Fedor Signs With M-1

Dakstang

MMA Moderator

This comes from sherdog.com

Fedor Emelianenko has committed to the Russian-based promotion M-1, according to a report published by The Fight Network.

Speculation has abounded regarding Emelianenko (26-1-1), the man most pundits see as the top mixed martial artist in the world, since the implosion of his former home, PRIDE. The UFC and K-1 had been grabbing most of the headlines in the Emelianenko sweepstakes.

Citing an anonymous source, the Fight Network report claims that M-1, an organization formerly run by Emelianenko's manager, Vadim Finkelstein, has been purchased by a company with ties to the American entertainment industry, and its first order of business was inking Emelianenko to a deal.

Sherdog.com has learned the new organization will run under the M-1 Global moniker and plans to promote shows in Russia, Japan and the United States with the first event possibly coming to fruition as soon as New Year's Eve.

A news conference has been tentatively scheduled for Oct. 23 in New York City to announce the signing as well as to introduce the new promotion to the media.
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I am hoping he is just going to fight one or two fights in M-1 until he can work out a deal with the UFC. Fedor is the best MMA fighter in the sport and to see him sign with a small company like this and deprive the fans of some super match ups would be very dissapointing.

Stop talkin' bout stayin' the course
You keep on beatin' that old dead horse
You know they lied about why we went to War
I can't take it no more

Blitzkrieg

Administrator

What a fag. Running away from the competition. I no longer count him as one of the best.

Zar333

Big fish in a little pond. Wonderful.

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