Randy Couture, Fedor Emelianenko to Hang Out in Los Angeles

An appropriately mysterious post was published yesterday on M-1 Mixfight, the Russian propaganda arm of M-1 Global. Titled "Fedor to Los Angeles," it reads:

Fedor Emelianenko, Vadim Finkelstein and Apy Echteld will leave for Los Angeles on Thursday, 17 where they are going to meet with Affliction representatives. Also Fedor plans to meet Randy Couture there to discuss things in person. All the details of the meeting will be revealed soon.

Besides locking down Fedor's involvement as a t-shirt model, those "things" they'll discuss will likely include the details of their superfight-to-be. Finkelchtein (M-1 Mix Fight's president, Emelianenko's manager) and Echteld (M-1 Global's VP of fighter development) could very well — dare we say it — be flying out to L.A. to sign Couture to an M-1 contract, which would surely provide the Natural with more freedom and at least as much money as his UFC contract (which, again, he's not even close to being released from). Or at least that's the rumor we'd like to believe. If Randy and Fedor are getting together just to see the handprints at Mann's Chinese Theatre, do some roller-blading on the Venice Beach boardwalk, and hit up Knott's Berry Farm, we're going to be very upset.

More details to come...