damn lindland is a tough dude, but isn’t he a little out of his weight class here??

Here is a question that someone here might be able to answer.
I believe that FEDOR is under contract with PRIDE and then why would an organization allow their one of their top fighters fight for another fight promotion company?

If you saw this telecast you would see a totally different crowd. Russia’s president Putin chatting with Jean Claude Van Damme in the front row. Almost all the fans on the floor were wearing suits. It must have been an event that had pretty high door prices…..

Out of his weightclass and out of his element. I hope the couple thousand that visit here will watch this. A common misconception is that Fedor is a striker. Nothing could be more wrong. He is a submission specialist who can strike.
MIRKO vs FEDOR II will be $100 on PPV. I’ll pay it without hesistation.

[quote comment="34476"]Here is a question that someone here might be able to answer.
I believe that FEDOR is under contract with PRIDE and then why would an organization allow their one of their top fighters fight for another fight promotion company?[/quote]
Fedor is under contract with no one. Fedor has been signing one fight deals for a long time now. He never has wanted to be committed to anything, as he fights in Sambo still and possibly the ADCC later this year. Word is though, he is gonna sign a HUGE deal with bodogFIGHTS. We’ll see.

i think Fedor only makes contracts for one fight at time. I suppose you can make demands like that when you’re the best in the world

Props to Linland for trying… but damn Fedor is such a beast

Jo: Fedor always had an paragraph in his contract that stated he could always participate in other promotions events as long as they happen on russia soil.

As for the guests: there was also Berlusconi, former italian prime minister, and kickboxing legend Peter Aerts. Dan Henderson and Soko have been in Lindland’s corner.

Lindland put some weight on for this fight btw. Fedor dominated him, but I didn’t like the holding on to the rope we saw 2-3 times, even thou the referee told Fedor to stop it. As for reversing the takedown: just like MoreThanUFC said people tend to think he is a striker. Actually he is a worldclass grappler and a Sambo expert.

Anyway – that fight was not too spectacular. If you want to see the fight of the night, watch Thompson-Alvarez. Great fight!

Lindland came in at 212…Fedor is a small heavyweight at only 6′0″. The difference was not that substantial.

JCVD was there because he threw a ton of cash to Fedor to star in some lame-ass remake of Bloodsport. Hey Jean-Claude, it’s over buddy. It’s been over for a long time. Not even Fedor can save you at this point.

I’m impressed with lindland….I watched him fight Carlos Newton in the IFL and he basically gave carlos a good beating. I hope he comes back to the UFC,he could give alot of people quite a hard time in the octagon.

If i was Lindland i would be proud of the way that he made Fedor bleed so much.

[quote comment="34508"]If i was Lindland i would be proud of the way that he made Fedor bleed so much.[/quote]
Agree, Fedor doesnt bleed much. Only major blood I can think of was the Fujita fight, when Fedor was almost KOed.

[quote post="1813"]Anyway – that fight was not too spectacular. If you want to see the fight of the night, watch Thompson-Alvarez. Great fight[/quote]
Got a link, bro? Cant find it anywhere.

Linland looked better than most are paying attention too. Sure Fedor is a beast and he took control after that reversal early in the round, but The Law seem to defend well. Not to mention that he cut Fedor. UFC should bring Linland back. Wasn’t there rumor about that when Rampage came over?? It’s true for those who don’t have it clear yet. Fedor is PRIDE FC champ, but is not under contract with them. He signs one fight deals and that’s it. I hope he doesn’t sign with Bodog. He needs to be involved with the UFC/PRIDE deal. The best fighters in the world need to be on the biggest stage. Besides more American fans have to see this guy in action. If he truly is the best which I think he is, he needs to be involved with UFC/PRIDE.

I heard somewhere that Fedor doesnt want to fight in America for one reason or another. I can only hope that he isn’t that stupid. This is quickly becoming, if it isnt already, the biggest mma market in the world.

No one has mentioned thew rope grab by fedor, i knoe that grapping something to hold on to is human instinct so i dont really blame him for that. The refs need to literaally take their hand of the rope or cage, telling them does not do anything. I like how big john hits their hand away, this ref sucked he was like dont grab it but fedor still did, matt should have had a takedown there, oh well fedor will would have won but still.

Lindland beefed up to 212, about 20 pounds under Fedor. Still, that reminded me of when I used to fight my dad as a little kid. Lindland was nuts to take on Fedor, but nobody can accuse him of ducking top competition. That’s the only thing that bothers me about Fedor’s 1-fight deals – he’s not going to fight the best heavyweights doing business that way. Couldn’t imagine that he’s ducking anybody, but it’s just the price for professional freedom. I’d love to see him sign a long-term deal with PRIDE/ UFC so he can tangle with other good fighters. I can’t imagine BoDog setting up to many competitive fights for him.

[quote comment="34599"]I heard somewhere that Fedor doesnt want to fight in America for one reason or another. I can only hope that he isn’t that stupid. This is quickly becoming, if it isnt already, the biggest mma market in the world.[/quote]

I guess you aren’t counting his fight with Coleman at PRIDE 32 in Las Vegas. I trained with Fedor during his seminar in Atlantic City last June. When asked about fighting here he said if the opportunity is right for him he would consider it.

If it’s true that Fedor doesn’t want to fight in the U.S., it’s probably because he’s due for a loss. I’d put my money on two or three UFC heavyweights to knock him out (Sylvia, Arlovski…). I’d also enjoy watching Chuck put him to sleep.
Fedor is awesome, but he is BEATABLE…it’ll happen soon enough

He is beatable, but i don’t see it coming from Sylvia, Couture or Liddell. I think it would be CC, AA or Big Nog giving him a loss out here in the states. Liddell can throw the hands but Fedor could take a punch.

Did anyone notice Fedor use his right hand to grab the rope after Linland had pick him up and was fixing to slam him to help reverse the takedown.

This goes to show you that the “ring” is outdated and a liability in MMA fights. Who knows if the rope-holding by Fedor changed the outcome of the fight. Lindland could have gotten top-mount is all I’m saying. Good fight, otherwise.

I can’t beleive they didn’t allow ordering this fight on PPV. What the hell was that about!!! Does anyone know why BODOG wasn’t available on satellite. They are really missing out!!! Matt looked to have held his own during this fight, impressive if you ask me. I don’t see how the UFC could pass on FEDOR, Dana is to greedy for that.

[quote comment="34527"][quote post="1813"]Anyway – that fight was not too spectacular. If you want to see the fight of the night, watch Thompson-Alvarez. Great fight[/quote]
Got a link, bro? Cant find it anywhere.[/quote]

I’ll try to upload it somewhere. I’ll let you know where to find it.

i really believe that the rope hold was a substantial gain for fedor in this fight. lindland is a nasty wrestler, and i think if fedor had nothing to hold onto it would of been a takedown in matts favor. not saying the results would be different. i dont know that, but it would of been a longer fight

[quote comment="34682"]i really believe that the rope hold was a substantial gain for fedor in this fight. lindland is a nasty wrestler, and i think if fedor had nothing to hold onto it would of been a takedown in matts favor. not saying the results would be different. i dont know that, but it would of been a longer fight[/quote]

100% agreed!

@ajadoniz: same happens in the cage and actually you can hold on to the fence much better than to the ropes. Let’s not make this another Cage-vs-Ring thing.

Holly crap some of you are F-n crazy, No way silvia could do shit against Fedor, it would be murder, Chuck would be a good fight but fedor by sub, randy = lindland.

and as for the ring being outdated, you have never seen anyone grab the cage? where you been hiding

I thought Liddell was the highest paid in mma.I heard that Fedor makes about 2 million a fight is that true.Anybody know?

I think holding the ropes gave fedor a huge advantage in this match.

The bars of a fence are thin and have no give so even when someone holds onto it they can be torn off with brute force. Ropes however are thicker and have a lot more give so is easier to hold onto.

If matt had fedor in that grip in the centre of the ring there would of been no reversal, he would of went down like a ton of bricks.

Would the outcome of been different who knows???

I had heard that Liddell was the highest paid as well, but it may be different since he’s under contract with UFC, and Fedor does single fight stuff. I also didn’t hear if they were including Liddell’s endorsements or not.

@YouTapped: The ring is better for boxing because the fighters don’t usually get anywhere near the ropes. In MMA, fighters are pushing and leaning up against stuff for leverage, you tell me how it benefits Lindland when the rope is giving and entangling both fighters. i’m sorry that you think there isn’t a difference.

If anyone thinks that poopie sylvia can beat Fedor they must be hanging out with the young assasin.

I defiantly believe everyone can be defeated, but with that said I don’t think there are too many people that can beat Fedor. He is a monster. Oh and the Bodog fight was on PPV, I was able to get it. As far as the ropes, I really only think it made the fighter shorter, but the result would still be the same. As for Lindland the reason he has not come back to the UFC is money among other things. He said in an interview that they will not pay him enough, but he also said that he believes that there is not one person in the UFC that can beat him. Me personally I don’t care for him. Don’t get me wrong, is is pretty damn good, but too me I do not think he could stay top class. Oh and for the guy who said Jean cluade is done, I hope not. His movies wold be good for the sport right now, plus a remake of Bloodsport would be the shit. I am kinda a dork like that though.

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Chris Valentine

Good fight. But if Fedor is to be considered the best, he should go to UFC and prove it.

Chris, do you have cable or satellite???

Cable, But my Dad had Satelite and I called him and talked to him about the fight. He said he watched (mind you I do not know if he watched it online or what.

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Chris Valentine

I don’t get this fight, why did a 185 fighter move up to heavy weight like that?, I personally would have rather seen jeff monson fight fedor, to see how fedor fares with a good submission fighter bigger and stronger than him. linland still did pretty good, giving fedor that nastly gash, if linland could have lasted longer they may have stopped the fight.

Not a great performance from Fedor, but a win nonetheless. It’s like sometimes he ignores what the other guy is doing and concentrates on working his opponent to an armbar. I swear Fedor could armbar a gorilla.

Bodog is airing the fights on April 21st on pay-per view to compete with UFC 70, which is stupid when UFC 70 will be better and free.

As far ass Fedor facing Jeff Monson, I think Fedor would kill Monson. Look at Colman, he was an Olympic wrestler and he could not take Fedor down. When he Did finaly get him down Fedor let him as if he was ready to submit him (Pride 32). Just my thoughts. As for why the fight, they needed a fighter not under contract, and the only one dumb enough to take it was Matt Lindland.

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Chris Valentine

It wuold be a complete shame to see Fedor sign a large BODOG deal. Who will be all the competetion? I watch BODOG fights all the time and there is not a heavyweight near his level in that fight league. If it is not Cro Cop, Big Nog, Arlovski on a good night I do not see it being uch of a fight. Unless they have some incredible talent hidden away. \

I think Sylvia could prove some trouble for Fedor if he brings his “A” game. His jabs, head kicks, and take down defense would have to be solid. One thing eveyone forgets is that Tim Sylvia’s height and huge reach advantage could prove trouble for anyone, especialy if his jabs are crisp and takedown defense is on point.

[quote post="1813"]If matt had fedor in that grip in the centre of the ring there would of been no reversal, he would of went down like a ton of bricks.[/quote]

Not true since Lindland used the corner as leverage in obtaining his under-hooks & getting underneath Fedor’s center of gravity.

[quote post="1813"]Good fight. But if Fedor is to be considered the best, he should go to UFC and prove it. [/quote]

Saying that is like reading the introduction of a book & claiming to be an expert on the subject. Wreckless……

[quote post="1813"]I personally would have rather seen jeff monson fight fedor, to see how fedor fares with a good submission fighter bigger and stronger than him[/quote]

Fedor is small for a HW. Many of his fights have been against bigger, heavier, physically stronger competition with equal & greater skills than Monson.

[quote post="1813"]if linland could have lasted longer they may have stopped the fight[/quote]

If it were a UFC fight then you may be right. In Pride, a cut won’t normally end a fight. Instead, they pause the fight as often as necessary to tend to the cut but the fight goes on.

I dont know what the cut rule is like in Bodog Fights. Anyone out there have any idea?

[quote post="1813"]I don’t get this fight, why did a 185 fighter move up to heavy weight like that?, [/quote]

A: True fighters are only interested in testing their skills against the BEST. Weightclass be damned.

I dont care much for Lindland at all but his wrestling ability is to be respected.

[quote post="1813"]I think Sylvia could prove some trouble for Fedor if he brings his “A” game. [/quote]

Trouble? A game? Sylvia? Huh? Couldnt be the same Tim Sylvia I’m familiar with. Seriously, any fighter poses a threat to another no matter how lobsided their capabilities.

I hateto break it to ya but Sylvia has not stood in the ring (win or lose) with any competition comparible to who Fedor has fought. As much as we all love AA, truth be told, not even he has beaten anyone on those levels. AA’s chance to do so arrives this upcoming Saturday against Fabricio Werdum.

After skimming through this blog I really didn’t see an anwer to a question above. Does anyone know why Lindland does fight in UFC anymore. I heard him say after the Newton fight on IFL that “they won’t let me fight the best in my weight class”….is “they” the UFC? I know he would stir things up quite a bit if he did come back to the UFC, but I don’t think they ever gave Lindland a title shot…even though he called people out after winning (couldn’t tell ya which fight…saw it on an old UFC DVD). I planned on purchasing the Fedor/Lindland fight but couldnt’ find it on PPV anywhere. And there’s NO WAY I’m gonna purchase that instead of watching a free UFC….that’s just crazy talk!

[quote comment="35134"]After skimming through this blog I really didn’t see an anwer to a question above. Does anyone know why Lindland does fight in UFC anymore. I heard him say after the Newton fight on IFL that “they won’t let me fight the best in my weight class”….is “they” the UFC? I know he would stir things up quite a bit if he did come back to the UFC, but I don’t think they ever gave Lindland a title shot…even though he called people out after winning (couldn’t tell ya which fight…saw it on an old UFC DVD). I planned on purchasing the Fedor/Lindland fight but couldnt’ find it on PPV anywhere. And there’s NO WAY I’m gonna purchase that instead of watching a free UFC….that’s just crazy talk![/quote]

sp…. **doesn’t** fight in the UFC anymore.

[quote post="1813"]Does anyone know why Lindland does fight in UFC anymore.[/quote]

I’ve always wondered the same. His being touted as the top 170′er in the world has made me eager to see him prove it within that same weightclass.

Bustamante the 185 champ beat lindland….busta left, then the 185 belt was vacant…after beating Baroni a couple of times, Lindland was #1 in ufc and expected to have a fight for the vacant title…he got blown up by david terrel, so Terrel got a fight for the blet against Evan Tanner…Tanner dominated Terrel…Tanner got the belt…

even thought people think Lindlad was better than Tanner, Tanner seemed to be more of a “gamer” than Lindlad was..beating terrel and Baroni more convincingly….I dont think Lindland is as good as people think and guys int he ufc would pose problems for him….Linland was knocked out cold by Terrel, and knocked himself out cold once…I dont think he could handle Silva or Rich’s power…also a quick swick flurry would be reminiscent of terrel…and Marquet would probably handle him on the ground like fedor did…his wrestling is undeniable, but he is probably not in the ufc becuase he is extremely boring to watch…if someone extremely boring loses a couple fights in a row, bet they are gonna get canned…..

Now Fedor being beatable…yes everyone is..if he fights everyone in the world 10 times he would probably win atleast 7-8 over anyone….but people that i think can beat him atleast 1 time, and right now…
Cro Cop..awesome 1st fight, probably the same thing second..but if cro cop catches him with the kick it could end it…and cro cop also has the ability to win a close decision
Chuck….yes…i said it mtu…it takes one and you cant deny chucks power
Randy…yes again…a perfect gameplan…randy is not Lindlad, he is stronger, more well rounded, and has more heart than anyone
Big Nog…takes punichment might be able to catch him
Monson…i would like to see this fight…Fedor has only fought one other abu Dabi champ and than was Arona..who some people think won the fight..i think he would pose a problem for Fedor

Tim Sylvia as much as people dislike him…beat Ricco in his hay day…After getting Koed by Sylvia..Ricco fought Big Nog and lossed a contreversial decision…If the right Tim Sylvia shows up, he could definately be a force….and Arlvovskis resume isnt as good, his sckill are undeniable…hes an athletic speciman…He knocked out Vladimer Matuisenko..who is one of the best wrestlers in MMA..KO Cruz, who is one of the best Jits guys, and submitted Sylvia..which Monson couldnt do…..i think before people start disregarding the “ufc” guys, the guys need to fight the “pride” guys first to see what will happen

sorry for rambling dudes, but i also think Barnett would pose a problem for Fedor…he’s probably the second most well round heavy weight, fedor being #1

MMA Dude, when did Lindland knock himself out? LMFAO, I’d love to watch that one! Thanks for all the info…much appreciated!

haha yeah it was retarded….Falaniko Vitale…i dont remember which event off hand…went for a supplex of some sort and fell wrong and Koed himself….haha then Vitale tried to say that he positioned himself in such a way that he knew it would Ko lindlad and he was trying to do so all along…haha…but then Lindland dominated him in a rematch and made him tap from punches

it was at meltdown…dont know which number…chuck vs Randy 1, Vitor axed eatmans head…pretty good show

Thanks MMA Dude, you rock…it was UFC 43, I’ll have to go get that DVD! This is the quote from UFC.com on the results of that fight. “Falaniko Vitale Wins by Knock Out at 2:50 in the 1st round by Struck his Head on the Mat.” LOL, can’t wait to see it!

MoreThanUFC: sorry for the delay, but here – as promised – the Thompson-Alvarez fight from the bodogFight PPV. Had to re-encode it because it was quite a huge file. I think the quality is still decent, but if you want something better I can upload it at rapidshare or something.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1qe5o_thompson-vs-alvarez-bodogfight-ppv

P.s.: some kid flagged it as explicit content, so you gotta have an DM account and be over 18 y/o … sry

[quote comment="35216"]Thanks MMA Dude, you rock…it was UFC 43, I’ll have to go get that DVD! This is the quote from UFC.com on the results of that fight. “Falaniko Vitale Wins by Knock Out at 2:50 in the 1st round by Struck his Head on the Mat.” LOL, can’t wait to see it![/quote]

If you just want to see that fight I can upload it for ya.

Sure, I’d love to just see that fight….I’m sure I’ve seen it before..I remember the Liddell v. Couture I….just must have spaced out during Lindland’s self-KO. Where do you download them from?

[quote comment="35230"]Sure, I’d love to just see that fight….I’m sure I’ve seen it before..I remember the Liddell v. Couture I….just must have spaced out during Lindland’s self-KO. Where do you download them from?[/quote]

Here you go: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1qfhx_ufc-43-falaniko-vitale-vs-matt-lind

I got most of the stuff from other fighters in my gym and got a pretty decent collection. I think by now I should have close to every fight, including unaired ones like Vitale-Lindland.

Thank YOU YouTapped….that was great! Now that’s a special kind of “kickin my own ass”!!!

If Fedor doesn’t use the rope to reverse the takedown, Lindland would has him on his back. I still think Fedor would have won but its something to think about. Just shows you ropes are gay and every mma fight needs to be in a cage period.

What Dude, you attacking me too? Just kidding. I’m gonna watch the fight YTed put up as soon as it DLs.

But Dude, I agree with Chuck’s chances more than I night have posted. He is a 230 figther, which is bigger than Mirko’s natural weight, believe it or not. Mirko has never cut weight except in his early K-1 career. If Liddell can maintain his 205 power at 230, then Mirko may have a fight on his hands, for a little longer than 3 mins….
Ever seen how many times Mirko KOs ppl THROUGH their own hands? No dealier weapon in MMA today the a LHK from Crocop. And that is indisputable. Trolls, try again.

[quote comment="35347"]What Dude, you attacking me too? Just kidding. I’m gonna watch the fight YTed put up as soon as it DLs.
[/quote]

Haha, nah man. I actually meant that I am sorry that you might have to register at DM (in case you didn’t yet) just to watch the fight. Until now I could always watch the fights without doing that, maybe I screwed up by putting it into the Extreme-Sports category as well. Anyway, if you wanna see certain fight, just “holla” at the video pimp.

yeah mtu…but look at the “Punkd” video of Chuck at his “Natural” weight…haha he’s all belly. i think he punches harder than Mirko…but not as precise, and Mirko still punches hard enough to knock guys out, so i think it would just be a matter of who hits who clean first

I heard jean claud is going to start fighting mma.Have you seen him in bloodsport and kickboxer that guy can really fight,even with ancient chinese throwing salt in his eyes so the UFC n Pride and all mma guys better watch out.I even heard once he beat three guys all with knives running at him with the ancient kung fu move the back flip curly whip splits kick.Id be more scared he might try to shag yer or somet,the gay bastard

[quote comment="34943"]Bodog is airing the fights on April 21st on pay-per view to compete with UFC 70, which is stupid when UFC 70 will be better and free.[/quote]
agree,who ever pays for that shit is stupid i don’t care how big of a fan someone is pay vs free free first round knockout easy

If Liddell were to fight fedor he would crush him by the blood of ten thousand Iraqys I swear it

First off Fedor is by far the best in the world bar none . No one is even remotely in his league. If you were to put someone up to him being “close” that would be Mirko. But lets not forget Mirko banged up fedor and still got his ass beat. Big Nog ? haha, fedor crushed that kid. Liddel? hahahahaha please shut up honestly. Silvia/Monsoon/Arvloski ? Are you kidding me? Just because they seem good in UFC does not make them quality fighters. UFC is mostly trash.. with the exception of a few. Bodog is definitley gay , and as far as holding the ropes for fucks sake , human nature makes you try to keep your balance. UFC does the same shit ever notice people grabbing the cage? Same concept.Rewatch it you’ll notice he just has his arm over it the other 2 shots, Matt lindland woulda took him down and fedor would have gotten right back up. Go watch Fedor vs Randleman , Randleman would beat anyone in UFC and he nearly killed Fedor but still lost. You guys just want to sit here and bad mouth someone who has achieved more than you will in your entire life. So with that in mind I’m done … leave Fedor alone. He will not be beaten any time soon and I personally feel Kevin Randleman or Mirko would hand him his only loss. (maybe) but not anytime soon.

I didn’t have time to read every post here, so this may have already been said, But I think fedor is a chump for taking a fight with middleweight Lindland. Plus even though he lost, lindland split him wide open in no time. I mean I now fedor is good, but what a chump to not come fight the best. he should be in UFC to really test himself, I for one dont think he has the balls to do it. maybe he will fight Frank Trigg next, or Robbie Lawler, or mike Swick. I bet he wont fight AA or have a rematch with CC or even take on Brandon vera.

ecbmd…..HAHAHA Randleman??? He has already lossed to Chuck and Randy and Rampage…..those are lightheavies, the heavy weight would beat him worse….and you are on the right track thinking fedor is the best in the world, but i negated every piece of your knowledge after you mentioned Randleman…who uses steroids and tries to use animal piss and then still loses

Your both delusional , My thoughts with Randleman came from the fact everyone said MIRKO was on Fedors Level but if you recall randleman and mirko fought the first time randleman obliterated him. Just because Randleman is a big dude doesnt mean he uses steroids…Get your head out of your ass. Yes randleman has lost , but remember he beat Mirko. And Mirko would beat chuck , and rampage. I’m not taking anything away from any of the fighters they are good at what they do but they aren’t on Fedors level. And I believe Randleman and Mirko are the 2 that are right now. As far as Bloody’s response to calling Fedor a chump for fighting a Middleweight , read your information correctly. Lindland bumped his weight up to Heavyweight , hence he is a heavyweight. Fedor took the fight for his own reasons , not because he’s scared of a challenge. People hyped up lindland to be a great athlete and an olympic medalist. Wouldn’t that be a good reason for fedor to say ok i’ll fight him ?

the 2 that are close i meant to say “Randleman and Mirko are the 2 that are close right now”.

Also to touch up on the “split him open” , ever been in a fight? All it takes is one punch , and frankly no one can ever say they’ve been in a fight and not gotten hit. It wasn’t like he unloaded on him and ground and pounded a crater in his face. He hit him once and cut him , big deal. Watch Fedors only loss , it came from a single hit. I challenge you to get hit in the face by an elbow or punch from one of them and not get cut. Kthxu til then stfu asap.

Mind you on his only loss it was from an illegal elbow and not really a loss. And to get on his loss issue… Three people have had the opportunity to knock him out or submit him. but guess what… they didn’t because he’s that far outta there league. #1 Fujita – I wouldn’t call it a “lucky” punch but a good punch , Fedor nearly lost it there but being the great fighter he is responded by tieng him up and regaining composure and tapping him. Props to Fujita but when Fedor unleashed his fury Fujita didn’t know what hit him.
#2 Randleman – Fedor should have died , although looking at replays you could tell fedor pulled his head up so he didnt land directly on his neck but it was still painful to watch. Who else have you seen recover from a slam of that caliber and still get up to tap the opponent and not even seem bothered by the slam.
#3 Hunt – Hunt is decent , not super great but not super bad , he had Fedor in the Kimura but apparently not a good enough Kimura… Fedor even said in an interview he had him in an arm submission but it didn’t hurt.

And last but not least his only “technical” loss. Was from Kohsaka – Kohsaka was good in his time but hit Fedor with an elbow in a no elbow fight that cut him open and the ref stopped it. Unfortunatley there had to be a winner and Kohsaka instead of being DQ’d had to move on. Seen the rematch ? Fedor made him bleed pretty bad.

That’s it no one else came close , Mirko and him had a war and Fedor looked like shit but he still beat Mirko. And for all you guys talking about “Oh Fedor would never fight such and such” Shut up right now… He offered to fight Tim Silvia and Silvia said no.

i really dont understand why mma organizations make fights like this a top contender middle vs. maybe the best heavy weight ever although i do beleive if fedor makes his way to the ufc he will defeated but lindland went up two weight classes for this fight but he did a good job buy the cut on fedor inall

[quote comment="34644"]If it’s true that Fedor doesn’t want to fight in the U.S., it’s probably because he’s due for a loss. I’d put my money on two or three UFC heavyweights to knock him out (Sylvia, Arlovski…). I’d also enjoy watching Chuck put him to sleep.
Fedor is awesome, but he is BEATABLE…it’ll happen soon enough[/quote]

That is highly unlikely…actually just outrageous… Arlovski would be taken out with no problem… Fedor is amazing on the ground and is a much stronger Striker with one the strongest chins in the business…on the other hand Arlovski’s chin is made of glass.
Sylvia? thats hilarious …only fighter Sylvia has fought lately that has a hint of talent is Arlovski..who is obviously no match.
The only fighter that is on Fedors level is Mirko CroCop…even after that huge upset loss to Gonzaga.. i would love to see Gonzaga take on Fedor..which may be a possibility in the future, depending on where Fedor CHOOSES to fight.

[quote comment="34476"]Here is a question that someone here might be able to answer.
I believe that FEDOR is under contract with PRIDE and then why would an organization allow their one of their top fighters fight for another fight promotion company?[/quote]

in his contract he can fight with another promotion if it
is in his home country and st petersburg is in russian that is why he can fight with a diffrent promotion

[quote comment="41482"][quote comment="34644"]If it’s true that Fedor doesn’t want to fight in the U.S., it’s probably because he’s due for a loss. I’d put my money on two or three UFC heavyweights to knock him out (Sylvia, Arlovski…). I’d also enjoy watching Chuck put him to sleep.
Fedor is awesome, but he is BEATABLE…it’ll happen soon enough[/quote]

That is highly unlikely…actually just outrageous… Arlovski would be taken out with no problem… Fedor is amazing on the ground and is a much stronger Striker with one the strongest chins in the business…on the other hand Arlovski’s chin is made of glass.
Sylvia? thats hilarious …only fighter Sylvia has fought lately that has a hint of talent is Arlovski..who is obviously no match.
The only fighter that is on Fedors level is Mirko CroCop…even after that huge upset loss to Gonzaga.. i would love to see Gonzaga take on Fedor..which may be a possibility in the future, depending on where Fedor CHOOSES to fight.[/quote]

i totally agree with this comment but i believe gabe gonzaga did get a little lucky he is by no means strong enough for fedor

If it’s true that Fedor doesn’t want to fight in the U.S., it’s probably because he’s due for a loss. I’d put my money on two or three UFC heavyweights to knock him out (Sylvia, Arlovski…). I’d also enjoy watching Chuck put him to sleep.
Fedor is awesome, but he is BEATABLE…it’ll happen soon enough

Agreed, but I think it would be Randy, Vera and Chuck that would pose the biggest threat. Syvia and AA are taken out of their game when the opponent can take them down and Fedor can definitly take them down because he isn’t afraid to eat a few to get the clinch. Now don’t get me wrong, Fedor has sick submission skills and I wouldn’t bet the house against him ,but I think Lindland showed that a bigger, stronger, better and smarter Lindland (Randy) could get the job done.

Good fight. But if Fedor is to be considered the best, he should go to UFC and prove it.

Agreed, Fedor has to run through the UFC to be considered the best. I hate using mmath, but that’s all we have to go on. Sobral and CC took Fedor to a decision and they both have been dominated in the UFC. What I’m saying is anyone who thinks Fedor would destroy all in the UFC is delusional.

First off Fedor is by far the best in the world bar none . No one is even remotely in his league. If you were to put someone up to him being “close” that would be Mirko. But lets not forget Mirko banged up fedor and still got his ass beat. Big Nog ? haha, fedor crushed that kid. Liddel? hahahahaha please shut up honestly. Silvia/Monsoon/Arvloski ? Are you kidding me? Just because they seem good in UFC does not make them quality fighters. UFC is mostly trash.. with the exception of a few. Bodog is definitley gay , and as far as holding the ropes for fucks sake , human nature makes you try to keep your balance. UFC does the same shit ever notice people grabbing the cage? Same concept.Rewatch it you’ll notice he just has his arm over it the other 2 shots, Matt lindland woulda took him down and fedor would have gotten right back up. Go watch Fedor vs Randleman , Randleman would beat anyone in UFC and he nearly killed Fedor but still lost. You guys just want to sit here and bad mouth someone who has achieved more than you will in your entire life. So with that in mind I’m done … leave Fedor alone. He will not be beaten any time soon and I personally feel Kevin Randleman or Mirko would hand him his only loss. (maybe) but not anytime soon.

Why is it so funny that chuck could beat Fedor? Is it because Fedor fought Sobral to a decision and Chuck KHTFO twice in a couple of mins? Why would Randleman beat everyone in the UFC? Is it because Chuck and Randy KHTFO? Knowone is bad mouthing Fedor they just aren’t UFC haters or Pride nuthuggers.

He dosent want to fight in the US because as you know like most people,in most countries,he thinks Americans are dicks,and Im sorry but that is just a fact.
Oh and especialy people like ecbmed who want to suck out his A hole till its all stingy bloody and RAW!

Lindland was fired from the UFC for wearing an article of clothing with an unapproved sponsor on it to an official UFC weigh-in. He has also been accused of being a boring fighter even though he is one of the UFC fighters with the most wins, and in spite of winning something like 9 of his last 11 by stoppage.

he seems to rise to any occasion he is faced with .i wouldnt mind seeing him against this new gonzaga guy or chuck .chucks skills have really evolved since his rampage loss(i really consider him the real ufc champion) and i would have to say he hits a lot harder than fujita and alot more accurate but if fedor can get chuck down he wins easy but i cant see fedor beating him standing up but like i said he seems to rise to any occasion and for sure one of the greats if not the greatest mma fighters of alltime

[quote comment="49123"]he seems to rise to any occasion he is faced with.[/quote]

Lindland does rise to the occasion. He’s not really crazy, but old school for sure…back to the days when you fought every challenger regardless of size. That’s just the way it was done and he doesn’t seem to mind doing it today, though the new generation of fighters (and watchers) cringe at the thought. Lindland’s as tough as they come.

Hey guys,

Listen up !!!

Watch the fight a bit better ( Youtube ) and you all will see that fedor did not hold the ropes, there’s even a 4 second version where you can see that he didn’t.

And please stop your fantasies on who’s gonna beat him for once and compliment him more on how good he is !!!

Act more like real sportsfans and not like papparazi

[quote post="1813"]And please stop your fantasies on who’s gonna beat him for once and compliment him more on how good he is !!![/quote]

No need to , you’re doing enough nuthugging for all of us.

[quote comment="59730"][quote post="1813"]And please stop your fantasies on who’s gonna beat him for once and compliment him more on how good he is !!![/quote]

No need to , you’re doing enough nuthugging for all of us.[/quote]
hEE GORD,

did i hurt your feelings by giving the right information or did i just prove that you are an idiot like James THOMPSON : ( i watched a lot of dvd’s ) hahaha. You absolutely have no clue what fighting is about, maybe you should go to the gym and take a few lessons or at least get GLASSES!! Its idiots like you that bring shame to this sport, you just keep on watching dvd’s !!!

Has Fedor ever lost? I was told he lost recently, but cant find any info on it.

[quote comment="71279"]Has Fedor ever lost? I was told he lost recently, but cant find any info on it.[/quote]
prideFC says he has never lost.
go to sherdog.com
they have records on all the fighters

they say he lost once due to a cut 17 seconds into the fight

[quote comment="71284"][quote comment="71279"]Has Fedor ever lost? I was told he lost recently, but cant find any info on it.[/quote]
prideFC says he has never lost.
go to sherdog.com
they have records on all the fighters

they say he lost once due to a cut 17 seconds into the fight[/quote]

he totally got pwned!!!

Props to Lindland for holding his own against Fedor and also for picking him up so easily. Lindland is very underrated but he’s a dam good fighter…not better then Fedor but still a good fighter.

Silvia, Coutor, AA, and Crocop would all get owned by Fedor.
Big Nog and Gonzaga would give him a run for his money.
Silvia would get A** raped in the octogon against Fedor

If you watch the fight I think Lindland had a good shot at beating him, or at least taking it out of the first round. He cut Fedor in the first real exchange, and then had what would have been a takedown had Fedor not grabbed the ropes. He was told four or five times to let go of the ropes. Lindland had him in the air was about to take him to the ground when Fedor repeatedly grabbed the ropes. A couple of times with his elbows, and then with his hand. It could have been a lot different had that not happened. Give me a cage and a rematch! I think Couture would have a good shot at beating him. He seems to be prone to cuts, as was evidenced in his only loss, which came by ref stoppage at 17 seeconds of the first round due to a cut. I hope to see him fight Barnett, Couture, or someone who can get this guy to the ground with out being first submitted or otherwise crushed…

Talk about a bad card. Two fights; neither of which got out of the first round. Its no wonder Bodog isn’t a top-tier fighting organization. Pride and UFC for now (yes I know Pride is shut down but there are still replays), but there are a lot of other organizations stepping it up right now and I am just plain excited.