Dana White says Fedor Emelianenko will fight in the UFC, Brock Lesnar fight imminent


Prior to this past Saturday's UFC 100 event, an underground movement took root and called for mixed-martial-arts fan who would attend the show to begin "Fedor!" chants throughout the night.

The thought, of course, was to make UFC executives well aware of the fans' desire to have Fedor Emelianenko, the world's top-ranked heavyweight and arguably the greatest MMA fighter in the division's history, fighting in the octagon.

The chants were never heard, but after UFC 100, UFC President Dana White said he wants Emelianenko in the UFC, that it's eventually going to happen, and that a fight with Brock Lesnar is imminent.

Lesnar, the former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar and NCAA Division I national wrestling champion, picked up his third consecutive UFC victory and first-ever title defense with a dominant second-round TKO of interim title-holder Frank Mir in UFC 100's main event.

With Lesnar's current streak of wins over Heath Herring, then-champ Randy Couture and now Mir, many are looking to possible future opponents for the seemingly invincible ground-and-pound machine.

Emelianenko, the former longtime PRIDE heavyweight champion, is the man many see as most likely to topple Lesnar. At 30-1, with back-to-back Affliction wins over two former UFC champions (Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski) and a 26-0 record (with one no-contest) over the past nine years, many fans are clamoring for the Russian fighter to take on the top talent in the world's premier fight organization.

"This Fedor thing has gone on and on and on," White said in the post-UFC 100 press conference. "Eventually, Fedor's going to be here. I want Fedor. I want him to come to the UFC and everything else.

"This guy (Brock Lesnar) just won the heavyweight title, and we'll end up getting that deal done. And then we'll do Brock vs. Fedor, and it'll be a huge fight."

How soon could we such the fight?

"Who knows," White said. "He's obviously contractually obligated to fight (with Affliction). Once that's over, we'll figure it out."

UFC officials have met with Emelianenko and his representatives multiple times. However, the meetings proved far from productive and often left each side blaming the other for the inability to get a deal done. The UFC said Emelianenko's demands were too outrageous, not necessarily from a monetary standpoint (though Emelianenko is believed to make at least $2 million per fight) but because a deal would essentially require the organization to enter the Russian market as business partners with Emelianenko's manager, Vadim Finkelchtein. Emelianenko's people say the UFC's contract demands are too restrictive without any allowances, for example, for Sambo competitions and would dictate all aspects of the fighter's career.

Concessions will be need to be made, and that's often led White to predict a slim chance of a deal coming to fruition. In fact, White has often criticized the fighter, going so far as saying Emelianenko "sucks" while mocking past recent opponents such as kickboxer Hong Man Choi and Matt Lindland, who normally fights at middleweight.

However, White's tune has changed, and on Saturday, he spoke rather definitely about the fighter's future in the UFC.

Of course, that future could hinge on Emelianenko's upcoming Aug. 1 fight at "Affliction" Trilogy." There, Emelianenko meets another former UFC champ, Josh Barnett, who many rank among the division's top three or four.

However, don't expect Barnett to get the same invitation to the UFC is he knocks off Emelianenko.

Why?

"No one's beating down my door to get Barnett," White said.

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I'd like seeing lesnar get his ass stomped..... I think his skill is minimal an he only has size.

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skills are minimal?? Have you seen his old wrestling clips??

Comparative to those in MMA, yeah his skills are minimal. That is really all he has

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I dont know if Dana will get Fedor very easily. Fedor has him by the nuts because he knows Dana wants him. Fedor is pretty shrewd and Dana is going to have to pay some change for him.
I think Lesner is a pretty decent for his limitted experience. His standup is getting better and his wrestling is top notch. If they move Brock and give him time to develop he will be pretty hard to beat. He needs 3 or 4 fights with guys who will test him before we really see how good he is.
I really want to see him fight Alistair Overeem.

Bro wrestling and MMA go hand in hand. The training in wrestling conditioning is very much similar to MMA, I am talking high school college wrestling not WWE lol, He was 4 time all american and a D1 NCAA HeavyWeight Champion, he can fight, His great wrestling skill makes him tough espiecially at his weight and speed. He throw down too with his fists. I think FEDOR will beat him though.

lesnar is a real wrestler..but lacks submissions.... fedor is also a great sambo wrestler... I always liked josh barnett

Fedor has phenomonal sambo he has only been beaten maybe 1 or 2 times and has won the national championship in Sambo several times. He is also a beast when it comes to cardio. I personally think the guy to beat Lesner is the one who takes him into deep waters

Yea I would love this fight.........But it Brock comes with the leg drop....it's all over.LOL and GOD forbid the camel clutch

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lets gitter done ...lol!!!

Would love to see this fight! I think Fedor would put the hurt on Brock, but you never know in a fight.

toughest thing about lesner is he is so big powerful and athletic that he hurts you with anything he does

No shit, I'm sure he is quite hard to hurt to.

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I think Fedor would win that... cake walk for him IMO.

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