Carmichael Dave of CBS Radio has divulged some rumors that M-1 Global is vehemently denying.  The gist of the gossip was that Fedor was offered $30 million for 6 fights and an immediate title shot. Joost Raimond, the CEO of M-1 Global, spoke with sherdog.com to relay that the alleged negotiation terms are a complete fallacy.

“I can say that the guaranteed -- and the word ‘guaranteed’ is of great importance here -- the guaranteed offer made by the UFC is less than what Fedor made before.  The five-million (per fight) is way, way, way out of range. Half of that is even way out of range of what they offered.”

In addition to the misreported information about the proposed compensation and an immediate title shot, Raimond also said that the number of fights pertaining to the contract were not even discussed, but he did confirm the alleged inclusion of PPV percentages to M-1.  Further supporting the speculation in the garv.com article below that the intricacies of the contract (image rights, champions clause, etc.) were still a significant roadblock, Raimond added:

"And there were a number of provisions attached to that offer that made it very much less interesting."

Raimond also provided what is probably the final, thunderous, and brutally blunt "nail in the coffin" reflection that will echo throughout the MMA world as the source of the unattainable marriage between the UFC and Fedor:

“We made it clear that Fedor, now and forever is part, even part owner, of M-1 and those two cannot be separated."

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