Fedor Emelianenko updates his fighting future following KO loss to Matt Mitrione

By Chris Taylor - June 25, 2017

Fedor Emelianenko updates his fighting future following KO loss to Matt Mitrione

Mixed martial arts legend Fedor Emelianenko (36-5 MMA) suffered a first-round knockout loss to Matt Mitrione in the co-main event of last night’s Bellator NYC fight card in New York.

The loss, which came following some viscous ground and pound from Mitrione, was proceeded by a wild double knockdown after both men landed heavy right hands simultaneously.

Check out the double knockdown below:

During last night’s Bellator NYC post-fight press conference, “The Last Emperor” stated that he plans to keep fighting despite the setback.

“I want to keep fighting.” – Fedor

Prior to his fight with Mitrione, Fedor had strung together five-straight wins which included three stoppage victories.

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