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[Badluck33]

By: Carmichael Dave
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- The UFC offered Fedor a 6 fight, 30 million dollar contract. That's 5 mil a fight

- The UFC offered Fedor an immediate title shot

- Lesnar/Fedor would be the biggest PPV in MMA history (we assume), and the UFC offered M-1 Global a cut of the PPV on top of Fedor's purse.

- Fedor was free to wear as many M-1 logoed items as he wished.

- The UFC also relented on allowing Fedor to compete in combat sambo.

Apparently, for good or bad, M-1 refuses to sign a deal unless the UFC agrees to co-promote.

UPDATE: What the UFC specifically offered Fedor... -

I think Fedor and Management will get a lot of heat if he turns such a great offer like this....

WOW!

This I think would be the largest contract in the history of mma! And Fedor's camp has the audacity to claim that the UFC is not treating the worlds best fighter like 'the worlds best fighter?'

R u Serious?

Fedor IMO should drop The Fink, M-1 Global and anyone else in that association. Pick up some american reps and enjoy a new mansion in las vegas.

[pantomime horse]

If true that makes M-1 Global the Col. Parker of the MMA world.

For better or worse, Fedor is sticking with them.

[spvp94]

Wow. This is a huge contract. The UFC is full of top level competition fighting for a lot less money. Greedy. Fedor is losing fans by the day. Not to take anything away from his ability but come on. The UFC even agreed o cut M-1 in on he PPV buys plus fedor can wear M-1 merchandise. This shows that he UFC is really trying.

[joeyP]

I would be astounded if M-1 turned down this offer. Also, if they do turn it down, there's not way Fedor is coming to the UFC. That offer is the best that it gets. Period

[rodzilla1988]

I would think that makes it official that Fedor will not sign with UFC because I mean there is nothing more the UFC can offer. Co-promoting is out of the question so oh well honestly Fedors fans are the people being hurt by this.

1-This has to be the biggest contract in MMA history. (If not top def. close to it.)

2-Title Shot (Nobody comes in and gets an immediate title shot.)

3-Going to allow him to compete in Sambo (Come on that was the main set back a few years ago, I believe, is that he couldn't compete in the Sambo tourneys he loved so much.)

I'd love to see Fedor in the UFC but this getting a little ridiculous now. I mean it is good for his management to be holding all the cards but it's hard to believe that he does not desire to cement his legacy in th worlds top promotion. Plain in simple time to dump the chumps Fedor.

[pa99ortiz]

Insane, let's hope he signed!

[carbondioxide830]

crazy russians....

[roaddawg]

Dana should use that money and get all of the other top talent. No 1 fighter is worth this much trouble.

rd

[schizerbone]

Why would M-1 make such a big deal about co-promotion...

I mean, it's down to $30 million, plus a cut of a HUGE PPV, plus free advertising on Fedor's shorts during fights...

or

Strikeforce - $700,000 per fight (going with the high end number), plus all the co-promotion they want. Would that actually net them a higher $ amount?

or Japan...whatever they will offer will definitely not be as big as the above two.

[joeyP]

Let's remember, Hendo also got immediate title shots.