The Pride Fighting Championship was founded in 1997, a month shy of four years after the UFC opened for business. The newcomer organization, based in Japan, quickly overtook the UFC in popularity. The ...

Bellator MMA President Scott Coker first landed Emelianenko in 2009, days after Affliction’s sudden demise, knowing it would raise the stakes of his business and put a target on his back. Coker on ...

I've written about Kevin Randleman several times before, most notably on the list of Sherdog's 10 Biggest Underachievers. It says a lot that a UFC heavyweight champion who defended the title and is in ...

Rogan, a UFC commentator since UFC 12, has to go with somebody outside the premier promotion, and that's Fedor Emelianenko. Emelianenko went 40-7 in MMA, once going on a 30-fight win streak - the ...

The legendary career of Fedor Emelianenko has come to an end at Bellator 290. The final fight of Fedor Emelianenko was not what he wanted — let alone what most fight fans wanted — as he was dominated ...

LOS ANGELES—Fedor Emelianenko carries a legacy that is unmatched in the history of MMA. The 46-year-old Russian legend, who went unbeaten for a decade between 2000 and 2010, is best known as PRIDE's ...