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Hey, it happens to the best of us. His accomplishments will be talked about and remembered forever. From what I just read though, Coker stated that Fedor could be an alternate should he decide to delay his retirement.
First let me say I am/was a huge Fedor fan. When he (and M-1 Global) decided not to go to the UFC it was the biggest mistake of his life and the lack of competition over the years has cost him dearly as can be seen in his last two fights. With that said I was thinking about who Fedor fought over the years that made him so great and most of the people he fought were either past their prime or untested out side of their region of the world. I think his best fights as far as competition goes were, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by unanimous decision at PRIDE 25 (3/16/2003), Nogueira by unanimous decision again at PRIDE - Shockwave 2004 (12/31/2004), and MAYBE Mirko Filipovic by unanimous decision, PRIDE - Final Conflict 2005 (8/28/2005) but CroCop is another one that couldn't stand with the UFC's best up and comers. The rest of the group Coleman, Randleman, Sylvia, all past their prime. Lindland had to go up two weight classes to fight him. Arlovski's best days are behind him, he's lost four in a row, and Rogers is new and very raw yet...No feather in the cap for that win. Then there was the "freaks" he fought, Choi & Zulu...enough said. So, from 2005 he hasn't really fought anybody worth a damn Here is his fight record Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos, Biography - Sherdog.com I really do hope he retires, his best days are behind him.