Stary Oskol is a hometown of Fedor Emelianenko

Fedor Emelianenko is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial arts  fighter. He is the current World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts, Heavyweight Champion and the last holder of thePride Heavyweight Championship. 

When Fedor was 2 years old his family moved to Stary Oskol. It is here in Stary Oskol where Fedor Emelianenko became famous.Fedor says that he likes his small town Stary Oskol and he is happy there. 

So where is Russia is Stary Oskol? Stary Oskol (Ста́рый Оско́л) is a city in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.  It is located at  618 km south of Moscow, on the Oskol River. Population: 217,900 (2004 est.); It was founded as a fortress in 1593, as part of the souther fortification line around Moscow. In the 17th century, the town was sacked by Crimean Tatars and Ukranian Cossaks. Later it was affected by the Russian Civil War in 1919, as well as World War II After World War II industry developed in the city and its population started to grow.Stary Oskol is an important mining town of iron ore, situated at the border of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly,one of the largest deposits of iron ore worldwide. More than eight million tons of iron ore are mined here per year.