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Fedor Vladimirovich Emelianenko (born September 28, 1976 - ) is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist, the current World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts heavyweight champion and the last holder of the PRIDE heavyweight championship. Emelianenko has been considered the best heavyweight fighter in the world for the last six years by many major publications, including ESPN.com, the Orange County Register, The Fight Network, the Houston Chronicle, The Wrestling Observer, Sherdog.com, and Inside MMA. He was also chosen as the greatest fighter of all time across all weight classes by the expert panel of the television show Inside MMA. He has won numerous tournaments and accolades in multiple sports, most notably the PRIDE 2004 Grand Prix and the World Combat Sambo Championship on four occasions, as well as medaling in the Russian national Judo championships. At Afflictions inaugural event, promoted as Affliction: Banned, Emelianenko defeated former two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia via submission at 36 seconds in the first round.[66] Emelianenko fought in the second Affliction event, dubbed Affliction: Day of Reckoning, against Andrei Arlovski. On the 24th of January 2009 Emelianenko defeated Arlovski 3:14 into the first round, by a knockout. Currently Fedor is now 7-0 against fighters who have held UFC Heavyweight Championship belts. Mark Coleman (2), Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (2), Kevin Randleman, Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski (Source: Wikipedia)
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