Tom Atencio was positive: “I've been told actually 100 percent that he is not fighting on New Year's Eve. We have extended his contract (Fedor’s), and that's where we're at."
The words of the Affliction vice-president buried hopes raised by the Russian fighter’s speech at Dream 6. On the occasion Fedor revealed his desire to return to fight in Japan, preferably at year’s end.
Although no official announcement has been made, Atencio recognizes that it is most likely Fedor will return to the ring at the second edition of Affliction, tipped for January. His adversary, though, has yet to be defined. "It was supposed to be Josh Barnett, but they (Barnett’s representatives) turned it down, so we're working on something right now,” said Atencio to the website MMAJunkie.
