According to a report by Evgeni Kogan and Greg Savage of Sherdog.com, former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko, widely considered the best heavyweight in the world, has confirmed that he'll be fighting former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia on July 19th.
"[Sylvia] is a good fighter, a strong fighter, the former UFC heavyweight champion, which is important," Emelianenko told Sherdog.com via telephone. "I am looking forward to fighting him and training hard for this fight," he continued.
While details of the event have yet to be released, Sherdog.com is reporting that sources have informed them that the fight could be promoted by Affliction at the American Arena in Dallas, Texas and aired on Mark Cuban's HDNet Fights.