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Fedor: I am more and more thinking about retiring
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Yesterday Strikeforce held a conference call that featured Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio Werdum. Aside from blatantly stating that he wasn't a fan of the UFC, when asked if he was planning on retiring, Fedor admitted that recently, he has seriously been considering retirement. However, Steven Bash, M-1 Global's attorney and Fedor's translator, left out an entire sentence in Fedor's response that, if translated, would have completely altered Fedor's answer.
Reporter: "??????? ??????, ?????? ?? ?? ????????????????? ???? ??????????? ????? ??? ? ???????? - ????? ?? ??? ? ????????, ? ???? ?? ????, ??? ??? ????? ???? ????????? ??? ? ?????????"
Steven Bash/Translator: "??????????? ???????????? ?????, ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ??? ????????? ?????????? ??????. ????? ????? ??????? (????????)"
Fedor Emelianenko: (After a long pause) "? ?? ???? ??? ?????? ???????? ??????. ? ????? ?????? ? ??????????? ??? ? ???????? ????????. ??? ????? ???????? ?? ????, ??? ? ? ??? ????????. ???. ? ???? ???????? ??? ??? ?? ?????????, ?????? ????? ????????. ???? ???? ??????????? ???? ??????, ?? ????? ????????? ????? ????????. ???. ????... ? ??? ?????? ????? ??? ?? ?????."
The part in bold is what Steven Bash failed to translate. In English, it reads: "If I will feel good, I will sign a new contract. But, I am more and more thinking about retiring". There was also a part in the conference call where Fedor directly blames Strikeforce for not having his fight in April. Steven Bash translated this as: "It was between Strikeforce management and Vadim Finkelstein to decide".
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