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Fedor Emelianenko To Face Pedro Rizzo This Summer In Russia

Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko (33-4) will not face either Bobby Lashley or Rolles Gracie this summer as both fighters names came up as possibilities as opponents for ‘The Last Emporer’. Instead, Fedor will face former UFC heavyweight Pedro ‘The Rock’ Rizzo (19-9) at an upcoming M-1 event in Russia. News of the bout was announced […]

Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko (33-4) will not face either Bobby Lashley or Rolles Gracie this summer as both fighters names came up as possibilities as opponents for ‘The Last Emporer’.

Instead, Fedor will face former UFC heavyweight Pedro ‘The Rock’ Rizzo (19-9) at an upcoming M-1 event in Russia.

News of the bout was announced by M-1 official Evgeni Kogon on Twitter (@evgenikogan)

– Breaking!!! #Vadimjustannounced Fedor’s opponent for June 21 is Pedro ‘The Rock’ Rizzo!!

The upcoming M-1 event is scheduled for June 21, 2012 at the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Fedor has won two straight since losing three straight under the Strikeforce banner. The Russian finished former Judo Olympian Satoshi Ishii by knockout last December in Japan at a “Fight For Japan” event, while winning a decision over Jeff Monson at an M-1 show in November. Previous to that Fedor was stopped by Dan Henderson, Antonio Silva, and Fabricio Werdum.

Rizzo has not fought since July 2010 when he stopped Ken Shamrock by first round TKO at a local event in Australia. That was ‘The Rock’s’ third straight victory which includes wins against Gary Goodridge and Monson. The last time Rizzo fought inside of the Octagon was back in 2003 when he won a decision over Ricco Rodriguez. After that bout he left to join the PRIDE organization. Over his career he challenged for the UFC heavyweight title three times, losing all three times, once to Kevin Randleman and back-to-back fights to Randy Couture.

Fedor Emelianenko Wearing UFC Gloves For Training Session

Famed Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko is currently preparing for an upcoming April 21st bout versus an as yet-to-be announced opponent. In this video of ‘The Last Emporer’ training in Holland, he don’s a pair of UFC gloves, apparently the only gloves that could fit him in the gym, at the 50-second mark.

With the likelihood of Alistair Overeem being removed from an upcoming UFC 146 title match with Junior dos Santos, die hard “Fedor” fans have taken the opportunity to bring his name as a possible replacement, as highly as unlikely as it is. So a video like this, with Fedor sporing UFC gloves, will certainly help fuel those flames a little more.

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Famed Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko is currently preparing for an upcoming April 21st bout versus an as yet-to-be announced opponent. In this video of ‘The Last Emporer’ training in Holland, he don’s a pair of UFC gloves, apparently the only gloves that could fit him in the gym, at the 50-second mark.

With the likelihood of Alistair Overeem being removed from an upcoming UFC 146 title match with Junior dos Santos, die hard “Fedor” fans have taken the opportunity to bring his name as a possible replacement, as highly as unlikely as it is. So a video like this, with Fedor sporing UFC gloves, will certainly help fuel those flames a little more.

Aleksander Emelianenko Picks Up TKO Win At M-1 Challenge Event

M-1 held it’s own event this past weekend in Saint Petersburg, Russia at the Ice Palace culminating with a heavyweight bout between Alexander Emelianenko and Lithuanian Tadas Rimkevi?ius in the headliner for the M-1 Challenge 31 show. Emelianenko would pick up his second straight win by finishing Rimkevi?ius via TKO in the second round.

Also picking up a win at the M-1 event was Jeff Monson, who earned a split decision over opponent Alexey Oleinik. It was the second straight bout under M-1 for Monson, who lost a decision to Fedor Emelianenko last November.

The full results after the jump

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M-1 held it’s own event this past weekend in Saint Petersburg, Russia at the Ice Palace culminating with a heavyweight bout between Alexander Emelianenko and Lithuanian Tadas Rimkevi?ius in the headliner for the M-1 Challenge 31 show. Emelianenko would pick up his second straight win by finishing Rimkevi?ius via TKO in the second round.

Also picking up a win at the M-1 event was Jeff Monson, who earned a split decision over opponent Alexey Oleinik. It was the second straight bout under M-1 for Monson, who lost a decision to Fedor Emelianenko last November.

The full results after the jump

Heavyweight bout: Alexander Emelianenko def. Tadas Rimkevi?ius via TKO (punches) – R2 @ 1:52
Welterweight Championship bout: Rashid Magomedov def. Yasubey Enomoto via UnanimousDecision (50-45, 49-47, 50-45)
Heavyweight bout: Jeff Monson def. Alexey Oleinik via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Welterweight bout: Alexander Yakovlev def. Shamil Zavurov via TKO (retirement) – R3
Heavyweight bout: Deniss Smoldarev def. Denis Komkin via Split Decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Middleweight bout: Abdulmajid Magomedov def. Arthur Shumakov via Submission (Rear-Naked choke) – R1 @ 3:53
Lightweight bout: Vugar Bakhshiev def. Jerome Bouisson via TKO (Doctor stoppage) – R2 @ 5:00
Lightweight bout: Marat Gafurov def. David Kozma via Submission (Rear-Naked choke) – R2 @ 2:10
Middleweight bout: Ilya Doderkin def. Alexey Martynov via Submission (Triangle choke) – R1 @ 1:57
Welterweight bout: Bruno Carvalho def. Ramazan Esenbaev via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

M-1 Global Says No Opponent Confirmed Yet For Fedor’s Next Fight

A recent interview with former pro-wrestling star Bobby Lashley stated that the fighter was on a “short list” of names as a possible opponent for Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko (33-4, 1NC). On Wednesday, M-1 Global’s director of operations Evgeni Kogan squashed the rumor saying his promotion is not in solid talks with anyone at this […]

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A recent interview with former pro-wrestling star Bobby Lashley stated that the fighter was on a “short list” of names as a possible opponent for Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko (33-4, 1NC).

On Wednesday, M-1 Global’s director of operations Evgeni Kogan squashed the rumor saying his promotion is not in solid talks with anyone at this time.

“There are currently no concrete conversations about Bobby being the next opponent for Fedor,” Kogan wrote, adding that Emelianenko probably will fight two or three times this year.

He did add though, that Fedor hopes to fight two or three times in 2012, which may include bouts in Monaco and Russia.

Fedor has won back-to-back fights since losing three straight under the Strikeforce banner. Most recently, he stopped Japanese Judo Olympian Satoshi Ishii via knockout at New Year Eve’s Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 event.

Fedor Arrives In Japan For Dec. 31st Bout Versus Satoshi Ishii

Famed Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko arrived in Japan a few days ago for his upcoming fight against Satoshi Ishii. The two fighters are set square off as part of the FIELDS presents FIGHT FOR JAPAN “Genkidesuka!! Oomisoka!! 2011! event, set to take place on December 31, 2011. The entire nine-hour event will air live in North America on HDNet starting at 10pm EST (7pm PST).

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Famed Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko arrived in Japan a few days ago for his upcoming fight against Satoshi Ishii. The two fighters are set square off as part of the FIELDS presents FIGHT FOR JAPAN “Genkidesuka!! Oomisoka!! 2011! event, set to take place on December 31, 2011. The entire nine-hour event will air live in North America on HDNet starting at 10pm EST (7pm PST).

Fedor Emelianenko Spotted Wearing “Glorious Sweater of Absolute Victory”

Tweet Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko was spotted wearing his “Glorious Sweater of Absolute Victory” recently as the fighter made his way to Japan for his upcoming New Year’s Eve bout against Judo Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii. Ishii is really in for it now, as ‘The Last Emporer’ has apparently pulled out all the stops […]

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Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko was spotted wearing his “Glorious Sweater of Absolute Victory” recently as the fighter made his way to Japan for his upcoming New Year’s Eve bout against Judo Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii.

Ishii is really in for it now, as ‘The Last Emporer’ has apparently pulled out all the stops by breaking out his trademark striped sweater. The two are set to meet on Dec. 31

Learn more about the “Glorious Sweater of Absolute Victory” over at MMAFighting.com.

The video clip below shows Fedor at an airport wearing his trademark sweater.

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