Fedor Emelianenko to retire after next 2 fights

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Source: MMABay.co.uk

M-1 Global has revealed some huge news today that WAMMA Heavyweight champion, Fedor Emelianenko plans to retire from mixed martial arts following his next two fights with Strikeforce to pursue a career in Russian politics.

In a press release, translated by MiddleEasy.com:

“The regional political council of the party “United Russia” approved the list of candidates for internal party elections – the primaries. In the list of 58 candidates. No less than 10 000 United Russia vote will determine the best, and who will receive the first place in the party list in the upcoming October elections in the Belgorod Regional Duma.”


“The list of early voting have 24 newcomers who have never participated in elections to the legislature. One of the achievements was the inclusion in the list not only members of United Russia, but also simply to party supporters and even non-party candidates. This is for example the managing director Combine KMA Ruda Vladimir Tom and CEO JBK-1 Yuri Selivanov. They are not only members of the party, but also by working in obldume fourth convocation, not included in the United Russia Duma faction.”


“Among the most notable candidates, in addition to the deputies (Anatolia Zelikow, Victor Filatov, Vadim Cage, Valeria Skruga, Ivan Kulabuhova, Vladimir Kulikovsky) - a famous athlete Fedor Emelianenko, the new director of Belarusian State Technological University Sergey Glagolev (by the way, non-partisan), director of the Institute of Public and municipal government BSU Alexander Mamatov.”


Stay tuned to Wrestling-Radio.com for more information if Fedor Emelianenko will actually retire from MMA and make a move into politics.

Meh, don't really see it happening. Fedor needs a loss on his record to get his fire lit again, so I'm looking forward to either Werdum or Overeem beating him. If they do, he'll probably re-sign with Strikeforce or move into the UFC.