All Entries Tagged With: "Fedor Emelianenko"
Report: UFC offers Fedor 30 million dollar contract
According to Carmichael Dave at KTHK 1140am in Sacramento, the UFC offered Fedor Emelianenko and M-1 global a pretty enormous offer:
- The UFC offered Fedor a 6 fight, 30 million dollar contract.
- An immediate title shot
- The UFC offered M-1 Global a cut of the PPV on top of Fedor’s purse
- Fedor was free to wear as [...]
Fedor conference call: No UFC contract without co-promotion with M-1
Fedor Emelianenko just wrapped up his conference call, and there is little news to report. However, it appears that there is no deal imminent with the UFC, at least according to Fedor and his people.
The CEO of M-1, Vadim Finkelstein, reiterated that Fedor will only work on a co-promotional basis, which means that any organization [...]
Report: Fedor Emelianenko headed to UFC
Last week, UFC president Dana White promised some “crazy” announcements this week. One of them appears to be the signing of the #1 heavyweight in the world, Fedor Emelianenko. The UFC has tenatively scheduled a press conference for Friday afternoon, and according to the L.A. Times, Fedor and the UFC are close to a deal:
A [...]
Brock Lesnar video interview
Brock Lesnar was signing autographs in Minnesota this weekend and sat down for this interview with a local TV station. He talks about his learning curve, the UFC heavyweight division, and fighting “the Big Russian.”
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Recapping the crazy day in MMA
Today started with the expectation that Fedor Emelianenko’s opponent for the August 1st Affliction: Trilogy main event would be named. Well, we didn’t get that, but we got a whole bunch of other news.
First, Affliction announced that the event planned for August 1st had been cancelled. It appears that Showtime was the main reason for [...]
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett Affliction fight off?
According to Sherdog.com, the much anticipated fight between top heavyweights Fedor Emelianenko and Josh Barnett, scheduled for Affliction: Trilogy on August 1st, is in danger of being cancelled. The California State Athletic Commission is not going to license Barnett to fight due to a positive drug test result.
According to the article, Affliction and M-1 Global are searching [...]
