Long considered the #1 fighter in the world, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko just says no to the UFC and signs a new contract to begin fighting w/ STRIKEFORCE!Z! The first fight is scheduled for this fall.

More info is available here at The Dragon Zone:
http://thedragonzone.com/site/fight-news/2009/fedor-signs-with-strikeforce-m1-global-gives-ufc-the-finger/

This is another black eye for the UFC, who has been unable to sign Fedor due to conflicting interests and an unwillingness from Fedor’s management team M1 Global to back down from Dan White and the UFC’s offers.

BIG NEWS!