MOSCOW, Apr 15 Bellator President Scott Coker said that New York is being considered as the venue for the farewell fight of Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Fedor Emelianenko.
"Most likely, Fedor's farewell fight will not take place in Russia, because … How can you plan something now? How can you decide on the date of the fight when everything is changing so quickly? We must come to some kind of neutral option. Every day I think what neutral territory we can choose for this duel. And do something for Fedor that he deserves. And I don't want to do it in some small place. I want to do something big for him", — said Cocker.
«We had an amazing show planned on Red Square. I can tell you that we got approval to do this fight on Red Square. It would be incredible. But it won't happen. Does he agree that the fight will not take place in Russia? I think Fedor just wants to fight. He's in great shape. Looks like he's ready to fight today. New York? Yes, that's one of the options. We want to give Fedor something epic,» Cocker said at a press conference. conference, which was broadcast by the MMA Junkie YouTube channel. On October 23, Emelianenko knocked out American Timothy Johnson in the first round at the debut Bellator tournament in Russia. During his career in MMA, the 45-year-old Russian won 40 victories with six defeats. Another of his fights was declared invalid. Under the current contract, Emelianenko has one fight left under the auspices of Bellator.