Fedor Emelianenko retired after Bellator 290 (Photo: Instagram/Bellator)
Bellator 290, an event promoted last Saturday (4), marked the farewell of Fedor Emelianenko to professional MMA. After being defeated by Ryan bader In the last act of his career, the Russian legend was honored in the center of the cage with the presence of other world MMA icons, including some former opponents, such as Dan Henderson, Rampage jackson and Chael Sonnen.
Among the big names in the sport present in the Bellator cage, there were two who, in the opinion of Scott Coker, president of the organization, are missing from the list of opponents faced by Bellator. Fedor Emelianenko in the career.
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“Would I have liked to have seen him and Randy (Couture) fight? For sure. Him and Josh (Barnett)? It is clear. But if you look at the series of fights he had in PRIDE during his prime, it was just incredible,” said Coker.
Despite missing these two names on the cartel, Fedor Emelianenko, Scott Coker claims that the Russian did everything he needed to do in MMA and retires as the biggest name in heavyweight history.
“Fedor has already done everything. He didn't need to do anything else. Every fight of his, I think in the last three or four years, was a special occasion, an event. You can feel. When he fights, it's an event. He doesn't need to prove anything to anyone. For me, he is the greatest heavyweight of all time. I told him when he left, 'it was an honor for me to promote you'. He is a true champion and for me he is the greatest of all time”, he concluded.
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