This Saturday the unthinkable occurred, Fedor Emelianenko - unbeatable heavyweight Mixed Martial Artist, was toppled by +500 underdog Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu master Fabricio Werdum. The MMA world has been shocked to say the least.

Honestly, I am not surprised as much as I am mad at myself for not putting the bet down on Werdum. It was such a solid underdog play, this should serve as a reminder the next fight I wanna place a bet on. Anyways, so what makes this news interesting as well, is that this guy was billed as the unbeatable, or the most dangerous man on the planet,etc. And now he has lost to a guy that got booted from the UFC after being flat-lined by Junior Dos Santos (on his debut no less).

The reason this is a big deal is that the promotion Strikeforce has now had a few of its biggest stars beaten almost back-to-back. Earlier this year Jake Shields beat recent Strikeforce acquisition (and 4-1 favorite) Dan Henderson. Strikeforce paid Dan allegedly a handsome sum in jumping from UFC. They built an advertising campaign centered around both the former Pride Champions and their arrival to Showtime, and now those guys have lost.

What does this mean when Fedor has 1 more fight left on his contract and the superfight with Strikeforce Champ Allister Overeem out of the picture - who does he fight and will people be interested? If Jake leaves, even if Hendo goes through the gauntlet on his way to becoming the champ - would Sheilds leaving give the title any less credibility? 

Hey, its a tough sport! What can you do..