The Russian Minister of Sports, Vitaly Mutko, showed interest in having the ‘Last Emperor’ return to Russia to complete his career there.
During the final day of 2015, Fedor Emelianenko returned from a three-and-a-half year absence from MMA to annihilate his overmatched opponent in a little over three minutes. His win was such an emphatic one that it commanded the attention of the Minister of Sports in Russia, Vitaly Mutko.
"I'm very happy for all of us and I am glad that Fedor returned brilliantly," Mutko told ria.ru (via F-Sports). "I hope this is only the beginning of such a serious return.