Comments on: UFC Quick Quote: UFC oh so close to signing Fedor …

By: killer 909

killer 909 — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 03:46:04 +0000

this is bullshit, the only reason why the ufc is doesn’t let fedor fight in a match is because Fedor will beat the shit out of Chuck Lidell and other fighters, it’s true, check out fedor’s fighting videos.also Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic lost in the UFC fight because, UFC did not let Mirko practice in the cage ring, he only practices on regular rings.

LET FEDOR FIGHT,YOU KNOW HE BEAT UP MATT LINDLAND IN BODOGFIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Thor1982

Thor1982 — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:38:34 +0000

Hell if he dont sign soon to F*ckin someone he’s gonna lose value. Im already starting to not give a rats fat a$$. But ive always doubted Fedor being the so called best in the world. Deff Prides best HW champ. Not the UFC’s.

By: Nine Duce

Nine Duce — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:29:24 +0000

[quote comment=”113412″]Not sure why people would compare Mir / Babalu / etc to Fedor. Chances are the contract he’d be signing would be 10x what they make which explains why the UFC would want to protect their investment.
I totally understand why they don’t want him fighting elsewhere, when you plot down potentially millions to have him fight in your org you don’t want him getting hurt in some piddly event (or losing in some competing org devaluing all the money you spent on him).

I’m all for the UFC signing him but not at any cost, from a business standpoint that would be really stupid.[/quote]

Well stated. I think you cleared up some questions as to why the UFC isn’t giving in to Fedor. Too bad most of these bloggers don’t look further than a single point of view.

By: Jr

Jr — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 19:29:01 +0000

I hope UFC can sign Fedor. I really didnt know who he was up until about a few months ago, so I went and watched some fights of his and dang he’s an animal and very fun to watch.

By: kill it

kill it — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:34:50 +0000

Give the man what he wants, Dana.

You won’t regret it.

By: RobH86

RobH86 — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 20:29:00 +0000

Now I hope Fedor signs for Elite XC. Likewise with loads of the other talent out there. Bit of competition.

By: Machine

Machine — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:26:29 +0000

[quote comment=”113690″][quote comment=”113671″][quote comment=”113401″]This whole issue is stupid. The UFC has let Frank Mir, Babalu, and others participate in submission grappling contests while under contract. Why would Fedor competing in Sambo be any different? Ridiculous double-standard here…[/quote]

Exactly! I was actually going to point out the same thing (in my own words of course).

I can think of several way’s to get around this obstacle so I know that the lawyers drafting up the documents & those who negotiate contract terms professionally can find a reasonable solution. There’s something else going on here.[/quote]
I’ll tell you what is going on. We have all only heard one side of the story that’s what. Nobody has heard anything from Dana White and the UFC, given at times that isnt much, but it’s hard to argue or konw what is going on hearing only one side. You’r point about babalu and mir is why I think that part is not true, im sure Dana would let him compete in Sambo. There is obviously something else to it.
You think we as fans want Fedor in there any more than Dana does? Somebody whos income will def. benefit from whta Fedor will bring? I’m sure he would accept certain leanacies, he benefits more from Fedor signing than we do.[/quote]

I’ve gotta agree. We’re definately not getting the entire story & remember, there are always atleast 3 sides to one. I dont know that we’ll ever know the full details but we’ll get something close to the truth sooner than we think.

By: Machine

Machine — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 19:08:15 +0000

[quote comment=”113518″][quote comment=”113502″]If you think Sean Sherk is boring then you dont have a pulse. Ground fighting is allowed in MMA and makes it exciting when a guy is trying for a better position to gain an advantage.

Why do you think John McCarthy didnt stand up TIm Sylvia and Randy Couture in their EXCITING FIVE ROUND FIGHT in the very first round ? Because if you go to the ground, you need to work your way back up and EARN IT. Its exciting to see the skills of ground and pound and BJJ. Sherk does not employ a lay and pray technique as many of you fools like to call it. He works for positioning which can take 10-20 seconds then drops bombs in the form of hammer fists or elbows. If you like pure striking on the feet watch boxing where 800 punches are exchanged in any given match.[/quote]

Sherk can’t finish a fight for shit. He’s pure lay, do roids, and pray. I love a good ground and pound, but that surely wasn’t what Sherk did in his last fight. With that level of roid rage he should be ripping people apart too! The only non-decision he has won in the UFC was when a guys shoulder dislocated. He holds people down and wins a decision. Him getting DQ’d is going to be great for the LW division.[/quote]

Aaron, I think what you meant to say was not “Sherk can’t finish a fight for shit” but that Sherk hasnt finished any of the fights that you have seen personally. 21 of Sherk’s wins are via Submission or TKO.

By: ajadoniz

ajadoniz — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:50:33 +0000

Honestly and logically, the UFC does not need to bend to Fedor because Dana doesn’t need him. The U.S. audience (majority) does not know who Fedor is and as far as they are concerned Randy Couture is the best ever. We, who are in the know, of course want Fedor on our side, but don’t bet on Dana to go the extra mile to get Mr. Emelianenko.

By: MMark

MMark — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:52:13 +0000

I think that Fedor will sign with UFC eventually however I agree with Dana/UFC’s posistion on the matter. Fedor is huge star and allowing him to appear in another fighting comp would be a bad move apart from the risk of injury it means there would be a loss in PPV dollars.

Those fans of Fedor who would normally watch him fight in RCS would need to watch him in action in the UFC, if he was still fighting in RCS then they would not be as willing to pay for the PPV to watch him fight for the UFC.

If the UFC is the ONLY place to see their hero in action then they wont have any choice but to pay to see him, this wouldnt be the case if he was still fighting RCS.

But the guys a beast he would be up there in the UFC, I dont think he would dominate though the UFC HW division has alot of dangerous fighters at the moment.