#1Β Fedor Emelianenko

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There is no uncertainty that the best contender to never venture into the UFC’s Octagon is ‘The Last Emperor’ Fedor Emelianenko. The Russian legend might have lost his last three StrikeForce battles – and be amidst a rash rebound run at the present time – yet it is still reasonable for argue for him as the best Heavyweight in the historical backdrop of MMA, settling on him an undeniable decision for the best spot in a rundown like this.

For the best piece of 10 years – from 2000 to 2010 – Fedor was immaculate in MMA, with his solitary misfortune being a fluke cut stoppage in a 2000 battle with Tsuyoshi Kohsaka. In the wake of winning the Openweight title in the RINGS advancement in 2001 and 2002, Fedor advanced toward PRIDE, the advancement which at the time housed the greater part of the world’s best Heavyweights.

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The Russian wound up beating them all, from Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Mirko Cro Cop. More often than not he gave off an impression of being relentless; he conveyed crazy punching power in his little, pudgy edge, and on the ground he could move like a world-class jiu-jitsu dark belt, having the capacity to catch entries from apparently any position. For some time at any rate, he seemed to have no shortcomings.

Fedor could havemarked with the UFC on various events however dependably decided not to, for different reasons – the organization’s refusal to co-advance with M-1, a sentiment of lack of respect from Dana White, better offers from somewhere else, etc.

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The UFC may like to push the story that he fizzled when he came to the US however that is essentially false – he devastated two previous UFC champions in Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski in 2009 and just started to lose in StrikeForce as his aptitudes wound down because of his propelled age. In his prime in any case – anytime from 2000 to 2009 – he most likely would have been fit for winning the UFC title without breaking a sweat.

The way that we never got the opportunity to see Fedor in the Octagon – and as he’s presently 42 years of age, we likely never will – is maybe the greatest disillusionment ever of game. Basically, it would’ve been marvelous. In any case, there is no contention against it – Fedor Emelianenko is the best contender to never battle in the UFC.

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