Fedor Emelianenko told Sherdog.com today that he will be facing off against former UFC star Tim Sylvia on July 19:
“[Sylvia] is a good fighter, a strong fighter, the former UFC heavyweight champion, which is important,” Emelianenko said via telephone from Stary Oskol, Russia. “I am looking forward to fighting him and training hard for this […]

In an interview with MMA Madness, Randy Couture again confirmed his desire to leave the UFC for good:
“I can’t see myself fighting for the UFC again,” he said. “Too much has happened.”
He also confirmed his interest in Mark Cuban’s promotion:
HDNet owner Mark “Cuban is helping out,” Couture said. “More than likely, I will […]

It’s possible that the new MMA promotion that was to be a joint effort between Golden Boy and Affliction is history. According to Fightline.com, Adam Swift is reporting that Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy are torpedoing the deal due to “control issues.” Swift also says the situation is still “fluid,” and that his […]

Chuck Liddell is not one to hold back in interviews. Recently, as covered here at MMA Shoot, we’ve seen him talk smack about Fedor Emelianenko to the UK press, telling the Sun that he could “take” Fedor.
Now, Chuck is at it again with the UK media. He’s got two more interviews out: one where he […]

MMAFightline is reporting that Fedor Emelianenko’s people are now in negotiations with the UFC to bring Fedor in for one fight.
I guess the presumption is that he would be facing Randy Couture, but why just sign him for one fight? If I were the UFC, I’d try and lock him up for at least three. […]

Wow. That was quick. Just yesterday, Gary Shaw did an interview where he didn’t respond to Dana White’s recent belittling comments. Guess Gary hadn’t heard the interview yet. He did respond today when chatting with Wrestling on Tap (via MMA Fightline):
“Dana is the type of guy that if he owned a gas station, he wouldn’t […]

Chuck Liddell recently did two interviews with The Sun newspaper out of the UK. It looks like he’s got two guys that he’d like to face in the coming year–Fedor Emelianenko and “The Dean of Mean,” Keith Jardine. Chuck had a lot to say about the possibility of a fight with Fedor and a move […]

ESPN the Magazine has a piece up about Fedor Emelianenko’s current free agency situation. Fedor’s agent, Apy Echteld, had this to say on a potential move to the UFC:
“We’re open to a discussion,” says Echteld. “If everybody is willing to put a little wine in the water, then we have something to work with. There […]