The wait is over...
It's official! Fedor Emelianenko and Satoshii Ishii will meet at this year's Dream Fight for Japan NYE event. After two or three weeks of silence from both sides, it was announced by Dream last night that the Russian MMA legend Fedor will clash with Ishii, a Judo Olympic gold medalist.
For Fedor, the bout continues the path to redemption, as the accomplished heavyweight
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Date: Dec 31, 2011
Location: Saitama, Japan
Venue: Saitama Super Arena
Broadcast: HDNet
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