source | MMAJunkie.com For the first time in a live event, legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko will appear on UFC Fight Pass next week. Emelianenko (35-4) will fight UFC veteran Fabio Maldonado (22-9) at a Eurasian Fight Nights event in St. Petersburg, Russia. That bout, set for June 17, will be …
source | FoxSports.com “I have nothing to prove, but I want to fight the best of the best and would like to fight UFC champion Fabricio Werdum,” he said. Werdum submitted Emelianenko and handed the Russian the first legitimate loss in his MMA career. The defeat would be the first …
Rizin Fighting Federation Day 2: Results Date: December 31, 2015 Venue: Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) Main Card (2am et) Muhammad Lawal def. Jiri Prochazka via Knockout (RD1,Punch) Fedor Emelianenko def. Jaideep Singh via TKO (RD1) Kron Gracie def. Asen Yamamoto via Submission (RD1,Triangle Choke) Andy Souwer def. Yuichiro Nagashima …
Rizin Fighting Federation 1: Day 2 Date: December 31, 2015 Venue: Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) Main Card: TBA vs. TBA HW Tournament final Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jaideep Singh Kaido Hoovelson vs. TBA Gabi Garcia vs. Seini Draughn TBA vs. TBA HW Tournament Semifinals TBA vs. TBA HW Tournament semifinals …
source | BloodyElbow.com With less than a month to go until Fedor Emelianenko’s long-awaited return to professional competition, rumors and reports continue to spread like wildfire, fueled by curious and frustrated fans determined to figure out the ‘Last Emperor’s’ New Year’s Eve opponent. The latest report comes from …
source | Blodyelbow.com Given his status as one of the most famous sportsmen in Russia, Fedor Emelianenko has enjoyed a fair amount of pageantry and adoration from fans and celebrities alike. He has even fought in front of his country’s president, Vladimir Putin, on numerous occasions and formed a friendship …
source | Bloodyelbow.com The four-time combat sambo champion will compete in the World Masters Tournament in Sambo and Judo, which takes place November 25th in Monaco. Tass.ru, who reached out to the press service of the competition, first reported the news. “Fedor has already confirmed his participation in the competition”, …
source | MMAMania.com Japanese news sources have reported the show being held at the Saitama Super Arena, which makes sense. They’ve also reported that Emelianenko will earn $2.5 million guaranteed for the show, which tells you why he didn’t sign the UFC, since it’s guaranteed and most likely he’ll face …
source | MMAJunkie.com Former PRIDE president Nobuyuki Sakakibara appeared on Saturday’s Spike broadcast of Bellator 142 to announce that he will return to the world of MMA, and his new promotion’s first event will take place New Year’s Eve in Tokyo. Emelianenko (34-4), who built his legend as the dominant, …
Fedor Emelianenko explained why he is ready f his comback!
source | Sherdog.com By New Year’s Eve, Coker hopes to have had a discussion with one very prominent former employee: retired Russian heavyweight superstar Fedor Emelianenko. The ex-Strikeforce head plans on attending Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014 in Tokyo on Dec. 31. At some point, he expects to cross paths with “The …
Not sure if this a good look for you Fedor… “I respect the girls who defend the country’s honor at the Olympics, in wrestling, boxing… But I do not support female MMA. A woman must be a domestic goddess, raise her children and be feminine. There a lot of different …
Source | MMAFighting.com Consider it official: Strikeforce is closing its doors and its final show will be on Jan. 12th. The promotion announced the news Thursday confirming it was ceasing operations as well as laying out the bouts on its last fight card. “Since 2009, Showtime has been a great partner and we appreciate …
If you haven’t bookmarked “TheUnderGround“…. DO IT! source | The Underground A UGer recently posted a hopeful message to UFC President Dana White about making a monumentally theoretical fight between Brock Lesnar and Fedor. Can Dana sign Brock vs. Fedor? From: hmb Member Since: 10/30/03 Posts: 14134 Brock is a warrior and would …
Source | RiaNovesti Russian mixed martial arts legend Fedor Emelianenko has announced his retirement after knocking out Brazilian veteran Pedro Rizzo. It took Emelianenko just 44 seconds to knock out Brazilian veteran Pedro Rizzo on Thursday, putting him on the ground with a serious of punches and then finishing with more …
M-1: Fedor vs. Rizzo Results Main Event Fedor Emelianenko defeated Pedro Rizzo by Knockout (Punches, 1st Round, 1:24) Heavyweight Title Bout Kenny Garner defeated Guram Gugenishvill by Stoppage (Doctor, 3rd Round, 5:00) Lightweight Title Bout Musa Khamanaev defeated Daniel Weichel by Submission (Heel Hook, 1st Round, 1:57) Heavyweight Feature Bout …