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Team Fedor Needs to Move on Instead of Making Excuses for Loss

Filed under: StrikeforceFedor Emelianenko lost on Saturday night, and while a doctor’s stoppage is not the most conclusive way to win or lose a bout, there’s no denying that Emelianenko got decisively beaten up in the second and final round. Antonio Si…

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Fedor Emelianenko lost on Saturday night, and while a doctor’s stoppage is not the most conclusive way to win or lose a bout, there’s no denying that Emelianenko got decisively beaten up in the second and final round. Antonio Silva took him down and smashed him up for nearly the full five minutes. Even if Fedor himself says he could have continued, fighters agree to compete under the care of the referees and doctors in regards to their long-term health and protection, and the ringside physician feared for Emelianenko’s vision after seeing his right eye completely closed.

It’s only a few days later, but coaches on his team have been quoted many times in the Russian sports media talking about the loss. It’s their right to explain what went wrong, but what about when they start floating conspiracy theories?

The most ridiculous one floated? One by his trainer Vladimir Voronov, who claimed in an interview with Lifesports.ru that illegal methods of psychological warfare were used. His claim? Hypnosis.

Throat Grab Technique Helped Antonio Silva Beat Fedor Emelianenko

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Two members of the first family of Brazilian jiu jitsu, Ryron Gracie and Rener Graice, have produced this excellent instructional video showing the jiu jitsu techniques that Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva used to dominate Fedor Emeli…

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Two members of the first family of Brazilian jiu jitsu, Ryron Gracie and Rener Graice, have produced this excellent instructional video showing the jiu jitsu techniques that Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva used to dominate Fedor Emelianenko on the ground during the second round of Saturday night’s fight.

The whole thing is worth watching, but it’s especially interesting to hear the Gracie brothers comment on a technique that seems like something out of a street brawl but was in reality an intelligent, tactical mixed martial arts maneuver employed by Silva: Grabbing Fedor by the throat.

Falling Action: Best and Worst of Strikeforce – Fedor vs. Silva

Filed under: StrikeforceIf you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reser…

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If you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reserve bout between Valentijn Overeem and Ray Sefo felt almost meaningful (though it didn’t look it), and the Silva-Emelianenko fight had enough thrills to last us until the next wave of fights in April.

All in all, a success out of the gates for the most ambitious endeavor in Strikeforce history. Now let’s sift through the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between after the opening night of Strikeforce’s heavyweight Grand Prix.

Falling Action: Best and Worst of Strikeforce – Fedor vs. Silva

Filed under: StrikeforceIf you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reser…

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If you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reserve bout between Valentijn Overeem and Ray Sefo felt almost meaningful (though it didn’t look it), and the Silva-Emelianenko fight had enough thrills to last us until the next wave of fights in April.

All in all, a success out of the gates for the most ambitious endeavor in Strikeforce history. Now let’s sift through the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between after the opening night of Strikeforce’s heavyweight Grand Prix.

The MMA Wrap-Up: Post-Fedor vs. Silva Edition

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Well, it happened. Fedor Emelianenko not only lost two in a row, but he was also eliminated from the first round of the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix by Antonio Silva. Fortunately, the MMA Wrap-Up is here to put aside all the wailing and gnashing of teeth in order to ask, now what?

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Well, it happened. Fedor Emelianenko not only lost two in a row, but he was also eliminated from the first round of the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix by Antonio Silva. Fortunately, the MMA Wrap-Up is here to put aside all the wailing and gnashing of teeth in order to ask, now what?

Recent Results Don’t Change Fedor’s Place as Greatest Heavyweight Ever

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The revisionist history will start now.

After two losses in a row for Fedor Emelianenko, the naysayers and narrow-mindeds will come out in an attempt to discredit everything he ever did. Let’s ma…

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Fedor EmelianenkoEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The revisionist history will start now.

After two losses in a row for Fedor Emelianenko, the naysayers and narrow-mindeds will come out in an attempt to discredit everything he ever did. Let’s make this clear: Emelianenko is the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artist of all time. Perhaps one day he will be surpassed in the historical argument, but for now he is No. 1 with a bullet. There shouldn’t be a conversation, let alone a debate about it.

It seems important to settle this now, with Emelianenko perhaps at the end of his career. After dropping his second fight in a row, he suggested that retirement was a possibility.