Fedor Emelianenko Returns Against Fabricio Werdum On June 26

After months of anticipation, the world’s No. 1 heavyweight and pound-for-pound Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko (31-1), will make his eagerly awaited return to the cage to face two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion and top-ranked superstar Fabricio “Vai Cavalo” Werdum (13-4) in a STRIKEFORCE and M-1 GLOBAL co-promoted event at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday, June 26, live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

The Fedor-Werdum match will headline an event which will feature up to five televised fights on SHOWTIME and several non-televised undercard bouts that will be announced in the coming weeks.

So despite all the talk that a reconciliation with Strikeforce would never happen and rumors that Fedor’s people were in talks with the UFC, it looks like we’ll see the world’s #1 heavyweight back in action at the end of June against #9 ranked heavyweight Fabricio Werdum.