[fedor_forever]

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K-1 allowed it!!!!!!

[bystander]

Great .

After December 31st, we should be able to say that in his last two fights, on average, Fyodor fought two heavier, stronger heavyweights, with reach advantage, and (hopefully) defeated them both convincingly.

[fedor_forever]

and now Choi wants to change the rule~!!

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Like 31st Dec. 2004

Jeromme and Bob did..... one round is K-1 the other round is mms rule

Choi is suggesting but they are still negotiating....

[fedor_forever]

By Loretta Hunt ([Информация только для зарегистрированных пользователей. ])
Additional Reporting by Gino Mongelli and Mike Russell ([Информация только для зарегистрированных пользователей. ])

Cross-continental negotiations are under way to finalize a proposed match-up between Fedor Emelianenko (26-1, 1 NC) and Hong Man Choi (1-0) at the Yarennoka event on Monday, Dec. 31 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

With Choi unharmed after being eliminated by Jerome LeBanner in last weekend’s K-1 World Grand Prix, the only snag that could prevent this mismatch on paper from happening would be if the two sides cannot come to terms on the rules for the bout. Choi’s representatives have requested special rules be implemented to favor their 7-foot-2, 370-pound fighter’s striking-heavy style. Of course, the more stringent the rules become to limit or even avoid ground action, the less of a true MMA bout the headliner becomes.

“We have the right to review and approve any special rules,” said M-1 Global CEO Monte Cox, whose organization exclusively signed Emelianenko, the world’s top-ranked fighter, in October.

Recently acquired by the U.S.-based Sibling Sports LLC, M-1 Global brokered out the PRIDE heavyweight champion to the Yarennoka organization for an undisclosed fee.

Hinging on his team’s acceptance of any special rules, Cox said he anticipates a finalized deal could be reached by the end of the week.

Choi has participated in one MMA bout to date, a lopsided 15-second affair against the much smaller Bobby Ologun (2-1) at K-1 “Premium Dynamite!! 2006” one year ago.

Emelianenko last stepped into the ring on April 14, when he submitted Olympic Greco Roman wrestling silver medalist Matt Lindland (20-5) with a first-round armbar at Bodog Fight “Clash of the Nations” in St. Petersburg, Russia.

[michaell]

Man, that sounds weird. If they change rules to those of K-1....Fedor will be in trouble, he's MMA-fighter, not K-1...

[fedor_forever]

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Man, that sounds weird. If they change rules to those of K-1....Fedor will be in trouble, he's MMA-fighter, not K-1...

no it doesn't mean that play by K-1 rule the whole time....

take turns.... k-1,mma,k- or mma,k-1,mma like that

they say just like 2004 Dec. Jerome and Bob did..... although i don't know how they did.....

[michaell]

Still sounds weird
K-1, mma, chess, figureskating, k-1

[fedor_forever]

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Still sounds weird
K-1, mma, chess, figureskating, k-1

they are just going to fight by the mma rule.. pride or K-1 heros

[Jull]

Its OFFICIAL now ...Fedor Emelianenko vs Hong Man Choi!

Fight Card

Shinya Aoki vs. J.Z. Calvancanti
Hayato Sakurai vs. Hidehiko Hasegawa
Gilbert Melendez vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Luiz Azeredo
Fedor Emelianenko vs Hong Man Choi
Yoshihiro Akiyama x Kazuo Misaki
Murilo Bustamante x Makoto Takimoto

Participants:
Aleksander Emelianenko
Roman Zentsov
Mark Hunt
Ricardo Arona

[stripthesoul]

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Its OFFICIAL now ...Fedor Emelianenko vs Hong Man Choi!

Fight Card

Shinya Aoki vs. J.Z. Calvancanti
Hayato Sakurai vs. Hidehiko Hasegawa
Gilbert Melendez vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Luiz Azeredo
Fedor Emelianenko vs Hong Man Choi
Yoshihiro Akiyama x Kazuo Misaki
Murilo Bustamante x Makoto Takimoto

Participants:
Aleksander Emelianenko
Roman Zentsov
Mark Hunt
Ricardo Arona

So what's the deal with Aleksander Emelianenko, Mark Hunt and Arona? So many rumors floating around. Latest card posted on M-1's homepage doesn't include them. I don't understand how the event is little more than 2 weeks away and the card is not finalized yet.

Also, so what hapenned with the rules for Fedor vs. Choi fight? Is it all MMA or chess is also included?

I think if they wanna compromise they should do MMA 1st round, then Choi will never make it out of the first