Fedor Emelianenko retires following knockout of Pedro Rizzo

One of the greatest mixed martial artists in the history of the sport is hanging up his gloves.

HDNet’s Ron Kruck on Thursday confirmed Fedor Emelianenko is retiring following a knockout of Pedro Rizzo at “M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rizzo,” which took plac…

One of the greatest mixed martial artists in the history of the sport is hanging up his gloves.

HDNet’s Ron Kruck on Thursday confirmed Fedor Emelianenko is retiring following a knockout of Pedro Rizzo at “M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rizzo,” which took place Thursday at Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The 35-year-old Emelianenko leaves the sport with an overall 34-4 record in 12 years of professional competition.