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In late June, in the co-main event of Bellator NYC, Russian heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko <\/a>had his lights shut off by UFC veteran Matt Mitrione<\/a>. This loss marked the latest hiccup in Emelianenko’s clear decline, and in the opinion of Alistair Overeem, a heavyweight legend of the same vintage as Emelianenko, a signal that it might be time to hang up the gloves.<\/p>\n

Overeem broke it down in an interview with Fight Hub TV<\/a> (via MMAFighting.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m a fan of [Fedor\u2019s],” he said. “I like him as a person but I\u2019m having talks with my staff and my crew and my coaches about when is a good time to hang up the gloves. When does your performance start to diminish your legacy and your career? All legit questions I think and I think it goes for him too. He should have those conversations.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re looking good in your performances, then you don\u2019t need to have that talk. But when you\u2019re looking bad in your performances, then I think you should need to have that talk. When you\u2019re racking up some consecutive losses then you should start having those talks with yourself, with your foundation, with the people around you.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI know him but I don\u2019t know him that well. I don\u2019t know if the people around him are being honest with him. You don\u2019t know if money is a factor, if money is a motivator because of course Fedor is making good money when he fights. Maybe his money ran out. You don\u2019t know. There\u2019s multiple factors always going on but I hope that he doesn\u2019t destroy his legacy more.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"Fedor<\/p>\n

Overeem then called Emelianenko’s legacy into question, arguing that he didn’t fight top quality opposition<\/a> for much of his career.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat can you say about [Fedor’s legacy]?” he queried. “I think Fedor had a great run in 2002-2005 and after that – people talk about 10 years undefeated and blah,blah, blah but after 2005, who did he fight? He fought cans. He declined to fight me on two occasions, in 2009 and 2010.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe other thing is that he never tested himself in the UFC. That\u2019s something that bothers me. He should have done that. He should have went to the UFC and went to that mix. There\u2019s always gonna be that little thing over his career.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

What do you think of these comments from Alistair Overeem?<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on 7\/3\/2017.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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