After being beaten is his national sport, Sambo, Fedor has cancelled his American press tour. This is good and bad news.

For fans, it means that we’ll see a very intensely trained Fedor, as he will want to rebound from this loss.

For Affliction, it means poor press coverage without Fedor.

M-1 Global has released this statement:

”My trainers, Vladimir Voronov and Alexander Michkov, met with me in Russia after the World Sambo Championships and we decided that the Arlovski confrontation is too important to delay a comprehensive training camp in exchange for press tour obligations on the other side of the world,” said Emelianenko. “Andrei Arlovski is a dangerous fighter and has looked in prime condition and at the top of his game in his last few fights. He is one of the top three heavyweights in the world. This is not a fighter I will defeat if I am taking shortcuts in training.”