{"id":391156,"date":"2021-07-29T16:24:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T23:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=391156"},"modified":"2022-02-04T15:17:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T23:17:08","slug":"josh-barnett-says-it-would-really-suck-to-never-fight-fedor-emelianenko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/josh-barnett-says-it-would-really-suck-to-never-fight-fedor-emelianenko\/","title":{"rendered":"Josh Barnett says ‘It would really suck’ to never fight Fedor Emelianenko"},"content":{"rendered":"

Josh Barnett vs. Fedor Emelianenko<\/a> is one of MMA’s biggest fights that got away \u2014 but what if it didn’t have to?<\/p>\n

The pair of heavyweight legends were originally set to clash in 2009 under the short-lived Affliction banner. Fast-forward 12 years and they’re both in the same promotion once again as Emelianenko has his next bout set for October at Bellator’s first show in Russia.<\/p>\n

All that’s missing is “The Last Emperor’s” dance partner.<\/p>\n

“I would say, for the most part, that’s what I’m interested in \u2014 getting that fight with Fedor,” Barnett told BJPenn.com<\/a> regarding what he has left for him in MMA. “That’s a fight worth having. That’s a fight that’s not got a lot of time to be made left to happen.<\/p>\n

“It would really suck [if the fight doesn’t happen] (laughs). I hope that’s not going to be the case. Honestly, it sounds even more fun to do it in Russia.”<\/p>\n