Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jeff Monson to air LIVE on Pay-Per-View in USA on November 20th
Posted on November 3, 2011, 04:41 PM by Anton GurevichOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE: 
HOBOKEN, NJ (November 3, 2011) -- Integrated Sports Media, the pound-for-pound king of sports distribution in North America, announced today that it will distribute the November 20th "M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson" Mixed Martial Arts Pay-Per-View event, live Olympic Arena in Moscow, Russia.
"Fedor vs. Monson," presented by M-1 Global, is being distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 7:30 AM/ET - 4:30 AM/PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DIRECTV, DISH Network and Avail-TVN, for a suggested retail price of only $29.95. Check listings for same-day replays.
"We're excited to be bringing Fedor's comeback to North American MMA fans," Integrated Sports Media president Doug Jacobs said. "Everybody wants to know what the great Fedor has left and Monson, who is an extremely dangerous veteran, figures to up to the challenge of fighting Emelianko in his backyard. If fans aren't able to watch live, we will be offering same day and night replays so nobody has to miss the action."
"Fedor has been very vocal about wanting to continue his fighting career," noted Evgeni Kogan, Director of Operations for M-1 Global, Europe's undisputed MMA leader in Europe. "Fedor vs. Monson is a classic that had been in crosshairs for years. All parties have come together to make this fight a reality."
Universally recognized superstar Fedor Emelianenko (31-4, 8 KOs, 16 Submissions), arguably the greatest heavyweight in MMA history, is returning home to Russia to fight there for the first time in four years. The Russian combat sports icon is coming off of three straight losses in the United States to Dan Henderson, Antonio Silva and Fabricio Werdum.
"I cannot wait to compete again," an eager Fedor remarked. "Monson is a great athlete who is skilled in many areas. He is a very worthy opponent."
Wrestling and Brazilian Jui Jitsu specialist Jeff "The Snowman" Monson (43-12, 2 KOs, 27 Submissions), fighting out of Miami, Florida, is a two-time Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist.
"Fedor is the best heavyweight of all-time," a respectful Monson commented. "It's an honor to be fighting him. A win would be the highlight of my career. My trainers at American Top Team are preparing me for all possibilities."
In the co-feature, M-1 Challenge Lightweight Champion Jose Figueroa (10-4, 4 KOs, 5 Submissions), also fighting out of Florida, defends against German challenger Daniel Weichel (27-7, 4 KOs, 16 Submissions).
Scheduled to fight on the PPV undercard is Russian welterweight Aleksander Yakoviev (12-3, 4 KOs, 7 Submissions) vs. undefeated Spanish prospect Juan Manuel "Juanma" Suarez (8-0, 1 KO, 3 Submissions), Austrian welterweight Mairbek "Beckan" Taisumov (15-3, 8 KOs, 6 Submissions) vs. Josh Thorpe (10-6, 3 KOs), from Alabama, and Russian middleweight Arthur Guseinov (9-2, 6 KOs, 2 Submissions) vs. French veteran Xavier "Professor X" Foupa-Pokam (21-16, 11 KOs, 7 Submissions). All fights and fighters are subject to change.
For more information about the Emelianenko-Monson PPV event go to www.integratedsportsnet.com or www.M-1Global.com. Follow Integrated Sports Media on Twitter @IntegratedPPV.
Comments
anybody buying this?
Sadly, its a little too late for Fedor to ppv.
WOoOOOOOooo FINALLY! Get to see a real champion fight who doesnt duck ANYONE! Is the fight literally happening in fedors backyard? Now we get to see how a champion lives!
Monson is a great challenge,omg look at that record!
tinge of sarcasm, except all your points are true!!
Nope
No
People abandon sports hero's quicker than condoms. I'm in, no pun intended.
that's because most of the fans here are really children.
There almost is no reason to watch this fight. On paper, Fedor should demolish this guy
on paper fedor was supposed to demolish werdum and bigfoot. there apparently was a miss print in those articles
Hell no. I won't even stream it online not worth the time
Fedor may not be an upper echelon fighter any more but Jeff Monson? Looks like his people really want ta win.
Estimated ppv buys...three.
I'll read the fight result. If Fedor wins, no surprise, who cares. If Fedor gets ko'd, I'll definitely find the video on the net and watch.
my plan exactly
yeah, cause fedor gets ko'd left and right, huh. ala chuck liddell, right? sure thing. that flash ko from hendo was a win but let's not pretend now...
he also gets submitted :)
Smart guys...Fedor is a great fighter, he proved it. If you don't have any nice word to say and respect you better don't say anything and prevent to sound stupid. Acting like he is nobody in MMA is so so stupid...be realistic.
Monson is also great fighter...he is not Cain Velasquez of course but you must show some respect if you really like MMA...These guys working so hard in the gym...don't be such a disrespectful.
I'll watch the fightjust because I tend to watch them all. It's a shame Fedor got to the mainstream market at the twilight of his career. It almost seems that his heart isn't in it anymore. There have been countless talk of him retiring for some time now. He doesn't need the money, and lives a very frugal lifestyle. Should he win back at home in Russia, it wouldnt surprise me if he hangs it up for good and goes out with a win.
Should he loose 4 in a row, there is no question that he will retire andnot embarrass himself or the sport. If it is the last opportunity to see Fedor fight, I'll check it out.
its not about respect its just i have no interest in seeing either fighter. and also no one on the card sparks my interest. regardless of how hard they train.
im sure baseball players practice alot and train. but im not gonna watch a game on tv. maybe if i was there enjoying a beer or something lol
I don't think its hating on Fedor, as it is more disappointing to see this. Speculation on these boards have always been what Fedor would do against the top fighters in the HW division. He is a great fighter, but there are a lot of great fighters. I personally wanted to see him do great, and have some epic battles. Non nut hugging Fedor people stated he had a hand carried career loaded with fights of people who were not top 10. Obviously he didn't fare too well when thrown into the fire with the actual top 10 fighters. I believe the proof of this is the Monson fight.
You cant deny tho Fedor has some bricks for hands and is a very exciting fight. In the end I wish he would have fought more of the better fighters and let the chips fall where they may. Getting KO by the people he has lost too is no big deal because they are great fighters as well. If he does loose to Monson he should hang it up because he has lost his mojo.
Do great fighters lose three fights in a row? With the last one to a guy who fights in a smaller weight class?
Fedor WAS a great fighter and deserves respect for his past achievements. But when you try and hype up a fight with a guy who's last match was in "Sprawl and Brawl"?
If Fedor wants respect, he should try fighting someone under 40.
And if you don't like reading the opinions of people who disagree with you, why are you on the internet?
I'll watch it online.
Dammit Fedor could be in the UF ****in' C right now!!
This guys a piece of work lets pretend more then ten people care and then what...All good opponents are UFC guys Fedors buisness making decisions have left him a mochary of what he could have been.
I care, but only just a little.
I use to really care. Once he started ducking the UFC (via his handlers/retards at M1), I stopped caring a lot. It went down hill from there after he got his ass kicked in Strikeforce.
I still love you Fedor! 30 bucks is a little steep for this card though!