Fedor: ‘I made a simple mistake’
Fedor Emelianenko said his first loss in nearly 10 years came down to over-earnestness and one split-second of hesitation, as…
Fedor Emelianenko said his first loss in nearly 10 years came down to over-earnestness and one split-second of hesitation, as Fabricio Werdum trapped the Russian’s head and arm into a 69-second submission finish at Strikeforce Fedor vs. Werdum Saturday inside the HP Pavilion.
At the very beginning of the round, I hit Fabricio and I wanted to finish the fight as soon as possible and at that very moment I made a mistake, said the 33-year-old fighting legend through his translator following one of the bigger upsets in MMA history.
By all accounts, The Last Emperor seemed off to a strong start as he flurried early with the 6-foot-4 Werdum and seemed to knock the Brazilian off-balance and to his back.
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