Fedor Emelianenko's fight against Pedro Rizzo may be his last, bummer

Fedor Emelianenko's fight against Pedro Rizzo may be his last, bummer

Fedor Emelianenko's fight against Pedro Rizzo may be his last, bummer

Zeus

May 16 |08:25

Last Updated on Wed, 16 May 2012 09:02

In approximately a month, The Last Emperor will no longer have a kingdom.

You've suspected it ever since Dan Henderson shocked the world by being the first man to knock out the former Pride FC heavyweight champion, but you just didn't want to believe your intuition. We tried telling you guys in the Sunday Morning Rumor Mill months ago, but your inherit optimism made you ignore it. According to a statement made to Russia's 'Rianovosti,' Fedor plans to retire after his Pedro Rizzo fight, which goes down June 21st in St. Petersburg, Russia.

I think it's time to call it a day. This fight may be my last one.

I have been learning from Pedro's fights and have a lot of respect for him. He is a fighter of a great maturity, beating many of the strongest.

Don't worry, you can let those tears run down your cheek and still be considered a man (or a woman). Fedor's imminent departure from the sport we all love marks the end of the Pride FC heavyweight division that we all adored years ago. We hope Fedor finds his true path in life, and in the meantime he can give us that Pride FC belt that he grabbed from Big Nog nearly a decade ago.

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+20 # JohnDanahersHair 2012-05-16 09:04

As long as he shows up

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-31 # Guest 2012-05-16 09:05

Thank fucking god

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+6 # FreeLeeMurray 2012-05-16 09:08

Gary LaPlante is crying in his own private hell right now. It's ok Gary, there's always video.

And shut up about the Nick Diaz jokes, they're not going to catch on and they're not funny. And I have made many jokes about Nick Diaz in the past. I would have made some today but they're just not coming.

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+8 # JohnDanahersHair 2012-05-16 09:10

Your loss

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-8 # FreeLeeMurray 2012-05-16 13:41

Unfortunately for you, and I guess the majority of this site, you're too stupid to realize that I just bolstered your joke and made it better.

I'm starting to hate these message boards, I'm surrounded by fucking idiots.

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+4 # Cheebo 2012-05-16 17:11

Then fuck off.

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-1 # Sambro 2012-05-16 21:08

Hi Cheetos!

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+1 # Cheebo 2012-05-17 03:20

I'm always watching SST, especially you!! Why do you hate Layzie so much?

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0 # Sambro 2012-05-17 11:40

LOL! I know. I have a nice ass. I don't hate Layzie. Just got caught up in the dogpile.

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+1 # Guest 2012-05-17 10:26

Quoting FreeLeeMurray:

I'm starting to hate these message boards, I'm surrounded by fucking idiots.

We might be idiots, but at least we show up.

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+15 # synthsis 2012-05-16 09:11

But how is the M-1 juggernaut going to keep draining their cash cow if he isn't fighting anymore?

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+6 # noreaga 2012-05-16 09:16

more commercials. that korean snickers commercial was tight.

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+13 # Reverend Clint 2012-05-16 09:17

drugs and under age hookers

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-1 # SenorStubbypants 2012-05-16 11:16

Quoting synthsis:

But how is the M-1 juggernaut going to keep draining their cash cow if he isn't fighting anymore?

I heard JDS was given an offer he couldn't refuse to now be represented M-1 Global.

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+5 # Sidecheckkick 2012-05-16 09:14

He wont retire, hes now one of those guys.
He´ll be around for a couple more years.
If he does retire so what, there is no way he´ll join ufc anytime soon.

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+5 # Reverend Clint 2012-05-16 09:18

he's going to retire and set up a franchise of used Yugo car lots all across Russia

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+4 # SkyValley 2012-05-16 09:21

Who's fighting the winner of Barnett/Cormier then? The three losses means he may not be elite any more, but Fedor is still a legend and I'd love to see him fight either man post-GP

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+21 # Guest 2012-05-16 09:34

i hope after the rizzo fight fedors physical body ascends into heaven right out of the ring...or it self destructs and takes all the m-1 assholes with him in a ball of fire.

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+36 # Sherko 2012-05-16 10:02

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+12 # TIMinBALTIMORE 2012-05-16 10:57

I can still remember mid first round thinking to myself "Oh my God! Andrei Arlovski is going to beat Fedor! Holy Sh---- Oh wow. nevermind".

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+10 # raoulduke666 2012-05-16 10:58

Thanks M1 for ruining a legends career. Vadim belongs in a gulag that fucking douche bag.

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-10 # Guest 2012-05-16 11:29

Meh.... It's hard to care anymore. It was fun while it lasted and if he does retire I will always have a MMA soft spot for Fedor as a fan. Maybe he just got old, but more than likely greed and stubbornness robbed us fans of what have been our fanboy wet dreams of seeing Fedor fight the best. I know he doesn't owe us shit, but damn his stubbornness really screwed us. His refusal to evolve, the outdated training methods. The co-promotion craziness, his refusal to let go of M-1. These were his undoing.
He was probably the greatest natural talent in MMA thus far, but his failure to try and evolve, has allowed others who have put in the time to climb to his level and even surpass his, when you add in the weight advantage, and looping punches that should have been tightened by now.
I love watching Fedor fight, but it's bittersweet when I know how great he truly could have been.
I understand that I'm not him and have no right to try and dictate his life, but the part off me who dreamed of one day being a great MMA fighter can't help but feel disappointed by the opportunities he wasted. It would have been like Michael Jordan picking European ball over playing for the bulls.

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+10 # ArmyOfFedors 2012-05-16 12:54

I read one word of your post and realised you were a prick. Just saying.

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-6 # Guest 2012-05-16 16:09

Quoting ArmyOfFedors:

I read one word of your post and realised you were a prick. Just saying.

I'm just curious, what "one word" was it. I want to know... No wait, I NEED to know what word it was. That way I can erase it from my vocabulary and have people start thinking I'm not a prick. Please hurry and reply, I can't wait to start getting job promotions and bedding super models.
By any chance was the word you hated "BIGFOOT" "Triangle" or maybe "Hendo Bomb from the back" never mind that's 5 words.

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+3 # Guest 2012-05-16 16:33

maybe after fedor retires, and M-1 goes under, we can get fedor in the UFC in a couple years, back from retirement like randy couture v tim sylvia type of thing

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0 # Guest 2012-05-17 13:21

Quoting AokiShinya:

maybe after fedor retires, and M-1 goes under, we can get fedor in the UFC in a couple years, back from retirement like randy couture v tim sylvia type of thing

He is NEVER coming over to the UFC.

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+7 # Guest 2012-05-16 17:25

I love Fedor.

Homo.

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0 # Guest 2012-05-16 17:53

no offense, but Fedor looks pretty fat in that picture

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0 # aint.that.a.kick.in.the.head 2012-05-16 17:57

One of the best fighters ever, with the worst management EVER.

In a few years I hope they make a movie abt him.

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+11 # Sambro 2012-05-16 21:15

No one will ever break his undefeated streak. He never played safe and always came out to fight. A gentleman in and out of the ring.

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+2 # Guest 2012-05-17 01:12

Quoting Reverend Clint:

he's going to retire and set up a franchise of used Yugo car lots all across Russia

you mean Lada'a Yugo's are from Yugoslavia dipshit!!

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+7 # Guest 2012-05-17 04:15

Fedor is the greatest but he could have been way greater...

His retirement will be a sad day, but thanks to him for everything

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-5 # Guest 2012-05-17 07:24

file this under who gives a shit. hes coward who only likes to crush cans. everyone he has fought that was worth a shit in last 4 years or so has not only beat him but stop his fat sloppy ass dead in his tracks.

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+4 # Guest 2012-05-17 09:19

Was he a coward when he was champion of the Pride heavyweight division ... a Pride heavyweight division that was considered superior to any other organization?

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+3 # Guest 2012-05-17 09:29

Despite all the controversy surrounding him and where he should fight and who for some people should step back and realize that many proffesional fighters and trainers (men who know far more about the fight game)often regarded him as "the best". He's not the fighter he once was but 33-4-1 is a shit hot record.

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