celticdb15
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Fedor is looking for a new opponent! Pssibly Vitor belfort, Austin rogers, or Bobby Lashley
Barnett Tests positive!
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Maple Leaf
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This happened in the past, and now again. It's too bad. Barnett is a very skilled grappler/wrestler and would have made for a good bout. One wonders how Barnett so easily gets caught and others always seem to slip by. Oh well, back to the drawing board.
celticdb15
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Affliction will definitely take a blow form this bout bein called or at least Barnett being replaced. Im sure they were hoping it would match up to UFC's highly anticipated Heavyweight fight between Lesnar and Mir.
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Brett Rogers is asking $800,000 to fight Fedor, but supposedly Strikeforce already nixed the deal.
Read that Jeff Monson is in talks as well.
Read that Jeff Monson is in talks as well.
DixieDestroyer
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That sux! Josh is a top HW, and that could have been a good fight. I suspect he may have been on PEDs largely to transform his physique (which has never been "chistled"...but needn't not be).
If they maintain the fight date, Fedor definitely walks thru what ever filler/sub they land.
If they maintain the fight date, Fedor definitely walks thru what ever filler/sub they land.
DixieDestroyer
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Looks like White & the Fertittas are trying to land the Russian Cyborg..
Fedor Open to UFC Talks
Sunday, July 26, 2009
by Brian Knapp (bknapp@sherdog.com)
The cancellation of Affliction "Trilogy"Â and resulting collapse of Affliction Entertainment as a mixed martial arts promotion, leaves the UFC with perhaps its best chance to date to land former Pride Fighting Championships heavyweight titleholder Fedor Emelianenko.
Still, Vadim Finkelchtein, Emelianenko's manager and M-1 Global president, clings to the idea that the Russian's involvement with the UFC will only come through co-promotional efforts.
"This is the moment of truth that the UFC has talked about,"Â Finkelchtein said in a statement on the M-1 Global Web site. "Fedor and I are here in the states. If they want to come out and fly here, we are ready to conduct negotiations. Of course, it still doesn't imply we are ready to accept any conditions they'll throw at us. We want to talk to the UFC about having Fedor compete against some of their fighters, but only within the framework of co-promotional efforts with M-1 Global."Â
Unbeaten in his 27 fights, Emelianenko (30-1, 1 NC) flattened former UFC champions Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia in his most recent outings in the ring. The 32-year-old Russian knocked out Arlovski with one punch 3:14 into their match at Affliction "Day of Reckoning,"Â as he posted his 10th consecutive victory since a no contest in 2004.
Hard to handle on his feet and on the ground, Emelianenko has finished his last five opponents inside one round and holds victories against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, 2006 Pride Open Weight Grand Prix winner Mirko "Cro Cop"Â Filipovic and former UFC heavyweight champions Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman. He has delivered 23 of his 30 career wins by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
Emelianenko was booked to face Josh Barnett in the Affliction "Trilogy"Â main event on Aug. 1 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. However, the bout fell through when Barnett tested positive for a banned anabolic agent, causing the entire event to collapse. What move Emelianenko, the world's top heavyweight, makes from here remains to be seen.
"We are now with Fedor in the US, and we hope to make a decision about his next fight within the next few days,"Â Finkelchtein said. "There are many business meetings and negotiations planned with all the major promotions."Â
***Reference article...Edited by: DixieDestroyer
Fedor Open to UFC Talks
Sunday, July 26, 2009
by Brian Knapp (bknapp@sherdog.com)
The cancellation of Affliction "Trilogy"Â and resulting collapse of Affliction Entertainment as a mixed martial arts promotion, leaves the UFC with perhaps its best chance to date to land former Pride Fighting Championships heavyweight titleholder Fedor Emelianenko.
Still, Vadim Finkelchtein, Emelianenko's manager and M-1 Global president, clings to the idea that the Russian's involvement with the UFC will only come through co-promotional efforts.
"This is the moment of truth that the UFC has talked about,"Â Finkelchtein said in a statement on the M-1 Global Web site. "Fedor and I are here in the states. If they want to come out and fly here, we are ready to conduct negotiations. Of course, it still doesn't imply we are ready to accept any conditions they'll throw at us. We want to talk to the UFC about having Fedor compete against some of their fighters, but only within the framework of co-promotional efforts with M-1 Global."Â
Unbeaten in his 27 fights, Emelianenko (30-1, 1 NC) flattened former UFC champions Andrei Arlovski and Tim Sylvia in his most recent outings in the ring. The 32-year-old Russian knocked out Arlovski with one punch 3:14 into their match at Affliction "Day of Reckoning,"Â as he posted his 10th consecutive victory since a no contest in 2004.
Hard to handle on his feet and on the ground, Emelianenko has finished his last five opponents inside one round and holds victories against Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, 2006 Pride Open Weight Grand Prix winner Mirko "Cro Cop"Â Filipovic and former UFC heavyweight champions Mark Coleman and Kevin Randleman. He has delivered 23 of his 30 career wins by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
Emelianenko was booked to face Josh Barnett in the Affliction "Trilogy"Â main event on Aug. 1 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. However, the bout fell through when Barnett tested positive for a banned anabolic agent, causing the entire event to collapse. What move Emelianenko, the world's top heavyweight, makes from here remains to be seen.
"We are now with Fedor in the US, and we hope to make a decision about his next fight within the next few days,"Â Finkelchtein said. "There are many business meetings and negotiations planned with all the major promotions."Â
***Reference article...Edited by: DixieDestroyer
celticdb15
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MHMH i wonder if UFC spiked Barnett's sample?? Lol just kididng, great news that Fedor is finally going to be able to fight in the U.S.
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I don't really want to see Fedor in the UFC. I know, I know.. but there is just something about the UFC that would stain Fedor as a man. I think I'd quit watching MMA altogether if Fedor lost to Brock or Rampage or someone like that.