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They once again talk about Fedor Emelianenko and Randy Couture situation with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The hosts are joined by guest panelists, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski, former Womens World Champion Boxer Lucia Rijker, and CBSSports.com writer Gary Herman. Andrei commented on a little bit of everything, so I recommend watching the whole program (and it is - [Read more]

Jerome LeBanner, one of the kickboxing and K-1 legends, has said in the interview to French TV channel, that he will challenge Semmy Schilt to fight him on April 26th in the K-1 Europe GP event held in Amsterdam for the K-1 Super Heavyweight Champion belt. The list of other announced bouts look like this.Match 1. Pajonsuk vs Tarik El Idrissi Match 2. Perry Ubeda vs Stephen Tapilatu Match 3. Paul - [Read more]

International Fight League (IFL) reported that IFL light heavyweight champion Vladimir Matyushenko will defend his title against Jamal Patterson in April in East Rutherford, New Jersey (USA). Other title fights are scheduled between featherweight champion Wagnney Fabiano and Shad Lierley as well as welterweight title-holder Jay Hieron and Mark Miller. Vladimir Matyushenko is an excellent - [Read more]

According to Aleksander Emelianenkos official web site, his next fight will be on April 11th in Chicago, which means that he will be fighting in an event organized by M-1 Global. Aleksanders opponent is not fixed yet and the negotiations are going on at the moment. His attendance wasnt unexpected, but the big news is that according to the same web page, his opponent will probably be Josh - [Read more]

The program also makes Inside MMA Rankings. The interesting thing is that they release top25 rankings instead of a typical top10 list. Fedor Emelianenko is naturally ranked number one in a heavyweight division, but its interesting to see who are close to being in top10. My personal belief is that both Aleksander Emelianenko and Sergei Kharitonov should definitely be there. Cheick Kongo and - [Read more]

Here is a rumor about Andrei Arlovski, which (the rumor) came from Ukraine. According to that information, Andrei visited Ukraine on 10th and 18th of January and when asked about the future plans, he said (on 18th, so its a very recent information) that he will soon be fighting Croatian fighter and in case of winning (about which Arlovski was confident) he will face Fedor Emelianenko. - [Read more]

Complex.com interviewed Fedor. A little quote: Question: Randy’s made it clear that you’re the one person left that he wants to fight. If it never happened, at the end of your career would you feel like you missed out on something special? Fedor Emelianenko: If it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen. That’s it. But I think it’s going to take place because I think that everyone wants it. Question: - [Read more]

No Holds Barred interviewed Fedor Emelianenko (audio). Fedor discussed his background, how and why he started training in the combat sports, the advantages of his sambo background for MMA, his thoughts on some of his past fights, the fighters he admires, his thoughts on Pride, why he didnt sign with UFC, why he did sign with M-1, and more. To get better understanding of the locations: Map of - [Read more]

Sherdog video: Fedor Comments on Couture, Sambo, his visit and plans. He doesnt really say anything new that hasnt been reported already. Due to the quality I cant verify that everything was translated correctly like I did a few times earlier. And another Fedors interview. Doesnt really contain any ground-breaking information either, but you still might want to check it out. - [Read more]

thefightnetwork.com is reporting about Tito Ortizs matters in the UFC.(...) “They don’t want the fighters to get as big as a Tyson or a De La Hoya or one of those types because all of a sudden, they’ll be expecting to see a lot more payment,” said Ortiz. “The UFC makes about 99 percent of the money, and the rest goes to the fighters. That one percent aint nothing compared to what they make - [Read more]

Sherdog published an article about Fedor Emelianenko and M-1 Global future. What else does that article reveal us besides the fact that I was right again and Fedor didnt travel alone (I just couldnt resist saying it :) ) ? A lot of things, actually.Obviously M-1 Global is working hard even in the early stages to make the multi-million dollar Couture-Emelianenko fight happen. In the short-term, - [Read more]

There can be only one... Let the fight begin!.. A lot more photos can be seen at http://www.m1mixfight.com - [Read more]

Loretta Hunt is reporting about a meeting between Fedor and Randy , which happened during a shooting of the Affliction commercial.(...) However, it was the Couture-Emelianenko staredown that brought the room to a standstill. The soft-spoken pair struggled to keep their trademark smiles hidden throughout the shoot, then sat and spoke for minutes. Couture invited Emelianenko to Las Vegas for a - [Read more]

FoxSports reportsBob "The Beast" Sapp told FOXSports.com that he would like to face Emelianenko, who is regarded as MMAs top pound-for-pound performer. Sapp said he was slated to fight Emelianenko in 2002 but the Russian heavyweight declined the fight while both were working for the now-defunct PRIDE promotion. Sapp said his desire to fight Emelianenko was whetted after watching him struggle - [Read more]

An audio interview with the former UFC referee Big John McCarthy. Talks about the Unified rules, the referee wages, gives his opinion on Randy vs UFC situation (he thinks that Randy Couture will pull it off) and on UFCs PPV policy (saying UFC 80 should be on free TV). - [Read more]

Hong Man Choi has made a debut in his music career by releasing a single "Beauty and Beast" (cover of the single). The guy has some singing and dancing skills! - [Read more]

A new development on the Andrei Arlovski contract situation. Various sites are reporting that Andrei will face Jake OBrien (10-0) at UFC 82 in Columbus, Ohio on March 2. Although there has been no official confirmation, the Jake OBriens camp has confirmed such a bout proposal and said that Jake will be ready to sign it as early as on Monday. Where does this all leave us? The situation is - [Read more]

An interview with Randy Couture after his victory over Gabriel Gonzaga (August 25, 2007). Talks about Gonzaga, Fedor Emelianenko as well as about his future plans - like going to South-Africa, where he announced his withdraw from the UFC). Interesting to watch it afterwards. - [Read more]

Video from the same meeting. - [Read more]

Some photos from the commercial Fedor Emelianenko and Randy Couture are attending. Its funny how similar these MMA veterans look (especially the shape of their noses). :) - [Read more]