{"id":117671,"date":"2014-11-03T16:21:02","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T00:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=117671"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:12:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:12:34","slug":"vadim-finkelchtein-claims-ufc-never-offered-fedor-a-specific-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/vadim-finkelchtein-claims-ufc-never-offered-fedor-a-specific-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Vadim Finkelchtein Claims UFC Never Offered Fedor A Specific Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/vadim-finkelchtein-claims-ufc-never-offered-fedor-a-specific-deal\/fedor-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-117672\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Fedor.png\" alt=\"Fedor\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-117672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Fedor.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Fedor-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Fedor-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fedor Emelianenko is considered by many the greatest MMA fighter of all time.  What makes that title even more incredible is that Emelianenko never fought in the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>It had long been rumored that Emelianenko was in contract negotiations with the UFC to fight Brock Lesnar, however a deal was never reached, leaving many MMA fans to always ask &#8216;what if&#8217;. <\/p>\n<p>In an interview with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2014\/11\/3\/7150651\/vadim-finkelchtein-the-ufc-didnt-offer-fedor-emelianenko-a-specific-deal-mma-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BloodyElbow<\/a>, M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein explains that the UFC never made Emelianenko a specific offer to fight for them, and that was the reason for &#8216;The Last Emperor&#8217; not fighting in the UFC.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It is drivel.  The UFC doesn&#8217;t have any relation to our arena; similarly about the earnings.  The UFC didn&#8217;t offer a specific deal to us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fedor talked about that, hundreds of times. They beat about the bush. There was nothing but talk. We had great offers from Affliction and Strikeforce, so we worked with them.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fedor Emelianenko is considered by many the greatest MMA fighter of all time. What makes that title even more incredible is that Emelianenko never fought in the UFC. 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