This bout between "The Last Emperor" Fedor Emelianenko and Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva represents their first meeting. This is also one of the fights for the first-round of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix. Both fighters interestingly have wins over tournament participant Andrei Arlovski and losses to other tournament participant Fabricio Werdum. The winner of this bout will face the winner of Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum.
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Date: February 13, 2011
Fedor Emelianenko | Antonio Silva | |
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45 | age | 42 |
6'0" | height | 6'4" |
230 | weight | 265 |