Cox Expounds on Fedor, M-1 Global

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Fedor Emelianenko officially a free agent
Published 3/26/2008 by Sam Caplan at Five Ounces of Pain
... The report comes from Sherdog.com’s Greg Savage, host of “The Savage Dog” Internet radio show, of which Cox was a guest on this past Monday. ...

Fedor Back on the Market
Published 3/26/2008 by Dr J at MMA HQ - Mixed Martial Arts News and Analysis
... According to an interview with Cox by Greg Savage, Fedor never signed a formal contract with M-1, but rather signed a “letter of intent” that prevented him from competing in another promotion while negotiations were ongoing. ...

MMA Quick Quote: Fedor officially a free agent … again
Published 3/26/2008 by Chewy at MMAdness
... – Monte Cox — President and CEO of M-1 Global — confirms that Fedor Emelianenko is now free to sign on with another MMA promotion if he desires in a Sherdog.com interview. The Russian and American sides never saw eye-to-eye, and as a result, Fedor never competed under the M-1 Global banner. Most recently it was reported that ProElite offered Fedor a four-fight, incentive-laden contract; however, no decision has been made on his next home. Naturally, reports are indicating that his management team is also speaking with the UFC, as well as Japanese organizations ...

MMA Quick Quote: Fedor officially a free agent … again
Published 3/26/2008 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
... – Monte Cox — President and CEO of M-1 Global — confirms that Fedor Emelianenko is now free to sign on with another MMA promotion if he desires in a Sherdog.com interview. The Russian and American sides never saw eye-to-eye, and as a result, Fedor never competed under the M-1 Global banner. Most recently it was reported that ProElite offered Fedor a four-fight, incentive-laden contract; however, no decision has been made on his next home. Naturally, reports are indicating that his management team is also speaking with the UFC, as well as ...

Cox and M-1 Global Split Ways, Fedor’s Officially A Free Agent
Published 3/26/2008 by CagE at MMA News, Results, UFC blog, Ultimate Fighter, Rumors, Video and Opinion
... According to former M-1 Global CEO Monty Cox in a recent interview Sherdog, “The group that formed M-1 Global is still together and we’re going to remain together and put on an MMA event….It won’t be under the name M-1 Global because that is definitely associated with Emelianenko Fedor and the Russians, and we’ve come to an agreement that we’re going to part ways.” “We have different philosophies….It’s just the way that it is. For me, I’m not as concerned ...

M-1 Global going nowhere fast
Published 3/27/2008 by Steve Sievert (cycling.notebook@earthlink.net) at Brawl Sports
... In an interview Monday on "The Savage Dog Show" on Sherdog.com, M-1 Global CEO Monte Cox stated that Fedor never actually signed a contract, but, rather a letter of intent. For those scoring at home, a letter of intent (LOI) is a step in the process to, perhaps, sign a contract, but it's often not worth the paper it's printed on. ...