As had been reported before, Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko will indeed go for his third straight win since dropping a trio of tilts under the Strikeforce banner when he takes to the ring on June 21 for a fight in front of his fellow countrymen. Now “The Last Emperor” has an opponent for the bout – Pedro Rizzo.
Rizzo’s involvement was announced earlier today on Twitter by M-1 Global executive Evgeni Kogan (whose company manages Emelianenko’s career). Kogan also confirmed the show will take place in St. Petersburg, Russia as expected.
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“The Rock” has come out with his hand raised in three consecutive clashes including wins over Ken Shamrock and Jeff Monson. However, the 19-9 striker hasn’t fought in nearly two years while focusing on his work as a trainer/humanitarian in Brazil. Other wins in Rizzo’s career include those over Ricco Rodriguez, Andrei Arlovski, and Josh Barnett.
Comparably, Emelianenko is 33-4 in his career with a number of impressive victories to his credit as well such as success against Monson, Arlovski, Tim Sylvia, Mirko Filipovic, and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.
PHOTO CREDIT – M-1 GLOBAL
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