After months of anticipation, a return fight for heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko has been announced. After some speculation that it would be Jaideep Singh, RIZIN led us to believe that it was indeed not happening, well today it was confirmed. Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jaideep Singh headlines RIZIN 2.
Emelianenko (34-4, 1NC) is widely regarded as the greatest heavyweight the sport has ever seen. Some even consider him the greatest fighter of all time, period. He retired in 2012 when he knocked out fellow heavyweight great Pedro Rizzo. Prior to this he had finished Satoshi Ishii and defeated Jeff Monson by decision.