UFC President Dana White‘s stance apparently hasn’t changed on Fedor Emelianenko.
TMZ reporters recently caught up with White and asked him the same question that has been asked thousands of times over the last few years.
Is Fedor ever coming to the UFC?
“Fedor sucks man. You guys need to get with the facts, deal with it, he sucks, get over the Fedor thing,” said White.
“He’s on the downside. I won’t keep dissing Fedor.”
Emelianenko has long been considered the best heavyweight of all time and one of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport.
For over a decade, the legendary Pride champion was flawless in his effort in dispatching of some of the best fighters in the world, but there are those who would turn this statement on its head.
Emelianenko was never able to find the same success on Western shores that he achieved in Japan and Russia.
After impressive knockout wins over UFC castoffs Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski, Emelianenko stepped into the cage under the Strikeforce banner.
He was able to defeat Brett Rogers in a rather sloppy debut, but the downward skid came soon after the Russian heavyweight dropped three straight losses to Fabricio Werdum, Antonio Silva and light heavyweight champion Dan Henderson.
After the losses, Emelianenko was released from the promotion and has since rebounded with back-to-back wins over Jeff Monson and Satoshi Ishii.
There were rumblings from Emelianenko’s management and M-1 Global in renewed efforts to negotiate with the UFC, but the chances of a deal actually coming together seems just as far off as it’s ever been.
If both sides could finally reach an agreement, would it behoove the UFC to finally ink Emelianenko?
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