WAMMA Heavyweight Champion Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko received a blessing from the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus, Kirill the First, for the fight against the BJJ virtuoso Fabricio Werdum. Patriarch Kirill visited Belgorod on Sunday, where he met the legendary Pride Champion.
Fabricio Werdum and Fedor Emelianenko will square off at Strikeforce's June 26th event, that will be held at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.