ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Dana White met with the media Thursday at the Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi, and when the topic of finally signing Fedor Emelianenko to a UFC contract came up, the UFC president stated that signing the former PRIDE heavyweight champion “has become my obsession.”

White also said that he talked to Emelianenko’s management “more recent than you would think” and that he wanted to see Emelianenko, who has a contract with M-1 Global and Strikeforce, in the UFC more than the fans do. Check out the video of White talking about signing Emelianenko below.
4/09/2010 10:10 AM ET By Ariel Helwani

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