“The Last Emperor” is returning – finally.
Fedor Emelianenko meets Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the opening round of an eight-man Strikeforce heavyweight tournament scheduled to begin Feb. 12 at the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J.
In a second quarterfinal fight, former heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski meets Sergei Kharitonov. However, a reported Fabricio Werdum vs. Brett Rogers bout has been scrapped.