Officials confirm fall fight for Fedor Emelianenko in native Russia

As expected, Fedor Emelianenko has opted against retirement.

Vadim Finkelstein, co-founder of M-1 Global and Emelianenko’s manager, today confirmed the recent Strikeforce fighter will fight in his native Russia in “late fall.”

Emelianenko, once considered the world’s MMA pound-for-pound kingpin, looks to snap a three-fight losing skid.