Just when you thought things couldn’t get anymore laughable when it comes to the direction M-1 Global are looking to take the career of formerly ranked number one fighter in the world, Fedor Emelianenko it has after he was today linked with former UFC fighters, Mike Whitehead and Travis Wiuff as “potential opponents”. The news comes via ESPN’s Josh Gross who revealed this titbit via his Twitter page earlier today. M-1 Global is said to be reaching out to a number of managers of heavyweight fighters.
Whitehead’s record currently stands at 26-7 overall and is currently on a two fight winning streak after defeating Chase Gormley and Eddie Sanchez. He was once considered to be a force in the light heavyweight division outside the octagon before he came up short against Renato “Babalu” Sobral.
Wiuff has had a storied career and is a veteran of the sport with a record of 64-14-1 overall. He rebounded from a disappointing knockout loss to Tim Hague in October when he defeated unknown, Richard White via submission due to strikes.
The reason I call this situation “laughable” is the fact that Fedor and M-1 Global are seemingly uninterested in pursuing fights against the best heavyweights available outside of the Zuffa banner, with seemingly no approach made to Golden Glory over a fight with former Strikeforce heavyweight champion, Alistair Overeem.
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