Fedor, Werdum Official for Strikeforce
Brian Knapp Jun 26, 2010
The sport’s most accomplished heavyweight and the man who hopes to
wipe away his considerable mystique left the scales without a
hiccup.
Former Pride Fighting Championships heavyweight titleholder Fedor Emelianenko checked in at 229 pounds for his showdown with the world-ranked Fabricio Werdum (238.5) at Strikeforce/M-1 Global “Fedor vs. Werdum” on Saturday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Meanwhile, Strikeforce women’s middleweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (144.5) and her underdog challenger, Jan Finney (143.5), also made weight without incident at Friday’s official weigh-in.
Emelianenko has rattled off 11 consecutive wins since his August
2004 duel with Antonio
Rodrigo Nogueira ended in a no contest. The stoic 33-year-old
Russian last appeared in November, when he stopped the previously
unbeaten Brett
Rogers on second-round strikes in his ballyhooed promotional
debut for Strikeforce. Wins over former UFC champions Mark Coleman
(twice), Andrei
Arlovski, Tim Sylvia,
Kevin
Randleman and Nogueira (twice) anchor his stellar resume, along
with other high-profile victories against 2006 Pride open weight
grand prix winner Mirko “Cro
Cop” Filipovic, former Strikeforce light heavyweight
titleholder Renato “Babalu”
Sobral and 2000 Olympic silver medalist Matt
Lindland. Emelianenko has 21 first-round finishes among his 31
career wins.
Werdum, a black belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, has been finished only once in 18 professional bouts. The 32-year-old has not fought since he outpointed former EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva by unanimous decision six months ago. Werdum, a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships winner, holds submission victories over Emelianenko’s younger brother, Aleksander Emelianenko, and reigning Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem.
Strikeforce/M-1 Global “Fedor vs. Werdum”
Saturday, June 26
HP Pavilion
San Jose, Calif.
Strikeforce Women’s Middleweight Championship
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs. Jan Finney (143.5)
Fedor Emelianenko (229) vs. Fabricio Werdum (238.5)
Scott Smith (184.75) vs. Cung Le (184.75)
Josh Thomson (155.25) vs. Pat Healy (155.25)
Chris Cope (175) vs. Ron Keslar (173.75)
Bret Bergmark (168.75) vs. Vagner Rocha (171)
Gareth Joseph (185.25) vs. Yancy Medeiros (184.25)
* Derrick Burnsed (156.75) vs. Bobby Stack (154.5)
* Burnsed was given two hours to lose the additional weight
Former Pride Fighting Championships heavyweight titleholder Fedor Emelianenko checked in at 229 pounds for his showdown with the world-ranked Fabricio Werdum (238.5) at Strikeforce/M-1 Global “Fedor vs. Werdum” on Saturday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Meanwhile, Strikeforce women’s middleweight champion Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos (144.5) and her underdog challenger, Jan Finney (143.5), also made weight without incident at Friday’s official weigh-in.
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Werdum, a black belt in judo and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, has been finished only once in 18 professional bouts. The 32-year-old has not fought since he outpointed former EliteXC heavyweight champion Antonio Silva by unanimous decision six months ago. Werdum, a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships winner, holds submission victories over Emelianenko’s younger brother, Aleksander Emelianenko, and reigning Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem.
Strikeforce/M-1 Global “Fedor vs. Werdum”
Saturday, June 26
HP Pavilion
San Jose, Calif.
Strikeforce Women’s Middleweight Championship
Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs. Jan Finney (143.5)
Fedor Emelianenko (229) vs. Fabricio Werdum (238.5)
Scott Smith (184.75) vs. Cung Le (184.75)
Josh Thomson (155.25) vs. Pat Healy (155.25)
Chris Cope (175) vs. Ron Keslar (173.75)
Bret Bergmark (168.75) vs. Vagner Rocha (171)
Gareth Joseph (185.25) vs. Yancy Medeiros (184.25)
* Derrick Burnsed (156.75) vs. Bobby Stack (154.5)
* Burnsed was given two hours to lose the additional weight
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