{"id":191798,"date":"2016-04-15T09:18:56","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T16:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=191798"},"modified":"2016-04-15T09:18:56","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T16:18:56","slug":"fedor-emelianenkos-next-fight-official-for-june-17th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fedor-emelianenko\/fedor-emelianenkos-next-fight-official-for-june-17th\/","title":{"rendered":"Fedor Emelianenko&#8217;s next fight official for June 17th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Exciting news broke Friday morning that MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko would be returning to MMA on June 17th in front of the Russian fans.<\/p>\n<p>Emelianenko made an emphatic return to MMA on New Years Eve as he <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/must-see-fedor-mauls-singh-in-his-return-to-mma\/\">mauled Jaideep Singh in Japan.<\/a>  Since then there has been much speculation as to when his next fight would be, and where it would take place.<\/p>\n<p>While Wanderlei Silva was repeatedly <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fedor-emelianenko\/sakakibara-gives-update-on-fedor-emelianenko-vs-wanderlei-silva-fight\/\">mentioned as a possible opponent<\/a>, Emelianenko&#8217;s fight on June 17th will not be under the Rizin FF banner, but rather under the Fight Nights banner.<\/p>\n<p>Emelianenko released a statement on the situation which was obtained by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2016\/4\/15\/11437718\/fedor-to-return-on-june-17-at-fight-nights-show-in-russia\" target=\"_blank\">BloodyElbow<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I am very pleased to fight in Russia, the native land for the Russian fans,&#8221; said Fedor. &#8220;I return to the ring together with the guys from my Team Fedor. 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