Aleksander Emelianenko Beats Sang Soo Lee in First-Round KO at M-1 Challenge

Aleksander Emelianenko, the heavyweight MMA fighter who is best known as the younger brother of Fedor Emelianenko, defeated Sang Soo Lee with a first-round knockout yesterday at the M-1 Challenge event in St. Petersburg, Russia. Here's the video:



Emelianenko threw a combination that floored Lee, and the referee quickly stepped in to stop the fight. But while Emelianenko showed that he can still fight, questions remain about his future in MMA.

Most significantly, we still don't know why Emelianenko was scratched at the last minute from the Affliction card in July, and whether he'll ever be cleared to fight in the United States again. If he is, he could be a good addition to the next Affliction show, in January, when Fedor is fighting Andrei Arlovski in the main event. But if Aleksander can't be cleared to fight in the U.S., you have to wonder why M-1 is letting him fight anywhere.