Brawl Sports: UFC turns down Couture vs. Fedor

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Randy vs Fedor: It Ain't Happening
Published 12/20/2007 by Kid Nate <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow
Anytime soon at least. Steve Sievert of the Houston Chronicle got the scoop from Randy in a post he headlined "UFC turns down Couture vs. Fedor." Here's what Randy told him: ...

Couture Quote of the Day!
Published 12/20/2007 by Greg Clark at MMA Fever - Are you down with the sickness?
... From Brawl Sports regarding Randy Couture's attempt to arrange a co-promotion fight (UFC & M-1 Global) between Fedor Emelianenko and Couture: ...

Randy Couture: UFC Rejected M-1 Global’s Couture-Emelianenko Fight Proposal
Published 12/20/2007 by MMA Junkie at MMAjunkie.com Articles
... That’s the word from Couture, who spoke to our friend Steve Sievert over at the Houston Chronicle‘s Brawl Sports blog. ...

Report: UFC Turns Down Couture vs. Fedor
Published 12/20/2007 by Kris Karkoski at MMAFrenzy.com
... All hopes to have Randy Couture take on Fedor Emelianenko in a co-promoted bout between M-1 Global and the UFC are no more as the UFC has reportedly tuned down M-1’s offer for the fight according to Brawl Sports who got the news directly from Couture: ...

Around the Blogosphere for 12/20
Published 12/20/2007 by Alex Whiteleather at MVN Outsider
... in the brutal AL Central?  [The Bard’s Room] The Thrashers latest win may propel them back into the playoff race.  [Thrash Talk] The Tennessee Volunteers need to replace Erik Ainge this off-season.  Who should be the man to lead to Vols next year?  [Orange Colored Glasses] Elsewhere in the sports blogging community: The UFC turned down a potential huge fight.  Fans are the real losers here.  [Brawl Sports] A recap of all the action in the NBA last night highlighted ...

UFC has no Plans on Helping M-1
Published 12/20/2007 by MMA Movement at MMA MOVEMENT
In a recent discussion with Steve Sievert of the Houston Chronicle, Randy Couture claims that the UFC rejected an offer from M-1 to have him fight against Fedor Emelianenko. Randy told the 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 ...

Fedor Emelianenko And Randy Couture Want To Fight Each Other. Affliction May Make That Happen.
Published 7/20/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... For the fight to happen, Couture has to clear up some baggage that still exists with Dana White and the UFC. His contract expires on October 11, so if the fight can happen, it will likely happen soon after that. M-1 (Fedor's previous organization) had been trying to coordinate a co-promotion with the UFC to make the Couture-Fedor dream matchup happen, but White refused, likely because it would help M-1 gain more publicity, which White feels can only hurt the UFC. White and the UFC have been on a mission lately to crush all other competitors, doing everything ...