Fedor Emelianenko successfully came out of retirement Today, in a fight that was essentially over before it began.
Emelianenko, 39, took out a blatantly overmatched opponent in Jaideep Singh via TKO at 3:02 of the opening round. The bout, which co-headlined Japanese startup promotion RIZIN Fighting Federation's inaugural event inside Saitama Super Arena, marked Emelianenko's first appearance since he announced his retirement following a first-round knockout over Pedro Rizzo in June 2012.
Within the opening minute, it was clear Emelianenko (35-4) intended to wrestle Singh to the floor. The 28-year-old has been a title-holder in professional kickboxing, but has limited experience in MMA. Prior to Thursday, Singh (2-1) had just two pro MMA bouts, one of which occurred back in 2013.
Singh managed to break away from Emelianenko's first takedown attempt, but couldn't maintain space. He moved forward behind a wall of punches and was eventually successful in pulling Singh away from the ropes and tripping him near the center of the ring.
Emelianenko, 39, took out a blatantly overmatched opponent in Jaideep Singh via TKO at 3:02 of the opening round. The bout, which co-headlined Japanese startup promotion RIZIN Fighting Federation's inaugural event inside Saitama Super Arena, marked Emelianenko's first appearance since he announced his retirement following a first-round knockout over Pedro Rizzo in June 2012.
Within the opening minute, it was clear Emelianenko (35-4) intended to wrestle Singh to the floor. The 28-year-old has been a title-holder in professional kickboxing, but has limited experience in MMA. Prior to Thursday, Singh (2-1) had just two pro MMA bouts, one of which occurred back in 2013.
Singh managed to break away from Emelianenko's first takedown attempt, but couldn't maintain space. He moved forward behind a wall of punches and was eventually successful in pulling Singh away from the ropes and tripping him near the center of the ring.
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