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Shane Carwin Tells Twitter He Has Signed on To Face Fedor Emelianenko in Rizin FF

We all know Shane Carwin prides himself on the size of his hands, but has it ever led to a news story before?

“Hey @rizin_PR you are going to need bigger gloves, these do not fit, not even close!” Carwin tweeted late on Saturday night. The former Ultimate Fighting Championship interim heavyweight champion did not expand upon his contractual status with the upstart Japanese promotion Rizin, but ended up making a notable claim to in response to a fan, who told Carwin he would like to see him fight legendary heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko.