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Since the Fedor Emelianenko nation was completely silenced by Antonio Silva in February (other than perhaps some mild to moderate weeping), the rumor mill surrounding the legendary Russian heavyweight has been running overtime; will Fedor retire? Will he change sh-t up training camp wise? And what about Zuffa buying up Strikeforce? Fedor’s crew and Mr. Dana White aren’t exactly ‘bestest buddies’.
Well, it appears as though the former Pride champ could be throwing down sometime this summer, as Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker has confirmed to several MMA outlets that Fedor will indeed look to end his two fight losing streak (how effin weird does that sound?). Speaking to MMA Weekly, Coker stated:
“He’ll be back in July/August sometime. As far as the opponent, we are talking to him right now, so give us a few weeks on that one,”
In a report from Sherdog, Coker confirmed that M-1 Global (the aforementioned pals of Dana…) will continue to co-promote events with Strikeforce, despite being purchased by Zuffa. Coker also added that Fedor fighting in an alternate bout for the promotion’s heavyweight grand-prix is “definitely a possibility.” In other words, looks like the pitch that some have made for Fedor to drop to 205, hasn’t exactly ‘resonated’ with the heavyweight.
In any case, it looks like we can all look forward to some serious ‘can you imagine if he loses again’ drama this summer.