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UFC, Strikeforce declare war over Fedor

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09:04 AM ET 08.07 | Promotional war was declared on Thursday between the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Strikeforce. The industry-leading UFC has long been aggressive toward competing mixed martial arts companies, but had held off on the San Jose-based Strikeforce, which developed its name as a strong, successful regional promotion over the past several years. But the gloves came off after Strikeforce teamed with M-1 to make a deal with the world's consensus-best heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko, on Sunday, just days after UFC failed to land the Russian star. Dueling press conferences on Thursday left no doubt that the battle is on. "They should have stayed the way they were," said UFC president Dana White. "We'll see what happens. If they want to fight me, we're going to fight. You know how that goes. We know how it ends." "My response to that is, of course he's going to say that," said Strikeforce promoter Scott Coker. "He's a promoter. We've been in business a long time, and I think we know how to operate a business. With Showtime and M-1, I think we're going to have great shows."

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