Fedor, Coker interested in immediate rematch
There were some MMA observers who believed prior to Saturday night’s “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” event that…
There were some MMA observers who believed prior to Saturday night’s “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” event that a Fedor Emelianenko loss would signal the beginning of the end for both Strikeforce and M-1 Global.
But after Fabrcio Werdum shocked the world – not to mention Emelianenko – with a 69-second submission victory, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said nothing could be further from the truth.
In fact, while a bout between Emelianenko and Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem had been targeted for a future pay-per-view event, Coker thinks a rematch between “The Last Emperor” and Werdum may now prove to be the more lucrative matchup.
“I think more people are going to want to see the rematch,” Coker told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “That’s how I feel. [Emelianenko] is going to come back, and I wouldn’t want to be the one to fight him in a rematch. You’re going to see him come out with a vengeance.”
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