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M-1 President Vadim Finkelchtein Speaks On UFC Negotiations

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Via MMAWeekly:

"If we had such an offer two years ago, such as we got yesterday, maybe we would agree, but not in today’s situation. We would not accept that offer.  I am not a person who came into the business two years ago and started working it because I saw that was good business. I started in MMA in 1997. I invested a lot of money and a lot of effort and energy into the development of that sport.  Today we’ve got enough energy and finance to be able to develop that sport.That’s why I cannot understand the policy of the UFC. The UFC won’t be able to control the whole world. Let’s work together."

So M-1 Global wants to control the whole world with the UFC?  If they(M-1) have enough finances to be able to develop something, why are they so insistent on co-promoting with everyone?