. He was really happy when Fedor beat Arlovski. Despite the fact that Arlovski was technically representing American in this fight, as he speaks good English already had a solid fanbase in the States. But Trump was definitely in Fedor\u2019s corner. I saw his reaction after the knockout. He was visibly pumped and rushed to the ring to congratulate Fedor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what kind of president Trump will be, though. I hope for a better relationship between Russia and the US. Both countries can achieve more conducing a peaceful business rather than having this cold war which everybody is tired of. We want Americans not to worry about coming here. The media are making monsters out of us but when people come here they change their minds.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time President Trump&#8217;s involvement with MMA has made headlines. During the Republican National Convention prior to the election, UFC President <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/video-dana-white-advocating-for-donald-trump-at-republican-national-convention\/\">Dana White gave an enthusiastic speech explaining how Trump supported the UFC<\/a> when he and the Fertitta brothers were attempting to get a foothold in the sporting world, allowing the promotion to host events at his hotels.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Dana-White-1.png\" alt=\"UFC president\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-141079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Dana-White-1.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Dana-White-1-300x156.png 300w, 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