And this video clip from AOL Fanhouse was before the UFC’s recent ‘pay to play’ edict for their fighter’s sponsors. Russian fighting god Fedor Emelianenko gives his thoughts on the UFC’s treatment of fighters:

One of the funniest fan created MMA videos we’ve ever seen. History has obscured the fact that Adolf Hitler was a big MMA fan and when informed that Dana White couldn’t sign Fedor he went ballistic as this video shows:

Via The Garv:
BMOP Fedor Emelianenko is popular with the local kids in his hometown of Stary Oskol, Russia:

While we’re on the subject of Josh Barnett–who is on a very short list of our favorite fighters have at SAVSCI–here’s a highlight clip of some of his pro wrestling matches in Japan. Josh Barnett clocking a guy in the head with the ring bell = epic win.

From Kansas City, MO here’s the baddest man walking the face of the earth along with another badass in Gegard Mousasi:

Here’s the first promo video for Affliction Trilogy:

On the other hand, M-1 is still making its case in the media for a co-promotional event with the UFC to put ‘The Last Emperor’ in the ring with the UFC heavyweight champ:
Publicly, M-1 Global COO Joost Raimond is still bullish on the prospect of co-promoting with the UFC.
One-on-one, he admits his company’s calls have [...]

Via MMAMixer.com:
This is hilarious…the training advice from Freddy Roach in the preview screen is priceless…

Shinya Aoki will defend his WAMMA light heavyweight title against Joachim Hansen in the main event of DREAM 10 at the Saytama Super Arena near Tokyo on July 20th. This was the date of a rumored Affliction/DREAM co-promotion event, but we haven’t heard anything about that since. More info as we get it. [...]

5 Oz. of Pain is reporting that a fight between WAMMA champion and undisputed (by everyone except Dana White) best MMA heavyweight in the world Fedor Emelianenko and WAMMA #1 contender Josh Barnett could be signed, sealed and delivered within a matter of days. The plan is for the fight to main event an [...]