Wednesday, July 07, 2010
No Holds Barred: Evgeni Kogan of M-1 Global on Fedor and the Future
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with Evgeni Kogan, the Director of Operations for the mixed martial arts company M-1 Global.
We spoke Wednesday by Skype about a number of issues and controversies regarding M-1 Global and mixed martial arts, with Evgeni Kogan speaking from the M-1 Global office in the Netherlands.
Since the loss by M-1 Global star Fedor Emelianenko to Fabricio Werdum on June 26 on a Strikeforce-M-1 Global card, there has been much discussion about what the next fights should be for Fedor, Werdum, and Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem. We hear the position of M-1 Global, that Fedor should be given an immediate match with Werdum, rather than a title fight with Overeem directly after his defeat to Werdum.
We discussed the current relationship between M-1 Global and Strikeforce and Showtime, and Fedor's contract with Strikeforce, which has one fight remaining. We commented of the issue of the possibility of a new contract including a "champion's clause", meaning it would automatically extend if the fighter won or retained a title in the last fight of the contract.
We also focused on the incredible accomplishment Fedor achieved of going ten years without a defeat in mixed martial arts, and how this compares only to that of Alexander Karelin, the three-time Olympic gold medalist and nine-time world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, who went 13 years without a loss in international competition.
In addition, we discussed the issue of co-promotion in mixed martial arts, the popularity of mixed martial arts in the world compared to football (soccer), some of the top fighters who have fought over the years in M-1 Global, the M-1 Selection events scheduled for July 22 in Moscow and August 7 in Atlantic City, and more.
You can play or download No Holds Barred here. You can also download No Holds Barred here. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.
The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by Ian Carpenter.
Make sure to visit the official boxing forum for No Holds Barred, the MySpace Boxing Forum.
No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by:
BJJMart.com, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more.
American Top Team. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at http://americantopteam.com/.
Bragging Rights Corner, for news and always independent opinion about the sport and business of boxing. Check out their web site at http://www.braggingrightscorner.com.
FightBeat.com, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts.
We spoke Wednesday by Skype about a number of issues and controversies regarding M-1 Global and mixed martial arts, with Evgeni Kogan speaking from the M-1 Global office in the Netherlands.
Since the loss by M-1 Global star Fedor Emelianenko to Fabricio Werdum on June 26 on a Strikeforce-M-1 Global card, there has been much discussion about what the next fights should be for Fedor, Werdum, and Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem. We hear the position of M-1 Global, that Fedor should be given an immediate match with Werdum, rather than a title fight with Overeem directly after his defeat to Werdum.
We discussed the current relationship between M-1 Global and Strikeforce and Showtime, and Fedor's contract with Strikeforce, which has one fight remaining. We commented of the issue of the possibility of a new contract including a "champion's clause", meaning it would automatically extend if the fighter won or retained a title in the last fight of the contract.
We also focused on the incredible accomplishment Fedor achieved of going ten years without a defeat in mixed martial arts, and how this compares only to that of Alexander Karelin, the three-time Olympic gold medalist and nine-time world champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, who went 13 years without a loss in international competition.
In addition, we discussed the issue of co-promotion in mixed martial arts, the popularity of mixed martial arts in the world compared to football (soccer), some of the top fighters who have fought over the years in M-1 Global, the M-1 Selection events scheduled for July 22 in Moscow and August 7 in Atlantic City, and more.
You can play or download No Holds Barred here. You can also download No Holds Barred here. If one link does not work, please try another. The show is in MP3 format, so may take some time to download.
The No Holds Barred theme song is called "The Heist", by Ian Carpenter.
Make sure to visit the official boxing forum for No Holds Barred, the MySpace Boxing Forum.
No Holds Barred is free to listen to and is sponsored by:
BJJMart.com, your premier source for all Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gear, videos, books, and much more.
American Top Team. Whether you're a beginner or a champion, train with the champions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, boxing, wrestling, grappling, and mixed martial arts at American Top Team. Check out their web site at http://americantopteam.com/.
Bragging Rights Corner, for news and always independent opinion about the sport and business of boxing. Check out their web site at http://www.braggingrightscorner.com.
FightBeat.com, for news, results, interviews, and free exclusive videos from the worlds of boxing and mixed martial arts.
Labels: Eddie Goldman, Evgeni Kogan, Fedor Emelianenko, MMA, No Holds Barred
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