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Ignoring medical suspension, Fedor will compete in combat sambo event
Two weeks after a New Jersey Athletic Control Board physician called a halt to Fedor Emelianenko’s fight with Antonio Silva…
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Chris Palmquist
Two weeks after a New Jersey Athletic Control Board physician called a halt to Fedor Emelianenko’s fight with Antonio Silva because the 34-year-old Russian’s right eye was swollen shut from punches, the formerly top-ranked heavyweight will participate in his home country’s national championship for Combat Sambo.
Evgeni Kogan, director of operations for M-1 Global, Emelianenko’s managerial and promotional company, told ESPN.com on Tuesday that “Fedor’s in, definitively.”
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