Three legends retire: Fedor Emelianenko, Tito Ortiz and Peter Aerts

The Last Emperor, the Huntington Beach Bad Boy and the Dutch Lumberjack are hanging up their gloves. The worlds of MMA and Kickboxing will be a smaller place without them; these three champions have thrilled fans for decades and 2012 is the last time we will see any of them fight. Although this writer does not like to loosely toss around the word, “legends”, in these three cases, the word is wholly appropriate.
Fedor Emelianenko fought his last bout on June 21 with a knockout victory over Pedro Rizzo in

Five misconceptions about Fedor Emelianenko

As Fedor Emelianenko heads into what has been billed as his “farewell bout”, misconceptions about “The Last Emperor” continue to swirl around the internet. It is one thing for a fighter to be called “the greatest martial artist of all time” by promoters, fans and management times; it is quite another to receive such praise from a fighter’s peers. Shane Carwin, Cain Velasquez and others have gone on record saying that Emelianenko was one of the best.
Despite his record of 33 wins, 4 losses and 1 “No

Rumor: Rolles Gracie will be Fedor Emelianenko’s next opponent

Earlier today news broke that Fedor Emelianenko may fight Rolles Gracie this summer at his previously announced fight at the ice palace, St. Petersburg, Russia, on June 21st. Gracie, the son of the legendary BJJ pioneer Rolls Gracie, had this to say about the fight today:
“Where there is smoke there is fire. My manager is under negotiation with M1. We’re really close to make this fight against Fedor to happen.” – Courtesy of: fightline.com
While his words online may show great enthusiasm for

Fedor Emelianenko to return on June 21st in Russia

Breaking!!!  Fedor Emelianenko fighting on June 21st, Ice Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia.  News on the opponent to come! – Via Twitter.com
News broke today that legendary Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko will fight his next bout on June 21, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Russia at the Ice Palace.  According to M-1 Global Director of Operations Evgeni Kogan, no opponent has been named as of yet.
While Emelianenko’s next fight may not be taking place in the UFC Octagon as many fans had hoped, it does

Vadim Finkelstein: Zuffa-Strikeforce deal was done behind M-1’s back

For the first time since Dana White’s announcement of the deal between ZUFFA and Strikeforce, M-1 Global CEO Vadim Finkelstein gave his reaction to the surprising turn of events. In an interview to Championat.ru, disappointed Finkelstein revealed that the deal was done behind M-1’s back, but still promised “business as usual” for M-1 Global:Date: 17.3.2011
All I can say is that everybody handles their business in their own way. This deal was a total surprise to me, since it was done behind our back. I