Emelianenko Makes Return to Japan, NYE - MMA Combat

Emelianenko Makes Return to Japan, NYE - MMA Combat

Heavyweight great Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emelianenko (32-4-0) will make his return to Japan for DREAM "Genki Desu Ka! New Year! 2011" which will emanate from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, December 31, 2011.

Emelianenko will lock horns with 2008 Judo Olympic gold medalist Satoshi Ishii (4-1-1) at the event; Ishii is undefeated in his previous five bouts since dropping his mixed martial arts debut to veteran Judoka Hidehiko Yoshida in December of 2009. Most recently, the twenty-four year old Japanese standout fought Brazilian enigma Paulo Filho to a controversial unanimous draw in September, but Filho himself acknowledged he was undeserving of the result after the bout, which took place in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, at Amazon Forrest Combat 1.

"The Last Emperor" rebounded from the first losing streak of his storied career on November 20, when he defeated American grappling ace Jeff Monson via unanimous decision over three dominate rounds. Prior to that, Emelianenko had lost consecutive bouts to Fabricio Werdum, Antonio Silva, and Dan Henderson respectively.

DREAM "Genki Desu Ka! New Year! 2011" is expected to air live on HDNet, and will feature a pair of title fights when lightweight champion Shinya Aoki puts his strap on the line against former Sengoku champ, Satoru Kitaoka; and newly crowned featherweight king Hiroyuki Takaya squares off with former Shooto title-holder, Takeshi Inoue.

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