Fedor Emelianenko survived a first-round shellacking and escaped with a very controversial majority decision over Fabio Maldonado, four years ago at EFN 50.

Two of the greatest fighters of all time had a rough night at the office at Pride 26, 17 years ago today.

This week in “Press Row,” Jordan Breen and BloodyElbow's Karim Zidan discuss the latest in hot button Russian MMA topics, including the future of Khabib Nurmagomedov, stereotypes of Fedor Emelianenko, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's Akhmat MMA team and Magomed Bibulatov coming to the UFC and Absolute Championship Berkut's free agent frenzy.

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This week in “Press Row,” Jordan Breen and MMAJunkie and USA Today's Mike Bohn discuss the dubious comeback efforts of MMA legends B.J. Penn and Fedor Emelianenko, why both men are fighting on despite being past their primes and how they stack up against slated opponents Yair Rodriguez and Matt Mitrione in their forthcoming bouts.

His prime years long since passed, but Fedor Emelianenko remains the measuring stick for all mixed martial arts heavyweights, past present and future, and this month he turns 40.

It was one of the greatest heavyweight fights in the history of mixed martial arts. But as shocking as it is, in a sport loaded with rematches, all-time greats Fedor Emelianenko and Mirko Filipovic only went toe-to-toe once, with “The Last Emperor” taking a unanimous decision in 2005.

Re-live one of the greatest matches in the history of Pride Fighting Championships as Fedor Emelianenko takes on Mirko Cro Cop.

Watch one of the most iconic knockouts in mixed martial arts history as Fedor Emelianenko knocks out Andrei Arlovski.

Before the return of the greatest heavyweight champion in the history of mixed martial arts, Spike takes an in-depth look at his life and explores the motivations and mystique of the man who is already legend, the one and only Fedor Emelianenko.