Fedor Emelianenko, UFC finalizing deal

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The sticking points Fedor had weren't money related in the earlier contract offerings, they were the fine print clauses, such as:

• the UFC's ability to cancel the contract at any time if he lost a fight,
• auto-renewing his contract as long as he was champion without renegotiation,
• not allowing him to compete in Sambo,
• signing away his likeness in perpetuity (no games, no advertisements, no autographs without the UFC's ok even if he retires and leaves the UFC or they drop him, hell they sued Coututre for showing up at another MMA show, since the ufc owned his likeness).

So far, it doesn't sound like they budged on any of those issues at all, and instead are throwing more money at him hoping he'll cave in without giving him the things he actually wants.

If they did actually leak the contract content about the money they offered without any of the sticking points that caused problems before, it's a pretty crappy move and makes it sound like they are trying to smear him instead of give him what he wants or actually negotiate.

Dana White and UFC like to use the bullying tactic in negotiations.......but Fedor is one product I don't think they can buy that way.