Michael Bisping in a interview with the Sun.co.uk that he has heard that Fedor Emelianenko who is set to fight Tim Sylvia at Affliction's debut show "Banned" is covering up an injury. His source "The Grapevine".Click here for the full interview from the Sun...
"It’s going to be good to see if Fedor is still the man, but I’ve heard on the grapevine from inside sources that he could be injured. But this is time for Fedor to step up. Everyone knows what Tim Sylvia is all about but Fedor’s had an aura about him for a long time. The guy was devastating in Pride but he’s had a long layoff now and his last couple of fights have been against smaller guys."
"It’s going to be good to see if Fedor is still the man, but I’ve heard on the grapevine from inside sources that he could be injured. But this is time for Fedor to step up. Everyone knows what Tim Sylvia is all about but Fedor’s had an aura about him for a long time. The guy was devastating in Pride but he’s had a long layoff now and his last couple of fights have been against smaller guys."
Bisping in the same interview still predicted Fedor would win the fight at Affliction Banned on July 19, “I think the fight will play out similar to when Randy Couture fought Tim Sylvia, but I’m picking Fedor to beat Tim.” If this is true and has a shred of truth, it would not be the first time Fedor has fought injured. It is well known that for his fight on NYE against Mark Hunt Fedor was fighting at less than 100% healthy. If this is true the question remains, why would Bisping even mention this? Would he want the same as a fighter done to him and potentially have an injury exposed? This is still speculation but I guess we will hear soon if it is true or not.
