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M-1 exec continues UFC plea for Fedor fght
Publicly, M-1 Global COO Joost Raimond is still bullish on the prospect of co-promoting with the UFC. One-on-one, he admits…
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Chris Palmquist
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 fallen on deaf ears.
It’s an invitation we’ve been screaming on the tops of roofs for two years, Raimond told MMAWeekly.com following the Los Angeles press conference for Affliction Trilogy.
Still, he made his pitch once again, both in New York and Los Angeles. His hope: to break the stalemate and bring M-1 Global and the UFC to the negotiating table. It was half challenge, half plea.
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