SAN JOSE, Calif. – For the first time in more than a decade – and for just the second time in his storied career – famed heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko has experienced the sting of defeat.
Facing fellow PRIDE veteran and heavy underdog Fabricio Werdum, Emelianenko scored a quick first-round knockdown only to get trapped in a fight-ending triangle choke when he moved in for the finish.
The shocker concluded Saturday’s Showtime-televised “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.