Bleacher Report · Aug 29, 2015
Fedor Emelianenko vs. the UFC's Top 10 Heavyweights: How Would He Fare?
For the better part of a decade, the baddest man on the planet wasn't an angry ex-street fighter with a grudge against the world, or a collegiate wrestling star groomed for athletic glory. He was an ice cream eating, sweater wearing, duck-loving savage from tiny Stary Oskol in Russia.
Though he never once stepped inside the UFC's Octagon, among serious fans there was no real doubt—Fedor Emelianenko (34-4-1) was the best heavyweight MMA had ever seen.