Fedor Emelianenko (31-4) will forge on with his career Nov. 12 when he meets onetime UFC heavyweight title-challenger Jeff Monson (42-12) at an M-1 event in his native Russia.
That's according to Monson, who on Tuesday tweeted that the fight was "confirmed" for an M-1 event. A city and venue were not a part of his announcement.
MMAjunkie sources said that while the bout is tentatively agreed to, no contracts are in place.
Vadim Finkelstein, co-founder of M-1 Global and Emelianenko's manager, confirmed over the weekend that the former Strikeforce fighter would fight in "late fall" against an opponent to be determined.
It's Emelianenko's first fight since an ill-fated bout with Dan Henderson at "Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson" that ended with him dazed on the mat after a peekaboo punch from Henderson in the first round. After the July bout, Emelianenko said he wasn't sure whether he'd continue to fight or retire from the sport.
It was Emelianenko's third consecutive loss, and it led UFC president Dana White to declare the former PRIDE champion was cut from Strikeforce, which is owned by UFC parent company Zuffa LLC. M-1 Global officials said Emelianenko was not under contract with Strikeforce
That's according to Monson, who on Tuesday tweeted that the fight was "confirmed" for an M-1 event. A city and venue were not a part of his announcement.
MMAjunkie sources said that while the bout is tentatively agreed to, no contracts are in place.
Vadim Finkelstein, co-founder of M-1 Global and Emelianenko's manager, confirmed over the weekend that the former Strikeforce fighter would fight in "late fall" against an opponent to be determined.
It's Emelianenko's first fight since an ill-fated bout with Dan Henderson at "Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson" that ended with him dazed on the mat after a peekaboo punch from Henderson in the first round. After the July bout, Emelianenko said he wasn't sure whether he'd continue to fight or retire from the sport.
It was Emelianenko's third consecutive loss, and it led UFC president Dana White to declare the former PRIDE champion was cut from Strikeforce, which is owned by UFC parent company Zuffa LLC. M-1 Global officials said Emelianenko was not under contract with Strikeforce