Derek Bolender of MMA Mania was able to catch up with heavyweight king Fedor Emelianenko who clarified how injured he was coming out of the Brett Rogers fight, when he starts training again, when his next fight will be, where it will be, and who he wants to fight in a tidy forty-four words:
Derek Bolender (MMAmania.com): There have been numerous reports about the injuries you sustained in the fight. How bad are the injuries to your hand and nose? What is the severity? Is either broken?
Fedor Emelianenko: No, nothing is broken. My thumb was dislocated and on my nose an old cut was opened again.
Derek Bolender (MMAmania.com): How long do you anticipate being out before you start to train again?
Fedor Emelianenko: I am already back in training but not so much. And next week I will go on a holiday.
Derek Bolender (MMAmania.com): Which month in 2010 will you be targeting for your next fight?
Fedor Emelianenko: I don’t know.
Derek Bolender (MMAmania.com): Will your next fight be in the United States or in Japan?
Fedor Emelianenko: Probably the US.
Derek Bolender (MMAmania.com): Do you have a preference whether you fight Fabricio Werdum or Alistair Overeem next?
Fedor Emelianenko: No.
Of course there is much more to the interview which can be read over at MMA Mania, including Fedor’s thoughts on fighting in the cage, his feelings on his performance against Rogers and much more.