Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Alexander Emelianenko came into conflict with the security of the Koltsovo airport in Yekaterinburg, after, according to eyewitnesses, he relieved himself in the wrong place. Police officers who arrived at the scene after the call spoke with him and arranged a photo session. The flight from Yekaterinburg to Moscow, on which Emelianenko flew, was delayed by 20 minutes. The fighter’s team apologized for the incident. The transport police said that they had no claims against the fighter.
The flight from Yekaterinburg Koltsovo airport to Domodedovo on the evening of April 6 was delayed for 20 minutes due to an incident involving MMA fighter Alexander Emelianenko. According to blogger Anna Danilova, who flew with him on the same plane, the fighter relieved himself in the wrong place at the airport, after which the security guard stopped him, called the police and threatened him with a fine. The athlete responded to this with obscene language and a threat to hit. According to the blogger, Alexander Emelianenko was drunk. Other passengers at that time were on the bus, which was supposed to take them to the plane.
The police officers who arrived at the transfer took Alexander Emelianenko to the street. “Some kind of nice conversation began, they checked the documents and started taking pictures with him, and after the photo session they let him go,” the eyewitness said.
Then the athlete returned to the bus, and the passengers went to the plane.
The fighter team apologized for what happened. “Alexander is already remorseful and asks for forgiveness for the flight delay. It is clear that there is nothing good in this situation, but on the other hand, Alexander went to the toilet, and the whole country knows about it. Seriously, the law enforcement agencies have no claims against Alexander, ”said the athlete’s manager Nikita Burchak to Match TV.
The press service of the transport department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Ural Federal District told Kommersant-Ural that the police did not receive statements from citizens or organizations about violations of the law by the fighter.
“The internal affairs bodies always work on the fact. If there is an application, it is registered, it is checked and a procedural decision is made. Regardless of who the person on whom the application was written is, the law is equal for everyone, ”the press service assured.
According to her, the police arrived at the scene to find out the reasons for the accumulation of citizens near the transfer. “The bus was crowded with people who wanted to take pictures with one of the passengers. Upon arrival, the officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not reveal any illegal acts. Under them, nothing was done that could be qualified as a violation of the administrative or criminal code. There are no grounds for verification yet. If citizens have information that may be of interest to law enforcement agencies, please contact,” the department said.
Alexander Emelianenko is a master of sports in judo, multiple champion of Russia and the world in combat sambo, European champion in combat sambo, champion of ProFC-2010. He had 38 MMA fights, in which he won 28 victories and suffered nine losses, one more fight ended in a draw. In recent years, Alexander had several fights according to the rules of boxing. In September last year, he lost ahead of schedule to Vyacheslav Datsik as part of the Hardcore Boxing promotion tournament.
The next fight of Alexander Emelianenko is scheduled for May-June. The athlete’s team reported that the incident in Koltsovo would not affect the fight and preparation for it.
