Fedor will retire from MMA to follow the Politics

The M-1 Global dropped a bomb this morning, the WAMMA champion Fedor Emelianenko has plans to retire from MMA after finishing his contract with Strikeforce, which would mean two more fights, the objective would be to follow Fedor a career in Russian politics.

The following press release was translated by the American Web MiddleEasy:

"The regional political council of the party" United Russia "approved the list of candidates for internal party elections. In the list of 58 candidates. No less than 10 000 votes of United Russia will determine the best, you will receive first place in the party list in the upcoming October elections in the Belgorod Regional Duma. "

"The voting list has 24 rookies who never participated in elections for the legislature. One of the achievements was the inclusion in the list not only of members of United Russia, but also of party candidates and even non-party candidates. "

"Among the most notable candidates, in addition to representatives (Anatolia Zelikow, Victor Filatov, Vadim Cage, It would Skruga, Ivan Kulabuhova Vladimir Kulikovsky), a famous athlete, Fedor Emelianenko, and the new director of the Technological University of the Bielorrússia, Sergey Glagolev, director of the Institute of Public Administration and Municipal Government BSU, Alexander Mamatov. "

The statement continues, saying that if Fedor was considered successful in the attempt to be elected in his new career, then his participation in the MMA come to an end and that an announcement about his future is expected shortly.