Strikeforce/M-1 Global fighter Fedor Emelianenko (32-2, 1NC) considered retiring before he lost last summer to fellow heavyweight Fabricio Werdum by submission, his first real loss of his career.
Fedor was a guest of The MMA Hour on Monday with Ariel Helwani to talk about the upcoming Strikeforce heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament
“To tell the […]
Strikeforce/M-1 Global fighter Fedor Emelianenko (32-2, 1NC) considered retiring before he lost last summer to fellow heavyweight Fabricio Werdum by submission, his first real loss of his career.
Fedor was a guest of The MMA Hour on Monday with Ariel Helwani to talk about the upcoming Strikeforce heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament
“To tell the truth, I certainly, was — I am thinking about retiring but that’s not because of the loss. I used to think about it before [the loss to Fabricio Werdum].”
“This is just because of my age,” Fedor continued, through a translator. “Because of my age, because for the heavyweight sportsman my age is considered a very big one. So sometimes I’m thinking about maybe finishing my sports career because also my former injuries started reminding me about themselves. But I hope that I still will have some time to fight.”
Photo’s of Feb. 12 headliner Fedor Emelianenko who was in New York for a photo shoot for Showtime Sports on Thursday. He’ll meet Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the headliner of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
We’ve got one more photo after the jump and you can find […]
Photo’s of Feb. 12 headliner Fedor Emelianenko who was in New York for a photo shoot for Showtime Sports on Thursday. He’ll meet Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the headliner of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
One of the worlds leading heavyweights is about to step back into the cage on Feb. 12th. Russian fighter Fedor Emelianenko (32-2, 1NC) will meet Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the opening quarterfinal of Strikeforce’s heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament.
“The Last Emperor” is coming off his first real defeat at the hands of fellow tournament […]
One of the worlds leading heavyweights is about to step back into the cage on Feb. 12th. Russian fighter Fedor Emelianenko (32-2, 1NC) will meet Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the opening quarterfinal of Strikeforce’s heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament.
“The Last Emperor” is coming off his first real defeat at the hands of fellow tournament participant Fabricio Werdum last June, noting after the loss that “The one who doesn’t fall, doesn’t stand up.”
Now he gets a chance at redemption when he meets Silva in the headliner of Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva in East Rutherford, NJ.
“I wanted to finish the fight with Werdum early and I made a mistake. I have moved past this and have been training hard. I can’t wait to fight again. Silva is a great fighter. My training camp has been very strong…I look forward to competing February 12th against Antonio Silva. He is a great athlete. This will be an exciting fight.”
At a recent M-1 Global press conference, the promotions President Vadim Finkelstein had a chance to talk about his fighter, Fedor Emelianeko’s participation in the upcoming Strikeforce World Grand Prix heavyweight tournament.
Finkelstein will seek strict drug testing for the tournament noting that two of it’s participants, Josh Barnett and Fedor’s upcoming opponent Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva […]
At a recent M-1 Global press conference, the promotions President Vadim Finkelstein had a chance to talk about his fighter, Fedor Emelianeko’s participation in the upcoming Strikeforce World Grand Prix heavyweight tournament.
Finkelstein will seek strict drug testing for the tournament noting that two of it’s participants, Josh Barnett and Fedor’s upcoming opponent Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva have both tested positive for steroid use in the past.
The original text was published and Russian (Sports.ru) which BloodyElbow.com cleaned up using Google translate, here is roughly what the M-1 Pres had to say.
“The only thing I said and will say, Fedor – is clean. He trains in the mountains, to improve endurance, and from the eight fighters, they have already caught two for doping – Josh Barnett and Antonio Silva. And surely someone else uses it, while they insist that it is all the same, to have equal strength.”
“We have never shied away from a particular battle, I just want for his fighter to be professional opponent, “not a chemist.” Today doping can significantly add speed and endurance. We just want all parties to the Grand Prix and potential rivals to play by the rules.”
“Terms of the tournament are determined, the grid is painted. Although, if Fedor will be in the semi-finals, I plan to insist on a thorough verification of the opponent on drugs. You know, I experienced a lot of problems when there was a struggle with Josh Barnett and Fedor, and do not want this situation again. I then had a lot of money to lose on the same advertising and a big problem with television. I want this time for everyone to know and be aware of the facts that they will test it very seriously.”
Press Release – Kicking off 2011 with M-1 Challenge XXIII, M-1 Global hosted a press conference in Moscow today to field questions on the main-event bout and the undercard that is getting stronger by the day. Making a special appearance to show his support of the March 5th event taking place at the Crocus City […]
Press Release – Kicking off 2011 with M-1 Challenge XXIII, M-1 Global hosted a press conference in Moscow today to field questions on the main-event bout and the undercard that is getting stronger by the day. Making a special appearance to show his support of the March 5th event taking place at the Crocus City Arena in Moscow, Russia was the great Fedor Emelianenko.
“Having Fedor in attendance certainly added additional excitement to the M-1 Challenge XXIII conference,” says Evgeni Kogan, Director of Operations of the worldwide mixed martial arts promotion. “Having been in Moscow to finalize his Visa for the February 12th Grand Prix fight against Antonio Silva, Fedor’s timing couldn’t have worked out better. Having our marquee fighter talk about the title fight and the event in general truly is an example of how much Fedor supports M-1’s plans for this year.”
With additional bouts being added to what is progressively becoming one of M-1 Global’s greatest cards in the company’s 13 year history, fans can expect an action-packed event.
Under Card Bouts:
Magomed Sultanakhmedov (28-5) vs. Plinio Cruz (5-3) Middleweight
Daniel Weichel (25-7) vs. Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (16-4) Lightweight
Kenny ‘Deuce’ Garner (5-3) vs. Alexander Volkov (9-2-1) Heavyweight
· Additional bouts to be announced
Heavyweight Division Championship Bout:
Guram Gugenishvili, M-1 Challenge Champion (10-0) clashes with Maxim Grishin, M-1 Selection Eastern Europe 2010 champion (7-4)
One of the worlds top heavyweight mixed martial arts fighters Fedor Emelianenko (32-2, 1NC) is set to meet Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the opening quarterfinal round of Strikeforce’s upcoming World Grand Prix heavyweight tournament. Both men headline the Feb. 12 event, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Fedor is seen here training […]
One of the worlds top heavyweight mixed martial arts fighters Fedor Emelianenko (32-2, 1NC) is set to meet Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the opening quarterfinal round of Strikeforce’s upcoming World Grand Prix heavyweight tournament. Both men headline the Feb. 12 event, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Fedor is seen here training in Kislovodsk, Russia. Visit Efedor.ru to see more photo’s.
