"With the UFC, you can negotiate. I know that they have sufficiently flexible contracts. All this talk about strict contract terms with signing with the UFC come only from Vadim Finkelstein (Fedor's Manager), who wants to push his own business projects through Fedor's fights."

-Noted heavyweight MMA talent Aleksander Emelianenko tells Sasha Sports.ru that Vadim Finkelstein is using his older brother Fedor Emelianenko to push his own business agenda.

This point has long been asserted by UFC President Dana White, who has stated, on numerous occasions, that Emelianenko's management team has been very difficult to deal with. In fact, though the two sides negotiated for months back in 2007, White and Emelianenko have never spoken directly to one another. White has stated that he's tired of dealing with Emelianenko's management team and has asked to meet face to face with the Russian without any representatives.