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 ...

     On May 21 at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., the only 5-time World’s Strongest Man, Mariusz “Dominator” Pudzianowski (1-0) will take on former 2-time UFC heavyweight champion Tim “Maine-iac” Sylvia (26-5). Those two very unlikely opponents will headline the “God of Martial Arts” event presented by Moosin, a South Korean-based promotional company. Pudzianowski and Sylvia met for the first time on April 5th at a press conference in Boston. During the press conference both were all smiles and handshakes; however, during a one-on-one interview, Pudzianowski was already pulling no punches…. Przemek Garczarczyk: What are your first impressions of Tim Sylvia? Mariusz Pudzianowski: He’s big, but big people fall down very ...

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="340" caption="Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images"][/caption] It wasn't long ago that the UFC had a 45-year-old heavyweight champion, and Tim Sylvia, Fabricio Werdum, Gabriel Gonzaga and an aged Antonio Nogueira were some of the biggest contenders for that belt. Since then, Couture lost the championship via 2nd round TKO to Brock Lesnar, Fabricio Werdum was KO'd in the ...