Affliction entertainment Vice President Tom Atencio has officially announced that Number one Contender Josh Barnett will no longer be fighting Fedor Emelianenko. Josh has been pulled out of the fight that was set to go ahead on Aug.1st, Josh was pulled out due to an illegal substance and did not retain his license to fight. The fight was [...]
Affliction entertainment Vice President Tom Atencio has officially announced that Number one Contender Josh Barnett will no longer be fighting Fedor Emelianenko. Josh has been pulled out of the fight that was set to go ahead on Aug.1st, Josh was pulled out due to an illegal substance and did not retain his license to fight. The fight was scheduled to headline affliction and M-1 Globals’s “Trilogy” event at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif; furthermore this event will still take place and the headline event will still be Fedor, but affliction do not have somebody to fight Fedor yet.
Tom Atencio said he hopes to secure a replacement for Fedor (1 week till the fight), my question is who will take this fight at such short notice? MyCage.co.uk reported earlier in the week that Vitor Belfort did agree to fight Fedor according to two separate negotiations. But is Vitor just doing this for the pay check or does he feel lucky as hell? Because fighting Fedor with 1 week till the fight is just insane.
Never the less former WWE fighter Bobby lashley is also in talks with fighting Fedor, if Lashley did beat Fedor hell that would be a BIG shock to the MMA world. But don’t get your hopes up Bobby Lashley denied to fight Fedor on Tuesday, like any normal person would. Who do you guys think will replace Fedor?
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By the Looks of it, there’s not many people who want to step up to the challenge to fight Fedor. Not just because there’s a week to train but because it’s hard to beat this guy, Who do you guys think will step up and face him? I’m thinking Vitor Belfort.
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