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Real name: Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 229 lbs.
Date of birth: September 28, 1976
From: Rubizhne, Luhansk, Ukrainian SSR
Pro debut: 2000

Biography

- On August 11, 2001 in Tokyo, Japan, Emelianenko defeated Bobby Hoffman via a doctor’s stoppage at Ring’s 10th anniversary show.
- Emelianenko defeated Heath Herring on November 24, 2002 at Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 via a doctor’s stoppage in Tokyo.
- At Pride 25: Body Blow, Emelianenko defeated Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira via unanimous decision to win the Pride FC Heavyweight Championship.
- Emelianenko defeated Mark Coleman via submission at Pride Total Elimination 2004 in Saitama, Japan.
- At BodogFight – Clash of the Nations, Emelianenko defeated Matt Lindland on April 14, 2007 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

[Bio from M-1]

(FEDOR BIO)

M-1 Global’s greatest asset is the number one heavyweight fighter in mixed martial arts history, Fedor Emelianenko, current World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts (WAMMA) Heavyweight Champion, the last holder of the Pride Heavyweight Championship and most feared Strikeforce heavyweight contender. A legend within mixed martial arts, he has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo championship.

Emelianenko is widely considered by major publications, including ESPN.com, Sherdog, Full Contact Fighter, MMA Weekly and Nokaut, as the sport’s best heavyweight and one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in mixed martial arts history with a near-perfect record of 31-2.

He holds the distinction of having held five separate major championships including the RINGS World Heavyweight and King of Kings Championships, the Pride Fighting Championships World Heavyweight and Heavyweight Grand Prix Championships and the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship. Many analysts, as well as former and current fighters, consider Emelianenko to be the greatest mixed martial artist of all time.

M-1 GLOBAL & AFFLICTION: DAY OF RECKONING

The Honda Center in Anaheim, California

June 24, 2009

Following up his 36-second annihilation of former UFC heavyweight champion, Tim Sylvia, The Last Emperor returned to the ring and continued his legacy of destroying UFC greats with another spectacular first-round knock-out victory over Andrei Arlovski .

M-1 GLOBAL & AFFLICTION: BANNED

The Honda Center in Anaheim, California

July 19, 2008

Considered as the greatest heavyweight card in mixed martial arts history, M-1 Global and Affliction’s BANNED took place in front of a sold-out crowd who watched Fedor Emelianenko destroy former UFC heavyweight champion, Tim Sylvia, in the most exciting 36-seconds the sport had ever witnessed.

YARENNOKA!: New Years Eve 2007

Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan

December 31, 2007

Over 25,000 fans watched the Japanese mixed martial arts extravaganza held on New Year’s Eve at the Saitama Super Arena as Fedor ‘The Last Emperor’ Emelianenko, the undisputed and greatest heavyweight fighter in MMA history, defies the boundaries of size and strength in an epic clash on route to submitting the goliath Hong Man Choi.