M-1 Global hit new snag over deal with Strikeforce, Fedor return on hold

M-1 Global have found something new to stall over while renegotiating with Strikeforce over the terms of their joint agreement, explaining that the way the media promoted the show in November left many people unaware that it was a co-promotion.

Speaking via Yahoo!Sports.com, M-1 Global spokesman, Eugene Kogan said:

“The way the show was promoted, that was an issue to us, but we don’t have an issue with Strikeforce over it. M-1 isn’t a management company for Fedor Emelianenko. We are a fight promotion… But the media didn’t feature the M-1 name… Specifically, it wasn’t Strikeforce’s fault. They honored their agreement. The way the media perceived the event was it was Strikeforce. M-1 wasn’t promoted that much. That was an issue with us.”

On the issue of Fedor Emelianenko’s next fight, Kogan said that even talk of a June return was “premature”, adding:

“We’re almost there. Once we get that part out of the way, then we’ll decide on an opponent and a date. No fight is scheduled.”

Many fans and people in the media have called this latest move deliberate stalling tactics on the behalf of M-1 Global as they attempt to flex their promotional muscle in the world of MMA. It makes you wonder whether they would try this sort of thing had they hooked up with the UFC or whether they feel they bully Strikeforce into the position they want.

By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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