With Vladamir Putin watching, the fight ended after a right hand from Fedor knocked Rizzo down and stopped Rizzo with a barrage of punches.
Before this Fedor said he was considering retiring and after the fight, these were his exact words to Ria Novosti, a Russian news site,
'I think it is time I quit...My family influenced my decision. My daughters are growing without me. That's why it's time to leave'
Fedor's style in MMA is a combination of Judo (Bronze in the 1999 Sofia Liberation A Team World Cup 1999 Moscow International and 1998 and 1999 Russian Judo Championships) and Combat Sambo (Seven Russian Sambo Championships,a European Sambo Championship and Three World Championships). In MMA he was undefeated in 26 fights between April 2001 and November 2009.
Fedor had fought in Pride but never in the UFC due to Dana White's refusal to sign him. Fedor fought in Strikeforce before and after it's purchase by White and won his first fight against Brett Rogers but lost the following three to Fabricio Werdum (triangle armbar in round one), Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva (Doctor stoppage after excessive bleeding from a punch from Silva in round 2) and Dan Henderson (TKO from punches in the first round). After being cut from Strikeforce he defeated Jeff Monson (unanimous decision) and Satoshi Ishii (TKO from punches in first round) before winning his Seventh Russian Sambo Title and the retirement fight.
A shame Fedor never fought the likes of Randy Couture and Brock Lesnar while all three were in their prime but at least he retires on a high.
Thank you Fedor
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