Russian MMA fighter Alexander Emelianenko has long been struggling with alcohol addiction. On his Youtube channel, he spoke candidly about his medical history.
Why did Emelianenko end up in rehab again?
41-year-old Emelianenko defeated 24-year-old blogger Evgeny Ershov at the end of May. The fight turned out to be scandalous: the judge saved Emelianenko from knockout in the first round, and in the second the young opponent easily succumbed to the trick.
Many called the fight fixed and Emelianenko’s form terrifying. It’s no secret that the fighter drank and prepared poorly. He spent most of his career struggling with alcohol addiction: he went to a monastery, trained in Chechnya, and was in rehabilitation centers.
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Each time Emelianenko broke down, and his scandalous sprees amazed the country. Now Alexander has gone to the Iman rehabilitation center in Ingushetia. The fighter admitted his addiction and told how he wasted his life:
“First I took three bottles of dry red wine. Then I switched to stronger alcoholic drinks — I was tired of going for wine every time. Switched to whiskey.
I liked this lifestyle and became addicted to drinking. I started skipping workouts and stopped communicating with people. I was satisfied with my wrong lifestyle. My entourage found out about this, but did not know how to pull me out of this swamp.”
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Why can’t Emelianenko quit alcohol?
Those around him tried to cure Emelianenko, but he broke down every time. The fighter admits that he liked this lifestyle:
“I went to hospitals, they provided me with VIP rooms, they gave me drippings, they prescribed procedures. Then I went out and thought: no one will find out, I’ll grab a beer. And again it all started with the same thing.
I realized that by the will of the Lord I came here to look back, sort out my mistakes, and then move on soberly, confidently, without losing my way.”
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Now Emelianenko is glad that his loved ones put him in rehab. He plans to recover and compete again, probably in pop MMA. He advises alcoholics to look around and learn to enjoy a sober life.
“Grateful to the people who got me into rehab. I have big plans, I plan to perform for a long time. For those who have problems with addiction, I would recommend remembering a sober lifestyle and looking around.
Any person can and should receive pleasure not from an altered state, but from a sober life,” the fighter is confident.