It has emerged that former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion and MMA veteran Fedor Emelianenko could potentially hang up his gloves after his next scheduled fight against Brazilian Pedro Rizzo.
Emelianenko (33-4, 1 NC) has gotten back on the winning track after losing three straight fights in Strikeforce in 2010-11. He snapped his losing streak by defeating Jeff Monson via unanimous decision in Nov. 2011, and then knocked out Satoshi Ishii on New Year's Eve in Japan.
The 37-year-old Rizzo (19-9) hasn't fought since he defeated Ken Shamrock at Impact FC 2 in July 2010. He was scheduled to fight Tim Sylvia at a ProElite event late last year and Valentijn Overeem on an Italian card earlier this year, however, injuries forced him to pull out of the bouts. The former UFC fighter will enter the bout riding a three-fight winning streak.
Emelianenko said some words about his next opponent Pedro Rizzo:
“I have been learning from Pedro’s fights and have a lot of respect for him,” the Russian said. “He is a fighter of a great maturity, beating many of the strongest.”
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