New Korean Promotion Taking Chance On Aleksander Emelianenko?

by Leland Roling on May 29, 2009 2:38 PM EDT

An interesting little tidbit regarding a new Korean Promotion called Fighting Mixed Combative. Nightmare of Battle has the news as part of a Korean news roundup:

The new Korean MMA event which was revealed a few weeks ago have changed their name from Fighter Mania Championship to Fighting Mixed Combative. They have also revealed that their first event will be on August 15th. On July 4th there will also be an Amateur event called DREADS by the company behind FMC (Fighter Mania Company) and the fighters who do good there could get a spot on FMC 2 in September.

The subtitle for FMC 1 is "Imjin Waeran" which is the Korean name of the Japanese invasions of Korea during 1592-1598. The name probably indicates that there will be a decent amount of Japan vs. Korea fights on the card.

The participation of fighters such as Aleksander Emelianenko, Choi Mu Bae, and Blagoi Ivanov was once again reaffirmed.

The most interesting part about the news is that Aleksander Emelianenko's name has popped up as a potential participant in the event. Most of the hardcore fanbase has been contemplating whether we would actually see Fedor's brother battle it out in any promotion that was relevant in the future due to potentially having Hepatitis C. It seems that M-1 Global is content with using him in Russia, but as rumors have spread, other fighters may be less willing to fight him.

Fortunately for Aleks, he's apparently been able to garner some interest from the new Korean promotion. Also on the card could be Sambo champion Blagoi Ivanov, who defeated Fedor Emelianenko in the Sambo Championships this past year.

I'm a bit hesitant to believe this news right now, but it's interesting that the world view of the rumors circulating about why Aleks wasn't allowed to fight in the U.S. are largely ignored. The new promotion is far from relevant in the MMA world, but it's very strange that a promotion would allow Aleks to fight with the potential for a bloodborne disease to spread.

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Aleksander is a monster when he comes in prepared and in shape. He’s not #1 obviously but I love every fight he’s in. Even when he gets saved by cuts.

by Ahhhoki on May 29, 2009 2:45 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, but the overall debate here is whether or not the guy actually has Hep C. If he does, that’s dangerous.

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by Leland Roling on May 29, 2009 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions

“hepatitis smepatitis.. as long as i make money then it’s all good!”

isn’t that like the motto of small time promoters?

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by Anton Tabuena on May 29, 2009 2:59 PM EDT reply actions

I think the most interesting part is that their ammy league is called DREADS.

by Chris Nelson on May 29, 2009 3:51 PM EDT reply actions

I saw the original post by you regarding their original name, and now it is changed to an equally crappy name. I find it odd these names make no sense.

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by Leland Roling on May 29, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions

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by woooburn on May 29, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I think South Korea is very wild and wooly

as far as regulation and fighter safety goes.

"the spirit of your average dumbass with more overblown rhetoric" OR "the self-appointed savior of MMA"

by Kid Nate on May 29, 2009 5:09 PM EDT reply actions

Word is regulations have become more stringent since the death in Gimme 5.

by Chris Nelson on May 29, 2009 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions

I fought in Korea.

No pre-screening. No medical exam. Just had to sign a waiver.

This was pre Gimme 5 death. Cannot attest to subsequent stiffening.

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by The Kittitas Kid on May 29, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions

aleks has fought twice since the hep c thing.

by ChrisHowie on May 29, 2009 5:27 PM EDT reply actions

Yes, but: where and for whom? That’s the thing here. Guaranteed it isn’t somewhere with an athletic commission that tests for diseases and PEDs.

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by AJB on May 29, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions

It shouldn’t be allowed to happen – anywhere – if he’s got it.

by Derek Suboticki on May 30, 2009 3:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Pretty sure it was hep b

by gunranger on May 29, 2009 5:53 PM EDT reply actions

Pretty sure nobody knows what kind of hep it was because nobody could get any documentation out of the CSAC.

by FRANKIE on May 29, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions

The rumor was Hep b. Due to privacy laws we will never get a official medical statement out of CSAC. Pretty sure that Paul Buentello has confirmed that that was what he was told. What we do know is that CSAC has definitively stated that Aleksander Emelianenko will never get licensed in the US. I thought there was something said a while back about him also not able to fight in Japan too.

by who me on May 29, 2009 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions