Fedor: ‘I Never Believed I Was the Best Fighter in the World’

Filed under: StrikeforceHeavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko will leave it up to observers and pundits to determine who the No. 1 heavyweight in the world is following the conclusion of the 2010 Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix.

Should the winner of…

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Heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko will leave it up to observers and pundits to determine who the No. 1 heavyweight in the world is following the conclusion of the 2010 Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix.

Should the winner of the tournament be ranked higher than the UFC heavyweights?

“That’s probably something the specialists and commentators should decide,” Fedor said Thursday on a conference call promoting his upcoming quarterfinal bout against Antonio Silva.

Even when Fedor was considered the general consensus No. 1 heavyweight for the many years prior to his loss last June to Fabricio Werdum, Fedor has never been one to rank himself above everyone in his division.

“I never believed I was the best fighter in the world,” Fedor said.