{"id":216391,"date":"2017-01-07T15:41:48","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T23:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=216391"},"modified":"2017-01-07T15:42:17","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T23:42:17","slug":"fedor-emelianenko-drug-tested-ahead-bellator-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fedor-emelianenko\/fedor-emelianenko-drug-tested-ahead-bellator-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Fedor Emelianenko to be drug tested ahead of Bellator fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In February, MMA icon <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fedor-emelianenko\/breaking-fedor-emelianenko-vs-matt-mitrione-set-bellator-172\/\">Fedor Emelianenko will step into the Bellator MMA cage to square off with former UFC heavyweight contender Matt Mitrione<\/a> in a highly anticipated heavyweight showdown.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the fight, it has now been confirmed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloodyelbow.com\/2017\/1\/7\/14198960\/fedor-emelianenko-undergo-pre-fight-drug-testing-ahead-mitrione-fight-bellator-mma-doping-news\" target=\"_blank\">TASS.ru<\/a> from Bellator MMA CEO Scott Coker that &#8216;The Last Emperor&#8217; will indeed be drug tested in the time between now and the fight.  Coker explained that <em>&#8220;doping tests will be carried out by the athletic commission.&#8221;<\/em>  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Scott-Coker1.png\" alt=\"Scott Coker\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Scott-Coker1.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Scott-Coker1-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Scott-Coker1-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Scott-Coker1-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fight will be Emelianenko&#8217;s first of the year, and will be his third since <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/must-see-fedor-mauls-singh-in-his-return-to-mma\/\">making his return to MMA at the end of 2015, where he picked up a dominant 1st round win over Jaideep Singh<\/a>. Following his win over Singh, Emelianenko returned to fight Fabio Maldonado at EFN 50 in June <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/fedor-emelianenko\/video-watch-fedor-emelianenkos-wild-slobber-knocker-fabio-maldonado\/\">where he picked up an exciting, but also controversial, win<\/a> over the UFC vet in his hometown of St. Petersburg, Russia.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fedor-wins.png\" alt=\"Fedor Emelianenko \" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-196856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fedor-wins.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fedor-wins-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fedor-wins-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Fedor-wins-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While Emelianenko will be riding a 5-fight win streak into the bout, Mitrione will be entering into the bout on a 2-fight win streak that has seen him pick up back to back TKO wins under the Bellator MMA banner. The pair of 2016 Bellator MMA wins snapped a 2-fight skid that had seen Mitrione drop back to back losses in the UFC.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In February, MMA icon Fedor Emelianenko will step into the Bellator MMA cage to square off with former UFC heavyweight contender Matt Mitrione in a highly anticipated heavyweight showdown. 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