According to Russia's TASS news agency, Fedor Emelianenko, a Russian MMA legend known as the "strongest man of 6 billion", was taken to the No. 52 hospital in Moscow city for treatment due to a positive case of COVID-19.
The source said: "Fido has been hospitalized, there are no serious problems and he feels good. ”
He added: "Fido will most likely be discharged from the hospital soon. ”
Fido himself posted a message on his Instagram page thanking people for asking about his health.
He wrote: "Thanks to all the people who genuinely care about my health, I feel good and I am recovering. I thank the doctors and medical staff for their care and hard work. ”
Born on September 28, 1976 in an ordinary family in Ukraine, Fido began studying judo and Sambo from an early age. Before entering the MMA arena, he was already a judo and Sambo champion.
In 28 battles from 2001 to 2010, Fido remained undefeated for a terrible 10 years. Over the course of his career, he has won numerous titles.
The Russian fighter has won 39 wins (15 KO/TKO; 15 surrenders; 9 decision wins) and an impressive record of 6 defeats in his 19-year MMA career.
Hailed as the "last tsar" by the MMA community, even Russian President Vladimir Putin has even publicly said that he is a loyal fan of Fido.
On September 28 last year, Fido celebrated his 44th birthday. He had planned to host another race before the end of 2020, but it didn't work out.
In August last year, Fido told TASS that he was not planning to quit sport and was seeking more games. He said at the time that he thought Moscow, the capital of Russia, was the site of his retirement match.
At the same time, Fido has been the president of the Russian MMA League and since November 2012 has been an adviser to the then Russian Minister of Sport, Vitaly Mutko.
In July 2015, he announced his return to a three-year hiatus in a professional tournament that had taken fans around the world by surprise.
After his comeback in 2015, Fido has played seven matches so far, beating India's Jadip Sim and then Brazil's Fabio Maldonado.
In June 2017, he lost to former UFC heavyweight Humerian Matt Mitterio. In April 2018, he ko-starred former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mill in the first round.
In October 2018, he TKO American boxer former UFC middleweight star Cher Somn. In January 2019, he lost to then-Bellator light heavyweight champion Ryan Budd in the United States.
Then on December 29, 2019, Fido's first leg was easy KO former UFC gold belt winner "Werewolf" Quinton Jackson, and in the match against Quinton Jackson, 2 minutes and 59 seconds after the start of the match, Fido punched Jackson to the ground to win.
In 2009, sports magazine Sports Illustrated named him "MMA Player of the Decade."
Fido has never set foot in an octagon cage at the UFC in nearly 20 years of his career, and although UFC boss Dana Bai tried to fight the super battle at Lesner vs Fido in 2012, the negotiations ultimately failed.
Since March last year, Russia has reported more than 3.6 million cases of coronavirus infection, with more than 66,000 recorded deaths. On Wednesday, more than 20,000 new confirmed cases were confirmed.
The virus has been wreaking havoc on global sports for months after the father of Russian UFC champion "Kitty Hawk" Habib died of complications from a Covid-19 infection.
Now that Fido is also infected, he can only wish him a speedy recovery, and hope that there will be no sequelae affecting his body.