POLL: Who Is The Greatest Of All Time, Fedor Emelianenko Or Anderson Silva?
The term GOAT does not come around too often in combat sports, especially not one as young as…
The term GOAT does not come around too often in combat sports, especially not one as young as…
The Last Emperor, the Huntington Beach Bad Boy and the Dutch Lumberjack are hanging up their gloves. The worlds of MMA and Kickboxing will be a smaller place without them; these three champions have thrilled fans for decades and 2012 is the last time we will see any of them fight. Although this writer does not like to loosely toss around the word, “legends”, in these three cases, the word is wholly appropriate.
Fedor Emelianenko fought his last bout on June 21 with a knockout victory over Pedro Rizzo in
(Props: IronForgesIron.com) Fedor Emelianenko‘s hard work at the playground has paid off once again. Earlier today at an M-1 Global event in…
Russian mixed martial arts legend Fedor Emelianenko has announced his retirement after knocking out Brazilian veteran Pedro Rizzo earlier today in St. Petersburg.
Emelianenko finished the Brazilian veteran Pedro Rizzo in a mere 44 seconds.
The Last Emperor had this to say after his victory: “I think it’s time. I’m retiring from sports. I still have the SAMBO World Championships. My family is the reason I will not be fighting again. My daughters are growing without their father, so it’s the right time to
As Fedor Emelianenko heads into what has been billed as his “farewell bout”, misconceptions about “The Last Emperor” continue to swirl around the internet. It is one thing for a fighter to be called “the greatest martial artist of all time” by promoters, fans and management times; it is quite another to receive such praise from a fighter’s peers. Shane Carwin, Cain Velasquez and others have gone on record saying that Emelianenko was one of the best.
Despite his record of 33 wins, 4 losses and 1 “No
As the June 21st fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Pedro Rizzo, Rizzo’s coach Marcos Ruas has come out with some comments about his student today. Believing that Rizzo can beat The Last Emperor with the right mindset, he spoke the following to Tatame.com:
“Pedro has all the tools, it’s up to him, his mind. He told me he wants it: ‘I wanna prove to myself I’m a fighter and I have all conditions to pull out good fights’. He has all the chances to do so”.
While
Earlier today news broke that Fedor Emelianenko may fight Rolles Gracie this summer at his previously announced fight at the ice palace, St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 21st. Gracie, the son of the legendary BJJ pioneer Rolls Gracie, had this to say about the fight today:
“Where there is smoke there is fire. My manager is under negotiation with M1. We’re really close to make this fight against Fedor to happen.” – Courtesy of: fightline.com
While his words online may show great enthusiasm for
Breaking!!! Fedor Emelianenko fighting on June 21st, Ice Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia. News on the opponent to come! – Via Twitter.com
News broke today that legendary Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko will fight his next bout on June 21, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Russia at the Ice Palace. According to M-1 Global Director of Operations Evgeni Kogan, no opponent has been named as of yet.
While Emelianenko’s next fight may not be taking place in the UFC Octagon as many fans had hoped, it does
Earlier this week Bobby Lashley spoke to Fighters Only in regard to his future in the fight game. During his interview Lashley mentioned several possibilities for his next fight, including signing with Bellator, fighting Dave Bautista and most intriguing of all, a bout with Fedor Emelianenko.
Evgeni Kogan, director of operations for M-1 Global has refuted those reports, “There are currently no concrete conversations about Bobby being the next opponent for Fedor.” – for more see
The last time Bobby Lashley stepped inside the cage he captured the Shark Fights Heavyweight championship, defeating Karl Knothe by first round submission. It was Lashley’s first fight on a three-fight deal that he signed with the promotion in September.Lashley recently spoke to FightersOnly about a number of possible opponents for his next bout.
One possibility that was mentioned by Lashley was signing with Bellator, something that Lashley seemed excited about, “It was a contract that was just