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Fedor Emelianenko News
January 25th, 2010
USA Today
Strikeforce heavyweight Fabricio Werdum is all but certain that he will be Fedor Emelianenko's next opponent.
Werdum recently told Tatame.com that an April 16 showdown with Emelianenko is "99% confirmed." That show would be Strikeforce's next broadcast on CBS.
Both fighters took part in Strikeforce's first CBS show in November. Werdum, No. 11 in the USA TODAY/SB Nation consensus rankings, took a unanimous decision over former EliteXC champion Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva. Emelianenko — the consensus No. 1 since the rankings began and widely regarded as the world's top heavyweight since he won Pride's belt in 2003 — defeated No. 9 Brett Rogers with a second-round technical knockout.... Read More
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