The 35-year-old Russian has been announced as the headliner for "DREAM: Fight for Japan: Genkidesuka!! Oomisoka!! 2011!" where he is scheduled to face 2008 Olympic gold medalist and former PRIDE heavyweight champion, Satoshi Ishii. The Japanese fighter was recently rumored to have quit MMA in hopes of returning to judo for the 2012 Olympics in London.
Emelianenko is making a quick turnaround having recently earned a decision victory against Jeff Monson on Nov. 20. The former Strikeforce champion had lost his three previous bouts on American soil before his return to native Russia to fight Monson.
Also on the evening's card is Shinya Aoki (29-5) versus former Sengoku champ Satoru Kitaoka (29-10-9. Aoki is the current DREAM title-holder at lightweight.
"DREAM: Fight for Japan: Genkidesuka!! Oomisoka!! 2011!" is set for Dec. 31 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
The full card for "DREAM: Fight for Japan: Genkidesuka!! Oomisoka!! 2011!"
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Satoshi Ishii
Champ Shinya Aoki vs. Satoru Kitaoka (lightweight title)
Champ Hiroyuki Takaya vs. Takeshi "Lion" Inoue (featherweight title)
Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Kazuyuki Miyata
Yuichiro Nagashima vs. Katsunori Kikuno
Rodolfo Marques Diniz vs. Bibiano Fernandes (bantamweight grand-prix semifinal)
Antonio Banuelos vs. Masakazu Imanari (bantamweight grand-prix semifinal)
Hideo Tokoro vs. Yusup Saadulaev (bantamweight grand-prix reserve match)
Ryo Chonan vs. Hayato Sakurai
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