Fedor Released From Strikeforce
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PHILADELPHIA -- Fedor Emelianenko, once considered the best fighter in mixed martial arts, is being released by Zuffa LLC, UFC president Dana White said Thursday.
"He's being cut," White said after a news conference to promote UFC 133, which will be held at Wells Fargo Center Saturday night.
Emelianenko, a former Pride heavyweight champion who has fought under the Strikeforce banner since November 2009, has lost three fights in a row. In his most recent bout, Emeilanenko was stopped in the first round by Strikeforce light heavyweight titleholder Dan Henderson.
The fight against Henderson was the last on Emelianenko's contract with Strikeforce.
For several years, White has questioned the validity of Emelianenko's status as a top-rated fighter.
"You guys [media] were calling him the pound-for-pound best in the world. You guys were saying he was the best heavyweight ever, not me," White told ESPN.com.
"I don't want to say anything bad about this guy because I like him, but it's like having your promotion carried by Kimbo Slice. This guy is going to carry your promotion? No.
"What you do is put the best fighters in the world against the best fighters and you see who wins."
Despite White's reservations, Zuffa LLC held negotiations with M-1 Global, the promotional company that represents Emelianenko. It was Zuffa's hope that Emelianenko would agree to a deal and fight in UFC.
Those negotiations never produced a contract, but Emelianenko would eventually compete under the Zuffa banner after the company purchased Strikeforce earlier this year.
It is not yet known what the next move will be for Emelianenko, who has a professional mixed martial arts record of 31-4-0, with one no-contest.
ESPN.com
"He's being cut," White said after a news conference to promote UFC 133, which will be held at Wells Fargo Center Saturday night.
Emelianenko, a former Pride heavyweight champion who has fought under the Strikeforce banner since November 2009, has lost three fights in a row. In his most recent bout, Emeilanenko was stopped in the first round by Strikeforce light heavyweight titleholder Dan Henderson.
The fight against Henderson was the last on Emelianenko's contract with Strikeforce.
For several years, White has questioned the validity of Emelianenko's status as a top-rated fighter.
"You guys [media] were calling him the pound-for-pound best in the world. You guys were saying he was the best heavyweight ever, not me," White told ESPN.com.
"I don't want to say anything bad about this guy because I like him, but it's like having your promotion carried by Kimbo Slice. This guy is going to carry your promotion? No.
"What you do is put the best fighters in the world against the best fighters and you see who wins."
Despite White's reservations, Zuffa LLC held negotiations with M-1 Global, the promotional company that represents Emelianenko. It was Zuffa's hope that Emelianenko would agree to a deal and fight in UFC.
Those negotiations never produced a contract, but Emelianenko would eventually compete under the Zuffa banner after the company purchased Strikeforce earlier this year.
It is not yet known what the next move will be for Emelianenko, who has a professional mixed martial arts record of 31-4-0, with one no-contest.
ESPN.com
Dana has hated Fedor ever since the deal fell through a few years back, just check his tweets about him as a example. There was still money fights for him, but dealing with M-1 also was prob a deal breaker for White and Zuffa.
Maybe getting cut by them will be a good thing for him, i'd love to see him fight a few more times though only if he can really put his heart into it and put on a great fight.