Fedor Emelianenko: I’ll be fighting this Summer

Mixed Martial Arts legend Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko declared he will return to the Strikeforce cage this summer, against a currently unknown opponent. Speaking at the premiere of “The Salamander Key” movie in Moscow, Russia, Emelianenko seemed in a quite positive mood:

“This Sunday I’ll fly out to Holland to have a two-week training camp. Then, I’ll return back home to Stariy Oskol to continue my preparations. I’m going to fight this summer. I still don’t know who will be my opponent, but it’s something currently in works. I didn’t train abroad since 2005. We have a really good relationship with Muay Thai coaches in Holland, so I’m really looking forward to this training camp.

I would like to thank everyone for their support. But at the end it’s God’s will, and we have to accept it as it is. I will continue to compete, train hard and do everything in my power to get a victory. Reporter: You are not retiring? Fedor: No way.”

This comes as a big relief for the loyal Fedor Emelianenko fans, who were deeply upset with their hero’s retirement announcement after the fight against Antonio Silva back in February. The news put the potential match-up against the Overeem-Werdum loser under question, as the pair are also expected to square off this summer, on June 18th.

Fedor is currently 31-3 in his Mixed Martial Arts career, previously going undefeated for a period of 10 years.

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