{"id":191303,"date":"2016-04-07T11:35:22","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T18:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=191303"},"modified":"2016-04-07T11:35:22","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T18:35:22","slug":"former-manager-fedor-emelianenko-thinks-fedor-wanted-ufc-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fedor-emelianenko\/former-manager-fedor-emelianenko-thinks-fedor-wanted-ufc-already\/","title":{"rendered":"Former manager of Fedor Emelianenko thinks that if Fedor wanted to be in the UFC, &#8216;he would have already been there&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fedor-emelianenko\/rizins-sakakibara-says-fedor-emelianenko-versus-wanderlei-silva\/\">MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko<\/a> recently stated that he would <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fedor-emelianenko\/fedor-emelianenko-wants-rematch-with-fabricio-werdum2\/\">like to get a rematch<\/a> with UFC heavyweight champion <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fabricio-werdum\/fabricio-werdum-wants-rematch-with-fedor-emelianenko-in-chechnya\/\">Fabricio Werdum<\/a>. The two met in Strikeforce in 2010 where Werdum pulled off a major upset on the highly touted Emelianenko.<\/p>\n<p>Vadim Finkelchtein, long-time friend and former manager of Emelianenko spoke about Emelianenko&#8217;s recent statement in a report from <a href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\" target=\"_blank\">Bloody Elbow<\/a> about wanting a rematch with Werdum.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think if Fedor wanted to fight in the UFC, he would have already been there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Finkelchtein also commented on &#8220;The Last Emporer&#8221; working under the RIZIN promotion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I know the place and the participants of the fight, I immediately distribute the information to sell tickets to the event,&#8221; Finkelchtein said of RIZIN&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/fedors-surprise-opponent-officially-announced\/\">method of announcing bouts<\/a> for their events with Emelianenko.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why hide this information? Perhaps this is a new feature of some sort &#8212; a new marketing approach to the promotion of the fight (smiling). I know this method is probably some kind of novelty.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Will we ever see Fedor in the UFC? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko recently stated that he would like to get a rematch with UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum. The two met in Strikeforce in 2010 where Werdum pulled off a major upset on the highly touted Emelianenko. 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