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M-1 made an offer to UFC for Couture vs. Fedor
Published 12/20/2007 by Adam Morgan at Five Ounces of Pain
That’s the word according to Randy Couture: “We got an official offer from M-1 to the UFC to do a co-promotion for the Couture-Emelianenko fight, and they (UFC) rejected that offer. Really, the only thing standing in the way for that fight right now is Dana and the UFC. Obviously, M-1 is happy to do a co-promotion like that. It only serves to help them. I think the UFC is looking at it the other way, and it’s like why do we want to help out another organization? The fans want to see that fight. At some point, you have to ...

Report: UFC turns down M-1 offer to stage Randy Couture vs. Fedor Emelianenko fight
Published 12/20/2007 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
Props: Houston Chronicle “We got an official offer from M-1 to the UFC to do a co-promotion for the Couture-Emelianenko fight, and they (UFC) rejected that offer. Really, the only thing standing in the way for that fight right now is Dana and the UFC. Obviously, M-1 is happy to do a co-promotion like that. It only serves to help them. I think the UFC is looking at it the other way, and it’s like why do we want to help out another organization? The fans want to see that fight. At some point, you have to put ...

UFC Turns Down M-1 Offer For Fedor Emelianenko Vs. Randy Couture
Published 12/20/2007 by Adrian at MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion
... By Adrian | December 20, 2007 Randy Couture told Cron.com , that he had arranged an offer for a UFC and M-1 Global co-promoted fight between him and Fedor Emelianenko.“We got an official offer from M-1 to the UFC to do a co-promotion for the Couture-Emelianenko fight, and they (UFC) rejected that offer. Really, the only thing standing in the way for that fight right now is Dana and the UFC. Obviously, M-1 is happy to do a co-promotion like that. It only serves to help them. I think the UFC is looking at it the other way, and it’s like why do we want to help out another ...

The Pros and Cons of The UFC Co-Promoting With M-1
Published 12/22/2007 by Leland Roling - MMA-Analyst.com at MMAFrenzy.com
... According to Steve Sievert of the Houston Chronicle, the UFC was offered a deal that would bring Fedor to the UFC to fight Randy Couture as part of a co-promotion between the two organizations. While this seems like a dream to many fans of mixed martial arts, the UFC rejected that offer. With that said, let’s look at the pros and cons that possibly led to this decision. Did the UFC simply say that they just don’t do co-promotions? Was there consideration in the possibility only to be dumped by specific reasoning? ...