Fedor Emelianenko to fight Jeff Monson on November 20 in Moscow

The date and the place of the fight between the Russian mixed martial arts fighter Fedor Emelianenko and the American fighter Jeff Monson were announced today.

The opponents will face each other in Moscow at the Olympiysky Sports Complex on November 20. The bout will become the main event of the show organized by M-1 Global, according to Mixfight.ru.

Fedor hasn’t fought in Russia since in April 2007, when he defeated American Matt Lindland with a submission hold in St. Petersburg.