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Vinny Magalhaes Clarifies Why He's Not Currently Signed With Any Organization

Hey friends/fans,

I'd like to clarify for those who are wondering why I haven't been scheduled to fight or haven't been signed by any promotion yet.

I AM done with my contract obligations with M-1 Global, I am a free agent, that means that I'm free to take offers from any promotion, but since I finished my contract as M-1 Light Heavyweight Champion, I had champions clause on my contract, that gave M-1 Global a 60 days "Right to Exclusive negotiation", which was over in March (When I became free agent). Now I'm under the "right-to-match period" which will be over in couple months.

For those who don't know, that means that whatever offer I get from any other promotion, M-1 Global will have the right to match that same offer, and if they do it, I'm 'obligated' to resign with them. So I have decided to NOT take any offer from any other promotion until the right to match period ends, so I can just walk away from M-1 Global, and take whatever offer I choose to, after that period is over without having to worry about the threats that Evgeni Kogan made to me and my manager by email, which was "to match whatever offer I get just to prove a point" (basically saying that he'd want to keep me under contract just to f**k with me, excuse my language).

So with me not taking any offer, there's no offer for him to match, therefore I just have to wait for the right-to-match period to end, so I can sign with whatever promotion that I want to sign without having to deal with bullshit.

That period ends sometime in July, so if you're wondering when I will be fighting again, I can not give you that answer, but In july I should be signed and scheduled to fight somewhere. As soon as I take an offer AFTER that period ends, I will find that out.

Vinny Magalhaes
Still the M-1 Challenge Light heavyweight Champion of Russia

Vinny Magalhaes Clarifies Why He's Not Currently Signed With Any Organization - Bloody Elbow

[Sniggles]

Change "Hey friends/fans," to "Hey Zuffa,"

[RonPaulForPeace]

threats from m1? get out

[beau420]

Originally Posted by RonPaulForPeace

threats from m1? get out

Zuffa would never do that to their fighters, especially a champion......like Randy in 2007

[joeodd2]

I hope to see Vinney in Bellator, or the UFC. He's evolved into a very dangerous LHW. M-1 can promote shit Russian fighters all day long, they had a true diamond in Vinney and they fucked up. I used to supporter them for Fedor's sake, but now.....fuck them square plumb the asshole with a dana white dildo.

[Bearded Big Country]

Lets get some new light heavyweight blood in the UFC, Vinny would fit in really well

[Fedorlei Gomipierre]

This probably works best, so Vinny can have a good deal of time prior to his obvious UFC return to really sharpen up his striking game. Vinny's a great talent and has growth leaps and bounds in his time outside of the UFC.....

That said, I think Glover Teixeira is the "Next Big Thing" of the UFC LHW division.

[Sniggles]

Originally Posted by RonPaulForPeace

threats from m1? get out

But they have the Russian Mafia on their side!

[joeodd2]

Originally Posted by Sniggles

But they have the Russian Mafia on their side!

Mafia? You're thinking to small, try the Russian Government, the Russian Mafia's pimp....