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Fedor Emelianenko will return to Strikeforce for a heavyweight bout
against Fabricio Werdum on June 26 in San Jose.
Strikeforce announced the deal Tuesday to end an eight-month
absence from competition for one of the world's elite mixed martial
artists.
Emelianenko hasn't fought since stopping Brett Rogers last
November in his Strikeforce debut. The Bay Area-based promotion
competes with the UFC, which won't accept Emelianenko's demands to
co-promote his own fights.
Lengthy negotiations between Strikeforce and M-1 Global,
Emelianenko's promotions company, prevented the fighter from
appearing on Strikeforce's disappointing show on CBS last month.
The Russian star's bout against Werdum will be telecast on
Showtime from HP Pavilion.
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