Fedor Emelianenko Out 4-6 Months With Broken Hand, Nose

- Via the LA Times

Obviously, the biggest story here is that Fedor is shelved for a big period of time. Strikeforce needs him fighting quickly to capitalize on his big moment and new star power. The longer he is out the closer to a reset button this position becomes.

Sherdog with the story:

The nose break isn’t an issue worth much concern but the hand breaks remain a major problem for Fedor. In combat sports hand breaks tend to repeat often due to repeated stress to the same bones that have already broken once and have weakened. Fedor’s style of punching which involves a lot of landing with the thumb and index finger rather than the knuckles of the index/middle finger leads to a lot more injuries.