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Sergey Kharitonov Sparring session at Golden glory and Sergey Kharitonov calling out Andre Arlovski

Strikeforce boss Scott Coker wants Fedor to fight again before Fabricio Werdum recovers from elbow surgery.

It shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that Josh Barnett (24-5) tops the list as the best free agent fighter in the heavyweight division. In terms of actual mixed martial arts skill, Barnett is the cream of the crop among free agents.

The world's premier kickboxing promotion, K-1, is set to conclude its 17th annual World Grand Prix tournament tonight in Yokohama, Japan, and BloodyElbow.com has you covered with live results and commentary. Join in the discussion as MMA heavyweight Alistair Overeem tries to topple some of K-1's living legends in the finals of this year-long tourney.

Every year, there are events in combative sports that put grown men like ourselves into a "tizzy", or as I like to put it into more manlier terms -- give us that adrenaline rush of excitement. Like middle-aged women flocking to see Edward and Bella on the big screen in the New Moon, our demographic crashes into the living room to watch fights...

There is no other division quite as in the grip of rumor and intrigue as the Heavyweights. A lot of this has to do with the uncertain fate of Affliction which controls the top three fighters in the division.

Jeff Monson calls out Fedor Emelianenko after his win over Sergei Kharitonov at DREAM.8.

Compiling the rankings of 20 top Mixed Martial Arts web sites, the Bloody Elbow meta-rankings present the top 25 heavyweights in MMA for February 2009.

Mirko Cro Cop: "As a professional fighter, I'm willing to fight Kharitonov after fighting Allister. I'm sure Kharitonov doesn't want to go home without fighting. I'm happy to be his opponent." ...

It's now looking even more likely that Sergei Kharitonov and Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic will be the ones squaring off for a DREAM heavyweight title at Fighting & Entertainment Group's New Year...