Fedor Emelianko has announced his retirement, officially stating that he wants to spend more time with his daughters. He is retiring on a win, a violent knockout of the faded Brazilian Pedro Rizzo. Fedor was never one of my favorite fighters, but I have always been in awe of him. His long reign showed that an under-sized chubby heavyweight could dominate the division. Roy “Fat Country” Nelson should take some encouragement from that.

On a side note, I feel that Pedro Rizzo should also retire. He’s been on the end of some bad knockouts, and I don’t want anymore to happen to him. He’s been around a long time, and I used to be a fan of his, because of his superb striking skills. He’s had some amazing wins, one over Josh Barnett and a classic match with Randy Couture.

MMA has changed so dramatically, since the loss of the PRIDE organization. I feel like an era is truly ending.