Two true legends and most respected and famous MMA fighters fought at the epic M-1 Global event in St.-Petersburg, in front of the sold out crowd of Ice Palace. Long-reigned PRIDE heavyweight champion, the best p4p fighters for many years, Fedor Emelianenko participated in M-1 event for the second time. He had two-fight winning streak, with the victories against world class opponents, ADCC champion Jeff Monson and Olympic judo champion Satoshi Ishii. Now Fedor took on the opponent who is an example of the high-level striker. Pedro Rizzo aka the Rock started his career back in 1996 and fought in the world’s best promotions including UFC and PRIDE, against the legendary opponents from different eras. He was well-known by his crushing striking technique: most of his victories were either by KO or TKO. Rizzo never was submitted during his career. His record in kickboxing is 31 victories in 33 fights, 30 of the victories were by KOs. He came to this fight having three-fight winning streak