Strikeforce: Fedor Vs Werdum Is Officially Set for June 26

It’s official folks, the long awaited return of Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko was confirmed this morning by Strikeforce officials.

Emelianenko (31-1) will be competing in a non-title fight against former Pride and UFC veteran Fabricio Werdum (13-4-1) on June 26^th , at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California. The main card will air live on Showtime in a co-promotion between Strikeforce and M1-Global.

The confirmation of this bout comes after months of negotiations between Strikeforce and M-1 Global after M1-Global was unsatisfied with the terms of their contract following their last co-promotion with the San Jose based organization last November at Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers at the Sears Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Fedor, who is considered by many to be the top pound-for-pound fighter in the sport, is currently riding an impressive 28 fight win streak. 

Werdum has won four of his last five bouts, and is currently riding a two fight win streak, both of which have come under the Strikeforce banner.

Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Werdum will be Strikeforce’s first trip back to the HP Pavilion in San Jose since Strikeforce: Evolution last December which featured a main event about between middleweight fighters Cung Le and Scott Smith.

A rematch between Le and Smith has been heavily rumored to take place on the June 26^th card as well.