Josh Barnett ‘disappointed’ by still not getting Fedor Emelianenko bout

Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImageFedor Emelianenko is returning to competition later this year as Bellator heads to Moscow, Russia.

The former PRIDE heavyweight champion’s opponent was recently announced, and it was met with disappointment from many long term fans. Tim Johnson is of course a good fighter and recent interim Bellator heavyweight title challenger, but many just expected a “legends match” when booking Fedor’s homecoming and retirement tour.

Several former champions and big names are now outside the UFC, such Anderson Silva, Junior dos Santos, Alistair Overeem, Fabricio Werdum, or even Tito Ortiz, but one fighter particularly disappointed in this is Josh Barnett.

Over a decade…