Sergei Kharitonov responds to fellow countrymen, Aleksander Emelianenko, by calling Aleksander a "drunk and drugged out" fighter who looks to make scandalous remarks for attention according to fightersonlymagazine.co.uk.

"I know that for the present moment Alex doesn't have neither house nor home. He has spend everything on drink. He doesn't have a flat, doesn't have a car. And the only way to make some money for him is to give a scandalous interview and to attract some attention to his person." Kharitonov said.

Aleksander, younger brother of Fedor Emelianenko, recently stated that his brother's coaching staff compromised of "two amoebas" due to their inadequacy in preparing Fedor for his bout with Dan Henderson just this past weekend on July 30.

"He talked trash about Fedor's trainers. He supposes Fedor will praise him and will take his side. Fedor is not a fool and there is a possibility he will break the relations with Alex...He will probably communicate with him occasionally, Alex is his brother, his blood after all, otherwise Fedor would send him to hell." Kharitonov said.

In addition to Kharitonov's previous remarks on Aleksander being a drunk, he further stated that the younger Emelianenko is a criminal who has had run-ins with the law in the past. Even serving time in prison and was only released at Fedor's intervention. Additionally Kharitonov states that Aleksander is in fact infected with hepatitis C, which was rumored to be the cause of his removal from an Affliction event nearly three years ago.

"He is drug addicted alcoholic and criminal. All his disrespectful remarks to the athletes are just bulls**t. How can he fight with hepatitis? Nobody gonna take him to any tournament." Kharitonov said.

Kharitonov is set to fight Josh Barnett on September 10 in the semi-final round of Strikeforce's heavyweight grand prix tournament.