5 dream matches for Fedor Emelianenko in the UFC

#4 vs. Daniel Cormier

Daniel Cormier would likely fly the flag for wrestling against Fedor

Realistically, a fight between the legendary Fedor Emelianenko – usually considered the greatest Heavyweight in MMA history – and Daniel Cormier, the man who is widely recognised as the best Heavyweight on the planet today due to his position as UFC Heavyweight champion – would sound like a mismatch in 2019. But that doesn’t mean that it wouldn’t be fun.

Essentially, there’d be a number of storylines to play out; Fedor has beaten 6 former UFC Heavyweight champions in his career, but a couple of his most notable victories on that list came over a pair of world-class wrestlers in Kevin Randleman and Mark Coleman, who ended up being vanquished by the Russian twice. So could Cormier – who proudly flies the flag for amateur wrestling in MMA – buck that trend and defeat Fedor?

And then there’s the fact that Cormier has stated he only has one, maybe two fights left in his career, as he’s always intended to retire before he turns 40 – which he will do this March. If he doesn’t end up fighting Brock Lesnar as was the plan, can you imagine how much money he could make in a possible fight with Fedor instead? It’d likely be music to DC’s ears.