Fedor Signs 4-Fight Deal with Strikeforce

Fedor Emelianenko has signed a four-fight deal with Strikeforce.

Emelianenko’s manager, M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein, spoke exclusively with Sherdog.com on Tuesday regarding the former Pride Fighting Championships heavyweight champion’s deal with the promotion.

“We were working on [the deal] for a long time. Even before his last fight, particularly when he had one fight left, everyone was interested in [continuing] the relationship [between M-1 Global and Strikeforce],” said Finkelchtein. “It was just a matter of making sure that everyone was happy. We got there, and I’m very thankful for it.”

Fedor’s last outing for Strikeforce resulted in the Russian’s first defeat in nearly a decade and only the second loss of his career, as he was submitted by underdog Fabricio Werdum in June. As Finkelchtein said, negotiations between M-1 Global and Strikeforce were ongoing even before that bout, and many fans have grown restless waiting for Emelianenko to compete again. Now that the deal is finally signed, however, many of its terms remain a mystery.

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Psh more importantly why he signed a 4 fight deal. Strikeforce heavyweight grand prix is set and good to go. While I think the matchmaking was messed up a bit(should have gone 8-1,7-2 etc.. but they didn't :-( )...ts still going to be epic