"They'll do the fight for free? That's [expletive] weird because I offered them millions of dollars to take the fight and he didn't take it. Now [Emelianenko] wants to fight for free? When and where? I'd love him to fight for free. I'll make that [expletive] fight right now for free. Let's do it. That's funny that they say they'll do it for free now when they were dealing with us and negotiating with us they wanted 50 percent of our business. They wanted 50 percent of our business to do that fight, but now they'll do it for free? If Fedor wants to fight the best in the world, he can call right now. We can [expletive] cut a deal right this second, and we can do it." -Dana White

UFC President Dana White prepares to call M-1 Global's bluff regarding a proposed "free" fight between Fedor Emelianenko and UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar. M-1 Global Executive Jerry Millen made the challenge to Lesnar earlier this month; inviting the former NCAA heavyweight wrestling champion to Stary Oskol, where Emelianenko trains, to compete against the famed Russian heavyweight for free. 

White has tried in vain for years to lure the man considered to be the world's best heavyweight to the UFC. The sticking point in negotiations has come down to co-promotion -- Fedor's handlers, M-1 Global, want it and the UFC refuses to co-promote.

It's highly unlikely that the principles involved would ever actually agree to hold the fight for free, as a match up between the two parties would equate to millions of dollars in revenue, but the fact that both sides are this interested in a match up goes a long way toward keeping hope alive that it could eventually take place after Lesnar heals up from intestinal injuries.