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In a Tweet sent out late Tuesday by the one-time UFC heavyweight title challenger, Jeff Monson says he’s “confirmed” to face Fedor Emelianenko at an M-1 event on Nov. 12 in Russa.
Last Friday, M-1 announced Fedor would fight late fall in Russa, but didn’t reveal any further details. Messages left with M-1 seeking confirmation of the heavyweight tilt were unreturned as of Wednesday morning.
UPDATE: M-1 won’t confirm any details, but an announcement will be made soon.
A Monson-Fedor fight would be a showdown over four years in the making. After failing to take the UFC title away from Tim Sylvia at UFC 65, Monson went after a fight against then-PRIDE champion Fedor under the BodogFight banner that eventually fell through.
If the Nov. 12 date proves to be accurate, M-1 will have decided to run on the same day as the UFC‘s debut on FOX as well as the Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez boxing fight.
Monson, 40, had an eight-fight win streak snapped by Daniel Cormier at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum in June. Fedor, who turns 35 in three weeks, will be returning from Strikeforce losses to Fabricio Werdum, Antonio Silva and Dan Henderson.