Affliction heavyweight Aleksander Emelianenko (14-3), the younger brother of WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko, posted a first-round knockout of South Korean Sang Soo Lee (10-5) on Saturday in the main event of M-1 Challenger 9 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Emelianenko earned the victory with a right hook midway through the opening round that dropped Lee [...]

– UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture and WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko, as well as the fighters’ management, met on Monday in Los Angeles for undisclosed reasons likely relating to a potential future bout between the top heavyweights. [Sherdog]
– In a recent post at MMA.tv Jon Fitch revealed that he hopes to return to the [...]

In the main event of American Fight League’s “Bulletproof” event last night at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia in front of an estimated crowd of 6,000-plus, Brent Weedman defeated Douglas Lima via second-round armbar to capture the AFL welterweight title.
The championship bout was just one of three title bouts on the fight card but [...]

UFC veterand and AFL Lightweight Champion Diego Saraiva (11-7-1) will square off with Josh Cate (5-6) in the main event of American Fight League: Bulletproof.
The event takes place on May 30th at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.
Saraiva, an Atlanta native, came to the UFC with a 9-3-1 record in early-2007 but lost all three [...]