Fans of the world’s number 1 heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko can rest easy as it has been announced that M-1Global and STRIKEFORCE present Fedor vs. Werdum will be available live in The Last Emperor’s homeland of Russia.
The June 26 meeting which takes place at the HP Pavillion in San Jose California will be available on pay-per-view through NTV-Plus a premium Russian television provider. The event will also be available via the web in Russia on ntvplus.ru and mixfight.ru .
Emelianenko enters this bound regarded as the world’s No. 1 heavyweight and pound-for-pound Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, with an amazing professional record of (31-1). Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum is a two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion and top-ranked superstar with a professional record of (13-4), Werdum holds a victory over The Last Emperor’s brother Aleksander Emelianenko and enters this fight with titla aspirations on his mind. It is expected that the winner of this fight will face current STRIKEFORCE heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem .
