An injury to his left hand suffered this past Saturday against Brett Rogers could force Fedor Emelianenko out of action up to the middle of 2010, according to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker."[The hand injury] could've been from that blow when he had Brett on the mat at the end," Coker said in an article published Tuesday on the LA Times. "We're hearing he could be out for four to six months."
Coker said Fedor suffered torn ligaments in his left thumb and a fractured nose and was taken to the hospital following the night's press conference.
Hand injuries has been a persistent problem throughout Fedor's career. During his PRIDE days, Fedor underwent surgery for a broken hand that sidelined him for the first half of 2006. Last year, Fedor was medically suspended for six months for a hand injury following his Affliction win over Tim Sylvia.
"It's the way he hits," Bas Rutten said on a past episode of HDNet's Inside MMA, as quoted by MMAJunkie. "It's a little awkward. It's not an overhand. It's a really crazy punch, and he connects with it. That's the whole problem, once you connect with a crazy punch."
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Two things break when Fedor hits someone, his hands and his opponents face ... if you ask me, he gets the better of the deal.
As the body ages, inuries become common... How much time does Fedor have? I wish Fedor's management had let him fight more!
typical dodging job. As Rogan said, Fedor got exposed. Now he sits for 6 months till they find another handpicked opponent for him or UFC top dogs all lose to each other. Then he claims he is the best and undefeated and all that nonsense.
Fedor is a fraud! He was just out for months. Now he is again out for months. and then he'll fight I don't know Werdum and sits out another 6 months. And then he retires, going on top like that coward Calzaghe. What a joke. If Fedor begged me, I wouldn't shake his anti-american hand.
just stop posting on the mma boards.. you have no clue what you're talking about
I wish people like you would just put down the bong before you post.
By your logic, Brock, A. Silva, Machida, are all a bunch of sissies waiting to hand pick their opponents. Here's my problem with people like you. You never learned how to think. You selectively swallow whole bits of information and regurgitate whatever you fed on. Did you ever complete your GED?
Insults. OK. Let's see. I do believe Brock is upto something. Don't know what. I hear rumors that he may be retiring.
As far as Anderson Silva. He is mad at Dana White. he wants to fight Roy Jones. He'll fight whomever but not before delaying and pulling all kinds of tricks.
With Fedor, he is pretty much fighting once a year now. That's a lot of time for someone who a lot of people consider the best in the world. To be the best, you need to defend 3 times a year. He hasn't done that consistently and hasn't faced top opponents on a consistent basis either.
I don't like Brock. I don't. So please stop that. My favorite fighter is Machida. If you like my posts, you can join me in the tennis section as well. Always enjoy a lively but insult free discussion with you guys.
Calzaghe is a coward? Really? He fought and beat basically everyone. Sure, there are up and comers like Paul Williams and Chad Dawson but they'll also be up and comers. Pretty harsh to call him a coward.
Anyway ... not surprised to hear you say Fedor is faking an injury. It couldn't possibly be because his hand is actually broken.
Exp... Come on bro, get a life, the more you post the dumber you sound,
It's funny that Fedora said he had no problems with the fight and people called Rogers a "bum" and a tomato can on this site he managed to put Fedora out of commission for six months. And this was a so-called amature with only ten wins who did this to the invincible Yahweh-Fedor? lol.
You do realize that the injured hand is from punching Rogers in the face, right? When you pull no punches and hit as hard as Fedor, it's going to happen. Use some logic.
The only people that called Rogers a tomato can were you and EXP.
I also find it hilarious that certain posters will trash UFC fighters and matchups yet think it's grand when their "people's champion" Fedor fights a "tomato can" or "bum" or "ghetto talker" as peosters here have said. Kind of put your foot in your mouth huh pip? I'll bet Rogers isn't taking a six month vacation from fighting like Yahweh is after he took an obvious beating at the hands of this "amature"?
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Yeah sure eric 1 or 2. Keep trolling. The AMATURE put him out of action for up to six months. I'm sure it has NOTHING to do with a broken nose. lol. Yes. The great Fedor is out. Rogers is in. Rogers didn't get the damage Fedora got. No broken hand, face, etc. lol And I'm sure he won't fight Rogers again. I think Exp is right. I'm going to ignore you too. Child.
Fact - Fedor knocked Rogers out. Grow a pair and deal with it. Out!
how many times do we need to tell you 2 morons how completely ridiculous you's both are?? i hope you's 2 are gonna eventually realize that and grace us with your disappearance. i don't know what drives your hatred for fedor. it doesn't make any sense. i still think it's dana white posting.
and seriously, i don't think anyone here wants to argue with you's. you just say the dumbest most idiotic things and stick your chin out with your eyes closed like 'c'mon hit me' and we can't hold back. you guys are like punching bags. you just keep coming back for more.
pip,
i gotta tell your anti-ufc hater'aid is the exact same in an opposite way of exp.
you are always spewing ufc hater'aid in an over the top way.
to say sf's card was better than ufc 100 is really ludicris hell it wasn't even better than friday night's challenger card.
analysis: werdum/silva - really lame
mousasi/sok - completely predictable
shields/miller - fantastic! saved the card!
fedor/rogers - completely predictable
one addendum to that fight, it is always awesome to see the baddest man on the planet fight. so alil save there.
watching predictable fights is not really entertaining to me, that's why i thought ufc 101 completely sucked.
@neo
how was Werdum and Silva completely lame? That was an awesome fight that could of went either way. I also thought this card was better than UFC 100 and every other UFC card this year except the Couture vs Noguiera one.
It wasn't predictable that GSP would lay on Alves for 5 rounds, Henderson would KO Bisping and Lesnar would beat Mir? Seriously?
I thought all the fights were competitive ... Even Sokodjou and Rogers. The worst fight was the Miller and Shields fight. 5 rounds of lay and pray.
The Sengoku card on Friday was better than UFC 100. This has been the worst year of UFC cards I can ever remember.
Fedor vs Rogers was one of the most exciting fights of the year. It was predictable that Rogers would break Fedors nose and escape 4 submissions? Really?
SF was better because it didn't cost $50 and gave equally entertaining fights.
neo, pip is nothing like exp, whos a complete idiot.
Maybe Fedora will take his six months off to knit himself a new magic sweater? This guy is the so-called "last emperor" and they have a thread about his sweater! L-A-M-E. lol. I'm sure you lemmings will make a bid on it with the money you save watching the bombs on stinkfart. Rogers may've lost the fight but at least he can laugh that he exposed the mighty Zeus being he was an "amature" in a main event and putting your god out to nurse his wounds for six months. I'm sure we'll see Rogers fight sooner than fedora. Also well see is if he's still king after he hasn't fought three times in a year. Then again Stinkfart brass won't strip him as they need their cash cow.