After Zuffa purchased Strikeforce during its most recent game of MMA Monopoly (it was right beside the WFA, two spots before Free Parking), one of the more discussed topics was what would go down with Fedor Emelianenko and M-1 Global. If you’re new to the sport, then you might not know that UFC boss man Dana White and the Russian star’s management aren’t exactly bestest buddies .
Of course, Fedor hasn’t exactly been bolstering his bargaining position by losing back-to-back fights to Fabricio Werdum and Antonio Silva, but despite his recent setbacks, people are still keen to see him tussle. For example, when reports surfaced stating Strikeforce was trying to put together a fight between Dan Henderson and Fedor, we, like many others, were pretty damn happy. Well, the good news is that Zuffa apparently is going to do their part to git r done as well. White reported this week at the UFC 129 pre-fight festivities (thanks to MMA Junkie for the quote) :
“Lorenzo’s working on it,” White said Thursday. “Me getting anywhere near that thing? You’ll never see that fight.”… “I’ve been out of it,” White added. “Me involved in that situation would only make matters worse. The great thing about this company and the way we do things – there’s a lot of people I butt heads with. Lorenzo can handle it, and then I can handle stuff. (UFC matchmaker) Joe Silva handles stuff.”
Yes, feel free to wipe your forehead, as it’s looking more and more like this bout will happen. Speaking of UFC 129, to bet on any of the fights head here.
In the end, the impetus to the surprising Zuffa-Strikeforce deal was not the UFC’s goal of world domination, or the expensive contract of Fedor Emelianenko. Instead, it was a ball and a hoop. 
With UFC parent company Zuffa swallowing up its biggest competitor Strikeforce, the dynamics of competition around the mixed martial arts world shifted in a way the sport has never seen. There isn’t a single promotion anywhere on the globe that can come close to matching the scope of Zuffa’s breadth and reach. The company now has television deals with Spike, Versus and Showtime, is the biggest pay-per-view provider in history, and could potentially tap into existing relationships with Strikeforce partner CBS and new Comcast partner NBC.
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