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Legendary MMA fighter Fedor Emilianenko appears to have ended his illustrious career on Saturday night.
Tonight, Fedor made quick work out of an out of shape Rampage Jackson and knocked out the former UFC light heavyweight champion in the first round at Bellator: Japan.
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After the fight, Fedor addressed the crowd and told them he was hanging up his gloves for good.
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"Unfortunately and regretfully, I want to say, perhaps my career stops here on a win in Japan, where I began." – Fedor Emelianenko sounds like he's retiring after beating Rampage at #BellatorJapan
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) December 29, 2019
Update:Fedor later clarified his post-fight comments and said he was going on a retirement tour and not retiring after his fight vs Jackson.
Via MMA Junkie
“I’m doing my tour and this is my final fights, and I want to do a fight in Japan, I want to do a fight in U.S., and I went to do Russia,” “So Japan, it was my retirement fight in Japan. So I’m not retiring.”