The list of former PRIDE heavyweight champions makes for one exclusive club: There's Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Fedor Emelianenko, and that's it.
The 40-year-old Nogueira called it a career last year after losing to Stefan Struve at UFC 190, riding off into the sunset with an induction into the UFC Hall of Fame.
Emelianenko, however, fights on. The 40-year-old Russian came out of a three-year retirement last Dec. 31 and has competed twice, most recently a disputed decision victory ove light heavyweight Fabio Maldonado.
From where Nogueira sits, though, perhaps Emelianenko should stay retired.