For the first time since Dec. 2006, Fedor Emelianenko will fight a top 10 heavyweight.Fedor Emelianenko will return to the ring this summer and face his greatest challenger in years.
A fight between top-ranked heavyweight Emelianenko and former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia has been agreed to in principle.
"[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 fight."
Despite posting an MMA record of 27-1, with the lone loss due to a cut stoppage, Emelianenko has been criticized for his lack of fights with top-tier competition as of late. Three or Emelianenko's last four fights are against 43-year-old Mark Coleman, the inexperienced Hong Man Choi, and Matt Lindland, who was fighting two weight classes higher than his standard middleweight class.
If signed, the fight will take place on July 19th on a card promoted by Affliction, in partnership with HDNet Fights. The event will be held in the home base for Mark Cuban's HDNet Fights: Dallas, TX.
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