Fedor Emelianenko shocked the MMA World when he announced that he had signed a contract to fight for former Pride FC boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara’s new Japanese promotion on New Year’s Eve.<\/p>\n
Shortly after news broke that “The Last Emperor” had in fact signed a deal to fight in Japan, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported that Fedor would be making a guaranteed $2.5 million for his December 31st fight against an opponent yet to be determined.<\/p>\n
According to Fedor’s new boss Sakakibara, that report is just not true:<\/p>\n
“Information on the $ 2.5 million fee – this is absolutely not true,” Sakikabara told R-Sport<\/a>\u00a0(translated by BloodyElbow<\/a>). “I’m sure that during various negotiations with US organizations, Fedor was offered a much larger amount than our options. The return of Fedor in Japan has completely nothing to do with money, and it is a fact.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He continued:<\/p>\n
“One of the main reasons [for Fedor’s return] is the development of the future of MMA. Fedor was a legendary champion of PRIDE, he did not suffer a single defeat and is an integral part of the history of mixed martial arts and becoming part of a unique organization.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Sakakibara would not reveal Fedor’s opponent for the New Year’s Eve fight card, but promised a press conference would be coming shortly:<\/p>\n
“Very soon, we are going to hold a press conference here in Tokyo, which will be explain many details of the New Year’s show, including the name of the new organization.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Stay tuned to BJPENN.com for all your MMA News!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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