Two top-ranked heavyweight Pride veterans Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio Werdum, are scheduled to fight this May.Vadim Finkelstein (Fedor’s manager), announced at an M-1 press conference in Russia.

Strikeforce is planning on hosting it’s second CBS-televised event this April featuring Emelianenko vs. Werdum as the main even, and Dan Henderson Vs Jake Shields as the under card.

During his Strikeforce debut on CBS Fedor recently defeated Brett Rogers (his 27th straight win). Werdum’s recent wins include the likes of Mike Kyle and Antonio Silva.

Strikeforce and M-1 Global are very close to completing their partnership. The two organizations will be co-promoting events together, and most importantly enabling the return of Fedor Emelianenko!

Scott Coker (CEO Strikeforce) said that an event headlining Fedor Emelianenko was expected for this June. Fedor is allegedly going to be matched up against Fabricio Werdum, an old friend from Pride FC.

The M-1 & Strikeforce combo have already had a taste of success together with their November event featuring Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rodgers, over 4 million people watched it live on CBS.