Tonight MMA fans saw the return of Strikeforce's Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko. Fedor (31-1-0) who is widely considered as the top heavyweight fighter in all of MMA, entered the cage to take on Fabricio Werdum (13 - 4 - 1). Werdum, trained in Brazilian jujitsu, said before the fight that his game plan was to take Fedor to the ground and keep him there. One problem Fabricio, we're talking about Fedor Emelianenko, the baddest dude in Strikeforce. Arn't we? Fedor knocked Werdum down about thirty seconds into the first round, but Werdum recovered nicely by slipping Fedor into ...

Pre-fight conference calls are generally quite routine affairs. They serve a purpose: getting quotes to reporters to pass on to the fans, but often it's a lot of words with little meaning. The fighter always has had "the best camp of my life," is in the "the best shape of his life," and has plans to win. A few colorful characters sometimes stray from the script, but every once in a while you get something unexpected. Heavyweight MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko dropped one of those moments during Friday's Strikeforce call leading up to his fight with Fabricio Werdum on June 26. Asked by MMA Fighting why their fight ...

  The biggest stalemate in MMA history will come to a head if Fedor Emelianenko walks away victorious at “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum.” At that point, fans are expecting Fedor to challenge heavyweight champ Alistair Overeem for his title in the most anticipated heavyweight scrap of all time. “Alistair has told me many times he would love to fight Fedor. He has called Fedor out in ...

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="340" caption="Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images"][/caption] It wasn't long ago that the UFC had a 45-year-old heavyweight champion, and Tim Sylvia, Fabricio Werdum, Gabriel Gonzaga and an aged Antonio Nogueira were some of the biggest contenders for that belt. Since then, Couture lost the championship via 2nd round TKO to Brock Lesnar, Fabricio Werdum was KO'd in the ...

   The deal to bring Fedor Emelianenko back to Strikeforce isn’t a done deal yet, but the promotion is hopeful he'll be on board for a June fight against Fabricio Werdum. Just last month the word was that Fedor was confirmed for the June card, and while Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker says they are hopeful to have him on the show in San Jose, Calif., it's an ongoing situation. "We have a date in June on hold for him, and we're hoping we work things out where he can come fight that fight," said Coker when appearing on MMAWeekly Radio on Wednesday night. "I wish I could give you more details, but I really can't talk about the minutia ...