Fedor Emelainenko recently did an interview which was published on M1MixFight.com and was conducted by FiveOuncesOfPain.com. Here are a few of the highlights:

Fedor On Training:
MY TRAINING IS NOT SIMPLE. I BELIEVE I TRAIN HARDER THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD. AND THE STRENGTH AND POWER I OBTAIN CAN ONLY BE HERE IN RUSSIA. I FEED OFF MY SURROUNDINGS AND I DO NOT BELIEVE I WOULD BE AS PREPARED IF I TRAINED SOMEWHERE ELSE. I LIKE TO HAVE EVERYTHING I LOVE AROUND ME WHEN I TRAIN.

Fedor On Freddie Roach’s recent comments:
THE BEAUTY ABOUT MMA IS THAT EVERY FIGHTER HAS HIS OWN UNIQUE STYLE AND PREFERENCES. BUT IT IS NOT A BEAUTY CONTEST. WE FIGHT TO SEE WHICH FIGHTER’S APPROACH PREVAILS. BUT AGAIN, WE ARE NOT BOXING AND WE ARE NOT FIGHTING SAMBO. WE FIGHT MMA.

Fedor On Dana White/UFC:
I DO NOT PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO WHAT DANA WHITE SAYS IN THE MEDIA. HE IS TRYING TO SELL ONE THING AS GOOD AND MAKE YOU NOT BUY ANOTHER THING BY SAYING IT IS BAD. I JUST WANT TO FIGHT THE BEST FIGHTERS IN THE WORLD. I AM LUCKY THAT THE BEST HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHTERS IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW ARE WITH M-1 GLOBAL AND AFFLICTION. IF THE SITUATION IS RIGHT AND THERE IS SOMEONE REALLY GOOD IN THE UFC THAT WILL FIGHT ME THEN I WOULD BE FINE WITH FIGHTING THEM.

Fedor On Control Of His Career:
IT DEPENDS ON THE DECISIONS. I AM NOT A SPECIALIST IN SOME THINGS. SOMETIMES I MAKE THE DECISIONS AND SOMETIMES WE MAKE THEM TOGETHER. IF I STOP FIGHTING TOMORROW, I STOP. IF I WANT TO FIGHT SAMBO, I FIGHT. IF I NEED TO FINISH MY TRAINING CAMP AND MISS A PRESS CONFERENCE, I NEED TO. BUT I AM LUCKY TO HAVE GOOD MANAGEMENT AND MY TEAM, M-1 GLOBAL. I AM PART OF M-1 GLOBAL SO IT IS EASY TO MAKE DECISIONS TOGETHER.