Fabricio Werdum Victorious over Fedor. Photo by Dave Mandel www.sherdog.com
In the biggest upset in MMA history, Fabricio Werdum beat Fedor Emelianenko, who, up until this fight, had gone undefeated since 2000. MMA fans all around the world were in shock.
The fight began when Emelianenko came at Werdum early throwing punches, Werdum stumbled backward onto the ground, Fedor followed, throwing punches, while Werdum worked his Brazilian Jui Jitsu skill and trapped Fedor in an armbar and triangle choke. It was all over for Fedor at that point. He tapped out 69 seconds into the first round.
Says Emelianenko, “I was concentrating on strikes and that’s why I made the mistake.”
This is Emelianenko’s first loss, to end a winning streak that goes back to 2000, and the first time he has been submitted in an MMA bout.
The winner of the Strikeforce fight. which aired on Showtime, was promised a shot at the current Strikeforce champion, Alistair Overeem. Overeem has only had one loss, and that was in 2006 to Werdum. When LA’s The Place spoke to Werdum in a videotaped interview, he stated then that he would want a rematch with Fedor after he won, and, after his victory over Fedor tonight, he reiterated that in the ring…that he wants a rematch with Emelianenko. Read more here…
