Fedor Emelianenko and his management are at it again. With ludicrous demands and track record of being tough to work with, M-1 Global is looking to re-negotiate Fedor’s contract with Strikeforce after just one fight.
Re-negotiations have kept Fedor out of the cage since November and the top-ranked heavyweight only has three fights since 2007.
Fedor was expected to be a part of Strikeforce’s April fight card which will be broadcast on CBS, but new contract talks have put off his return. It was then speculated that Fedor would face Fabricio Werdum in March. These rumors are false as well.
It looks like we finally have a timetable for Fedor’s return after M-1 Global and Strikeforce talked to Sherdog.com this weekend.
Strikeforce and M-1 Global are in the final stages of signing off on a revised deal that will see the two organizations co-promote additional events together in the U.S. in 2010.
When finalized, the re-bolstered business relationship will also signal the return of Fedor Emelianenko, the world’s No. 1-ranked heavyweight and M-1 represented fighter, to the Strikeforce cage as early as June, both organizations told Sherdog.com over the weekend.
“I think June, July is realistic (for Emelianenko’s return),” said Evgeni Kogan, M-1 Global’s Director of Operations. “It’s not 100 percent. Don’t take this as a fight announcement, but I think during the summer.”
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