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M-1 Official: No Confirmation Yet for Fedor Emelianenko’s Return Fight

Filed under: M-1 Global, NewsOn 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 …

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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.

 

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Evgeni Kogan Says Fedor Loss Doesn’t Affect M-1 Global’s Future

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — MMA Fighting spoke M-1 Global’s director of operations Evgeni Kogan following Fedor Emelianenko‘s loss on Saturday night about the decision to stop the fight, what’s next for Fedor and how the loss affects M-1 Global.

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — MMA Fighting spoke M-1 Global’s director of operations Evgeni Kogan following Fedor Emelianenko‘s loss on Saturday night about the decision to stop the fight, what’s next for Fedor and how the loss affects M-1 Global.

Video Evidence: These M-1 Global Dudes Have Got Some Balls on Them; Plus Sonnen Talks More About His Pair

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A two-for-one video sesh to get your Saturday started: At top, watch the aptly named Fight Nerd chat with M-1 Global Director of Ops Evgeni Kogan at the MMA World Expo 2010 this week. After the jump, find Chael Sonne…

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A two-for-one video sesh to get your Saturday started: At top, watch the aptly named Fight Nerd chat with M-1 Global Director of Ops Evgeni Kogan at the MMA World Expo 2010 this week. After the jump, find Chael Sonnen’s “exclusive interview” with HDNet’s Mike Straka following the California State Athletic Commission’s ruling to reduce by half his suspension for a funky UFC 117 drug test. First though, the Fedor stuff, because frankly we’re getting a little bit sick of talking about Sonnen’s gonads …

In this vid, Kogan – who you may remember as the dude who told Ariel Helwani that Fedor was MIA in New York City earlier this year when he no-showed his radio program — looks like he could seamlessly transition from a heated contract negotiation to playing bass for Weezer without even changing his striped belt. He also demonstrates that despite the fact M-1 Global’s biggest bargaining chip expended much of his political capital when he swan dived into the waiting legs of Fabricio Werdum in June, the Rent-a-Fedor company is still not afraid to make a bunch of totally ridiculous demands on both Strikeforce and Showtime. Follow the link to find out what they’re asking for this time. Seriously, it’s gonna blow your mind.

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Return of the Emperor? M-1 Rep Says Fedor’s Extension ‘Two-Thirds’ Done

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, News Six weeks after MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko lost his first fight in nearly a decade, his M-1 Global representatives continue progress towards an extension that would lock up the Russian great with Str…

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Six weeks after MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko lost his first fight in nearly a decade, his M-1 Global representatives continue progress towards an extension that would lock up the Russian great with Strikeforce in a long-term deal.

The 33-year-old Emelianenko, who has just one fight left on a three-fight contract signed one year ago, has recently voiced a preference for a four-to-six fight extension. The two sides are more than halfway to an agreement, according to M-1 Global director of operations Evgeni Kogan, who told MMA Fighting on Thursday that the sides hope to have a deal in place very soon.

“I think the talks are going well,” he said. “There are always things to get sorted and ironed out but we are probably two-thirds of the way there. I think that the next fight and the deal overall will be announced at the same time within the next month. We have an [M-1 Selection] event in [Atlantic City,] New Jersey on September 18, and we may be ready to announce by then, hopefully.”

M-1 Claims ‘Restructuring’ After Fedor Loss Was Coincidence

Filed under: M-1 GlobalHours after I wrote that M-1 Global was closing its Netherlands office and that officials with the organization were panicking in the wake of Fedor Emelianenko’s loss, I spoke with M-1 Global Director of Operations Evgeni Kogan, …

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Hours after I wrote that M-1 Global was closing its Netherlands office and that officials with the organization were panicking in the wake of Fedor Emelianenko‘s loss, I spoke with M-1 Global Director of Operations Evgeni Kogan, who said the story was not true.

Kogan acknowledged that four employees of the promotion’s Netherlands office have been “made redundant” in a “restructuring” of the company that took place over the last 10 days, but Kogan claims it’s pure coincidence that M-1 chose to restructure after Emelianenko’s loss. He said he himself is still at the Netherlands office, but he refused to name any other employees who remain there.

Despite Kogan’s denials, one of the original sources has reiterated that in the days following Fedor’s loss, Kogan told multiple employees of M-1’s Netherlands office that they are losing their jobs because the office is closing. Told that Kogan had denied the original story, the source said Kogan was “lying.”

Evgeni Kogan Confident Gegard Mousasi Will Sign New Deal With M-1 Global

Filed under: Strikeforce, FanHouse Exclusive, M-1 Global, NewsIn February, then-Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi announced that he had split with M-1 Global. Mousasi even categorized the break-up as “bitter.” This led to speculatio…

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In February, then-Strikeforce light heavyweight champion Gegard Mousasi announced that he had split with M-1 Global. Mousasi even categorized the break-up as “bitter.” This led to speculation that Mousasi was setting himself up for a departure to the UFC.

Four months later, Mousasi is no longer the 205-pound champion and, according to Evgeni Kogan, M-1 Global’s director of operations, “The Dreamcatcher” appears to be on his way back to M-1.