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Fabricio Werdum Calls Victory Happiest Day Of His Life

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Fabricio Werdum talks about his fight with Fedor Emelianenko in last nights main event bout at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. He offers his thanks to his team and coaches in preparing him for this fight and couldn’t be happier with his victory over “The Last Emporer.”
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Fabricio Werdum talks about his fight with Fedor Emelianenko in last nights main event bout at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. He offers his thanks to his team and coaches in preparing him for this fight and couldn’t be happier with his victory over “The Last Emporer.”

“I trained on the ground,” Werdum said. “I trained standup. I trained wrestling. [Muhammad ‘King Mo’ Lawal], the champion, helped me. I trained everything, but the plan was on the ground because I started in jiu-jitsu. I’m training all the time in jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, wrestling, boxing.

“It’s very important to be surrounded by a good vibe and people that believe in you. You have a team behind you, and they believe in you, and that helps you step-up your game.”

At one point of the post-fight press conference, Werdum jokes that he doesn’t remember being hit by Fedor and that maybe his brain got scrambled by the punch.

“I don’t remember the fight right now,” Werdum admitted. “I don’t have a memory of it right now. Fedor punched me?”

After the room erupted at what most thought was a joke, the Brazilian clarified his honesty.

“I’m not joking,” Werdum said. “I’m serious. Maybe those punches affected my mind. He’s a strong guy.”

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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.

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Fabricio Werdum Post Fight Interview

Strikeforce heavyweight Fabricio Werdum celebrates his stunning upset over Fedor Emelianenko. He believed in himself and his team which allowed him to reach this moment. Werdum is open to a rematch against the Russian, someone he still refers to as the best.
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Strikeforce heavyweight Fabricio Werdum celebrates his stunning upset over Fedor Emelianenko. He believed in himself and his team which allowed him to reach this moment. Werdum is open to a rematch against the Russian, someone he still refers to as the best.

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Frank Shamrock Announces His Retirement From MMA

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One of the original greats of mixed martial arts, Frank Shamrock announced his retirement during Saturday night’s Showtime broadcast of “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
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One of the original greats of mixed martial arts, Frank Shamrock announced his retirement during Saturday night’s Showtime broadcast of “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

“When I was 22 years old, my brother gave me two important things,” Shamrock told the audience at the HP Pavilion after entering the cage. “He gave me an ass-whoopin’ and he gave me my love of mixed martial arts. Since that time I’ve traveled the world teaching mixed martial arts, preaching mixed martial arts and dragging my poor family with me from country to country to city to city.”

“I’m 37 years old now, and my time has come,” he said Saturday. “The stars like Gilbert Melendez and Cristiane ‘Cyborg,’ they’re the future and I am the past. Tonight I announce my retirement. This will be the last time I walk into this cage as a fighter.”

“It was an honor to bleed for you,” he said, “to break my bones for you and to entertain you.”

The 37 year old fighter began his pro career in 1994 and earned an interim title with the Japanese-based Pancrase promotion by defeating Bas Rutten. He became the UFC’s first middleweight (later renamed light-heavyweight) champion after Kevin Jackson at UFC Japan in 1997 and defended that title four times. One of those bouts was against Tito Ortiz and happened at UFC 22 and will be remembered as one of the great mma matches of the past. He went on to leave the UFC and earn the WEC light-heavyweight title, and became Strikeforce’s first middleweight title holder.

After amassing a 23-10-2 record over the past 16 years, Shamrock felt that he’s had enough of competing in the cage and will now work as a broadcaster for Showtime among other ventures.

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Cung Le Post Fight Interviews – “Sweet Revenge”

Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le talks about avenging his December loss to Scott Smith on Saturday night. Le can’t wait to eat real food and spend time with his family now that he’s won.
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Former Strikeforce middleweight champion Cung Le talks about avenging his December loss to Scott Smith on Saturday night. Le can’t wait to eat real food and spend time with his family now that he’s won.

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Alistair Overeem Offers His Thoughts On Fabricio Werdum’s Victory

Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem jumped on the plane at the last minute and commuted 20 hours to get to San Jose, Calif. in the hopes of watching Fedor Emelianenko defeat Fabricio Werdum. Minutes after Werdum submitted the Russian f…




Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem jumped on the plane at the last minute and commuted 20 hours to get to San Jose, Calif. in the hopes of watching Fedor Emelianenko defeat Fabricio Werdum. Minutes after Werdum submitted the Russian fighter, MMAWeekly.com talked to Overeem about his reactions to the fight.