Fedor Emelianenko sat on a wall, Fedor Emelianenko had a great fall (and again, and again). And all the schoolchildren and all who think like them, troll on him again and again.
This may be a futile attempt at education, but I hope this will be worth a shot. After all, “I believe the children are our future.” (Ahem.)
If this could change even just one Internet bully into…ahh, never mind.
Not-So-Long-Ago MMA History
Russian heavyweight Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko, the Pride 2004 Grand Prix champion, was on an unbeaten streak for nearly a decade. From April 6, 2001, to November 7, 2009, Emelianenko notched wins over the likes of former UFC champions Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mark Coleman, Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia.
He was widely regarded as the best heavyweight MMA fighter ever.
June 26, 2010 – July 30, 2011
Lately, as we all know, the Last Emperor is hanging on his last threads, shredded and stopped repeatedly through a three-fight losing streak.
For reasons only known to them, this recent sad fact on a fallen MMA icon strongly motivates infantile commentators to pound on their keyboards feverishly with hate, dismissing and dissing his great athletic accomplishments in “the fastest growing sport in the world.”
He hasn’t fought in the UFC?! Well, he beat former UFC champions!
And of course they’ll always come up with “reasons” to support their “arguments.”
Hormones? Puberty? Just for kicks? (It’s also sad that, as it is said, “You can’t teach breeding.”)
This sport may be growing too fast and “too young” for something as basic as respect for its athletes—more so for those who excelled, bled and spurred it to its present popularity.
Well, for now, Anderson “The Spider” Silva sits on a wall…
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