Aleksander (left) and Fedor Emelianenko

By FCF Staff

Fedor will not be the only Emelianenko that will compete for M-1 Global in the month of November, as the promotion has announced today that the veteran’s younger brother Aleksander, will fight at its upcoming, November 12^th card in Astrakhan, Russia.

The 30 year-old Aleksander is being brought in to headline M-1 Challenge XXVIII, due to a recent knee injury that  welterweight champion Shamil Zavurov has incurred, which has postponed his scheduled bout with Rashid Magomedov.

M-1 Global is actively seeking out an opponent for Emelianeko (17-4), who is coming off a stoppage loss to Peter Graham in December. Prior to the defeat, the 6’6 tall heavyweight had won eight straight fights, a run which included victories over Dan Bobish and Miodrag Petkovic.

According to a report from M-1 Global, Emelianenko is currently training alongside Fedor in Holland, as the former Pride champ continues to prepare for his upcoming November 20^th bout with Jeff Monson.