Battle on Volga 12: Emelianenko vs. Henrique - May 10 (OFFICIAL DISCUSSION)

Aleksander Emelianenko will headline Battle on Volga twelfth event on May 10 in Samara, Russia. Emelianenko's opponent will be Ex-UFC fighter Luis Henrique.

The 37-year-old Emelianenko, the younger brother of Russian legend Fedor Emelianenko, owns a 28-7-1 career mark. He was scheduled to fight at RCC 5 this past December but had to withdraw due to the recurrence of an old injury. Mikhail Mokhnatkin replaced Emelianenko and lost a decision to Barroso.

Emelianenko last appeared at World Cagefighting Championship Akhmat 50, where he battled Bellator veteran Tony Johnson to a draw in the evening’s main event. Prior to that, Emelianenko had earned back-to-back wins over UFC veterans Viktor Pesta and Gabriel Gonzaga under the RCC banner.

Luis Henrique (11-5) went 2-3 as a heavyweight in the UFC, losing to Francis N'Gannou, Marcin Tybura and Arjan Singh Bhullar after scoring back-to-back submission wins over Christian Colombo and Dmitry Smollakov.

Aleks still fighting at a high level.