Despite suffering back-to-back losses, it is clear that Fedor Emelianenko is still one of the most polarizing figures in all of MMA.

He was as dominant as any fighter in his time, he is soft spoken, and he has incredible fashion sense (see picture to your right)

The man who went undefeated for a 10-year span has now had to accept two-straight losses and the idea that the sport has evolved to a level he can’t currently reach.

In an interesting thought, Strikeforce light heavyweight, Gegard Mousasi, expressed his thoughts on what may have led to Fedor’s down fall in this interview with MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani.

The thoughts on Fedor begin around the 5:40 mark as Mousasi talks about Fedor being a loyal guy his loyalty to his training partners have kept him from developing into a better fighter. Now, Fedor has been switching things up and training in different areas of the world.

There has always been the idea amongst MMA camps that you never want to be the best fighter at your camp. The reason is is that there will be no fighters there to push you to a higher level.

When you look at today’s MMA, it is vital to train with the best in a variety of weight classes and always look to explore other aspects of your game. Just look at Greg Jackson’s camp, which features top contenders in every division that all make each other better. As Jackson likes to say “iron sharpens iron.”

Fedor has been loyal to his guys for so many years because he was winning. But, now the evolution of the sport has caught up to him, and he needs to evolve with the sport, or get left behind entirely.

Even the best find new ways to train. Georges St. Pierre still looks to improve himself by working on his boxing with Freddie Roach.

In a sense, becoming the perfect fighter is a never-ending struggle and if you aren’t busy learning, you are busy dying.

With some buzz about a possible drop down to 205 pounds, it should be interesting to see if a new Fedor emerges sometime in 2011.