Video: Maldonado x Fedor gets epic trailer in Russia

Brazilian and legendary Russian face each other on the 17th, in São Petersburg, at the Fight Nights event

Lucas Carrano

01/06/2016 | 15:06

Fedor (left) and Maldonado (right) duel in Russia. Photo: Reproduction

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Just over two weeks away, the return of the legendary Fedor Emelianenko to the Russian rings has excited the local public. The duel against Brazilian Fábio Maldonado got a new trailer, with the air of an epic battle.

In the images, Fedor appears leading an army of Russian fighters, all wearing a red kimono and displaying the national flag. On the other side, Maldonado does the same with athletes in white kimono and with the Brazilian flag.

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The duel between Maldonado and Fedor will be the main fight of the Fight Nights event scheduled for June 17th, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. This will be Fedor's second fight since coming out of retirement and returning to fight. At the end of last year, the former PRIDE champion beat Jaideep Singh at Rizin.