SAN JOSE, Calif. - There were some MMA observers who believed prior to
Saturday night's "Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum" event
that a Fedor Emelianenko loss would signal the beginning of the end for
both Strikeforce and M-1 Global.

But after Fabrcio Werdum shocked the world - not to mention Emelianenko -
with a 69-second submission victory, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said
nothing could be further from the truth.

In fact, while a bout between Emelianenko and Strikeforce heavyweight
champion Alistair Overeem had been targeted for a future pay-per-view
event, Coker thinks a rematch between "The Last Emperor" and Werdum may
now prove to be the more lucrative matchup.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Like famed boxer Mike Tyson before him, MMA great
Fedor Emelianenko has always had a presence about him.

Many an opponent of the Russian heavyweight has admitted after the fact that
the icy cold stare of Emelianenko left them at a mental disadvantage
from the opening bell.

Not so for Brazilian Fabricio Werdum, who defeated
Emelianenko in the main event of Saturday's "Strikeforce and M-1 Global:
Fedor vs. Werdum" event in San Jose, Calif. - at least not as far as he
can remember.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Like famed boxer Mike Tyson before him, MMA great
Fedor Emelianenko has always had a presence about him.

Many an opponent of the Russian heavyweight has admitted after the fact that
the icy cold stare of Emelianenko left them at a mental disadvantage
from the opening bell.

Not so for Brazilian Fabricio Werdum, who defeated
Emelianenko in the main event of Saturday's "Strikeforce and M-1 Global:
Fedor vs. Werdum" event in San Jose, Calif. - at least not as far as he
can remember.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Just as he had following each one of his astonishing
27 consecutive victories, Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko entered the night's post-event press conference with little
visible emotion.

Despite the fact that the MMA world had been turned on
its head following Emelianenko's 69-second loss to Fabricio Werdum, "The Last Emperor" remained his usual
stoic self as reporters tried to dissect how and why the sport's
greatest heavyweight had been so quickly deposed.

After all, as Emelianenko explained, how could he be disappointed at
what was obviously God's will?

SAN JOSE, Calif. - History was witnessed by 12,698 people.

That's according to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker, who reported the
attendance figure for Saturday's "Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs.
Werdum" card at the evening's post-event press conference at the HP
Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Coker said the night's attendees generated a live gate of $1,066,739.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - For the first time in more than a decade - and for just the second time in his storied career - famed heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko has experienced the sting of defeat.

Facing fellow PRIDE veteran and heavy underdog Fabricio Werdum, Emelianenko scored a quick first-round knockdown only to get trapped in a fight-ending triangle choke when he moved in for the finish.

The shocker concluded Saturday's Showtime-televised "Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum" event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Following 16 years of competition and titles with organizations such as the UFC, Pancrase, WEC and Strikeforce, Frank Shamrock has announced his retirement from mixed martial arts.

The 37-year-old MMA trailblazer announced his retirement during tonight's "Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum" event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Shamrock's announcement was carried as part of the night's Showtime broadcast, on which he served as a color analyst.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from
tonight's "Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum" event.

Tonight's show takes place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., and
the night's main card - including the highly anticipated Fedor
Emelianenko vs. Fabricio Werdum heavyweight headliner - airs live on
Showtime.

Join us for live round-by-round updates and official results beginning
at approximately 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m PT) for the preliminary card and 10
p.m. ET for the main card.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from tonight's "Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum" event at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Be sure to follow along with the latest card updates in our live
results post, and then discuss the event in the comments section
below.

We'll provide live round-by-round and official results from the night's
preliminary card beginning at approximately 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) and
the night's Showtime-televised main card at 10 p.m. ET.

Tonight’s “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” event is already underway with the first preliminary bout of the night.

The show is taking place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. with the night’s main card airing on Showtime beginning at 10PM EST (7PM PST). Viewers on the West Coast will get to watch the show on tape delay.

If you don’t have Showtime (and your country isn’t blocked) fans can pay $24.99 and watch the show at home online. You can also catch a round-by-round account of the event, including all of the preliminary bouts, at Sherdog.com.

The event is headlined by a heavyweight bout between Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabricio Werdum, while the co-main event features a women’s title bout between Women’s Strikeforce Featherweight champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos vs. challenger Jay Finney.

As always The MMA News will be keeping the spoilers off the main page, especially with the tape delay on the West Coast. To view the full “Live Quick Results” click

The full results for “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum” is as follows:

Main card:
Heavyweight bout: Fabricio Werdum def. Fedor Emelianenko via submission (armbar) – R1, 1:09
Middleweight bout: Cung Le def. Scott Smith via TKO (strikes) – R2, 1:46
Women’s featherweight championship bout: Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos def. Jan Finney via TKO (strikes) – R2, 2:56
Lightweight bout: Josh Thomson def. Pat Healy via submission (rear-naked-choke) – R3, 4:27

Preliminary card:
Middleweight bout: Chris Cope def. Ron Keslar via TKO (punches) – R2, 4:32
Welterweight bout: Bret Bergmark def. Vagner Rocha via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-26)
Middleweight bout: Yancy Medeiros def. Gareth Joseph via KO (punch) – R2, 1:19
Welterweight bout: Bobby Stack def. Derrick Burnsed via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30)