Fedor Emelianenko's attempt to become relevant again in MMA.

Recently Fedor Emelianenko made a comeback to the sport of MMA by competing against Singh Jaideep at an event called Rizin Fighting Federation 2. Also on the card was a Heavyweight tournament including Bellator fighter Muhammed Lawal. The event took place at the famous Saitama Super Arena in Japan. 

Personally I don't think much can be achieved from this fight for Fedor except from a pay check. Going into the fight Fedor had a record of 34 wins, 1 no contest and 4 defeats. His opponent, Jaideep had a record of just 2 wins and 0 defeats. Jaideep does have a reasonably decent kickboxing record, however with his limited MMA experience, this fight seemed like a pointless exercise. Fedor won the fight in the first round by submission (punches). Nobody can be shocked by the way Fedor won this fight. A win does nothing in the sense of progressing his career. A lot of people will argue that Fedor isn't interested in that due to what he has already achieved in his career. However I don't see the point in continuing to fight if its against fighters like Jaideep. Fedor is already a legend in MMA. He should fight people who can genuinely challenge him or retire. A win over Jaideep will add nothing to Fedor's legacy. However if he was to fight a UFC heavyweight then this would definitely add something to his legacy. Some people argue that Fedor's MMA record is full of names who have been handpicked for him, and with fights like this it is hard to argue against it.

The other results from the event can be seen below:

Muhammed Lawal defeated Jiri Prochazka via KO (punch) in the first round.
Kron Gracie defeated Asen Yamamoto via Submission (triangle choke) in the first round.
Andy Souwer defeated Yuichiro via TKO (punches) in the first round.
Baruto Kaito defeated Peter Aerts via Decision (unanimous) in the third round.
Bob Sapp defeated Akebono Tara via Decision (technical).
Gabrielle Garcia defeated Seini Draughn via TKO (punches) in the first round.
Takeru Segawa defeated Yang Ming via TKO (punches) in he second round.
Soo Chul Kim defeated Maike Linhares Galvao Amorim via Decision (unanimous).
Brennan Ward defeated Ken Hasegawa via Submission (rear-naked choke) in the second round.
Jiri Prochazka defeated Vadim Nemkov via TKO (retirement).
Muhammed Lawal defeated Teodoras Aukstuolis via Decision (unanimous).
Rena Kubota defeated Jleana Valentino via Submission (flying armbar) in the second round.

Peter Ashdown
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