Imagining Fedor v 2.0

In his post-Fedor loss piece, “Showdown” Joe Ferraro floats a couple of enticing scenarios. First, he suggests that the UFC may try to woo back Fabricio Werdum, who was cut after his UFC 90 loss to Junior dos Santos, and that it may lead to them trying one last time to sign Fedor Emelianenko, as well.

Don’t hold your breath that the inevitable Fedor-Werdum rematch will happen inside the octagon, but it is exciting to think about, as is the prospect of Fedor in the UFC tangling with the 265-pound monsters in the heavyweight division. On that point, Showdown ponders a Fedor v2.0 that trims the fat and drops to light heavyweight. Imagine that for a second: a 205-pound Fedor Emelienenko. Think of the match-ups that could result, against Randy Couture, Lyoto Machida, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Anderson Silva… the mind boggles.