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Mixed martial arts icon, Fedor Emelianenko (34-4) earned the last victory of his career after finishing former UFC and Pride veteran Pedro Rizzo by knockout in the main event of M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rizzo.
Emelianenko wasted little time by finishing Rizzo in the first with a right hand and following it up with several more strikes on the ground for a finish at 1:24.
Sometime shortly after the event ‘The Last Emperor’ announced his retirement from the sport to spend more time with his family (via LowKick’s Anton Gurevich).
– BREAKING: Fedor retires “There’s no ‘fantastic’ offer that could tempt me out of retirement. I’m retiring to spend more time with my family”
The event went down today at the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Check out the rest of the results for the M1 Global: Fedor vs. Rizzo event below:
Main Card
Heavyweight bout: Fedor Emelianenko def. Pedro Rizzo via KO (Punches) – R1 @ 1:24
Heavyweight title bout: Kenny Garner def. Guram Gugenishvili via TKO (Doctor stoppage) – R3 @ 5:00
Lightweight bout: Musa Khamanaev def. Daniel Weichel via Submission (Heel hook) – R1 @ 1:48
Heavyweight bout: Jeff Monson def. Denis Komkin via Submission (North-South choke) – R1 @ 1:58
Lightweight bout: Marat Gaifurov def. Mairbek Taisumov via Split Decision
Featherweight bout: Mikhail Malyutin def. Renat Gasanov via TKO (Punches) – R1 @ 3:16
Preliminary Card
Middleweight bout: Ramzan Emeev def. Albert Duraev via KO (Punches) – R1 @ 1:36
Featherweight bout: Vugar Bahshiev def. Jerome Bouisson via Submission (Heel hook) – R1 @ 2:48
Featherweight bout: Pavel Vitruk def. Radoslav Pehnik via Unanimous Decision
Heavyweight bout: Akhmed Sultanov def. Dennis Golcov via Submission (Heel hook) – R1 @ 1:28
Middleweight bout: Abdulmazhid Magomedov def. Davrbek Isakov via TKO (Punches) @ R1 @ 3:25