Thursday, April 23, 2009

Fedor Emelianenko To Spar With Shinya Aoki

From CombatSportsMedia.net:

Fedor will end his hiatus from active competition in Japan on Wednesday, April 29 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo during the third edition of the 2009 "M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction." Fans in attendance will be treated to a special five-minute sparring exhibition between Fedor when he returns to the ring for a five-minute special sparring exhibition against WAMMA lightweight champion Shinya Aoki.

Complete rules of the Fedor vs. Aoki sparring exhibition are still being negotiated, but it will be presented as a special attraction during a 19-bout event scheduled to feature head-to-head M-1 Challenge matchups between host country Japan vs. England, Team USA West vs. South Korea, and Spain vs. France.
This should be incredible. I hope that the rules allow for some real striking and grappling. Can Aoki submit Fedor?

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