Business negotiations between the UFC and M-1 Global have at times bordered on bizarre.

But while the two companies recently failed once again to come together and bring Fedor Emelianenko, the world's top heavyweight, to the UFC, the world's top MMA promotion, M-1 Global exec Jerry Millen wants to make one thing perfectly clear: Emelianenko is not dodging UFC champ Brock Lesnar.

"I've been reading a lot of this with people saying, 'Fedor's dodging Brock Lesnar,' that kind of stuff," Millen told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) late Wednesday night. "That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. At the end of the day, Fedor will fight anybody. The terms just have to be fair."

The terms, or rather term – co-promotion between the UFC and M-1 Global – has, at least for now, made this fantasy matchup just that. But Millen is appalled by some of the recent suggestions that Emelianenko and M-1 Global turned down the deal simply because they were afraid of the hulking former professional wrestler.

"Does anybody honestly think that Fedor Emelianenko would dodge Brock Lesnar?" Millen asked. "What does he have – is it five MMA fights now? He's got five MMA fights. At the end of the day, he's more of a pro wrestler than he is an MMA fighter.

"Not to take anything away from [Lesnar], but you've got to remember the UFC manufactured his rise to the top. They gave him a title shot so far ahead of other guys that might have deserved a title shot that if I was some of the heavyweights in the UFC, I'd be upset."

Millen said he does respect Lesnar's abilities; he simply doesn't feel they're on Emelianenko's level.

"Did Brock Lesnar really deserve a title shot?" Millen asked. "Is he a great fighter? Sure. I think he's doing great. But he's got a lot of room for improvement. At the end of the day, Fedor's not ducking anybody." (credit: mmajunkie.com)

There is something about Brock that just gets MMA fighters talking. First it was Mike Swick and his description of Lesnar as the most hated man in MMA.

Now it is former IFL and Aflliction fighter Ben Rothwell who is targeting the UFC heavyweight champion.

In a recent interview with Cagepotato Rothwell, who is 14-1 in his past 15 fights, describes an anectode of Lesnar being very afraid of the former IFL heavyweight stand out during a sparring session,

"Actually, a year before he really started in MMA, Lesnar came to our camp for two weeks. He watched as I - and I'm not happy about it or bragging about it - but I literally knocked a guy into a concussion during sparring with a head kick. Lesnar just said, ‘Please don't do that to me.' He's not going to forget that. He's going to know that one hit from me and that could be it." (credit:watchkalibrun.com)

Here's Lesnar's jiu jitsu trainer Rodrigo Comprido talking to Tatame.com about his student's performance:

"I started to work with Brock after his first fight against Frank Mir. I personally follow the trainings and the guy learns very easily, when you see him fighting you can notice that he’s evolving a lot. I think his ground is strong, solid. We’re managing to make him confident in all areas."

Here's Lesnar trainer Erik Paulson talking to Sherdog.com:

"He stuck exactly to the game plan. We knew Frank was going to jump that half-guard as soon as he could on the ground. The whole objective was to control him on the ground, control his hips. As far as the half-guard, it was to put him flat in the half-guard, not let him get on his side and get under your leg."

Brock is now the official spokesperson for Fusion Ammo. Head over to the Fusion Ammo Website to watch some new videos of Brock. On the website is also a written statement by Brock:

The champ wanted to say a few words to his fans, so here are his thoughts following his decisive victory: "Thanks to all my fans and MMA followers worldwide. I'm proud to wear the heavyweight championship belt. I also want to apologize for behaving unprofessionally after beating Frank Mir. Fighting is an emotional sport and with my background in the entertainment business, it was easy to get carried away on one of the greatest stages in pro sports. I can tell you straight out that I will be a great champion and representative of MMA and my favorite pastime of hunting. I look forward to my next fight and until then, I'm planning for some great deer hunts this fall."

Brock is set to be featured on ESPN's E:60 on Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m. ET. Here is ESPN's promotional piece for the show.

When Brock Lesnar was introduced to E:60 viewers last October, he was a superstar from World Wrestling Entertainment trying to make it in the very real world of mixed martial arts
. And the question was, could he take punches as well as he once faked them? Well, it’s still an open question—if only because Lesnar’s been dishing out all the punishment. He’s easily won every fight since then, and at UFC 100 in July, the heavyweight champion avenged his only loss with a swaggering performance that elicited both awe and scorn. To many sports fans, Lesnar is now the face of the UFC. To others, Lesnar is the UFC’s first villain.

Lesnar first rose to fame as “The Next Big Thing,” in Vince McMahon’s WWE, making millions of dollars before walking away from it all at the height of his popularity to pursue his childhood passion of competing as a professional athlete. Lesnar first tried out for the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings, but didn’t make it out of training camp. Then he found a home in the fastest growing spectator sport in the world -- MMA.

Lesnar sat down with E:60 correspondent Tom Farrey for an in-depth interview in which he discussed growing up on a dairy farm on the outskirts of Webster, S.D., his emergence as an NCAA champion wrestler, his struggles with the WWE, rumors of steroid use, and now, his career as a mixed martial arts fighter. With only five professional fights under his belt, Lesnar dominates his division and has arguably become the biggest pay-per-view draw in combat sports since boxing’s Oscar de la Hoya.