Fedor's Last Fight

Fedor signed a deal to face Pedro Rizzo in June and now a once great heavyweight match is little more than a struggle to retain some relevance in an evolving sport. Fedor says he will likely retire after the fight and for his own sake I hope he is a man of his word; I shudder at the thought of the Last Emperor becoming another Ken Shamrock. Every time he steps into the cage it becomes harder to remember him during his glory days in Pride, instead we see the tap-out, the stoppage, and the TKO. I hope he finishes Rizzo quickly and we see flashes of his greatness one last time before he rides off into the sunset. We all know what the sport does to fighters who hang on past their welcome; even his wins now serve only to tarnish his legendary career.