Fedor Emelianenko Sits Idle While M-1 Global Fights Strikeforce Deal
Friday, April 23rd, 2010
According to a recent interview by Sherdog.com editor Loretta Hunt, who spoke with M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchstein on Tuesday about the stalled contract negotiations between his company and the Strikeforce promotion, the ball is now in Strikeforce's court.
Finkelchstein and M-1 Global are seeking a revised co-promotional agreement to hold additional future events in the US, which would then preclude the return of the M-1 "poster boy" Fedor Emelianenko, who is fast becoming a depreciating product.
Emelianenko has only fought five times since 2006—and, if I might add, against extremely poor competition.
No longer relevant names, such as exiled UFC champions Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski ...