The term “greatest of all time” is one that is branded about all too often in the world of sports. It seems like every few years that a new “GOAT” emerges and while some linger on and make waves in the sport of mixed martial arts, others fade into obscurity. There is always objectivity when discussing the greats of sports. Soccer fans will argue on end about the respective merits of Maradona and Pele, but in the heavyweight division of mixed martial arts, discussions surrounding the greatest of all time usually center around one man, Fedor Emelianenko.
From the former fortress town of Stary Oskol, came a fighter so ferocious that he would become for a time, the most feared man on the planet.