Zuffa Interjects in Fedor Emelianenko Negotiations with Strikeforce

Bleacher Report Article: [source]

The man who many considered the best mixed martial artist of all-time may be facing a career threatening situation as Zuffa has interjected themselves into his Strikeforce contract negotiations and have refused to renew it. 

According to Lifesports.ru, UFC owners came into the picture after Fedor and his management had been negotiating a new contract.

Fedor is currently on a two-fight losing streak for the first time in his career. In essence, his stock has gone down dramatically as the mystique has evaporated with loses to Fabricio Werdum and Antonio Silva.

The man dubbed "The Last Emperor" could be facing a dire situation as it looks as if he has to look elsewhere to fight, or retire all-together.

More on this situation as the story develops......


by Luan Madani

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"Fighting Fedor" Reality TV Show??

The show was actually scheduled for 2008 and never happened....not sure why....

BREAKING NEWS!: Fedor will run for senate and may retire at the end of his Strikeforce contract

HOLY FREAKIN BALLS.......according to a news source called Middle Easy, Fedor Emelianenko will be running for a congress seat in Russia for the pro-Kremlin party 'United Mother Russia'. 

What does this mean?  He's freaking RETIRING FROM MMA!  Crap!

Here is the M-1 Global press release:

The regional political council of the party "United Russia" approved the list of candidates for internal party elections - the primaries. In the list of 58 candidates. No less than 10 000 United Russia vote will determine the best, and who will receive the first place in the party list in the upcoming October elections in the Belgorod Regional Duma.

The list of early voting have 24 newcomers who have never participated in elections to the legislature. One of the achievements was the inclusion in the list not only members of United Russia, but also simply to party supporters and even non-party candidates. This is for example the managing director Combine KMA Ruda Vladimir Tom and CEO JBK-1 Yuri Selivanov. They are not only members of the party, but also by working in obldume fourth convocation, not included in the United Russia Duma faction.

Among the most notable candidates, in addition to the deputies (Anatolia Zelikow, Victor Filatov, Vadim Cage, Valeria Skruga, Ivan Kulabuhova, Vladimir Kulikovsky) - a famous athlete Fedor Emelianenko, the new director of Belarusian State Technological University Sergey Glagolev (by the way, non-partisan), director of the Institute of Public and municipal government BSU Alexander Mamatov.


(sources: middleeasy.com & m-1 global)

Fedor is BACK and will face Werdum on June 26th

THIS JUST IN......MMA Heavyweight King, Fedor Emilianenko, will make his 2nd showing on the Strikeforce banner at San Jose, CA on June 26th against Fabricio Werdum and it will all be shown live on Showtime.

Fedor highlight video:

No UFC for Fedor! Bummer.....

First of all, what's with the hand wrap in this picture? .....that's weird.

Soon after the LA Times reported that Fedor Emelianenko was to begin negotiations with UFC and have the deal finalized and announced on Friday, it is now reported that there will be no deal!

Fedor and his manager apparently won't sign a deal with exlusivity conditions (meaning, they want to do a co-promotion, to also put on the events with M-1 Global, of which Fedor and his manager are part owners).

The UFC typically will only sign a fighter under an exclusive contract for a number of fights, for certain pay amounts per fight, win, etc. They have also said they won't sign a fighter who works with EA sports......of which, Fedor is their new poster boy.

According Bloody Elbow, this is what the UFC offered Fedor,

- The UFC offered Fedor a 6 fight, 30 million dollar contract. That's 5 mil a fight!
- The UFC offered Fedor an immediate title shot
- Lesnar/Fedor would be the biggest PPV in MMA history (assumed), and the UFC offered M-1 Global a cut of the PPV on top of Fedor's purse.
- Fedor was free to wear as many M-1 logoed items as he wished.
- The UFC also would allow Fedor to compete in combat sambo.

After this deal was offered, M-1 still refuses to sign unless the UFC agrees to co-promote.....crazy effin Russians!




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(some information used from http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/7/29/968573/report-what-the-ufc-offered-fedor)