Alexander Emelianenko, the brother of MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko, could spend the next several years behind bars.
The Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) reported on Tuesday the former Pride heavyweight star was convicted of sexual assault, and Moscow's Simonovsky District Court sentenced him to serve 4.5 years in jail.
Emelianenko, 33, was found guilty on charges of raping his housekeeper, Polina Stepanova, on March 2, 2014, and seizing her passport. Prosecutors wanted five years in prison for the MMA fighter.
Emelianenko has pleaded not guilty and claimed the sex was consensual.