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Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jeff Monson Official for Nov. 20 in Moscow

Filed under: M-1 Global, News Fedor Emelianenko will attempt to snap a three-fight losing streak when he returns to fight at home for the first time in four years.

Emelianenko will face American Jeff Monson in Moscow on Nov. 20, M-1 Global’s director …

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Fedor Emelianenko will attempt to snap a three-fight losing streak when he returns to fight at home for the first time in four years.

Emelianenko will face American Jeff Monson in Moscow on Nov. 20, M-1 Global’s director of operations Evgeni Kogan confirmed to MMA Fighting, squashing the previously rumored Nov. 12 date.

The M-1 event will take place at the Russian capital city’s Olympic Stadium.

Emelianenko (31-4, 1 no contest) had gone nearly 10 years without losing before falling to Fabricio Werdum in a first-round submission in June 2010. Since then, he suffered stoppage losses at the hands of Dan Henderson and Antonio Silva, and was dropped by Strikeforce.

The Russian great hasn’t fought in his home country since defeating Matt Lindland in St. Petersburg in April 2007.

Monson (42-12) is a well-traveled veteran who’s competed in the UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce and DREAM, among other promotions. He holds notable career wins over Sergei Kharitonov, Roy Nelson and Ricco Rodriguez.

The 40-year-old recently saw an eight-fight win streak snapped when he fell to Daniel Cormier in a unanimous decision loss under the Strikeforce banner. Cormier went on to enter the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix, and has advanced to the final.

No television information for the Emelianenko-Monson fight is yet available for U.S. viewers, though M-1 is involved in negotiations to broadcast the fight here.

 

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Everyone in the world has learned (save for maybe Nick Diaz) that Dana White has replaced Diaz with Carlos Condit as the title-shot contender against Georges St. Pierre for UFC 137 due to Diaz’s no.

Everyone in the world has learned (save for maybe Nick Diaz) that Dana White has replaced Diaz with Carlos Condit as the title-shot contender against Georges St. Pierre for UFC 137 due to Diaz’s no call no show to the Las Vegas press conference and after failing to make it to the Toronto press conference yesterday.

Also and most disconcerting… No one has heard from Nick Diaz.

Greg Jackson will not train Georges St. Pierre nor Carlos Condit for their UFC 137 Main Event title bout.

Antonio Rodgrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir II booked for UFC 140 on December 10th.

M-1 Global sets up Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jeff Monson in Moscow.

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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Report: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jeff Monson Slated for November M-1 Event in Russia


(Yeah, Putin’s gonna get a big kick out of that, buddy. / Photo via hookedonmma)

Nursing a three-fight losing streak following his shockingly unsuccessful run in Strikeforce, Fedor Emelianenko will reportedly return to action against heavyweight veteran Jeff Monson on November 12th in Russia. Monson announced the matchup last night on Twitter, adding that the fight will be promoted by M-1 Global and there will be a press conference on September 16th. (“Putin will be there. Gonna try and get pic with him in my ‘Communist’ t-shirt.”)

Following his unsuccessful UFC title challenge against Tim Sylvia in November 2006, Monson left the UFC to pursue a bout with Emelianenko for BodogFIGHT. Though the match was scheduled for March 2007, negotiations fell apart and Emelianenko wound up fighting Matt Lindland instead.


(Yeah, Putin’s gonna get a big kick out of that, buddy. / Photo via hookedonmma)

Nursing a three-fight losing streak following his shockingly unsuccessful run in Strikeforce, Fedor Emelianenko will reportedly return to action against heavyweight veteran Jeff Monson on November 12th in Russia. Monson announced the matchup last night on Twitter, adding that the fight will be promoted by M-1 Global and there will be a press conference on September 16th. (“Putin will be there. Gonna try and get pic with him in my ‘Communist’ t-shirt.”)

Following his unsuccessful UFC title challenge against Tim Sylvia in November 2006, Monson left the UFC to pursue a bout with Emelianenko for BodogFIGHT. Though the match was scheduled for March 2007, negotiations fell apart and Emelianenko wound up fighting Matt Lindland instead.

November 12th is the same date as the UFC’s historic debut on FOX; broadcast plans for ‘Fedor vs. Monson’ are unclear at this point. Monson, whose June decision loss to Daniel Cormier snapped an eight-fight win streak, was previously attached to the main event of W-1′s first U.S. show on October 15th. If anything changes with that fight, we’ll let you know.

Jeff Monson Says He’s Fighting Fedor on Nov. 12

Filed under: M-1 Global, NewsIn a Tweet sent out late Tuesday by the one-time UFC heavyweight title challenger, Jeff Monson says he’s “confirmed” to face Fedor Emelianenko at an M-1 event on Nov. 12 in Russa.

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In a Tweet sent out late Tuesday by the one-time UFC heavyweight title challenger, Jeff Monson says he’s “confirmed” to face Fedor Emelianenko at an M-1 event on Nov. 12 in Russa.

Last Friday, M-1 announced Fedor would fight late fall in Russa, but didn’t reveal any further details. Messages left with M-1 seeking confirmation of the heavyweight tilt were unreturned as of Wednesday morning.

UPDATE: M-1 won’t confirm any details, but an announcement will be made soon.

A Monson-Fedor fight would be a showdown over four years in the making. After failing to take the UFC title away from Tim Sylvia at UFC 65, Monson went after a fight against then-PRIDE champion Fedor under the BodogFight banner that eventually fell through.

If the Nov. 12 date proves to be accurate, M-1 will have decided to run on the same day as the UFC‘s debut on FOX as well as the Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez boxing fight.

Monson, 40, had an eight-fight win streak snapped by Daniel Cormier at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum in June. Fedor, who turns 35 in three weeks, will be returning from Strikeforce losses to Fabricio Werdum, Antonio Silva and Dan Henderson.

 

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M-1’s Showtime Return on October 14 to Feature Three Title Fights

Filed under: MMA Fighting Exclusive, M-1 Global, NewsM-1’s return to Showtime television is set for October 14, and will include a trio of title fights, the promotion’s global director of operations Evgeni Kogan told MMA Fighting on Tuesday.

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M-1’s return to Showtime television is set for October 14, and will include a trio of title fights, the promotion’s global director of operations Evgeni Kogan told MMA Fighting on Tuesday.

The night’s main event will feature the return of M-1’s heavyweight champion Guram Gugenishvili, who will take on Kenny Garner in a rematch of their October 2010 title fight. Gugenishvili had been expected to fight on M-1’s July card but suffered a left wrist injury prior to the bout and withdrew.

The unbeaten Gugenishvili is 11-0 so far in his pro career, with 10 of his wins coming via submission. Garner was a secod-round guillotine choke victim in round two of their previous encounter, making him only the second man to make it out of the first round against him.

Since losing that fight, Garner has won two straight, improving to 7-3.

In a light-heavyweight championship match, reigning king Vinny Magalhaes will face Mikhail Zayats. Magalhaes, an Ultimate Fighter season eight competitor, has won four fights in a row, all by finish. On April 28, the submission specialist won the vacant belt by defeating Viktor Nemkov via mounted gogoplata.

Magalhaes is 8-5 with 1 no contest overall. Zayats is 14-5 after winning four straight bouts, all by stoppage.

In the second co-main event, lightweight champ Jose Figueroa will attempt to defend his belt against Daniel Weichel.

Figueroa (10-4) seized the championship in March with a second-round TKO of Artiom Damkovsky, marking his third straight win. Weichel, meanwhile, has won nine of his last 10 bouts, including four in a row. His last win came at M-1’s July event, when he earned a unanimous decision over Beau Baker.

Kogan told MMA Fighting that a venue for the event is still being worked and “is about to be locked in.”

M-1 Challenge 27 will be the promotion’s third card aired on Showtime. It will air at 11 pm. Its first two events drew 189,000 and 161,000 viewers, respectively, to the premium cable network.

 

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