Strikeforce Fedor vs Werdum: Fedor Emelianenko - “History in Action”

Fedor Emelianenko takes on Fabricio Werdum atop the Strikeforce & M-1 Global Fedor vs Werdum card on June 26

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After some initial resistance from his M-1 Global management team, the world’s top heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko, is back in the cage on June 26th against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Fabricio Werdum. Fedor was in action last November in his Strikeforce “Fedor vs. Rogers” debut, where he made fairly quick work of Brett Rogers by knocking him out during the 2nd round. While the negotiations between Fedor and Strikeforce kept him off of an April CBS-televised card, he will instead headline this Showtime-based bout while looking to continue his 28 bout unbeaten streak.

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Fedor isn’t given the credit that he deserves for his well-rounded skill set. Most fans already know about his miraculous one-punch power; however few know that he can grapple with the world’s elite. “The Last Emperor” doesn’t normally pile up the submission victories or anything like that; however he has defended takedowns and submissions from some of the best in the world including Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mark Coleman, Matt Lindland, and Heath Herring over the course of his career. While Werdum has the advantage on the ground once again, you can’t count Fedor out. He has both the strength and the experience edge that will aid him with any disadvantage that he may encounter.

The exciting part of the “Fedor vs. Werdum” non title bout may just be the stand-up exchanges. True, it may feature two very unorthodox strikers, but both have the innate ability to finish, especially Fedor with his incredible power. It’s the sloppy fights, like this one figures to be, that Fedor seems to excel in. For example, he was getting picked apart early on in each of his last two bouts. Both Andrei Arlovski and Brett Rogers were able to land early and often to the face and body of Fedor. Werdum, too, may be able to do that, however he has to get close to accomplish that and we all know what happens to opponents that come in too close to Fedor. I have to think that Fedor has a significant advantage in the stand-up department and I have a feeling that it will play an important role in deciding who wins.

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It’s not how you get the job done, as long as you get it done. Those are words to live by for Fedor, and get the job done has been exactly what he has done in 32 of his 33 career bouts. Although this bout isn’t for a title belt, it has the same type of energy. If Fedor can come up big and take care of business against Werdum, then he should face the current Strikeforce Heavyweight Champ Alistair Overeem next. That would be the biggest fight that the Strikeforce organization has ever put on; it’s just more history for Fedor though, as he is used to writing his name in the books. His legacy will continue to grow with each victory from now until the end of his career, and when the end will come is still undecided. In the meantime, we are watching history in action, one fight at a time.

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By Nick Russell
ProFighting-fans.com Senior MMA Staff Writer