#PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004.

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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson slam KOs Ricardo Arona - Pride FC: Critical Countdown 2004

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Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko

BORN

September 28, 1976

HEIGHT6'0"

NATIONALITYRussia

ABOUT Fedor Emelianenko is one of the most legendary fighters in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. He haspicked up a reputation for being one of the best fighters in the world and has been one of the onlyfighters who managed to ply his trade outside the UFC for a long time

.Early Life

Early in his life, Fedor lived in Russia and served in the Russian Army for a period. He began hisprofessional Mixed Martial Arts career in the Russian Top Team. He eventually left the team andjoined RINGS. There he fought for a long time, and also lost his first fight after winning four otherfights. His loss was controversial as it came with a Doctor’s stoppage which not many agreed with.He continued to fight in RINGS for a few years before joining Pride in 2002.

Pride

Fedor Emelianenko stayed in Pride for a large part of his career. Between 2002 and 2006 he foughtin Pride and was undefeated there. He faced the likes of Mark Hunt and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueiraamong others during his time there.

Post-Pride

After Pride was sold, Fedor Emelianenko fought for various promotions, including Bodog, Afflictionand Strikeforce. During this time Fedor Emelianenko negotiated with UFC for a fight, butnegotiations fell apart due to Dana White not wanting to do a dual promotion with M1 Global.Return to Russia, Japan, and RetirementFedor returned to Russia and fought there, before going to Japan for a couple of fights before retiring as a competitor.

Coming out of retirement and present

He returned to action in a fight for Rizin and after a couple of fights joined Bellator MMA. Since thenhe has competed in the Bellator Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament. He is set to face Ryan Baderfor the Heavyweight Championship in the final of the tournament at Bellator 214.

Current Titles: None

Weight: 205 LBs / 93 KGs

Class: Light Heavyweight

Win-Loss-Draw: 38-5-1

Professional Record Breakdown

Res. Opponent. Method. Event Date

Win Chael SonnenTKO (punches)Bellator 20813-Oct-2018

Win Frank MirTKO (punches)Bellator 19828-Apr-2018

Loss Matt Mitrione KO (punches)Bellator NYC24-Jun-2017

Win Fábio Maldonado Decision (majority) Fight Nights Global 50: Fedor vs. Maldonado17-Jun-2016

Win Singh Jaideep Submission (punches) Rizin World Grand Prix 2015 Finale: Iza31-Dec-2015

Win Pedro Rizzo KO (punches)M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rizzo 21-Jun-2012

Win Satoshi Ishii KO (punches) Fight For Japan: GDKO 201131-Dec-2011

Win Jeff Monson Decision (unanimous)M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson 20-Nov-2011

Loss Dan Henderson TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson 30-Jul-2011.

Loss Antônio Silva TKO (doctor stoppage) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva 12-Feb-2011

Loss Fabrício Werdum Submission (triangle armbar) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum 26-Jun-2010

WinBrett RogersTKO (punches)Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers7-Nov-2009

WinAndrei ArlovskiKO (punch)Affliction: Day of Reckoning24-Jan-2009

WinTim SylviaSubmission (rear-naked choke)Affliction: Banned19-Jul-2008

WinChoi Hong-manSubmission (armbar)Yarennoka!31-Dec-2007

WinMatt LindlandSubmission (armbar)BodogFIGHT: Clash of the Nations14-Apr-2007

WinMark HuntSubmission (kimura)Pride Shockwave 200631-Dec-2006

WinMark ColemanSubmission (armbar)Pride 3221-Oct-2006

WinZuluzinhoSubmission (punches)Pride Shockwave 200531-Dec-2005

WinMirko Cro CopDecision (unanimous)Pride Final Conflict 200528-Aug-2005

WinTsuyoshi KohsakaTKO (doctor stoppage)Pride Bushido 63-Apr-2005

WinAntônio Rodrigo NogueiraDecision (unanimous)Pride Shockwave 200431-Dec-2004

NC Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira No Contest (accidental headbutt)Pride Final Conflict 200415-Aug-2004

WinNaoya OgawaSubmission (armbar)Pride FC - Final Conflict 200415-Aug-2004

WinKevin RandlemanSubmission (kimura)Pride Critical Countdown 200420-Jun-2004

WinMark ColemanSubmission (armbar)Pride Total Elimination 200425-Apr-2004

WinYuji NagataTKO (punches)Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 200331-Dec-2003

WinGary GoodridgeTKO (soccer kicks and punches)Pride Total Elimination 200310-Aug-2003

WinKazuyuki FujitaSubmission (rear-naked choke)Pride 268-Jun-2003

WinEgidijus ValaviciusSubmission (kimura)Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 7: Adrenalinas5-Apr-2003

WinAntônio Rodrigo NogueiraDecision (unanimous)Pride 2516-Mar-2003

WinHeath HerringTKO (doctor stoppage)Pride 2324-Nov-2002

WinSemmy SchiltDecision (unanimous)Pride 2123-Jun-2002

WinChris HasemanTKO (punches)Rings: World Title Series Grand Final15-Feb-2002

WinLee HasdellSubmission (guillotine choke)Rings: World Title Series 521-Dec-2001

WinRyushi YanagisawaDecision (unanimous)Rings: World Title Series 420-Oct-2001

WinRenato SobralDecision (unanimous)Rings: 10th Anniversary11-Aug-2001

WinKerry SchallSubmission (armbar)Rings: World Title Series 120-Apr-2001

WinMihail ApostolovSubmission (rear-naked choke)Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria6-Apr-2001

LossTsuyoshi KohsakaTKO (doctor stoppage)Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B22-Dec-2000

WinRicardo AronaDecision (unanimous)Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B23-Dec-2000

WinHiroya TakadaKO (punches)Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 65-Sep-2000

WinLevon LagvilavaSubmission (rear-naked choke)Rings: Russia vs. Georgia16-Aug-2000

WinMartin LazarovSubmission (guillotine choke)Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria21-May-2000

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Pride FC Critical Countdown 2004 6/20/04 

Rampage Jackson slams his way out of a triangle choke attempt by Ricardo Arona ending the bout by knockout in the first round..... 

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#FedorEmelianenko Let's Collectively Gasp at Fedor Emelianenko's Greatest Comebacks

February 16, 2017 at 15:24PM

By Jared Jones , writer atCREATORS.CO

Writer. Editor. Zombie survival strategist. Follow me on Twitter @JJWritesStuff

For seven years, Fedor Emelianenko held dominion over not only the roster of Pride's heavyweight division, but all heavyweights (and therefor, all fighters). He was a god among mortals, his reign characterized by calculated, one-sided destructions of all who dared step before him. He was..."The Last Emperor."

But, not every fight was such a cakewalk for Emelianenko. No, even the once-invincible Russian was forced to pull up his boot straps and put in a full day's work just like the rest of us working bums on occasion – which in his case, meant less "spending your Thursday night with Becky from accounting to reconcile payroll" and more "recovering from a powerbomb and submitting a monstrous wrestler to keep his legacy intact."

So, with that terribly convoluted analogy behind us, let's now look at a few of Emelianenko's greatest come-from-behind triumphs.

In the pantheon of MMA slams, there isn't a one that holds a candle to Kevin Randleman vs. Emelianenko at Pride Critical Countdown 2004. Not Jackson vs. Arona, not Harris vs Branch or Harris vs. that fat guy. Not nothing. "The Monster" straight up spiked Emelianenko like he was trying to drive a railroad tie into the canvas using his head as a hammer, and Emelianenko completely no-sold it.

I mean, look at Fedor's face in the header image of this article. That is not the expression of a man who's about to have his neck snapped by an opponent whose proportions would look absurd in a Street Fighter game; that's the look of a man who's just been told that he would have to spend his Thursday night with Becky from accounting reconciling payroll (see, I had a plan for that joke all along!). And true to form, Emelianenko not only recovered from the slam, but managed to submit Randleman with an kimura oh, I don't know, 30 or so seconds after taking it.

That time he was actually rocked.

While Randleman's slam would have vaporized about 99.5% of the people living on this planet, it was treated as little more than a bump in the road to glorious and absolute victory by Emelianenko at the time. No, to see the first time that "The Last Emperor" was truly tested, you'd have to go back four fights earlier to his Pride 26 battle with Kazuyuki Fujita.

Known as "Ironhead" to those who followed him, Fujita lived up to his reputation in the early moments of the bout, eating a nasty left hand and soccer kick from Emelianenko that would have vaporized — and I'm just guessing here — about 99.5% of the people living on this planet. In any case, even more impressive than the punishment Fujita absorbed in this fight was that which he dished out, highlighted by a wild exchange in which Fujita actually managed to wobble the great Emelianenko with a right hook.

Oddly enough, this moment would become one of the most iconic in Fedor's Pride career — a rare instance in which his impenetrable armor was cracked. But of course, Fedor being Fedor, he managed to slow things down, rock Fujita with a left hand, and finish him with a vicious rear-naked choke despite arguably being out on his feet the entire time.

f we've learned anything about MMA fans over the years, it's that they can be a bit fickle when it comes to accepting a fighter's greatness. Ronda Rousey was "protected." Conor McGregor is always running from somebody. Cris Cyborg is a juicehead. The best fighters in the sport were never actually that great, we've been told time and time again, but rather the result of a career-spanning conspiracy that allowed them to ascend the ranks without ever being "truly challenged."

Fedor Emelianenko was no different. He was a house of cards who had been protected by Pride's notoriously shady matchmakers (despite the fact that Pride's heavyweight division was leagues beyond the UFC's in terms of talent at the time) and would crumble at the first sign of opposition once he took a "real" fight here in the States.

And for the first round of his fight with truck tire salesman-turned-Strikeforce world beater Brett Rogers, it looked like Fedor's doubters would actually be proven right. Emelianenko was taken down, ground-n-pounded, and cut open in the most uncharacteristic performance of his career. UFC purists were practically chomping at the bit to see him fail, but then — as Fedor always did — he pulled something extraordinary out of his bag of tricks, nearly decapitating (or literally, depending on what gif you're looking at) Rogers with a right hand midway through the second round.

While the rest of Emelianenko's run in Strikeforce may have given his doubters all the fuel they needed to completely discredit his accomplishments, his performance that night was enough to etch his legacy in stone for others.

And now, 8 years later, "The Last Emperor" will look to rise again.

Taking on former UFC slugger Matt Mitrione at this weekend's #Bellator172 event, Emelianenko finds himself in the unique position of being the underdog for the first time in his storied career. Can the 40-year-old mount yet another historic comeback to cap off an already legendary career? Tune in on Saturday to find out.

https://champions.co/p/mma-news-bellator-fedor-best-comebacks-highlights-knockouts/4208744