After suffering his first loss in nearly a decade to the highly touted ADCC champion and submission specialist Fabricio Werdum on Saturday night’s co-produced Strikeforce event, which aired on Showtime, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko made it clear that he will use this loss to learn and reflect with intentions to return to action as soon as possible; resuming his position as one the greatest mixed martial artists of all time.
“Who does not fall that does not arise,” says Fedor. “I was quick to …

The California State Athletic Commission has released the pay figures earned by Strikeforce’s fighters at Saturday night’s “Fedor vs. Werdum” event. Fedor Emelianenko was the highest paid athlete of the event at $400,000.
Fabricio Werdum: $100,000
def. Fedor Emelianenko: $400,000
Cung Le: $100,000
def. Scott Smith: $55,000
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos: $35,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus and $5,000 champion bonus)
def. Jan Finney: $6,000
Josh Thomson: $60,000
def. Pat Healy: $8,000
Chris Cope: $3,000 ($1,000 win bonus)
def. Ron Keslar: $1,500
Bret Bergmark: $3,000 ($1,500 win bonus)
def. Vagner Rocha: $2,500
Yancey Medeiros: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus)
def. Gareth Joseph: $2,000
Bobby Stack: $2,800 ($1,500 win …

It was widely considered a stepping stone match to the highly desired bout that lingered in the air between Fedor and current Strikeforce HW champ Alistair Overeem. I am of course referring to the now-infamous Saturday night fight in which massive underdog Fabricio Werdum was victorious over the world’s most legendary fighter. Although awkward to say and even harder to wrap one’s head around this new-found reality - “Fedor” has been stopped.
Werdum presented a serious threat on the ground coming into his match with Fedor but many of the long-time …

It seems Fedor Emelianenko is taking a page out of the Manny Pacquiao book and running for office in his homeland. Fedor, considered by many as the best fighter on the planet, will seek a political role in Russia.
This of course, has started rumors that the heavyweight will retire after his current fight contract with MMA promotion Strikeforce ends. There are currently two fights left on the contract and his next bout will be against Fabricio Werdum.
From an M1 Global press release…
The regional political council of the party “United Russia” …

After months of anticipation, the world’s No. 1 heavyweight and pound-for-pound Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (31-1), will make his eagerly awaited return to the cage to face two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion and top-ranked superstar Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum (13-4) in a STRIKEFORCE and M-1 GLOBAL co-promoted event at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday, June 26,  live on SHOWTIME® at 10 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast).
The Fedor-Werdum match will headline an event which will feature up to five televised …