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Fedor Emelianenko Admits He Made A Mistake Against Fabricio Werdum

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Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko admitted he made a mistake against Fabricio Werdum in the main event of their “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” bout. The loss marked “The Last Emperors” first loss in 10 years noting that his over eagerness led to the loss.
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Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko admitted he made a mistake against Fabricio Werdum in the main event of their “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” bout. The loss marked “The Last Emperors” first loss in 10 years noting that his over eagerness led to the loss.

“At the very beginning of the round, I hit Fabricio and I wanted to finish the fight as soon as possible and at that very moment I made a mistake. Certainly there were several moments when I could escape, but I relied on myself too much and that’s why I paid for it. At the very moment that I had to escape, I stopped. I didn’t do that and that moment was used by Fabricio to lock his clinch, to finish locking up his legs. It happens that I was made kind of an idol. Everybody loses. That happens. I’m an ordinary human being, as is all of us and if it is God’s will, the next fight I will win. I am very, very sorry and it’s a pity that I disappointed people that really believed in me and trusted me, but everything in this life happens for some reason,” said Emelianenko.

Fedor went on to say he’d like a chance to face Werdum again, which is something the Brazilian said he’d be open to also. CEO Scott Coker noted that it would be something to look at in the future but it’s not a guarantee right now.

HT: Sherdog.com for the transcription.

“Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” Live Quick Results

Tonight’s “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” event is already underway with the first preliminary bout of the night.
The show is taking place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. with the night’s main card airing on Showtime beginning at 10PM EST (7PM PST). Viewers on the West Coast will […]

Tonight’s “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” event is already underway with the first preliminary bout of the night.

The show is taking place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. with the night’s main card airing on Showtime beginning at 10PM EST (7PM PST). Viewers on the West Coast will get to watch the show on tape delay.

If you don’t have Showtime (and your country isn’t blocked) fans can pay $24.99 and watch the show at home online. You can also catch a round-by-round account of the event, including all of the preliminary bouts, at Sherdog.com.

The event is headlined by a heavyweight bout between Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabricio Werdum, while the co-main event features a women’s title bout between Women’s Strikeforce Featherweight champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs. challenger Jay Finney.

As always The MMA News will be keeping the spoilers off the main page, especially with the tape delay on the West Coast. To view the full “Live Quick Results” click

The full results for “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” is as follows:

Main card:
Heavyweight bout: Fabricio Werdum def. Fedor Emelianenko via submission (armbar) – R1, 1:09
Middleweight bout: Cung Le def. Scott Smith via TKO (strikes) – R2, 1:46
Women’s featherweight championship bout: Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos def. Jan Finney via TKO (strikes) – R2, 2:56
Lightweight bout: Josh Thomson def. Pat Healy via submission (rear-naked-choke) – R3, 4:27

Preliminary card:
Middleweight bout: Chris Cope def. Ron Keslar via TKO (punches) – R2, 4:32
Welterweight bout: Bret Bergmark def. Vagner Rocha via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-26)
Middleweight bout: Yancy Medeiros def. Gareth Joseph via KO (punch) – R2, 1:19
Welterweight bout: Bobby Stack def. Derrick Burnsed via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30)

TapouT Pulls Fedor-T Due To UFC Pressure

The fighter who many consider the number one heavyweight in the world, Fedor Emelianenko, was to have walked out wearing a TapouT t-shirt tonight (pictured above) for his fight against Fabricio Werdum at the “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” event, but will instead be wearing clothing supplied by Dan Henderson’s Clinch Gear.
Several MMA […]

Several MMA news sites have quoted several sources including a post by M-1 Global President Vladim Finkelchtein from M-1 Global’s web site (translated by MMAFighting.com).

I’m afraid to disappoint the fans, but it seems that Fedor’s shirt will never be available. Just today I got the call from TapouT, and was told representatives of the UFC threatened to break all contracts with their organization and categorically demanded TapouT discontinue the Fedor Emelianenko T-shirt line. That Dana White has displayed such an attitude toward Fedor shows they are trying to hinder us even in such things that do not pertain directly to the UFC. So the Fedor TapouT shirts probably will remain obscure, and fans will see them only in photographs. Say thanks to the UFC and their policy of monopoly.

While BJPenn.com is reporting that TapouT withdrew their support from Fedor because they were threatened with a lifetime ban by the UFC.

…while spending time with very legitimate sources close to the situation, I was advised that certain parties within the UFC halted TapOuts participation in the event and threatened a UFC lifetime ban, if Emelianenko came out wearing their line.

Similarly, In Fedor’s last outing he came out wearing the ever popular RVCA clothing line which resulted in the UFC’s temporary ban from the Orange County based lifestyle Apparel Company. We witnessed evidence of said ban when UFC star BJ Penn did not come out in his traditional RVCA gear during his title fight against Frankie Edgar.

Since the UFC has been unable to woo the Russian into their fold with large sums of money in the past, we’re sure that scaring off potential sponsors to Fedor’s camp, won’t go far in gaining Emelianenko’s respect or that of his management at the negotiating table.

Fedor’s walkout T-shirt for tonight’s event is below, which you can own for $32.00 at Clinch Gear plus a whole range of other Fedor branded clothing.

“Strikeforce And M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” Weigh-in Results

The weigh-ins for Saturday’s “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” were completed on Friday night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
Fans had the chance of watching the weigh-ins live via a video stream at Strikeforce.com.
Main event headliners Fedor Emelianenko (229 pounds) and opponent Fabricio Werdum (238.5) came in well under […]

The weigh-ins for Saturday’s “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” were completed on Friday night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Fans had the chance of watching the weigh-ins live via a video stream at Strikeforce.com.

Main event headliners Fedor Emelianenko (229 pounds) and opponent Fabricio Werdum (238.5) came in well under the heavyweight limit of 265 pounds for their fight. While Women’s middleweight champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos weighed in at 144.5 pounds in her fight against Jan Finney (143.5 pounds).

The full weigh-in results for “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” is as follows:

Main card:
Heavyweight bout: Fedor Emelianenko (229) vs. Fabricio Werdum (238.5)
Middleweight bout: Cung Le (184.75) vs. Scott Smith (184.75)
Women’s featherweight championship bout: Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (144.5) vs. Jan Finney (143.5)
Lightweight bout: Pat Healy (155.25) vs. Josh Thomson (155.25)

Preliminary card:
Middleweight bout: Chris Cope (175) vs. Ron Keslar (173.75)
Welterweight bout: Bret Bergmark (168.75) vs. Vagner Rocha (171)
Middleweight bout: Gareth Joseph (185.25) vs. Yancey Medeiros (184.25)
Welterweight bout: Derrick Burnsed (156.75)* vs. Bobby Stack (154.5)

* two hours to make weight

Strikeforce: Fedor Vs. Werdum Pre Fight Interviews.

Fedor Emelianenko

Fabricio Werdum

Great pre-fight interviews with the main event fighters for tommorows Strikeforce: Fedor Vs. Werdum mixed martial arts card. Strikeforce is definitely getting more media coverage out there for the quiet Fedor Emelianenko and Werdum is certainly deserving of some respect.
Strikeforce: Fedor Vs Werdum
June 26 from the HP Pavilion in San […]

Fedor Emelianenko

Fabricio Werdum

Strikeforce: Fedor Vs Werdum
June 26 from the HP Pavilion in San Jose
Co-promoted by M-1 Global And Strikeforce

MAIN CARD

FEDOR EMELIANENKO VS FABRICIO WERDUM
SCOTT SMITH VS CUNG LE
CRIS CYBORG VS JAN FINNEY
JOSH THOMSON VS PAT HEALY

PRELIMINARY BOUTS

RON KESLAR VS TBA
BRETT BERGMARK VS VAGNER ROCHA
YANCY MEDEIROS VS VALDIR ARAUJO
BOBBY STACK VS DERRICK BURNSED

Fedor Emelianenko “The Preparation Was The Same As Usual” For Fighting Werdum

Like him or not Fedor Emelianenko is one bad dude, and he’s certainly one of the most humble fighters in the history of mixed martial arts. Seems like heading into the upcoming Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum main event bout against Fabricio Werdum the media access to The Last Emperor has greatly improved in comparison […]