ESPN.com's Josh Gross reports on Tuesday that the search for Fedor Emelianenko's next opponent may already be narrowing. Longtime fighter manager Monte Cox told Gross this week that he offered up either Travis Wiuff or Mike Whitehead as potential foes for Emelianenko after recently being contacted by M-1 Global. Nothing is yet finalized, but these reports at least give us some indication as to the level of competition M-1 is considering for Emelianenko's next match. Further reports indicate that the company is targeting an early November return for "The Last Emperor", likely in St. Petersburg, Russia. More on this as it develops.

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