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Aleksander Emelienenko Announces Fight With Barnett In April
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AikaImmortal
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Posted 10:38 pm, 02/03/2008
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Straight from the source:
Rumor control. I have never been offered a match to fight in M-1 or against Aleksander Emelianenko. Alek's has expressed to me personally his desire for a rematch but without a promotion to make it happen then it doesn't matter. I don't need to make this fight happen but I would gladly give him his rematch if it was offered to me. It's no sweat to me to fight him.
Also, to my knowledge there was never a Roger Gracie vs. Yoshida match. We have been talking with WVR for a long time creating a contract and Yoshida was who was offered from the beginning. I don't know who put out the rumors or why some news outlets accepted it as fact but there was never a Roger vs. Yoshida fight. Just some wishful thinking on some manager's part perhaps.
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AikaImmortal
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Posted 6:14 pm, 02/03/2008
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Yeah dude.. if hes in a long term deal with WVR I don't know if Barnett will be fighting or not. even if he is not in a long term deal, thats a very short recovery time.
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raconteur8
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Posted 5:22 am, 02/03/2008
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KungFuGrip
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Posted 11:59 am, 01/28/2008
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I alway like Barnett. I agree with some points he has made in the past, regarding mma. I wish he was in the UFC.:(
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Flying Triangle Choke
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Posted 11:54 am, 01/28/2008
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This is cool, I really enjoyed their first fight. And I'm really glad to see Josh is going to fight again period.
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jyd94
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Posted 9:21 am, 01/28/2008
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Lets hope he doesn't gas and just hand him that keylock again.
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Mulla
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Posted 6:35 am, 01/28/2008
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Nice fight, I see it going much the same way as the first tho.
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giguer
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Posted 6:26 pm, 01/27/2008
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For me Aleks is in the top 10
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Gooner
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Posted 5:49 pm, 01/27/2008
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Fedor and Aleks should switch opponents. That would rawk.
But I guess they're building Barnett up for that Fedor fight.
Hope it doesn't backfire.
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Saskabush
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Posted 5:48 pm, 01/27/2008
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This is a good test for Aleks for sure. I think he can easily be a top 10 HW, he just needs another chance to prove it.
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CounterPuncher
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Posted 5:41 pm, 01/27/2008
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Cacti45 | wait did u say Aleks wasnt a top talent? And this fight sets up Fedor-Barnett perfectly for later in the year. And if Aleks gets his cardio up, its hard for any HW to beat him. |
If you are referring to TICL, I think he meant that Barnett is more interested than Fedor in fighting top talent.... With Aleks being the top talent he is fighting.
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Cacti45
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Posted 5:27 pm, 01/27/2008
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wait did u say Aleks wasnt a top talent? And this fight sets up Fedor-Barnett perfectly for later in the year. And if Aleks gets his cardio up, its hard for any HW to beat him.
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AikaImmortal
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Posted 6:54 pm, 01/26/2008
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Aleks has a criminal record, how will he be able to get a visa for this fight?
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The-Iceman-Chuck-Liddell
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Posted 6:06 pm, 01/26/2008
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Five Ounces of Pain | Report: Aleksander Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett in April
Aleksander Emelianenko announced via his official website that he will be fighting on the M-1 Gobal show in Chicago on April 11th. He said that he expects that his opponent could very well be currently unsigned heavyweight free agent Josh Barnett.
This could be a big move for M-1, gobbling up some more of the UFC�s talent pool from which to draw fighters. While it never sounded like Barnett and the UFC were interested in coming to terms with one another and burying the hatchet from years past, it still leaves them without the option of signing Barnett. With the UFC�s heavyweight division in serious need of an infusion of talent, taking a heavyweight like Josh Barnett off the market is a pretty big deal.
Not to mention that if Josh Barnett has signed a deal with M-1, fans would possibly get a matchup that they�ve asked for many times before. If we can�t have Couture vs. Fedor right now then we�ll take Josh Barnett vs. Fedor as a consolation prize until Randy is done with whatever the hell he�s doing.
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Well I wish It was Aleks bro, but obviously Josh is more interested in fighting top talent than Fedor.
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