The most credible rumor has been Mark Hunt possibly fighting Fedor on a New Years Eve Japanese card. It's possible that this could be on a K-1 Hero's event. Hunt has been a free agent for quite some time and it would set up a rematch of their battle in which Hunt was actually impressive in smothering Fedor and getting close to submitting him. Another rumor was the Ricardo Arona rumor in which he was said to have signed with M-1. Arona later refuted the rumor and said he had not signed with anyone yet, but did seem to push the UFC as the place he wanted to go.

The ridiculous rumor of the week was the fight between Ken Shamrock and Fedor Emelianenko. This was one of the most absurd rumors that Shamrock refuted on TAGGRadio this last week. He did state he would love to fight Fedor, but as we all would probably say, Ken may bite off too much in that fight.

Interesting rumors

AEG is an interesting rumor because they own so many venues across the U.S. and have been moving into the European market. This could be a move for them to move into the Asian market as well. Adding MMA to their already extensive lineup of sports franchises is a bold step considering MMA's huge growth over the last few years. With their big production values as well, we may see a return of PRIDE -like entrances and themes to their shows. Obviously, they will have huge money considering they were behind the signing of English soccer superstar, David Beckham.

Ecko is also intriguing considering he owns a production and entertainment company that generally has stuck to a certain genre, but never live events or sports. Ecko is known to be an avid sports fan, so it would be no surprise that he has become intrigued by MMA. He could potentially promote a new clothing line along side a MMA promotion as well. International sales along with international stars promoting his product. It's a great idea as far as marketing a product along side a sport that has a history of using clothing as an advertising scheme.

With all of that said, we won't know officially until Monday who has bought the organization. Sit back for a ride because once this is announced, the MMA community will be in a free fall of speculation and possibilities.