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The Vice President of M-1 Jerry Millen is welcoming the UFC to co-promote a battle of champions between WAMMA Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko and newly-crowned UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar (picture).

"Couture and WAMMA Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko had publicly acknowledged a desire to fight each other multiple times over the course of the past year," Millen said in a statement released Tuesday. "While M-1 and Fedor remain interested in a match against Couture, we would also like to publicly state for the record that we would welcome a superfight between Fedor and Lesnar that would be held as a co-promoted event between the UFC, M-1, and Affliction Entertainment."

Millen believes that Fedor should remain the undisputed champion, and that the UFC is only calling Fedor "overrated" simply because UFC has not acquired the final PRIDE FC Champion to its roster.

The UFC currently has two heavyweight champions, Brock Lesnar and interim champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, whom Fedor has already defeated twice. With the Couture fight devalued, Millen wants especially the remaining superfight with Lesnar.

"While Brock Lesnar is an accomplished athlete and a talented fighter, we do not consider him to be the number one heavyweight in the world," Millen continued. "Until someone beats him, we strongly believe that Fedor should continue to be recognized as the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. In a match between Fedor and Lesnar, we do not feel that at this stage Lesnar would be able to make it out of the first round."

We're glad to be back to give you news and reports of MMA events around the world. Here are the results for UFC 91 which took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on last Saturday, November 15, 2008:
  • Brock Lesnar def. Randy "The Natural" Couture by TKO (strikes) at 3:07 of Round 2
  • Kenny "Ken Flo" Florian def. Joe "Daddy" Stevenson by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:03 of Round 1
  • Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga def. "Heavy" Josh Hendricks by TKO (strikes) at 1:01 of Round 1
  • Demian Maia def. Nate "Rock" Quarry by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:13 of Round 1
  • Dustin Hazelett def. Tamdan "The Barn Cat" McCrory by submission (armbar) at 3:59 of Round 1
  • Aaron Riley def. Jorge Gurgel by unanimous decision
  • Jeremy Stephens def. Rafael dos Anjos by TKO (strikes) at 0:39 of Round 3
  • Mark Bocek def. Alvin "Kid" Robinson by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:16 of Round 3
  • Matt "The Immortal" Brown def. Ryan "The Tank Engine" Thomas by submission (armbar) at 0:57 of Round 2

There will not be a loser in UFC 91 main event -- at least financially -- when Brock Lesnar and Randy "The Natural" Couture are finished battling for the UFC Heavyweight Title Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

According to the LA Times, the Nevada State Athletic Commission revealed Friday that both Couture and Lesnar will each earn a base pay of $250,000. If Lesnar wins, he will pocket an extra $200,000, and if Couture wins, he'll make an additional $250,000.

Both men could earn even more considering that the salaries reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission does not include sponsorships and possible additional bonuses, including a rumored cut of the pay-per-view revenue.

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