Fedor Emelianenko, the consensus greatest heavyweight mixed martial arts fighter ever, could help Bellator deliver a blow to UFC in his final fight.
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He’ll be celebrated — far from banned — Saturday on what Bellator president Scott Coker described as a “monumental” night for his company. The UFC remains undoubtedly the top MMA organization in the world — miles ahead of the competition — but Bellator sits comfortably in the No. 2 spot. Recent cracks in the UFC’s foundation — heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou left the UFC citing unfair one-sided power dynamics — and the television deal with CBS have Coker believing Bellator could eat into the market share.Emelianenko is, by far, the most accomplished of the group.
“There was a time when I didn’t feel any opponents,” Emelianenko said. “I was just going through them. I didn’t feel them at all.”Emelianenko didn’t fight in the UFC, but there were multiple negotiations with UFC president Dana White starting in 2007 when his contract with Pride expired. One of the attempts included White flying to see Emelianenko on a private island.
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