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A recent interview with former pro-wrestling star Bobby Lashley stated that the fighter was on a “short list” of names as a possible opponent for Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko (33-4, 1NC).
On Wednesday, M-1 Global’s director of operations Evgeni Kogan squashed the rumor saying his promotion is not in solid talks with anyone at this time.
“There are currently no concrete conversations about Bobby being the next opponent for Fedor,” Kogan wrote, adding that Emelianenko probably will fight two or three times this year.
He did add though, that Fedor hopes to fight two or three times in 2012, which may include bouts in Monaco and Russia.
Fedor has won back-to-back fights since losing three straight under the Strikeforce banner. Most recently, he stopped Japanese Judo Olympian Satoshi Ishii via knockout at New Year Eve’s Fight For Japan: Genki Desu Ka Omisoka 2011 event.