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On Tuesday night, MMA veteran Jeff Monson announced that he would face Fedor Emelianenko in Russia on November 12.
Emelianenko’s M-1 Global promoters, however, have yet to confirm a date, location or opponent for him. And on Wednesday, M-1’s global director of operations Evgeni Kogan told MMA Fighting that the promotion is not yet ready to officially announce Emelianenko’s return, though that time is coming.
“We are getting ready to release big news very soon,” he said.
Emelianenko parted ways with Strikeforce after losing consecutive fights to Fabricio Werdum, Antonio Silva, and most recently, Dan Henderson.
Monson is a veteran of most of MMA’s biggest organizations, including the UFC, Strikeforce, PRIDE and Sengoku. In his most recent fight, he lost a decision to Daniel Cormier back in June. That snapped an eight-fight win streak which included five submission wins.
Last week, M-1 Global co-founder Vadim Finkelstein said that agreements have been reached on Emelianenko’s return fight, but no details have been released except that he will fight in Russia for the first time since 2007.
One source, though, told MMA Fighting that while other particulars are set, the date is still undecided upon.