The Man Who Dethroned MMA Legend, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko
Considered by many to be the best MMA fighter of all times, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko was undefeated in 28 straight fights for just about 10 years and that’s truly impressive in my book.
Even though, some critics would say that he hasn’t fought for UFC and thus hasn’t competed against the truly best Heavyweights in the world and that would currently include somebody like Brock Lesnar.
Nevertheless, last Saturday Strikeforce sent Fedor into the cage to fight two-time BJJ World Champion, Fabricio “Go Horse” Werdum, from Porto Alegre, Brazil, who had a record of 13-4-1.
Sherdog ranks heavyweight Fabricio Werdum #9 in the world.
Already 2 1/2 years ago he defeated Fedor’s brother, Aleksander via arm triangle choke in the first round.
Last Saturday, Fabricio made history by dethroning “The Last Emperor” after just around 1 minute into the first round!
Check out how he made Fedor tap:
Fabricio Werdum will now get a title fight against Dutchman Alistair Overeem, who he beat 3 years ago via Kimura, and so he continues to manifest his reputation as a formidable submission fighter.
2 Comments to The Man Who Dethroned MMA Legend, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko
Enjoyed this post. Sad to see Fedor lose, but his comments after the fight showed his true class–the mark of a great champion. No excuses, just gracious comments about Werdum. To Werdum’s credit, he will give Fedor a rematch.
TigerJuly 2, 2010
Fedor really is a class act.
He was aware that sooner or later he would lose.
Still his record is breathtaking.
We’ll never know if he would have been able to copy it fighting for UFC.
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July 1, 2010