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Template:MMAstatsbox Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko (IPA: ['fʲodər jemilʲja'nʲenkə], Template:Lang-ru, sometimes romanized as Fyodor Yemelyanenko) (born September 28, 1976) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist, the current World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Champion and the last holder of the Pride Heavyweight Championship.

Emelianenko has been considered the best heavyweight fighter in the world for the last six years by many major publications, including ESPN, the Orange County Register, The Fight Network, the Houston Chronicle, The Wrestling Observer, Sherdog, and Inside MMA. Emelianenko was also chosen as the greatest fighter of all time across all weight classes by the expert panel of the television show "Inside MMA". In an interview, Emelianenko said he doesn't consider himself to be the best pound-for-pound fighter. Saying "I don’t consider myself on top of the pedestal. I have certain weaknesses and I make certain mistakes. Of course, that is frustrating, because like any athlete, I strive to get better each day. I know a lot of the media and the fans want to say I’m the best. I appreciate that, but that’s not how I consider myself." He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the Pride 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo Championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo championship.

Biography

Fedor Emelianenko was born in 1976 in the city of Rubizhne, Luhansk of the Ukrainian SSR, then part of the Soviet Union. His family moved to Stary Oskol, Belgorod of the Russian SFSR in 1978. His mother, Olga Fedorovna, was a teacher and his father, Vladimir Alexandrovich Emelianenko, was a welder. Emelianenko is the second child in the family and has an older sister and two younger brothers, including professional mixed martial artist Aleksander Emelianenko. His brother Ivan is currently in training, although he does not compete at his brothers' level.

Emelianenko finished high school in 1991 and graduated with honors from a professional trade school in 1994. From 1995 until 1997, he served in the Russian Army as a military firefighter. In 1999, he married his wife Oksana, and their first daughter Masha was born in the same year. In 2006, Emelianenko broke up with his wife and started a new family with his girlfriend Marina. On December 29, 2007, his second daughter Vasilisa was born. In his spare time, he likes to read, listen to music and draw.

Martial arts background and training regimen

Emelianenko demonstrates his ground and pound style at a 2006 seminar in Atlantic City.

Emelianenko's enthusiasm for fighting began with Sambo and Judo. He initially trained under Vasiliy Ivanovich Gavrilov, and later under his current coach, Vladimir Mihailovich Voronov. Voronov remembers that ten-year-old Fedor was relatively weak physically and did not have an innate grappling talent; instead, his biggest strength was his perseverance and strong will.

Emelianenko's official biography erroneously states that he trained in Sambo during his army years. However, he has specified in a 2005 interview that this is incorrect, and his training in the army was limited to running and strength training in a makeshift gym he put together himself.

In 1997, Emelianenko received the official certification of a "Master of Sports" in Sambo and Judo and became part of the Russian national team. In 1998, after earning a bronze medal in the Russian Judo Championship, he started studying striking with arms and legs under coach Alexander Vasilievich Michkov. Emelianenko started competing in combat sambo and mixed martial arts in 2000 at the age of 25, because he "didn't have any money".

Emelianenko trains two or three times per day to maintain and improve his skills. He particularly utilizes basic training methods like running, ropes, and deadweightlifting. Emelianenko used to weight train extensively, but in 1997 he almost completely substituted his weight exercises with sport-specific training in grappling, boxing, and kickboxing. His strength training consists of daily pull-ups, dips on parallel bars, and crunches. Emelianenko also runs twice a day every day for a combined distance of 12–15 kilometers (7-10 miles), and is a proponent of high altitude training, travelling to Kislovodsk, Russia with his team once or twice a year to train in high altitude. Emelianenko's team consists of grappling coach Voronov, boxing coach Michkov, Muay Thai coach Ruslan Nagnibeda, doctor, masseur and psychologist Oleg Neustroev, his training partners, including Roman Zentsov, and, until June 2006, his brother Aleksander.

In 2005 Emelianenko started paying special attention to improving his kicking technique. He trained Muay Thai with kickboxer Ernesto Hoost in Netherlands, and added a Muay Thai coach, Ruslan Nagnibeda, “Seikin-do” league 78 kg title holder from 1998 to 2002 (33-3-1) and a former Tula State University Muay Thai instructor, to his team. Recently, Emelianenko has expressed interest in training young athletes.

In November 2007, Emelianenko competed once again in the World Combat Sambo Championships, which brought together 780 representatives from 45 countries. When his opponent in the quarterfinals failed to show up, he received a bye to the semifinals, where he submitted a Bulgarian fighter with a choke in 40 seconds. The other finalist declined to compete, defaulting victory to Emelianenko. On November 16, 2008, Fedor's first loss in Sambo in eight years came at the Combat Sambo World Championships St. Petersburg, Russia, where he fell in the semifinals of the over 220-pound division to 23-year old Bulgarian Blagoi Ivanov on points 8 to 5. Fedor finished the tournament in 3rd place.

Club affiliation

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Fedor Emelianenko began his mixed martial arts as a member of Russian Top Team, training with the first generation of Russian Rings competitors, such as Volk Han and Andrey Kopylov. After winning his Pride Heavyweight title, a rift grew between Emelianenko and the manager of RTT, Vladimir Evgenevich Pogodin. According to Emelianenko, Pogodin, who held the position of vice-president in the World Sambo Federation, attempted to control Emelianenko's career through threats and abuse of his position to deny "Master of Sports" titles to Fedor and his brother Aleksander, in addition to financial disputes between Pogodin and Emelianenko, with Fedor alleging he was deceived by Pogodin. After his bout with Gary Goodridge, the Emelianenko brothers left Russian Top Team and began to train with the St. Petersburg based Red Devil Sport Club, which is managed by Vadim Finklestein. To date, Finklestein is still his manager. Emelianenko is also a member of the VOS gym in Holland, where he trains with Johan Vos and Lucien Carbin.

Rings

Emelianenko's only loss in the sport is controversial, and came at the hands of Tsuyoshi Kohsaka at the King of Kings 2000 Block B event on December 22, 2000, via doctor stoppage due to a cut 17 seconds into the fight. Footage shows that the cut was caused by a missed looping punch where Kohsaka's elbow struck Emelianenko's head. Elbow strikes are illegal under Rings rules unless the striker is wearing elbow pads, which Kohsaka wasn't. Emelianenko says that this elbow reopened a cut sustained in his previous fight against Ricardo Arona. Since the fight was in a tournament format, a winner and loser was required as draws or no contests could not be awarded. Since Emelianenko could not advance due to his injury, Kohsaka moved on (the match would have been a no contest or disqualification victory for Emelianenko otherwise).

Pride Fighting Championships

Entering the Pride Fighting Championships on the heels of winning the Rings King of Kings 2002 tournament, Emelianenko debuted at Pride 21 on June 23, 2002 against the 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), 256 lb (116 kg) Dutch fighter Semmy Schilt, whom he defeated by unanimous decision. His next opponent was heavyweight Heath Herring, in a contest to establish the number one contender for the heavyweight title. Emelianenko, considered an underdog at the time, defeated Herring by doctor stoppage after the first round. This victory against a perennial contender brought him into title contention.

Emelianenko was then signed to fight heavily favored Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira for Pride's heavyweight championship title at Pride 25 on March 16, 2003. The judges rendered a unanimous decision, and Emelianenko became the second Pride Heavyweight Champion.

Three months later Emelianenko embarked on his title reign. His first match was against the former IWGP Heavyweight champion, amateur and professional wrestler Kazuyuki Fujita. A heavy favorite, Emelianenko was expected to make quick work of Fujita, but was caught by a wild right hook that stunned him—Emelianenko has claimed this is the only time he has ever been knocked down. After working his way to a clinch, Emelianenko knocked Fujita down and went on to submit him at 4:17 in the first round with a rear naked choke.

Next came a one-sided bout against heavy underdog Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge at Total Elimination 2003. Emelianenko took down Goodridge after wobbling him with standing combinations, then finished him with a ground and pound technique in the first round by referee stoppage after delivering unanswered punches and kicks to the head. Emelianenko broke his hand in this fight, resulting in surgery. He has since reinjured this hand, leading to the postponement of several bouts.

His next fight against New Japan professional wrestler Yuji Nagata at Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 ended the same way, with Emelianenko first knocking Nagata to the ground twice with punches. Emelianenko fought at this event as opposed to Shockwave 2003 on the same day due to being offered a higher fight purse because of the great deal of competition between the Japanese television networks screening these events and K-1 Premium Dynamite!! on the same night.

Four months later at Total Elimination 2004, he met Pride 2000 Grand Prix winner and former UFC heavyweight champion Mark Coleman for the first time in the ring and submitted him with an armbar at 2:11 of the first round to advance in the 2004 heavyweight Grand Prix. Emelianenko has indicated his respect for Coleman, who popularized the ground and pound technique that has become his trademark.

A notable match with Coleman’s protégé Kevin "The Monster" Randleman followed just two months later at the tournament's second round. Randleman, a two-time Division I NCAA Wrestling Champion for Ohio State University and a former UFC heavyweight champion, quickly worked into a clinch with Emelianenko and then delivered a suplex, slamming him to the canvas headfirst. Emelianenko recovered immediately and forced Randleman to submit with a kimura armlock 1:33 into the first round.

On August 15, 2004, Emelianenko faced six-time All-Japan Judo Champion Naoya Ogawa in the semifinals of the 2004 Grand Prix. After submitting Ogawa with an armbar, he advanced to face Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, who had won a decision against Emelianenko's former teammate Sergei Kharitonov earlier that night. This match was not only to decide the winner of the 2004 Grand Prix, but to unify the heavyweight championship as Nogueira was awarded the interim title due to Emelianenko's inability to defend his championship in a timely manner. In this rematch with Nogueira, the fight was stopped due to a cut to Emelianenko's head from an accidental headbutt he delivered to Nogueira. A third meeting was thus scheduled for Shockwave 2004, which Emelianenko won. Emelianenko overpowered the Brazilian on the feet in the first round, beating him to the punch for the first nine minutes of the first round. Nogueira faced great difficulty in attempting to put his opponent on his back, save for the final 30 seconds of the first round. During the second and third rounds, Emelianenko's takedown defense and counter-punching earned him a unanimous decision victory to retain the heavyweight championship.

In other notable bouts, Emelianenko won a unanimous decision over former K-1 star Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović. ref>Lewis, Destiny (April 7, 2007). "Fedor Emelianenko the Best Fighter in the World?". Gambling 911. Retrieved June 4, 2007.</ref> The fight had been delayed previously due to Emelianenko's hand injuries and Filipović's loss to Kevin Randleman derailing their expected meeting in the 2004 Grand Prix. Emelianenko managed to outscore Filipović in stand up fighting, landing many hard body shots, and controlled the bout on the ground. He has later stated that his hand injury took away his grip strength and so prevented him from trying submissions.

Fedor vs Coleman in Pride 32.

Although originally endangered due to Emelianenko's recurring hand injury, a plate inserted in his hand green-lighted a rematch with American Mark Coleman in Pride's American debut show, Pride 32. In a fight where Coleman was unable to mount any significant offense, Emelianenko defeated Coleman with an armbar at 1:15 in the second round.

Emelianenko's last title defense before the purchase of Pride by the UFC was against 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix champion Mark Hunt at Shockwave 2006. Sporting a broken toe during the contest, Emelianenko nevertheless secured an armbar in the second minute of the first round, but Hunt was able to escape and counter by stepping over Emelianenko, ending in side control. At five minutes into the first round, Hunt made two attempts at an americana on Emelianenko’s left arm but failed to complete them. Emelianenko submitted Hunt with a kimura at 8:16 in the first round.

BodogFight

With a special clause in his Pride contract that allowed him to fight under the banner of any mixed martial arts organization as long as the event was held on Russian soil, Emelianenko accepted a match in BodogFight against Matt Lindland. The fight was held on April 14, 2007 at the "Clash of the Nations" event in St. Petersburg, Russia. Lindland moved up two weight classes (from middleweight to heavyweight) for the match and came in weighing 218 lb (99 kg) to Emelianenko's 233 lb (106 kg).

Early in the fight, Lindland opened a cut above Emelianenko's left eye and clinched with him, pushing him into the corner and working for a takedown. At this point, the referee warned Emelianenko against grabbing the ropes and Emelianenko corrected himself. After a few seconds of working in the clinch, Lindland attempted a bodylock takedown. When Lindland lifted Emelianenko from his feet, Emelianenko reversed Lindland's takedown and landed in his half guard, the fight remained on the ground where Emelianenko won by submission via armbar at 2:58 of the first round. .

M-1 Global

Since the purchase of Pride by the majority owners of UFC and the expiration of Emelianenko's contract with Pride, there has been speculation about the possibility of him fighting in the UFC, especially since a public falling out between Bodog's Calvin Ayre and Emelianenko's manager, Vadim Finklestein. In a June 2007 interview with the Baltimore Sun, Chuck Liddell suggested that Emelianenko was on his way to the UFC. Dana White has also expressed interest in signing Emelianenko, but considers his management team to be the primary barrier left to the inking of a contract, whereas Finklestein has cited difficult negotiations as the reason. A main point of contention between the two is Finkelstein's request for the UFC to work with his Russian M-1 promotion, extending contractual offers to other members of the Red Devil Sport Club, and permitting Emelianenko to compete in combat sambo tournaments. At UFC 76 however, UFC president Dana White stated that he expected Emelianenko to sign with the UFC in late 2007 or early 2008, after Emelianenko was to compete in a Sambo competition that White would not allow him to participate in if he were under a UFC contract. He also revealed his intent to set up a unification bout with UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture as his first UFC fight. Nevertheless, these negotiations broke down, as Emelianenko committed to a non-exclusive, two-year and six-fight deal with M-1 Global in October 2007.

Yarennoka

Monte Cox, the president and CEO of M-1 Global, confirmed Emelianenko would face South Korean kickboxer Hong-Man Choi in a New Year's Eve event, Yarennoka!, taking place in Japan and organized by the former Pride FC staff with support from M-1 Global, FEG, and Deep. A special rule was used for this fight to not allow any knee strikes on the ground. The fight was broadcasted live in the United States on Mark Cuban's HDNet. Emelianenko defeated Choi in the opening round by submission via an armbar.

Dream

On February 13, 2008, Emelianenko attended a press conference held by Dream, a newly-formed Japanese mixed martial arts promotion. His manager, Finkelstein, confirmed that the organization had a tightly knit alliance with M-1 Global and that he would be fighting on the new organization's fight cards.

Affliction

At Affliction's inaugural event, promoted as Affliction: Banned, Emelianenko defeated former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia via submission at 36 seconds in the first round.

In his next fight with Affliction, Emelianenko defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski at Affliction: Day of Reckoning on January 24, 2009. Arlovski had some early success in the stand-up game and backed the champion into a corner. Arlovski attempted a flying knee and Emelianenko countered with an overhand right, dropping Arlovski at 3:14 of the first round.

Mixed Martial Arts record

As of January 24, 2009, Emelianenko has compiled an amateur record of seven wins without any losses and professional record of twenty-nine wins, one loss and one no contest; one of these wins are by knockout, six by technical knockout (tko), and fifteen by submission.

Professional record breakdown
31 matches 29 wins 1 loss
By knockout 7 1
By submission 15 0
By decision 7 0
No contests 1
Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 29-1 (1) Belarus ArlovskiAndrei Arlovski KO (Right Hook) Affliction: Day of Reckoning January 24, 2009 1 3:14 United States Anaheim, California, United States Defends World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship
Win 28-1 (1) United States SylviaTim Sylvia Submission (rear naked choke) Affliction: Banned July 19, 2008 1 0:36 United States Anaheim, California, United States Won Vacant World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship
Win 27-1 (1) South Korea ChoiHong-Man Choi Submission (armbar) Yarennoka! December 31, 2007 1 1:54 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 26-1 (1) United States LindlandMatt Lindland Submission (armbar) BodogFIGHT - Clash of the Nations April 14, 2007 1 2:58 Russia St. Petersburg, Russia
Win 25-1 (1) New Zealand HuntMark Hunt Submission (kimura) Pride Shockwave 2006 December 31, 2006 1 8:16 Japan Saitama, Japan Defends Pride World Heavyweight Championship
Win 24-1 (1) United States Coleman 2Mark Coleman Submission (armbar) Pride 32: The Real Deal October 21, 2006 2 1:15 United States Las Vegas, United States
Win 23-1 (1) Brazil ZuluzinhoZuluzinho Submission (strikes) Pride Shockwave 2005 December 31, 2005 1 0:26 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 22-1 (1) Croatia FilipovićMirko Filipović Decision (unanimous) Pride Final Conflict 2005 August 28, 2005 3 5:00 Japan Saitama, Japan Defends Pride World Heavyweight Championship
Win 21-1 (1) Japan Kohsaka 2Tsuyoshi Kohsaka TKO (doctor stoppage) Pride Bushido 6 April 3, 2005 1 10:00 Japan Yokohama, Japan
Win 20-1 (1) Brazil Nogueira 3Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (unanimous) Pride Shockwave 2004 December 31, 2004 3 5:00 Japan Saitama, Japan Defends Pride World Heavyweight Championship and wins Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix
zNC 19-1 (1) Brazil Nogueira 2Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira No contest (accidental headbutt) Pride Final Conflict 2004 August 15, 2004 1 3:52 Japan Saitama, Japan Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Final
Win 19-1 Japan OgawaNaoya Ogawa Submission (armbar) Pride Final Conflict 2004 August 14, 2004August 15, 2004 1 0:54 Japan Saitinokiama, Japan Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal
Win 18-1 United States RandlemanKevin Randleman Submission (kimura) Pride Critical Countdown 2004 June 20, 2004 1 1:33 Japan Saitama, Japan Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Win 17-1 United States Coleman 1Mark Coleman Submission (armbar) Pride Total Elimination 2004 April 25, 2004 1 2:11 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 16-1 Japan NagataYuji Nagata TKO (strikes) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 December 31, 2003 1 1:02 Japan Kobe, Japan
Win 15-1 Trinidad and Tobago GoodridgeGary Goodridge TKO (strikes) Pride Total Elimination 2003 August 10, 2003 1 1:09 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 14-1 Japan FujitaKazuyuki Fujita Submission (rear naked choke) Pride 26: Bad to the Bone June 8, 2003 1 4:17 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 13-1 Lithuania ValaviciusEgidijus Valavicius Submission (kimura) Rings Lithuania - Bushido Rings 7: Adrenalinas April 5, 2003 2 1:11 Lithuania Vilnius, Lithuania
Win 12-1 Brazil Nogueira 1Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (unanimous) Pride 25: Body Blow March 16, 2003 3 5:00 Japan Yokohama, Japan Wins Pride World Heavyweight Championship
Win 11-1 United States HerringHeath Herring TKO (doctor stoppage) Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 November 24, 2002 1 10:00 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 10-1 Netherlands SchiltSemmy Schilt Decision (unanimous) Pride 21: Demolition June 23, 2002 3 5:00 Japan Saitama, Japan
Win 9-1 Australia HasemanChris Haseman TKO (lost points) Rings - World Title Series Grand Final February 15, 2002 1 2:50 Japan Kanagawa, Japan
Win 8-1 England HasdellLee Hasdell Submission (guillotine choke) Rings - World Title Series 5 December 21, 2001 1 4:10 Japan Kanagawa, Japan
Win 7-1 Japan YanagisawaRyushi Yanagisawa Decision (unanimous) Rings - World Title Series 4 October 20, 2001 3 5:00 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 6-1 Brazil SobralRenato Sobral Decision (unanimous) Rings - 10th Anniversary August 11, 2001 2 5:00 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 5-1 United States SchallKerry Schall Submission (armbar) Rings - World Title Series 1 April 20, 2001 1 1:47 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 4-1 Bulgaria ApostolovMihail Apostolov Submission (rear naked choke) Rings Russia - Russia vs. Bulgaria April 6, 2001 1 1:03 Russia Yekaterinburg, Russia
Loss 3-1 Japan Kohsaka 1Tsuyoshi Kohsaka TKO (cut) Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block B December 22, 2000 1 0:17 Japan Osaka, Japan
Win 3-0 Brazil AronaRicardo Arona Decision (unanimous) Rings - King of Kings 2000 Block B December 21, 2000December 22, 2000 3 5:00 Japan Osaka, Japan
Win 2-0 Japan TakadaHiroya Takada KO (strikes) Rings - Battle Genesis Vol. 6 September 5, 2000 1 0:12 Japan Tokyo, Japan
Win 1-0 Georgia (country) LagvilavaLevon Lagvilava Submission (rear naked choke) Rings - Russia vs. Georgia August 16, 2000 1 7:24 Russia Tula, Russia

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Status Date Championship Weight Location
Champion July 19, 2008 - present WAMMA World Heavyweight Championship Heavyweight United States Anaheim, California, USA
Champion March 16, 2003 - present Pride World Heavyweight Championship Heavyweight Japan Yokohama, Japan
Winner 2004 Pride Grand Prix Tournament Heavyweight Japan Saitama, Japan
Winner 2002 Rings Kings of Kings Tournament Open Weight Japan Yokohama, Japan
Winner 2001 Rings World Class Tournament Heavyweight Japan Yokohama, Japan

Judo

Status Date Championship Weight Location
7th April 1, 2000 Dutch Grand Prix 100 kg Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
3rd February 7, 1999 Sofia Liberation A-Team 100 kg Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
3rd January 24, 1999 Moscow International Tournament 100 kg Russia Moscow, Russia
3rd December 5, 1998 Russian National Championships Open weight Russia Kstovo, Russia
Winner 1997 Russian National Championships 100 kg Russia Kursk, Russia

Sambo

Status Date Championship Weight Location
3rd 2008 World Combat Sambo Championships Open weight Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Winner 2008 Russian Combat Sambo Championship 100 kg+ Russia Saint Petersburg, Russia
Winner 2007 World Combat Sambo Championships Open weight Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Winner 2007 Russian Combat Sambo Championships ? Russia Buryat Republic, Russia
Winner 2006 Russian Combat Sambo Championships ? Russia Buryat Republic, Russia
Winner 2005 World Combat Sambo Championships Heavyweight Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
Winner 2002 World Combat Sambo Championships Open weight Panama Panama City, Panama
Winner 2002 World Combat Sambo Championships Heavyweight Greece Thessaloniki, Greece
Winner 2002 Russian Combat Sambo Championships ? Russia Moscow, Russia
3rd 2000 Russian Combat Sambo Championships ? Russia Orenburg, Russia
Winner 1998 Russian Armed Forces Combat Sambo Championships ? Russia Russia
2nd 1998 Russian Armed Forces Combat Sambo Championships Open weight Russia Russia
3rd 1998 Russian Combat Sambo Championships ? Russia Kaliningrad, Russia
Winner 1997 European Combat Sambo Championships ? Georgia (country) Tbilisi, Georgia
Winner 1997 Russian Combat Sambo Championships ? Russia St. Petersburg, Russia

Honorary titles and appellations

  • Wrestling Observer Newsletter 2005 Shootfighter of the Year
  • Sherdog.com 2005 #1 Pound for Pound Fighter in the World
  • Sherdog.com 2005-2008 #1 Heavyweight in the World
  • Yahoo! Sports #1 MMA Fighter (July—November 2007)
  • Inside MMA #1 MMA Fighter of All-Time

See also

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Preceded byAntônio Rodrigo Nogueira 2nd Pride FC Heavyweight Champion
March 16, 2003-present 		Current holder
New championship WAMMA Heavyweight Champion
July 19, 2008-present 		Current holder

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