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06-21-2012, 03:04 PM
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| Fedor Emelianenko knocks out Pedro Rizzo, announces MMA retirement In Russia http://www.mmamania.com/2012/6/21/31...o-rizzo-russia Quote:
There was talk of Russian legend Fedor Emelianenko retiring if he were to lose to renowned veteran striker Pedro Rizzo at the M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Rizzo event which occurred earlier today (June 21, 2012) in St. Petersburg, Russia.
It appears that's it's true. According to Lowkick's Anton Gurevich, Emelianenko has retired after a lengthy career saying:
"I think it's time. I'm retiring from sports. I still have the SAMBO World Championships. My family is the reason I will not be fighting again. My daughters are growing without their father, so it's the right time to leave...There's no 'fantastic' offer that could tempt me out of retirement. I'm retiring to spend more time with my family"
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06-21-2012, 03:15 PM
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Salute to the GOAT kind of sucked seeing him call it a day on my birthday but nonetheless it's been nothing but a pleasure watching him do work all these years.
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06-21-2012, 03:26 PM
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All I will say is simply thank you fedor
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06-21-2012, 03:33 PM
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Status: In There Like Swimwear Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,589
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He's a Legend and will forever be one of the Greatest the sport has ever known. I wish him the best of luck in life and his future endeavours. Glad he got to go out on his own terms with a bang!
Thank You Fedor Emelianenko, Thank You.
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06-21-2012, 03:34 PM
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I'm gonna miss the little fuker!!! thanks for the memories
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06-21-2012, 03:48 PM
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GOAT. He def can still compete with the best, but if he wants to spend more time with his family, that's what he's going to do.
Thank you for one amazing career Fedor.
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06-21-2012, 03:52 PM
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Sigh.
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06-21-2012, 03:57 PM
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good riddance...i kid, i kid. as a pure mma fan, it's hard not to be a fan of fedor's, but it's even harder to call him the goat. sorry. with that said, thank you for everything. just a shame we never got to see him on the big stage (yea i said it).
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06-21-2012, 04:05 PM
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Never really a huge fan, but anytime a legend retires it is sad. My condolences to his big fans. As a chipper Jones & Peyton Manning/colts fan I feel your pain.
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06-21-2012, 04:09 PM
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Favourite fighter bar none. Basically an MMA fan because of him.
In other news, M-1 has declared bankruptcy...
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