{"id":897688,"date":"2026-09-19T11:46:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T11:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/897688\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T11:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T11:46:25","slug":"fedor-emelianenko-remains-open-to-fighting-at-50-for-the-right-offer-i-can-compete-still","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/897688\/","title":{"rendered":"Fedor Emelianenko remains open to fighting at 50 for the right offer: &#8220;I can compete still&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trending:<a class=\"exactmetrics-inline-popular-posts-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/jose-aldo\/jose-aldo-set-fighting-return-former-ufc-title-challenger\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jose Aldo set for October 4th fighting return vs. former UFC title challenger<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Fedor-Emelianenko-isnt-opposed-to-fighting-again-as-he-approaches-50-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"nlz w-full h-auto wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fedor Emelianenko isn't opposed to fighting again as he approaches 50\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/>Bellator<\/p>\n<p>Fedor Emelianenko won\u2019t rule out a potential return despite approaching the age of 50.<\/p>\n<p>Emelianenko hasn\u2019t competed in a pro MMA bout since Feb. 2023 when he suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/mma-news\/bellator\/bellator-290-results-ryan-bader-stops-fedor-emelianenko-in-round-1-video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">first-round knockout loss to Ryan Bader<\/a> in a failed bid to capture the Bellator Heavyweight Championship. While the general consensus is that Emelianenko\u2019s exit was overdue, he might consider a comeback if the stars align.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Last Emperor\u201d will turn 50 on Sept. 28, but he told Mike Bohn of <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mma\/2026\/09\/16\/fedor-emelianenko-open-competing-boxing-mma-return-50-years-old\/91786485007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MMAJunkie<\/a> that he will keep his options open if a worthwhile deal comes along.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI keep training,\u201d Emelianenko said. \u201cI keep training with my team. I\u2019m coaching my team, so I keep training. Competition-wise, if it\u2019s going to be a good offer, and it makes sense, why not (return)? I can compete still.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Emelianenko also isn\u2019t opposed to dabbling in the sweet science if a promoter is interested in booking him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe worked on boxing, so boxing is interesting,\u201d Emelianenko said.<\/p>\n<p>Emelianenko joked about possibly having the lost dream match with Randy Couture, who turned 63 this past June. During his time away from prizefighting, Emelinanenko has served as a mentor to reigning PFL heavyweight titleholder Vadim Nemkov. On Nov. 14, Nemkov is scheduled to defend his gold against Sergey Bilostenniy in Dubai.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Last Emperor\u201d was recently seen during the launch event for Scott Coker\u2019s Ki MMA promotion. The company\u2019s inaugural event is scheduled to take place at some point in Q1 2027. Coker brought in a slew of names he\u2019s worked with over the years, including Nate Diaz and Cris Cyborg for the launch party. At this time, there\u2019s no word on what the initial roster will look like for Coker\u2019s promotion.<\/p>\n<p>What do you make of Fedor Emelianenko potentially having another bout as he approaches 50? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-1 mt-0 os-source\">This article appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjpenn.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BJPENN.COM<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Trending:Jose Aldo set for October 4th fighting return vs. former UFC title challengerBellator Fedor Emelianenko won\u2019t rule out&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":897689,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-897688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=897688"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897688\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/897689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=897688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=897688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=897688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}