The Red Devil

Fedor Emelianenko (IPA: [fiodor jemilja?njenk?], September 28, 1976) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter and the current Heavyweight Champion in the PRIDE Fighting Championships based in Japan. He has been the reigning heavyweight champion in PRIDE since March 16, 2003, and has a professional MMA record of 23-1-0. He was the 1998 bronze medalist in Russian Judo championship; the 2002 World Sambo heavyweight division champion, the 2005 World Combat Sambo champion; Rings: King of Kings 2001 heavyweight tournament champion; Rings: King of Kings 2002 absolute weight class tournament champion and PRIDE FC 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament champion. He has been the reigning heavyweight champion of PRIDE Fighting Championships since 2003.