Cro Cop Wishes Fedor Good Luck

Mirko Cro Cop has wished his former foe good luck.

Fedor Emelianenko makes the walk to the cage one more time tonight (Sat., Feb. 4, 2023) at Bellator 290 against Ryan Bader in a rematch for the Bellator heavyweight title.

Several fighters have given memories of the iconic Russian fighter this week and have wished him good luck. (Check out MMA Mania’s farewell that includes Dan Henderson and Chael Sonnen.)

One fighter that stays out of the limelight has wished Emelianenko good luck, that being none other than Cro Cop.

“Tomorrow early in the morning after his last fight, the last PRIDE’s giant and champion, Fedor Emelianenko, will leave the battle scene! For me, the greatest and most complete MMA fighter of all time,” Cro Cop wrote on his Instagram. “It was a pleasure and privilege to share the ring with him once and to share the same dressing room many times in the Saitama Arena. Regardless of the outcome of tomorrow’s match, for me and many others, you remain forever the icon of free fighting and the GOAT. Good luck, Fedor.”

The pair of iconic heavyweights competed in a legendary fight back in 2005 at Pride FC: Final Conflict 2005, in which Emelianenko won a unanimous decision.

If, for some wild reason, you haven’t seen Fedor vs. Cro Cop, please watch it ASAP.

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