Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting has reported that Fedor Emelianenko’s opponent for the upcoming ‘Rizin Fighting Federation’ in NYE is kickboxer Jaideep Singh, 29 years of age. This Indian-Japanese heavyweight is 1-0 in MMA. In his only MMA fight, Singh beat Alireza Tavak via elbows in the first round. Tavak was 0-1 going into that fight, and has not fought since.
He has a solid kickboxing record of 40-10, with one No Contest, but hasn’t won a kickboxing fight in 4 years is on a three-fight losing streak.

Now according tom Brazilian BJJ news website BJJForum.com.br , there are rumours from Japan that Fedor Emelianenko will fight, with the winner of the fight between the Indian Jaideep Singh and the Brazilian Carlos Toyota!
This fight will happen in the event DEEP, and define the Challenger of the Russian Legend on his return to MMA, in the country that crowned him.
Therefore, if the Brazilian Carlos Toyota beats the Indian, he will face Fedor!
Carlos Toyota, who is a 3rd degree BJJ black belt in Jiu Jitsu (under Osvaldo Alves) and a Karate black belt, in addition to fighting professionally, is also a Jiu-jitsu and MMA instructor in his Academy in the city of Hamamatsu-shi (Shizuoka-ken, Japan).
Recently, the Brazilian knocked out in 1 min 29seg the South Korean giant Hong-Man Choi, 2, 18 m tall, in Road FC.
Toyota who is 6-6 in MMA has a string of 5 consecutive wins,, and has faced major MMA names as: Daijiro Matsui, Akira Shoji (“Mr. Pride”), Daiju Takase, Ryosuke Kojima among others.

Toyota was recently in the news because he promoted a Dutch Martial artist straight to BJJ black belt.

Check out Toyota vs Hong Man Choi: