Gabriel Gonzaga today returned to action after more than two years away when he met Aleksander Emelianenko in Russia. Things were going pretty well for the former UFC title challenger, but the tables quickly turned. Emelianenko (27-7), the brother of former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko, found his way around Gonzaga’s (17-12) grappling game for a second-round TKO win in the heavyweight bout at Russian Cagefighting Championship 2, which took place at KRK Uralets Arena in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk, Russia, and streamed online (via Twitter ): Aleksander Emelianenko finished (TKOd) Gabriel Gonzaga in 2R (RCC2) pic.twitter.com/ahdMYbSKY1 — Jolassanda (@Jolassanda) May 5, 2018 Gonzaga, who retired from MMA following a first-round knockout loss to Derrick Lewis at UFC Fight Night 86 in April 2016, returned to competition for the showdown with Emelianenko. He looked strong in the opening round and secured an easy takedown before getting off some decent ground and pound. The Brazilian reverted to the same strategy in the second round, but Emelianenko had him scouted
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