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Fedor’s boss says he would meet with UFC…
By Zach Arnold | July 26, 2009
- He says that Affliction folded because… “The fact is that according to American laws, if you advertise the showing of an event on a paid television channel, you are obligated to deliver what has been advertised.” He’s never heard of “card subject to change” before, has he…
- Would Fedor fight Josh Barnett after everything that has happened? “There are many business meetings and negotiations planned with all the major promotions. We will explore the possibility of Fedor fighting Barnett and will even look into whether the fight can take place as soon as August (since Barnett has not been suspended).” You may as well book those plans for NYE in Japan for this fight given this statement.
- On working with UFC… “We want to talk to the UFC about having Fedor compete against some of their fighters, but only within the framework of co-promotional efforts with M-1 Global.” In other words, business as usual in the manner of which Fedor’s management has used with six promotions/events that have folded (RINGS, Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye, PRIDE, Bodogfight, Yarennoka, Affliction).
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Here’s some awesome news. The Babalu/Mousasi fight that was supposed to happen on the canceled Affliction show will happen on the August 15 Strikeforce show for Babalu’s Strikeforce light heavyweight title. Fuck yes! Hell, an extra fourteen training days can’t be too bad, eh? I guess it replaces the canceled Werdum/Overeem fight. I would like to see that fight, but Babalu/Mousasi is a more attractive match-up.