Fedor to mix things up in preparation for the Strikeforce heavyweight GP

Fedor Emelianenko got a wake up last June when Fabricio Werdum snapped his 10-year unbeaten run. The 34-year-old MMA legend relaxed for a split second and got caught in a pretty elementary submission.

Fedor (32-2) is better than that. He knows it and his management knows it. He'll get a chance to prove himself in Strikeforce's awesome heavyweight grand prix. Emelianenko will face Antonio Silva next month. If he survives "Big Foot," he'll get the winner of Alistair Overeem and Werdum in the semifinals.

In an effort, to clean up his game, Mixfight.ru reports that the former PRIDE champ, will mix in new training partners.

In a couple of days, Gegard Mousasi and well-known coaches from Ernesto Hoost’s team will arrive in Russia. They will meet with Fedor and join his training process. This is intended to help diversify the preparatory process for Fedor. For a long time he worked with the same coaches and sparring partners. This will open up new skills for training, adapt from the representatives’ styles and use it in his personal technique. Also on that team that will prepare Fedor, is a fighter weighing 122 kg, the same weight as of that (Antonio) "Bigfoot" Silva’s.

Fedor is scheduled to face Silva on Feb. 12 in New Jersey. Andrei Arlovski and Sergei Kharitonov will also square off that night. The other two quarterfinal fights are still not official although the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the announcement should come this week.  

Note: These are older training photos. Thanks to @timbraband

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Jose Aldo Will Keep Watchful Eye on ?UFC: Fight for the Troops 2?

Jose Aldo?s UFC debut has once again been set. Octagon president Dana White confirmed the Brazilian will break in his freshly minted featherweight title at UFC 129 in Toronto. The question is, who will be his dancing partner on April 30th? ?If Mark Hominick wins this fight, he gets a shot at the title with [...]

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MMA LIVE: UFC 125 review, 2010 year-end awards, Coker on the heavyweight tournament and more

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MMA Live was back in a new timeslot this week on ESPN2, but you can check out the full episode right here. This week they break down UFC 125, unveil their 2010 year-end awards and talk to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker about the heavyweight tournament set to start next month. Check it out below (App users video available at MMATorch.com):






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Tyron Woodley Stays Undefeated, Beats Tarec Saffiedine

by Michael David SmithTyron Woodley didn't have an easy time with Tarec Saffiedine on Friday night's Strikeforce Challengers card, but through three rounds of battling Saffiedine showed that his NCAA wrestling pedigree gives him a great advantage in the clinch, and he won a hard-fought unanimous decision.

"I did well," Woodley said of his performance. "Tarec is a very tough guy. He has some power, he has some pop, switches his stance. Difficult guy to find timing on. I endured, I pressed him, I kept the pressure on with my striking. I did a good job tonight."

 

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UFC 130 likely for Vegas' MGM Grand, UFC 131 for Vancouver's Rogers Arena

The UFC's late-spring/early-summer schedule is beginning to take shape.

With UFC 126 to UFC 129 officially announced, MMAjunkie.com has learned additional details for the upcoming UFC 130 and UFC 131 events.

UFC 130 is expected to take place May 28 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and UFC 131 is expected to take place June 11 at Rogers Arena (formerly General Motors Place) in Vancouver.


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