Fabio Maldonado Suffers Spine Injury, Still Expects To Fight Fedor In June

It looks like the chances of Fabio Maldonado competing at 100 percent when he steps into the ring with MMA legend Fedor Emelianenko in June are slim-to-none.

Maldonado, a former UFC veteran who is scheduled to fight Fedor at Fight Nights 50 in Russia, recently suffered a cervical spine injury.

Maldonado told MMAFighting.com that he is currently not cleared to spar or do any type of fight-training at the moment, but expects to be cleared to box in a few days.

Fabio Maldonado vs. Fedor Emelianenko is scheduled to headline Fight Nights 50 in St. Petersburg, Russia on June 17, 2016.