{"id":197864,"date":"2016-07-01T20:40:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-02T03:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=197864"},"modified":"2016-07-01T20:40:29","modified_gmt":"2016-07-02T03:40:29","slug":"fedor-emelianenkos-friend-vp-of-russian-mma-union-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fedor-emelianenko\/fedor-emelianenkos-friend-vp-of-russian-mma-union-suspended\/","title":{"rendered":"Fedor Emelianenko&#8217;s friend, VP of Russian MMA Union, suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, MMA legend <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fedor-emelianenko\/results-fedor-emelianenko-vs-fabio-maldonado\/\">Fedor Emelianenko returned to the cage to fight UFC veteran Fabio Maldonado<\/a> in the main event of EFN 50 in Russia. The fight was a controversial one, with <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/videos\/highlights-fedor-emelianenko-defeats-fabio-maldonado2\/\">Emelianenko getting the win via majority decision.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Immediately following the fight, Maldonado and his team revealed that they would be appealing the decision.  The head judge for the World MMA Association, Radmir Gabdullin, who is a longtime friend and training partner of Fedor Emelianenko, denied Maldonado&#8217;s appeal.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2016\/7\/1\/12081258\/fedors-crony-suspended-as-vp-of-russian-mma-union-maldonados-appeal\" target=\"_blank\">BloodyElbow<\/a>, that prompted the WMMAA to temporarily suspend Gabdullin given the conflict of interest.  The WMMAA will appoint Secretary General Alexander Engelhardt to handle the appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for updates as they become available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko returned to the cage to fight UFC veteran Fabio Maldonado in the main event of EFN 50 in Russia. The fight was a controversial one, with Emelianenko getting the win via majority decision. Immediately following the fight, Maldonado and his team revealed that they would be appealing the decision. 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