Barata congratulated by Fedor

By Ed Preuss / B-TOUGH
Thursday, April 20, 2006

As good as wining a Vale-Tudo bout in foreign lands, is receiving a compliment from the best Heavyweight fighter in the world. And was what happened for Brazilian Junior Barata at last April 8's Mix-Fight M1 Championship, in Russia. The Swiss Top Fighters athlete did a great job at the Russian event, which put face to face the best local fighters and representatives from other European countries. Brazilian Barata defeated Russian Said Khalilov by TKO at 4:15 of the first round and then was congratulates by Pride heavyweight champion Fedor Emmelianenko at the ringside.

After talking for a little bit, Barata took a picture by Fedor' side and asked for advices. It seems that new talent may get opens doors after the meeting. On this Sunday, April 23, fighter from Ceará (Northeast state of Brazil) will return to the ring for another challenge, at "Heaven or Hell", a German Mixed Martial event to be held in Leipzig. He will fight Polish Gerhard Machine in a three rounds x 5 minutes' bout. The card of the event also features other 16 bouts, making the Sunday special in German fight scene. Now is on the ring Barata will prove is the touch of the best heavyweight fighter nowadays is for real or not.

COMPLETE CARD (subject to change):
"Heaven or Hell"
Sunday, April 23, 2006
Leipzig, Germany

- Andre Reiners vs. Jean Francois Lenogue;
- Peter Micuch vs. Peter Sobotta;
- Valdas Pocevicius vs. Nelson Siegert;
- Jozef Mihalec vs. Lars Rooch;
- Sergej Razvadovski vs. Hendrik Nitzsche;
- Tomas Kuzela vs. Markus Wagner;
- Pavel Botka vs. Kevin Kral;
- Junior Barata vs. Gerhard Machine;
- Darius Lesnovski vs. Artjom Kotelewetz;
- Pavel Faika vs. Roger Kessler;
- Martin Bozik vs. Norman Jendrecyk;
- Robert Westerman vs. Michael Hamrsmidt;
- Dusan Skondric vs. Lars Weber;
- Thomas Müller vs. Ric Schreiter;
- Sascha Kress vs. Klaus Gaydosik;
- Jaroslav Poborski vs. Sigfried Baltrushat;
- Sebastian Mazur vs. Sebastian Kliesch.