Fedor ‘The Last Emperor’ Emelianenko has always been a thorn in the side of Dana White.
The UFC president has almost ever taken what he wanted to take. Almost.
It’s also no secret that Emelianenko retired without ever fighting for the UFC, in spite of the several attempts that Dana did to make him sign to fight in the Octagon.
During the years, White has been critical of Emelianenko’s regard as one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, but now that the Russian has retired, he can be more honest about his value.
“Do I think that Fedor is one of the greatest heavyweights ever? Yes, he’s one of the greatest heavyweights ever. I’ll give you that,” White said.
But while White considers UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva as
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MMA – Strikeforce heavyweight tournament: Fedor, Silva, Arlovski, Overeem, Werdum…
One of the best mma events of 2011 it will be the Strikeforce World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament scheduled for February 12. Fedor Emelianenko, after his first real defeat against Fabricio Werdum, will face Antonio Bigfoot Silva. The other quarterfinal fight it will be Andrei Arlovski versus Sergei Kharitonov. During the same night are scheduled also:
Shane Del Rosario vs Lavar “Big” Johnson
Chad Griggs vs Gian Villante
Valentijn Overeem vs Ray “Sugarfoot” Sefo
