Shane Carwin says he accepted fight with Fedor Emelianenko two weeks ago

Shane Carwin’s return to the cage seems to be getting closer and closer.

On Sunday, the former interim UFC heavyweight champion revealed on Twitter that he recently accepted a fight against mixed martial arts legend Fedor Emelianenko. No further details were given.

This followed a tweet of his that contained a photo of a Rizin FF glove, hinting that Carwin perhaps signed with the Japanese-based organization.

To avoid further confusion, Carwin later added that, although he agreed to fight Emelianenko, the former PRIDE champion will likely never compete again. Therefore, despite Carwin’s earlier comments, a fight between Carwin and Emelianenko seems unlikely to ever occur, never mind just being…