this is awful. Why M-1? Fear of competition? I think so.

Oh well, Ben Rothwell is a free agent. SIGN HIM!

This is the worst news of the day.

This is the beginning of the end for Fedor. He’s gotta dump his manager and think about his career instead of his loyalty to that bum. How good of a manager can he be if he makes all kinds of outrageous demands at the expense of his fighter and with his own companies interests in mind. Say what you want about White, but what Zuffa offered Fedor was ridiculous, 2 mil per fight and an immediate title shot. I guess Fedor’s people forgot they can’t just use his name recognition to bully people into signing him. You wouldn’t see Kobe Bryant expecting to sign with a team at four times the amount of Lebron James and only as long as he could bring his buddies from the street court and be under contract to the euro-league and spanish league as well, just for fun. That wouldn’t happen, no matter how his agent tried to use his dominance at the game, and especially as Fedor can’t straight up claim to have fought against the best in the world because they get dummied by people like Cheick Kongo. The key word there is “use” as well, because wait and see how he is regarded by so called Russian MMA managers and promos alike if he loses a couple of times. With the continued emergence of flaws in Pride’s so called unbeatable fighters people will question more and more how good Fedor really was. If we see Couture beat Nog and if Gonzaga shitcans some other tough fighters, Couture will be the better proven fighter by the end of 2008. Think that’s crazy? Well, given Couture’s recent heavyweight stint plus the fact he will be likely be fighting the likes of Nog and Vera this year, and with guys like Arlovski still hanging around, people will be hard pressed to consider Fedor better with spectacular bouts with Oleg Taktarov, a bunch of Russian Sambo cans, and possibly a dancing bear drunk on Slivovitz.

I’de like to quote Dana White on this one “Crazy Russians”

PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko has committed exclusively to the new ownership of M-1 Mix-Fight Championship, which has been purchased outright by an undisclosed America entertainment-related company, according to a source close to the deal who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Established in 1997, the St. Petersburg-based M-1 held over 30 events under the ownership of Russian businessman Vadim Finkelstein, also the long-time manager of the much-sought-after Emelianenko. Finkelstein is also the proprietor of the Red Devil Sports Club, a facility and team that houses numerous Russian fighters, including PRIDE veteran Roman Zentsov and former UFC middleweight Andrei Semenov.

The source confirmed the new ownership has infused a substantial amount of capital into the organization. Finkelstein and others will stay on to assist in running the company, which will continue to promote under a variation of the M-1 name. The new M-1 will take more of a global stance, and Emelianenko (26-1) will headline its inaugural event as early as January or February, possibly in the U.S., the source said.

On March 27, Ultimate Fighting Championship majority owners Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta bought the assets of PRIDE, only to discover Emelianenko had previously signed a non-exclusive, non-transferable contract with its former owners, Dream Stage Entertainment.

Fedor realizes PRIDE fighters were not that tough! I wished he would have signed with the UFC and got his ass kicked.

BOOOOOO!!!!!!!! I just lost alot of respect for fedor. why would he even consider fighting in an other organization???? you would think that a guy who a lot of people rank the best fighter in the world would want to fight the best competition. i have absolutly no intersest in watching any of his fights any more unless they are in the octagon. i hope he gets knocked the fuck out in his first fight!!!!

Well all I can say now is fuck Fedor’s camp. You are right, this is the beginning of the end for him. If I was Dana, I would jump ship on future hopes he’ll change his mind. Fedor had his chance.

this is not a new rumor. It was on sherdog over a week ago.

I have to agree with you Hardcase, on everything you said.
If Fedor won’t fight the best, which happen to be in the UFC right now, I don’t see how he can remain the best ranked fighter.
I personally don’t think Fedor is worth 2 mil a fight. I also think that the UFC is probably thinking ‘we have all the best fighters, if someone wants to be the champ they have to fight here and play by our rules’. Which I think is reasonable.

MMA is not a team sport. Only MMA training is team oriented. Those team members who help Fedor train don’t deserve UFC fights based on Fedor. They should have to earn fights on their own merit.

No longer number one! Randy should be considered #1 from now on, then he should fight Nog to see who is the best between Pride and UFC.

I hope Dana runs this company into the ground. Whoever they are, they obviously are hoping that Fedor will catapult them to a level that can compete with the UFC. Let them! UFC will destroy them! BOYCOTT M1!!!

Whatever, Fedor, you’re nothing but a pretender now. . . If you wanna pretend to be #1 in the world at m-1 go right ahead, you just lost all respect in my books. . . you’re only #1 if you consistantly face #1 contentendors. . . you’re running from them, you make me wanna puke. . . your nothing but a pretender. . . shame on you.

Goodbye no.1 Rating..
I mean who is he possibly gonna fight that makes this look credible?
I mean come on imagine if it was something stupid like say Matt Lindland……..oh.

Difficult to say exactly what the precise issue is with Fedor obligation to previous contract? obligation to countrymen teammates? Worried about losing in UFC and Fedor stock plummet for any new ventures? Possibility of more $$$ in M-1?

I think his stock will definitely go down, unless he manages to fight and defeat a few UFC big names he hasn’t already fought.

This M-1 organization better have some deep pockets to pull away top name fighters from the UFC. They have to do all the UFC is doing and more promotionally to keep this organization afloat for the next 5 years, because if it’s just another re-make of Pride, they’re doomed.

This is gayer than a handbag full of rainbows….Fedor is a has-been in my book….

what the hell did he do that for. oh well, cmon CROCOP start kicking some ass its about freaking time. MIRKO MIRKO MIRKO

Where the hell are “Fedor by Armbar” and all the other Fedor Nuthuggers? Id like to hear their opinion.

Heres mine: If Fedor is so tough then he needs to fight the best, every fight!

HE IS SCARED!!!!!!! He doesnt want to loose.

Fedor M1 = Loser

Did M-1 give him more money then UFC?

I for one am not so sure that this news sways me into thinking that Randy would wipe Fedor right away, or that Fedor is merely scared about losing. That would have still been a dream fight, with truly unpredictable results.

However, the news SUCKS, that’s for sure. Bad, bad, bad decision on the part of his management.

Just looking at that picture of Fedor smiling pisses me off. I hate to say this of a guy that I held in such high esteem, but .. ugh… pains me to even think of the possibility of this..

‘Fedor… Scarola’d out!’

[quote comment=”172404″]this is awful. Why M-1? Fear of competition? I think so.

Oh well, Ben Rothwell is a free agent. SIGN HIM!

This is the worst news of the day.[/quote]
rothwell will get fukin smashed by any heavyweigt in the ufc…he might have a chance against a couple bottom end guys.

[quote comment=”172426″]this is not a new rumor. It was on sherdog over a week ago.[/quote]

Tagg radio first reported it. But considering the recent track record we held off until it was confirmed by a more trustworthy source.

?? it would be nice if Fedor/entourage made an official statement of why they wouldnt enter the ufc??

maybe he’s stalling till randy’s too old to fight

hats off to randy, he should be ranked #1 in the world, since fedor has taken himself out of the game. love it or hate it, ufc is mma now.

fedor must be making a shit ton of money to do something like this, or he’s scared shitless. either way this is such bullshit for the fans.

Looks as though Dana wasn’t as good a negotiator as I thought.

Fedor Couture
Fedor Couture
Fedor Arlovski
Fedor Sylvia
Fedor Vera
Fedor Kongo
Fedor Hughes
Fedor A. Silva
Heck even Fedor Penn
I’d watch any of these. But Fedor Vs a nobody
I think his owners are protecting his mystic by putting him Vs subpar fighters in a subpar fighting venue and by limiting his fighting to 1x/yr. He is considered on top but soon enough we’re going to see him drop from the top of the list. He’s not big enough to catapult a starting organization into stardom. He’s going to drag out this 1 fight a year thing for awhile, eventually lose to some nobody and after he’s dropped out of the top ten will want to come to the UFC….Couture would anihilate him…

[quote comment=”172444″]Where the hell are “Fedor by Armbar” and all the other Fedor Nuthuggers? Id like to hear their opinion.

Heres mine: If Fedor is so tough then he needs to fight the best, every fight![/quote]

I want to see their opinion too…. I bet this M-1 is a Mark Cuban owned company now. I hope it does well, because I hate to see a Monopoly, but it’s at best on the level of a WEC, and I bet other than Fedor the WEC has better talent.

Fedor is not prepared for glory?

ha fedor carrer is gonna skyrocket now that hes fighting for m- 1 wat a retard

Dont mess with Fedor… its all about the money and the lifestyle

UFC contracts has alot of restrictions.. so maybe M1 was very flexible besides the money.

Just because you dont want to fight for the UFC does not mean he is scare or anything. you got to make the right choice whats best for your career. money and how it can affect your lifestyle

this is ridiculous and fedor is a coward he is afraid of randy couture what a bunch of bullshit

[quote comment=”172451″]Did M-1 give him more money then UFC?[/quote]

Im sure they are at the end of the day its business. Fedor is not scared of anyone thats BS.

Dana is part to blame for Fedor not being in the UFC. Of course so is Fedors Managers. But Dana keeps making promises he cant keep. “Ya we will have him by the end of the year”.

In the meantime everyone loses.

I just saw this and I actully I cant believe it.That was NOT what UFC fans have been waiting for. I am kind of dissapointed ,but if he does not want to fight for the UFC. GET THE F….. OUT OF HERE. I dont want to to see people say that he is the best. The best is Randy.

“Dont mess with Fedor… its all about the money and the lifestyle”

thats fine, if he were my friend.

but im a fan. whether he’s not signing with the ufc cause hes scared, or because he’s so greedy that $2m a fight isnt enough, I am not a total fedor-hater. hes totally not thinking about the fans if $2m a fight isnt enough.

Someone said it earlier, but I would almost put money on it that Fedor will try signing with the UFC once Randy is finally to old to compete. Randy is a smart guy and I hope he quits as soon as his body doesn’t let him compete as well as he does now, rather than let some clown like Fedor beat Randy when he’s old and not at his best. Even still Fedor will NEVER be a huge threat in the UFC against guys like AA, and as much as people dislike him for whatever reason Sylvia I think would mop the floor with that tiny little Fedor…a flabby 6 foot 233lbs heavyweight that he is. Fedor would have to drop to 205lbs, or 185 to be a serious threat in the UFC.

word LordParrich

and in the post two comments earlier i meant to say that i am a total fedor-hater.

Sounds like Fedor wants to go down as the best fighter in the world. Guess what buddy, not gonna happen now. As far as I am concerned your not even on the list. You have to fight the best to be the best, and the last “big name” fight you had with Mirko was a while ago, and Mirko is now getting bitch stomped by UFC begginers. At first I was pro Pride talent but I think we will find that the real MMA is right here in the USA IN THE UFC!!!!!!!111

From what I’ve read Fedor said it was never a money issue with the UFC, in fact he said that they offered him the most.One of the main reasons is because the UFC would not let him represent his country in certain wrestling events, they basically wanted control over everything he did. If Dana and the UFC were not so controlling and greedy, we might have had him. Fedor is no coward, he obviously has more love for his country than the UFC and the money they offered him. Good luck to him, I hope he continues to do well. Randy would not have beaten him, but it would have been a good fight for the two rounds it would have lasted. Now bring in Josh Barnett.

“”"Just looking at that picture of Fedor smiling pisses me off. I hate to say this of a guy that I held in such high esteem, but .. ugh… pains me to even think of the possibility of this..”"”"

Ohhh well at least they didn’t post the picture of him licking the ice cream.

Fuck!What happened?After all this talk and all the hype this guy is going to fight somewhere else.I dont even have a comment right now.

i am dana whites nephew fedor signed with m-1 zuffa owns m-1 therefore zuffa owns fedor. dana told me himself randy will be fighting fedor superbowl weekend

I hope in his first fight he gets KTFO…now that would be hilarious.

[quote comment=”172445″]HE IS SCARED!!!!!!! He doesnt want to loose.[/quote]

Fedor has a political obligation to compete once a year in the Russian Sambo champioships, and the UFC wont let him if he signs with them, the UFC is the one who f’d up this deal, all they had to do was let him compete in Sambo once a year. Maybe you guys havent heard but Russia isnt like America with all this freedom stuff, it is still very much a Semi-Communist country and Fedor is a personal friend of Vladamir Putin (the Russian president)which has lots of benefits in that country. The last thing he would want to do is offend the president and his countrymen by not competing in Sambo. If Dana White would pull his head out of his a$$ and let Fedor fufill his obligations then there would be no problem with fighting in the UFC

This sucks. I’d like to see the dollar figure they offered him. Either way it didn’t look like the ufc deal was ever going to happen. Fedor didn’t just want to compete in combat sambo. He also wanted the ufc to hold event in russia and sign other red devil contracts.

That, along with the price tag, is an INSANE list of demands to make, and I’m not surprised negotiations fell through.

Now that this is out of the way, the ufc can use those resources in getting a multitude of other fighters in. Hansen is the fighter I’d most like to see in the ufc, but they can also help out their middleweight division. Kang isn’t available, but Filho and Lindland are. And Lawler has looked REALLY impressive lately with stoppage wins over Trigg and Ninja

[quote comment=”172536″]”Dont mess with Fedor… its all about the money and the lifestyle”

It wasnt about the money or Fedor being scared…cmon, do you guys honestly believe that Fedor is scared…lets see he dominated NOG twice, beat Cro Cop when he actually fought good, Mark Hunt, Coleman twice, Herring, Fujita, Randleman, Linland…And as for all the guys who are hating on Pride give em a break, the UFC hasnt even signed most of the good Pride Heavyweights…they got NOG, and a Cro Cop who needs to get his head together..wow…..they still havent signed Barnett who spanked Randy by the way, Alexander Emilienko, Fedor, Mark (i cant be knocked out) Hunt amoung others

what’s his managers name? Scott Boras maybe?

Well I do like Fedor as a fighter, but this is ridiculous………a fight organization owned by his manager??? This has to be the worst decision he could possibly make for his fighting career. I really hope he gets KOed in his first match, and then his second, and third would be nice too. His opponent is going to be like a 20 to 1 underdog and a loss for Fedor would drop him so far down the ranks, it would serve him right.

[quote comment=”172555″]From what I’ve read Fedor said it was never a money issue with the UFC, in fact he said that they offered him the most.One of the main reasons is because the UFC would not let him represent his country in certain wrestling events, they basically wanted control over everything he did. If Dana and the UFC were not so controlling and greedy, we might have had him. Fedor is no coward, he obviously has more love for his country than the UFC and the money they offered him. Good luck to him, I hope he continues to do well. Randy would not have beaten him, but it would have been a good fight for the two rounds it would have lasted. Now bring in Josh Barnett.[/quote]

It wasn’t just having him fight for his country. if combat sambo was the ONLY issue, that probably could have been worked out. Fedor also wanted the ufc to host events in russia, and sign some of his teammates to fight for the ufc.

I don’t see how you can be mad at Dana for not agreeing to those crazy demands. There are plenty of things I disagree with him on, but this isn’t really one of them.

“One of the main reasons is because the UFC would not let him represent his country in certain wrestling events” Ade

i dont buy that for a second. if ufc signed fedor then they would use him enter into more markets like . . . russia, which is what our boy dana totally wants to do. dana was definatley not holding back, he wants a global brand bad. as stated in tons of other posts, fedor was making crazy demands.

but as stated before the only people getting shafteded are us the fans. i say let fedor go and compete in other organizations that let him represent his country. maybe he will enter the ufc when his countrymen want to see him truly compete against the best.

im with Yohnstoppable, lets use those dollars to sign other great fighters. by the way, why is kang unavailable? wheres gomi, brock ect

I wonder if Dana could arrange one fight between Randy vs Fedor much like they were going to do with Chuck and Wandy.

I do agree the UFC should sigh Ben Rothwell that would be a good pickup.

I’m going to say it again. I think Fedor is overrated and I think some people are starting to see that as well.

randy should get the number 1 spot.. .this aint cool.. fedor is going to be fighting tomato cans for the rest of his career. WAR RANDY!! CAPTAIN AMERCICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If M-1 has any chance of competing with the UFC in the immediate future they need a marque matchup with Fedor’s 1st Fight… someone that has a contract up with UFC, someone that has name recognition/credibility and Fedor hasn’t beaten. Otherwise no one in the US and most other countries won’t even care who Fedor beats.

I think Dana White should have a statement/ and interview as to why he and the UFC didn’t sign Fedor, the #1 ranked Heavy Weight in the whole darn world of MMA.

IT wasn’t Money, We are speculating on the Why’s?????
WE should stop all this talk until The “{President” Dana White says something but we, the fans should put pressure on him.
THis is a fans driven sport!!!!
ANd is it me or has Dana gotten this look and vibe about him that makes him the one with the worst personality in the MMA World. Look at DAna say when he was in Japan with Chuck Liddel, when he was his manager and Chuck got beat by Rampage. Dana seemed nicer and had a little more hair. I think the money/fame has gone to DANA whites head, thus increasing TITO Ortiz’a head size and therfore shrinking Jena’s boob size.

Fedor’s career might be over as a champion, he was the champ of the no 1 organization of that time.

Maybe he doesn’t want to pull a Tito Ortiz and fight past his prime.

Can you really blame him that much? UFC is not exactly a respectable organization, but it is the no1 organization now. FANS BOO FIGHTERS! If you were the greatest fighter of a decade, would you really want to be boo’d at an event just because you’re fighting an American Legend (Couture)?

Please don’t discount Fedor, his accomplishments in MMA are unmatchable, except for maybe Hughes or Gomi or Royce.

Whats up with the WEC as they are not having any more events until December or so?

that tapout show was KEWL!!! it was on the channel VS
What happened to it!?!?!

Now alls we get are reruns of WEC’s and tapouts?

i dont blame Fedor, if he goes to the ufc he wont be such a stud put him in one of these smaller events and he can be the man. he knew randy would kick his ass.

a lot the postings seem to imply like Fedor owes them something … maybe MMA isn’t his first priority, he wants to fight in sambo competitions, do some promotions in his own country, doesn’t make him any less of a fighter than he was yesterday… maybe this mystery organization will sign up some big fighters if they have that much money to drop on him. he makes what he thinks is the best choice; the post about Fedor dropping to 185, are you retarded?

Randy is great, but if it was anyone else who beat Sylvia and Gonzaga, they wouldn’t be number one right now?

I’m not surprised. Kind of glad that this whole thing is over with now. The UFC were never getting him. Fedor doesn’t jave to worry about what fanboys think. He ran through the Pride opposition and knows how good he is. At the end of the day it all boils down to business. (Plus Sambo and other commitments.)

He is thinking about his camp and young fighters as well. I think he will not carry on as long as some people think. He has already expressed an interest in training the young guys full time which is fair enough. He owes the fans nothing. Family wise this might be better for him who knows?

I wish him all the best.

Now I know the rumors are true, Fedor really does want to pick and choose his fights so he can win. He was too scared to fight Tim Sylvia when he was dominant, and now he has fled from a fight with the true legend Randy Couture. The reason I say the rumors are true is because Fedor is fighting in a company(m-1) that is owned by this agent. Now he will definitly fight scrubs and get the matches he ask for, what a bitch, I thought he was great, he is nothing but a scared punk who does not want to face the top competition.

IN A WAY I HOPE FEDOR LOSES HIS 1ST FIGHT

If this is true. then maybe..
-Fedor is scared of the UFC HW’s?
-Fedor is scared of losing.?
-Ferdor’s Juiced up?

I dont know why he wouldn’t want to fight in the #1 MMA promoton today.
I have always liked Fedor, but I have to start considering some of the (rumors) things people think about his reasons.
I always held Fedor as #1 HW of the world, but he will lose that title as #1 if he really did sign M-1..
(just my opinion, but Fedor is not #1 anymore)

Who wants to bet the undisclosed American entertainment company is Mark Cuban?

If Fedor loses his 1st fight Dana White will be laughing his ass off and if this fledgling company have paid him big bucks they will be crying tears of blood.

Fedors last match was against Matt Lindland which was suspect to me from the beginning, not to mention how he got busted open quick and held the ropes (hence my screen name). This was not an impressive victory.

Plus with that report before about him liking to pick fighters and not wanting bad style match ups, it all leaves a stain on his entire career. The final nail in the Fedor coffin will be if Big Nog gets totally abused by Couture, people would then just assume that the entire Pride HW division was nothing more than hot air.

dana and fedor were playing who’s got the bigger dick

a shame that dana did not sign fedor, now who is going to fight randy in feb??
and now that fedor is gone dana should make it up to the ufc fans by getting some quality fighters with the fedor money like arona, sukari, lindland, get some middleweight guys, sign lesnar and big ben

I don’t really care where he fights, I just want him to fight some good fighters. Mark Cuban will probably start getting some, and he apparently started with Fedor. It might take awhile, but hopefully he’ll be fighting some big names eventually. Until then he doesn’t exist to me.

boobity doobity

on a different topic…

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Wasn’t Fedor a bit choosy over who he would and wouldn’t fight? You can’t be #1 if you’re trying to handpick fights.

if M1 get barnett and that is fedors first fight then he will prove hes still fighting a guy at the top of the foodchain

josh was probably the #1 contender before pride folded

if there is serious $$$ behind the promotion then it could be some welcome competition to the ufc

it is a shame that M1 dont team up with strikeforce and elitexc as they will need a tv deal … and the talent such as diaz lawler shamrock (frank)and baroni certainly boost the undercard

You can not be considered the best in the world if you don’t keep fighting and beating the best in the world.

M-1..I never heard of them..and I consider myself an in depth MMA guy..Just a horrible mistake.

The UFC will still grow and move in the right direction with the stable of fighters..marketing..and events. Fedor on the other hand..is going the opposite direction.

Fedor’s lore outweighs his actual accomplishments. Until he start’s fighting the best he’s just a good fighter who beats weaker opponents. We’re finding out that CroCop and Big Nog might not be as lethal as everyone thought. I think Fedor is a good fighter but that’s all he will be in my eyes until he starts beating some of the UFC’s best.

Dana’s failure to sign Fedor, in my opinion, has less to do with contracts and economics and more to do with political and cultural differences between Russia and the United States.
Russian athletes, save hockey players, take more pride in their country than in their personal legacies. Until these two countries settle their differences, a Russian-born fighter will never support an American-born UFC. Russian businesses, some worth more than Fedor & Co., largely choose not to pair up with American business.
In other words, you have a neighbour you hate and you nearly went to war with. You despise this neighbour and everything he is about. He sells lemonaid once a month and it is becoming quite popular. His lemons are good, but you’re lemons are the best lemons in the world. Producers from all over the world are putting their best lemons on his table, but none of which are as good as your lemons. He doesn’t pay much for these lemons at all, since his stand is the only decent stand in the world — it’s a buyer’s market as far as buying lemons go. Your neighbour is bullheaded, and piggish, he offers you 2 cents per lemon even though he sells lemonaid for $39.95 and $49.95 in HD. Not only is he trying to rip you off as far as payment goes, ever since you last went to war he has affected you and your family’s well being by way of spreading rumors and trade restrictions.
Anyways.. hopefully this made some kind of sense.

peace.

on M-1 website (http://www.mixfight.ru/) there logo is similiar to UFC logo, the typeface is the same….i think its called sofachrome or sumttin like that…..

[quote post=”3558″]Fedor’s lore outweighs his actual accomplishments. Until he start’s fighting the best he’s just a good fighter who beats weaker opponents. We’re finding out that CroCop and Big Nog might not be as lethal as everyone thought. I think Fedor is a good fighter but that’s all he will be in my eyes until he starts beating some of the UFC’s best. [/quote]

I agree 100%. Anyone who doesn’t question Fedors talent after his decision not to fight with the UFC, and after seeing how mediocre Fat Nog, and Mirko Crap Cop’s performances have been is insane. Fedor struggled with both Crap Cop, and Fat Nog…Fedor knows he will be mediocre at best in the UFC.

what the hell, what if he losses some of his fights right there,then after that he will gonna show some interest in going to ufc?

i will be more respect him if he losses one of his fight at the UFC,atleast against one of the best fighters so no regrets,rather than seeing him get his 1st loss outside the top of the competition..

then if that heppen,he wil no longer have that status as the man to beat in the HW division (worldwide)

then i think the #1 heavywieght contender shoul;d give to Couture (”after he will beat Big Nog”)

Can anyone imagine Michael Jordan deciding to play for the European League over the NBA?

How about Joe Montanna choosing to play for the Canadian League instead of the NFL?

Yao Ming choosing to continue his career in China over the US?

You all get my point right? I believe Fedor saw what happened with Heath Herring who was no walk in the park when they fought & Cro Cop who was one of his most competitive fights ever. I’m sure he measured himself against Cro Cop’s last 2 UFC performances. Add what happened with Shogun to the equation & you’ve got a perfect recipe for some serious self-doubt. Now factor in the ridiculous demands his manager was making & now Fedor can hide his own self-doubt behind the excuse that the UFC would not meet his requests & all of that equates to Fedor commiting Career Suicide and signing with M-1.

Someone else said it earlier in this thread and I agree that monopolies are a bad thing. I’d like to see at least 2 more Promotions rise up & compete on a level close to the UFC but I have little faith that M-1 will rise to the occasion. Who on God’s green earth can Fedor possibly fight to further solidify his status? Ben Rothwell? Assuerio Silva? Gan McGee? How about none of the above because despite what a persons favorite MMA promotion might be, there is no HW in ANY OTHER promotion that’s on par with those currently fighting in the UFC. Fedor obviously could care less about his longevity, his career, his legacy or his fans.

sad sad day in mma..
Alot more people would of got to see him fight but now not so many

Ive never even heard of M-1 and im a big mma fan..

The reason is UFC orgazination doesn’t best offer Fedor Emelianenko requested for $3 million of dollar for each fighter. UFC orgazination’s really cheap. Keep the big bucks in the pocket. That is why Fedor wasn’t interested in UFC. He doesn’t want to work for them. He hates UFC because of those are greedy Republicans. Emelianenko was offered a $10 million contract from a new M-1 organization out of Russia. I am very happy for him. Fuck UFC!!!!

Fuck UFC Owner Lorenzo J. Fertitta and Frank J. Fertitta and President Dana White. They shouldn’t purahased PrideFC orgazination. I’m really sick of greedy guys. I think that they are white collar crime orgazination as mobester.

Wow I guess that I have to finally change my screen name now.

OUCH… that stung a bit. No Fedor. Some of the comments posted said he was the best in his day.. and the best in PRIDE. That is a perfect way to put it… He will look amazing fighting a bunch of nobodys…Couture goes straight to the #1 spot… hands down.