The official weigh-ins for this weekend’s EFN 50 event have come and gone.
EFN 50 will feature an anticipated main event with MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko fighting former UFC contender Fabio Maldonado in what could be his final fight before poss…
The official weigh-ins for this weekend’s EFN 50 event have come and gone.
EFN 50 will feature an anticipated main event with MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko fighting former UFC contender Fabio Maldonado in what could be his final fight before possibly signing with the UFC, as he alluded to during his interview with Ariel Helwani at MMAFighting.com earlier this week.
Embedded above is a complete video archive of the official EFN 50 weigh-ins. EFN 50 takes place live on Friday, June 17, 2016 from St. Petersburg, Russia and will air live on UFC Fight Pass.
Check back here at MMANews.com on Friday evening for a complete EFN 50 report.
Ahead of his fighting debut on UFC Fight Pass this weekend, Fedor Emelianenko is featured in the UFC’s latest “Free Fight” released on their official YouTube channel.
As seen above, you can watch the complete Mirko “C…
https://youtu.be/tRtbP2-QrtM
Ahead of his fighting debut on UFC Fight Pass this weekend, Fedor Emelianenko is featured in the UFC’s latest “Free Fight” released on their official YouTube channel.
As seen above, you can watch the complete Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Fedor Emelianenko fight from PRIDE Final Conflict 2005, considered at the time the greatest heavyweight match in MMA history.
This Friday, Fedor Emelianenko makes his MMA fighting return against former UFC contender Fabio Maldonado in the main event of EFN 50: Saint Petersburg, which airs live on UFC Fight Pass from St. Petersburg, Russia.
Apparently the decision to fight former UFC contender Fabio Maldonado was made by Fedor Emelianenko specifically.
The promoter of the Fight Nights Global events, Kamil Gadzhiev, claimed during a recent podcast appearance that Fedor specifically chos…
Apparently the decision to fight former UFC contender Fabio Maldonado was made by Fedor Emelianenko specifically.
The promoter of the Fight Nights Global events, Kamil Gadzhiev, claimed during a recent podcast appearance that Fedor specifically chose Maldonado from a list of potential opponents.
“Fedor was choosing from opponents that I offered him,” Gadzhiev said to the ValeTudo.ru podcast. “This is a situation where Fedor’s name is much bigger than the name of Fight Nights. We have to call things by what they really are. We can’t appoint the opponents for Fedor. We’re simply in a different league here. We have parity.”
As Gadzhiev explained, Fedor’s participation in the upcoming June 17th event was important to the promotion, and they were willing to meet any necessary requirements to make a fight with the MMA legend happen.
“Fedor’s participation is extremely important in this event. For us it’s a milestone marketing event. So it’s not the situation when we signed a guy and can do anything in the interests of the organization. Why should I lie to everyone now? Yes, we need Fedor, as it’s a breakthrough for us. But we can get Fedor in our fight card only by taking into consideration his interests also.”
Gadzhiev then spoke about the list of potential opponents that Fedor was given, which apparently also included KSW Heavyweight Champion Karl Bedorf. Oli Thompson was also reportedly contacted about potentially fighting Fedor.
“Fedor was totally adequate when choosing the opponent. He never said ‘give me a can so I could beat him.’ He understands that fighting a lower-class opponent that he would defeat in one minute is a road to nowhere. Japanese didn’t have many options with Jaideep Singh back in time. But if his fight with Maldonado will be the same, people would eventually lose interest in Fedor. He understands this and never asks someone [weak] he could easily beat.”
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabio Maldonado headlines Fight Nights 50 in St. Petersburg, Russia on June 17, 2016, airing live on UFC Fight Pass.
Apparently the decision to fight former UFC contender Fabio Maldonado was made by Fedor Emelianenko specifically.
The promoter of the Fight Nights Global events, Kamil Gadzhiev, claimed during a recent podcast appearance that Fedor specifically chos…
Apparently the decision to fight former UFC contender Fabio Maldonado was made by Fedor Emelianenko specifically.
The promoter of the Fight Nights Global events, Kamil Gadzhiev, claimed during a recent podcast appearance that Fedor specifically chose Maldonado from a list of potential opponents.
“Fedor was choosing from opponents that I offered him,” Gadzhiev said to the ValeTudo.ru podcast. “This is a situation where Fedor’s name is much bigger than the name of Fight Nights. We have to call things by what they really are. We can’t appoint the opponents for Fedor. We’re simply in a different league here. We have parity.”
As Gadzhiev explained, Fedor’s participation in the upcoming June 17th event was important to the promotion, and they were willing to meet any necessary requirements to make a fight with the MMA legend happen.
“Fedor’s participation is extremely important in this event. For us it’s a milestone marketing event. So it’s not the situation when we signed a guy and can do anything in the interests of the organization. Why should I lie to everyone now? Yes, we need Fedor, as it’s a breakthrough for us. But we can get Fedor in our fight card only by taking into consideration his interests also.”
Gadzhiev then spoke about the list of potential opponents that Fedor was given, which apparently also included KSW Heavyweight Champion Karl Bedorf. Oli Thompson was also reportedly contacted about potentially fighting Fedor.
“Fedor was totally adequate when choosing the opponent. He never said ‘give me a can so I could beat him.’ He understands that fighting a lower-class opponent that he would defeat in one minute is a road to nowhere. Japanese didn’t have many options with Jaideep Singh back in time. But if his fight with Maldonado will be the same, people would eventually lose interest in Fedor. He understands this and never asks someone [weak] he could easily beat.”
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabio Maldonado headlines Fight Nights 50 in St. Petersburg, Russia on June 17, 2016, airing live on UFC Fight Pass.
On Thursday, UFC released a cool new video promo for the upcoming Fight Pass debut of MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko.
As noted, UFC Fight Pass will be airing live the Fight Nights 50 event from St. Petersburg, Russia, f…
https://youtu.be/mk7CKyxOq3Y
On Thursday, UFC released a cool new video promo for the upcoming Fight Pass debut of MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko.
As noted, UFC Fight Pass will be airing live the Fight Nights 50 event from St. Petersburg, Russia, featuring the main event between Fedor Emelianenko and former UFC contender Fabio Maldonado.
You can check out UFC’s new video promo for the Fedor-Maldonado fight above.
EFN 50: Fedor vs. Maldonado is scheduled to air live on UFC Fight Pass from St. Petersburg, Russia on June 17, 2016.
It looks like the chances of Fabio Maldonado competing at 100 percent when he steps into the ring with MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko in June are slim-to-none.
Maldonado, a former UFC veteran who is scheduled to fight Fedor at Fight Nights 50 in Russi…
It looks like the chances of Fabio Maldonado competing at 100 percent when he steps into the ring with MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko in June are slim-to-none.
Maldonado, a former UFC veteran who is scheduled to fight Fedor at Fight Nights 50 in Russia, recently suffered a cervical spine injury.
Maldonado told MMAFighting.com that he is currently not cleared to spar or do any type of fight-training at the moment, but expects to be cleared to box in a few days.
Fabio Maldonado vs. Fedor Emelianenko is scheduled to headline Fight Nights 50 in St. Petersburg, Russia on June 17, 2016.
