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To be the man, as the gospel of Ric Flair reminds us, you have to beat the man. Last night in San Jose, Fabricio Werdum beat the man. He beat Fedor Emelianenko just a little over a minute into the first round. He made the man quit.
Now, the question we must ask ourselves is, does that make Werdum the man? The answer is certainly no, which is more than a little unfair, but also completely sensible.
First, let’s try and take an objective look at this. Werdum, a jiu-jitsu specialist who relies on his skill with submissions, puts those skills to work and snatches a victory over the best heavyweight in the world. You can say he got lucky, or that Fedor got careless, but you could also make the same argument about Emelianenko’s win over Andrei Arlovski if you were so inclined.