When Will Fedor Fight Again?

Shortly after making his return at Rizin FF on New Year’s Eve, Fedor Emelianenko already has a timeline for his next fight.

After defeating the mostly unknown Jaideep Singh on Dec. 31 in Japan, Fedor said that he is expecting a relatively quick return. He plans to fight again for Rizin in April. That bout is also expected to be in Japan, according to comments reported by R-Sport.

“The next fight is scheduled for April,” said Emelianenko, who also confirmed the fight would be for Rizin in Japan.

“For me, it would be convenient to enter the ring in April. Four months (between fights), you can relax a bit and with (renewed energy) to start preparing for the next fight.”

Prior to stopping Singh via TKO stoppage at 3:02 of the first round, Fedor hadn’t fought since retiring three-and-a-half years ago.

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When he announced his plans to return to active competition midway through 2015, the focus had been on whether he might sign with the UFC, but that obviously didn’t happen. Rizin won the Fedor sweepstakes. So it appears Fedor will be fighting in Japan, at least for the foreseeable future.