Stop the presses. "The Last Emperor" isn't making bank for his highly anticipated MMA return.
Everyone has Fedor fever!
That's right. Since the former PRIDE FC heavyweight ruler and mixed martial arts (MMA) great Fedor Emelianenko announced his return to competition over the summer, and subsequently signed a reportedly lucrative contract to compete for his former promoter on a New Year's Eve fight card in Japan, a multitude of fighters have made it known they would like their chance to tangle with "The Last Emperor."
However, as far as numbers go, nothing is set in stone just yet, according to ex-PRIDE head honcho Nobuyuki Sakakibara.