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Khabib Nurmagomedov Names His All-Time Fantasy Fight

There’s perhaps nothing MMA fans love to do more than play fantasy match-maker, and it appears Khabib Nurmagomedov is no different. In an interview with MatchTV, the UFC lightweight champion was asked what the one fantasy fight he would love to see was. With endless possibilities to choose from, Nurmagomedov went with one of the […]

There’s perhaps nothing MMA fans love to do more than play fantasy match-maker, and it appears Khabib Nurmagomedov is no different.

In an interview with MatchTV, the UFC lightweight champion was asked what the one fantasy fight he would love to see was. With endless possibilities to choose from, Nurmagomedov went with one of the great ‘What-Ifs” of the sport (H/T BJPenn via Lenta).

“If just a fantasy, then I would take Brock Lesnar — a heavyweight. And it would be possible to make him a fight with Fedor Emelianenko in Russia,” Nurmagomedov said. “It would be interesting to organize a fight between the stars of Russian and American MMA. By the way, anything can happen.”

In their primes, Lesnar and Emelianenko were regarded as the greatest heavyweights on the planet. Lesnar was a former All-American wrestler in university, who came into the world of MMA after a lengthy run in professional wrestling. After coming up short in his UFC debut, he would go on to eventually beat Randy Couture for the title and defend it multiple times. His dominance combined with his celebrity from his time with the WWE made him one of the biggest stars in UFC history. Emelianenko went on an unprecedented 28-fight unbeaten streak while competing for Rings, Pride, Affliction and Strikeforce in the early-2000s. Often the smaller man, ‘The Last Emperor’ used his background in sambo to overcome the size deficit and become regarded as one of MMA’s all-time greats. UFC president Dana White reportedly tried numerous times to sign the Russian superstar during Lesnar’s run as heavyweight champion, but alas, it was never meant to be.

With his fighting career seemingly behind him, Khabib Nurmagomedov will have plenty of time to act as an actual matchmaker for his upstart Eagle Fighting Championship. He has said he hopes the promotion can serve as a launchpad for fighters to the UFC.

Who would win between Lesnar and Emelianenko? What is the one fight you would like to make?

Fedor Emelianenko Discharged From Hospital After COVID-19 Treatment

MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko seems to be on the mend and has been released from hospital according to a reports in Russia. On Thursday it was reported Emelianenko had been hospitalized in Moscow due to a particularly bad case of the Coronavirus. The Russian knockout artist took to social media to address his ill health. […]

MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko seems to be on the mend and has been released from hospital according to a reports in Russia.

On Thursday it was reported Emelianenko had been hospitalized in Moscow due to a particularly bad case of the Coronavirus.

The Russian knockout artist took to social media to address his ill health.

“Thanks to all who are genuinely concerned for my health, I feel fine,” Emelianenko wrote. “I am going into recovery. I’m grateful to the doctors and medical staff for their care and hard work”

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Less than a week later and it appears Fedor is feeling better after being released from the specialist COVID-19 hospital in Moscow.

Hopefully, ‘The Last Emperor’ will now get back to fighting in the near future.

Emelianenko hasn’t fought since knocking out Quinton ‘Rampage’ back in December 2019. One reason for that — other than the COVID-19 pandemic — is the fact that Coker would like to have the Russian’s final two fights be on a grand stage rather than with no fans in attendance.

“I really wanted Fedor to fight his retirement fight not in front of just the officials and have the staff and be on a closed environment in a bubble,” Coker told MMA Junkie. “I really want Fedor to finish his career in front of 30,000 people in Moscow, to be honest, Bellator MMA’s first fight in Russia.

“Do a fight in Moscow. For him, the prodigal son has returned. Fedor is the greatest fighter of all-time, and he’s now coming home to retire and put his gloves up and hang it up to retire.”

With vaccines now being rolled out across the world, there is even cause for optimism that “The Last Emperor” will be able to compete in a stadium.

“I’m hoping that the vaccine will start fixing the situation and we can start bringing in crowds,” Coker said. “But to me, I feel we’ve waited so long for Fedor to fight, hoping that the pandemic would thin out, and now that it’s getting close and I can see light at the end of the tunnel for the pandemic to go away, I really want to wait and to do these fights in a proper stadium, especially the one we do in Moscow.

How long do you think it will be before Fedor Emelianenko is fighting fit one again?

MMA Legend Fedor Emelianenko Hospitalized in Russia with COVID-19

Mixed martial arts legend Fedor Emelianenko announced Thursday he had been hospitalized following a positive test for COVID-19, per ESPN’s Ariel Helwani . ” I’m getting better,” Emelianenko wrote in an Instagram post …

Fedor Emelianenko Hospitalized With COVID-19

One of the pioneers of MMA, Fedor Emelianenko has been hospitalized after testing positive with Covid-19. According to RT Sport, Fedor posted the following on Thursday: “Thanks to all who are genuinely concerned for my health, I feel fine. I am going into recovery. I’m grateful to the doctors and medical staff for their care and […]

One of the pioneers of MMA, Fedor Emelianenko has been hospitalized after testing positive with Covid-19. According to RT Sport, Fedor posted the following on Thursday:

“Thanks to all who are genuinely concerned for my health, I feel fine. I am going into recovery. I’m grateful to the doctors and medical staff for their care and hard work” (H/T MMA Junkie).

RT Sport also reported that Emelianenko is currently in a specialist Covid-19 hospital, situated in Moscow. The Heavyweight legend was supposedly set to headline Bellators first ever even in Russia had Covid not struck. According to Scott Coker the event would have served as Fedor’s retirement bout. In an interview with MMA Junkie, Coker stated the following:

“I really wanted Fedor to fight his retirement fight not in front of just the officials and have the staff and be on a closed environment in a bubble. I really want Fedor to finish his career in front of 30,000 people in Moscow, to be honest, Bellator MMA’s first fight in Russia.”

“Do a fight in Moscow. For him, the prodigal son has returned. Fedor is the greatest fighter of all-time, and he’s now coming home to retire and put his gloves up and hang it up to retire.”

In the same interview, Coker also said that he still hoped to hold the event, once Covid had been contained.

“I want to do something very big for him, because to me, it’s like he’s the king, and the king is returning from the battlefield.”

This likely the last thing Fedor Emelianenko is currently thinking about, and there is a strong possibility that we may never see the Last Emperor grace the sport of MMA again.

Scott Coker Wants Big Moscow Crowd For Fedor Emelianenko’s Last Fight

Bellator president Scott Coker wants Fedor Emelianenko to get the farewell tour that he deserves. Emelianenko hasn’t competed since a first-round TKO victory over Rampage Jackson back in December last year. One reason for that — other than the COVID-19 pandemic — is the fact that Coker would like to have the Russian’s final two […]

Bellator president Scott Coker wants Fedor Emelianenko to get the farewell tour that he deserves.

Emelianenko hasn’t competed since a first-round TKO victory over Rampage Jackson back in December last year. One reason for that — other than the COVID-19 pandemic — is the fact that Coker would like to have the Russian’s final two fights be on a grand stage rather than with no fans in attendance.

What did he have in mind exactly? 30,000 fans in Moscow.

“I really wanted Fedor to fight his retirement fight not in front of just the officials and have the staff and be on a closed environment in a bubble,” Coker recently told MMA Junkie. “I really want Fedor to finish his career in front of 30,000 people in Moscow, to be honest, Bellator MMA’s first fight in Russia.

“Do a fight in Moscow. For him, the prodigal son has returned. Fedor is the greatest fighter of all-time, and he’s now coming home to retire and put his gloves up and hang it up to retire.”

With vaccines now being rolled out across the world, there is even cause for optimism that “The Last Emperor” will be able to compete in a stadium.

“I want to do something very big for him, because to me, it’s like he’s the king, and the king is returning from the battlefield.”

It wouldn’t be an event just for Emelianenko either, but the rest of the Russian talent on the Bellator roster including light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov.

“Not only would he fight, but all the guys that we have, like Nemkov and like (Anatoly) Tokov and all those great fighters from Moscow that are fighting for Bellator, they will also fight on the card, and we’ll do maybe a ‘Russia vs. the world’ match there and you’ll see some fighters from Europe,” Coker added. “We’ll have a great event.”

What do you think of Coker’s plans?

Scott Coker Reveals Fedor Emelianenko Will Fight In 2021 ‘No Matter What’

Fedor Emelianenko will fight in 2021 regardless in fans are allowed in venues. Emelianenko is close to ending his legendary career and Coker had wanted the Russian’s final fights to be in packed arenas. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic that …

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