???? The UFC?

Isn’t the Esquire one of those bogus made up magazines?

They’re kidding right?? The Tiger Woods of MMA?? I think my eyes just permanently rolled into the back of my head on that one.

I think Rich Franklin said it best on that CNBC special “If you haven’t lost in MMA, then you aren’t fighting the right people” and it’s pretty obvious that Fedor isn’t fighting the right people. He’ll be fighting 5 midgets next New Year’s Eve.

I say throw him in with Barnett!!!

[quote comment="237372"]I say throw him in with Barnett!!![/quote]
Yes!!!!!

[quote comment="237368"]He’ll be fighting 5 midgets next New Year’s Eve.[/quote]

But 5 Midgets will outweigh Fedor by 100 pounds! 5 midgets would be a threat to anyone!

I could only hope that he really finds a worthy opponent in the UFC.

If you watch him fight, no wonder he didn’t sign with the UFC. He needs the ropes of the ring to beat his lesser opponents. In the UFC, he wouldn’t have ropes or lesser opponents. Then what would he do? Lose probably. He’s like Hawaii of college football. Undefeated because he hasn’t played many worthy opponents. Can anyone name more than 5 good fighters he’s fought?

Fedor who?

*Yawn*

Who cares?

[quote comment="237372"]I say throw him in with Barnett!!![/quote]

right after he’ll be defeated by couture

[quote comment="237393"]If you watch him fight, no wonder he didn’t sign with the UFC. He needs the ropes of the ring to beat his lesser opponents. In the UFC, he wouldn’t have ropes or lesser opponents. Then what would he do? Lose probably. He’s like Hawaii of college football. Undefeated because he hasn’t played many worthy opponents. Can anyone name more than 5 good fighters he’s fought?[/quote]

Yeah really, I watched it closely and he didn’t really grab the ropes, but he did hook his arm around them enough to interfere with the takedown. It doesn’t matter though, Putin was THERE that night from what I heard. If that is true, then Fedor could have been lying face down in the ring with blood coming out of his ear and the ref still would have declared him the winner.
Seriously that ref would never have called that foul on Fedor, hes a national hero fighting an American in Russia, and Putin was watching! Lindland picked a bad place to fight Fedor. There was NO way Fedor was going to loose that fight, even if the foul was called.

[quote comment="237393"]If you watch him fight, no wonder he didn’t sign with the UFC. He needs the ropes of the ring to beat his lesser opponents. In the UFC, he wouldn’t have ropes or lesser opponents. Then what would he do? Lose probably. He’s like Hawaii of college football. Undefeated because he hasn’t played many worthy opponents. Can anyone name more than 5 good fighters he’s fought?[/quote]
Cro-cop is the only decent guy i can think of right now and that went to a decision

[quote comment="237403"]
Yeah really, I watched it closely and he didn’t really grab the ropes, but he did hook his arm around them enough to interfere with the takedown. It doesn’t matter though, Putin was THERE that night from what I heard. If that is true, then Fedor could have been lying face down in the ring with blood coming out of his ear and the ref still would have declared him the winner.
Seriously that ref would never have called that foul on Fedor, hes a national hero fighting an American in Russia, and Putin was watching! Lindland picked a bad place to fight Fedor. There was NO way Fedor was going to loose that fight, even if the foul was called.[/quote]

Rope grab or not, but Lindland has about the same amount of skill to beat Fedor as Tiger Woods…

[quote comment="237393"]If you watch him fight, no wonder he didn’t sign with the UFC. He needs the ropes of the ring to beat his lesser opponents. In the UFC, he wouldn’t have ropes or lesser opponents. Then what would he do? Lose probably. He’s like Hawaii of college football. Undefeated because he hasn’t played many worthy opponents. Can anyone name more than 5 good fighters he’s fought?[/quote]
The heck with Fedor, get off Hawaii. They have not played anybody because nobody wants to fly five time zones away(on the East coast) to get their rear ends handed to them. Have you ever even watched a Hawaii game? Georgia is going down. Stick to MMA.

It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.

[quote comment="237413"]It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.[/quote]

i agree 100%

[quote comment="237410"][quote comment="237403"]
Yeah really, I watched it closely and he didn’t really grab the ropes, but he did hook his arm around them enough to interfere with the takedown. It doesn’t matter though, Putin was THERE that night from what I heard. If that is true, then Fedor could have been lying face down in the ring with blood coming out of his ear and the ref still would have declared him the winner.
Seriously that ref would never have called that foul on Fedor, hes a national hero fighting an American in Russia, and Putin was watching! Lindland picked a bad place to fight Fedor. There was NO way Fedor was going to loose that fight, even if the foul was called.[/quote]

Rope grab or not, but Lindland has about the same amount of skill to beat Fedor as Tiger Woods…[/quote]

I agree, Im just saying though, there was NO way Fedor was loosing that fight.

Fedor is not number 1. Why? Because who has he fought? No one latley. And out of the people he has fought Crocop gettin his butt kicked, Barnett has not fought, Hunt has not fought. Big Nog looked like crap. So all his legacy is going down the drain. I bet he is praying that Big Nog wins the title, bc if he loses, than everyone will have at least acknowledge that fedor is not number one.

Check out What Fedor had to say about cro cop in an article dated today:

On August 28, 2005, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic lost a tough three round battle by unanimous decision to the man, considered by many, to be the greatest mixed martial arts fighter in the world.

Since that fight, “Cro Cop” has gone 6-3, but is coming off of two brutal defeats at the hands of Cheick Kongo and Gabriel Gonzaga.

Fedor Emelianenko sheds some light on Cro Cop’s recent decline.

“He has to regenerate psychologically, Fedor told Esquire Magazine. “After my fight with him, he just broke down. In his soul, something just broke down, cracked…There are some psychological problems when you have all the time fight, fight, fight, without rest.

Is it just me or does this post make absolutely zero sense at all ? It seems like a couple of sentences just spewed out which kind of says something about Fedor but no one really knows or for that matter cares. A fuzzy caption to go along with a pot belly looking Fedor carrying cinder blocks … CAN WE SAY A WASTE OF FACE TIME ON THIS SITE ?

[quote comment="237443"]Fedor is not number 1. Why? Because who has he fought? No one latley. And out of the people he has fought Crocop gettin his butt kicked, Barnett has not fought, Hunt has not fought. Big Nog looked like crap. So all his legacy is going down the drain. I bet he is praying that Big Nog wins the title, bc if he loses, than everyone will have at least acknowledge that fedor is not number one.[/quote]

who is #1 then

Randy wants this fight as he consistently calls Fedor out.
They could get together and make millions, forget about the organizers. But Fedor is both a fool and a fake for not fighting, to either take this thing to prove that he is the best, or to atleast make more than a couple million.

How in the hell could you compare Fedor to Tiger or Federer? Fedor dodges top competition, while the other two face the best in their sport everyday, and they both rise to the top when it matters most. Fedor has become nothing more than a sideshow fighting cans, middleweights, and now giants that can not even move. He is a disgrace to the meaning of sports and competition!

Why is he working with his belt on and carrying cement blocks? maybe he’s leaving MMA and getting into modeling.
i can’t wait to see him in the van damme movie.

[quote comment="237413"]It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.[/quote]
The only thing he really had left to prove was to go to the UFC and fight Randy and maybe Gabe Gonzaga and he would be The greatest of all time if he won. He doesn’t want to fight Randy plain and simple. I know when he was in Pride he had tough competition but when you are ranked #1 in the world and you and you duck the next best guy(Randy Coture) to go to an unknown orginization you are scared. For me it’s not about him not signing with the UFC it’s about him avoiding Randy and now Randy had to turn on his orginization to go after this guy. Randy wants to be #1 and Fedor wants to stay #1 so he went to M-1.

Read the article and it is easy to see this is a know-nothing piece. No mention of weight, that cut would never cause a stoppage anywhere, etc.

Fedor can run but he can’t hide. Randy’s coming to rape you.

[quote comment="237372"]I say throw him in with Barnett!!![/quote]
Didn’t Barnett get his title stripped in the UFC for juicing?

Get a life Ryan, why do you even care what someone elses religion is, do you get money or something if people join? just do what you want with your life, and leave this site to mma fans

[quote comment="237462"][quote comment="237443"]Fedor is not number 1. Why? Because who has he fought? No one latley. And out of the people he has fought Crocop gettin his butt kicked, Barnett has not fought, Hunt has not fought. Big Nog looked like crap. So all his legacy is going down the drain. I bet he is praying that Big Nog wins the title, bc if he loses, than everyone will have at least acknowledge that fedor is not number one.[/quote]

who is #1 then[/quote]

Not the point, but other fighters who have competed with better competion this year should be ahead. Fedor is a great fighter, but you cant be number one by riding what you did in the past and fighting cans. Now if he fought someone worthy than yeah he should be number one, but until than he should start to fall

Ivan Drago….err. Fedor is not #1. He’s been on too long a hiatus and fought only plugs lately. He’s going to be fighting a circus freak on NYE and give me a break, M-1 is looking more like WWE then MMA. If his next “big fight” is Pedro Rizzo, Drago looks even worse. Enough with the useless opponents. Fight someone of meddle. If not, throw him in against Monson and Barnett in the next year, then he may be close to at least fighting top 10-15ish in the world.

I wanted Fedor to get signed big time, I really think exclusivity in a contract shouldn’t be a hinge point. Like really, if he fights in the Cambo championships, what would the UFC do? He’s Fedor, you’re not going to fire his ass.

Tiger Woods is the best because he beats the best, all the time. Fedor is like the dude that is at the top of the Nationwide Tour or CPGA or some other fringe golf institution.

As for the Matt Lindland argument, rope grab or not, Fedor still tapped “Cornfed’s” ass.

[quote comment="237508"][quote comment="237462"][quote comment="237443"]Fedor is not number 1. Why? Because who has he fought? No one latley. And out of the people he has fought Crocop gettin his butt kicked, Barnett has not fought, Hunt has not fought. Big Nog looked like crap. So all his legacy is going down the drain. I bet he is praying that Big Nog wins the title, bc if he loses, than everyone will have at least acknowledge that fedor is not number one.[/quote]

who is #1 then[/quote]

Not the point, but other fighters who have competed with better competion this year should be ahead. Fedor is a great fighter, but you cant be number one by riding what you did in the past and fighting cans. Now if he fought someone worthy than yeah he should be number one, but until than he should start to fall[/quote]

i agree he has to fight some top compition but who is better right now randy after just two wins or someone else. i hope after this fight fedor will fight barnett or aa, and fedor is not ducking randy like alot of people say hopefully we will see that fight so we can all find out who is better.

[quote post="4250"]Fedor is a great fighter, but you cant be number one by riding what you did in the past and fighting cans.[/quote]

So true.

I agree roy, I mean there isnt a clear number one, and really fedor would just have to fight one lagit person and he would shut people up like me.

[quote comment="237413"]It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.[/quote]

I agree, competition is always welcome to provide better quality, can you guys imagine if the UFC is the only place to fight big names? I personally welcome the thought of having a pride-like organization.

[quote comment="237508"][quote comment="237462"][quote comment="237443"]Fedor is not number 1. Why? Because who has he fought? No one latley. And out of the people he has fought Crocop gettin his butt kicked, Barnett has not fought, Hunt has not fought. Big Nog looked like crap. So all his legacy is going down the drain. I bet he is praying that Big Nog wins the title, bc if he loses, than everyone will have at least acknowledge that fedor is not number one.[/quote]

who is #1 then[/quote]

Not the point, but other fighters who have competed with better competion this year should be ahead. Fedor is a great fighter, but you cant be number one by riding what you did in the past and fighting cans. Now if he fought someone worthy than yeah he should be number one, but until than he should start to fall[/quote]

You can not rate Fedor as #1 if thats what you need to tell your self to sleep at night. But put it to you this way, no matter who Fedor fights, he would be the Favorite. If he fought In Las Vegas, he would be the favorite over anyone he steps in the ring with, Including Randy…..so if being expected to beat everysingle person you will ever face, doesnt mean you are #1, I dunno what does.

[quote comment="237468"]How in the hell could you compare Fedor to Tiger or Federer? Fedor dodges top competition, while the other two face the best in their sport everyday, and they both rise to the top when it matters most. Fedor has become nothing more than a sideshow fighting cans, middleweights, and now giants that can not even move. He is a disgrace to the meaning of sports and competition![/quote]

How can you compare someone who hits a tennis ball over a net and another who hits a ball with a golf club to someone who steps into a ring and goes to war with a nother fighter where every fight could be your last, Dont get me wrong I love to play tennis and golf it requires skill but not a good analogy

[quote comment="237529"][quote comment="237508"][quote comment="237462"][quote comment="237443"]Fedor is not number 1. Why? Because who has he fought? No one latley. And out of the people he has fought Crocop gettin his butt kicked, Barnett has not fought, Hunt has not fought. Big Nog looked like crap. So all his legacy is going down the drain. I bet he is praying that Big Nog wins the title, bc if he loses, than everyone will have at least acknowledge that fedor is not number one.[/quote]

who is #1 then[/quote]

Not the point, but other fighters who have competed with better competion this year should be ahead. Fedor is a great fighter, but you cant be number one by riding what you did in the past and fighting cans. Now if he fought someone worthy than yeah he should be number one, but until than he should start to fall[/quote]

You can not rate Fedor as #1 if thats what you need to tell your self to sleep at night. But put it to you this way, no matter who Fedor fights, he would be the Favorite. If he fought In Las Vegas, he would be the favorite over anyone he steps in the ring with, Including Randy…..so if being expected to beat everysingle person you will ever face, doesnt mean you are #1, I dunno what does.[/quote]

i would actually like to see fedor lose especialy to randy, in pride i was always rooting for him to lose it just did not happen and i don’t see him losing to randy or any ufc h.w. i think barnett can beat him and maybe gonzaga nog already had 3 tries at him.

I saw this great video of fedors destruction of all his opponents after watching the video you know why he is still #1 and if I knew how to post I would

[quote comment="237446"]Check out What Fedor had to say about cro cop in an article dated today:

On August 28, 2005, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic lost a tough three round battle by unanimous decision to the man, considered by many, to be the greatest mixed martial arts fighter in the world.

Since that fight, “Cro Cop” has gone 6-3, but is coming off of two brutal defeats at the hands of Cheick Kongo and Gabriel Gonzaga.

Fedor Emelianenko sheds some light on Cro Cop’s recent decline.

“He has to regenerate psychologically, Fedor told Esquire Magazine. “After my fight with him, he just broke down. In his soul, something just broke down, cracked…There are some psychological problems when you have all the time fight, fight, fight, without rest.[/quote]

intersting post good stuff

“so if being expected to beat everysingle person you will ever face, doesnt mean you are #1, I dunno what does”.

Well would you expect anything less from the recent competion. Who cares if your the favorite it doenst mean you will win. All Im saying is to be number 1 you should fight the best competion NOW, not in the past.

[quote comment="237400"][quote comment="237372"]I say throw him in with Barnett!!![/quote]

right after he’ll be defeated by couture[/quote]

october of 08 baby the month couture destroys the “tiger woods of mma” ha ha this article makes me laugh

I might have some good news for all the Andre Arlovski fans out there, check it out:

MMAWeekly.com on Sunday reported that Andre Arlovski was reportedly planning to wait out his current Ultimate Fighting Championship contract and then explore his options with other organizations.

That information was included in a report from the HDNet Fights event this past weekend that focused on UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture stating that he has not retired and that he is waiting for his UFC contract to expire.

Leo Khorlinsky, a representative of Arlovski’s, told MMAWeekly.com on Monday that the report was not true. “It is completely false. We have a very good working relationship with the UFC. Our negotiations with the UFC are confidential, we do not talk about them.”

He continued, “Andrei is very hurt by these false statements. He is a UFC fighter and is looking forward to his next fight in the Octagon.”

Arlovski is the former UFC heavyweight champion, a title he won by defeating Tim Sylvia at UFC 51 on Feb. 5, 2005. He currently holds an 11-5 professional record having won his last two fights in the Octagon and is ranked as the No. 7 heavyweight in the world.

I have been hearing Cro cop vs. Arlovski rumors, but I havent heard of anything concrete behind these allegations.

[quote comment="237541"]“so if being expected to beat everysingle person you will ever face, doesnt mean you are #1, I dunno what does”.

Well would you expect anything less from the recent competion. Who cares if your the favorite it doenst mean you will win. All Im saying is to be number 1 you should fight the best competion NOW, not in the past.[/quote]

Well maybe Dana should try to be more like a president then a dictator and we would have Fedor in the UFC….I dont blame Fedor, I blame Dana for trying to keep him from a Russian Sambo tournament (where he fought 1 fight in) that means a great deal to his Nation. I applaud him for keeping it real with his people, and not turning his back on his people for Dana white and a country of us fickle American fans, who will just Boooo him the 1st time he stands still for 15 seconds.

Dana also tried to lowball his brother into signing. Aleksander has a lot to improve on but he is a young, beastly heavyweight who is said to be better standing up then Fedor. Aleksander wouldnt be ready to challenge for the UFC HW title right Now, but in 3 years he may become unstoppable….I would have happily welcomed both him and Fedor in the UFC.

fedor wont fight a real opponent until couture. why risk him losing when you could have the biggest fight ever? that fight alone could make m-1 a competitor of ufc. he’ll fight choi, and barring injury he’ll fight some bum in april or may.

You guys act like Fedor isnt willing to fight the best. U all 4get about a year ago, when Fedor and his people challenged current UFC Heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia, and Dana white was the one who turned down the fight, in fear of having the Heavyweight champion of the UFC totally destroyed by the Russian experiment.

Dana had the audacity to say Fedor isnt even top 5….but he is the one who keeps opposing a co/promotional event to have Fedor fight his fighters (1st Sylvia, then Randy)..ask yourselves why?
Cuz how would it look to have a non UFC Heavyweight utterly destroy UFC Heavyweight Champs!

In my book Fedor was more then willing to step up and fight 2 UFC heavyweight champs, and Dana is the one that keeps these fights from happening. Fedor is more then willing to fight all of them, but not at the expense of being OWNED by Dana White. So we should penalize Fedor for it? I for one, am outraged at Dana White!!!!!!!

[quote comment="237531"][quote comment="237468"]How in the hell could you compare Fedor to Tiger or Federer? Fedor dodges top competition, while the other two face the best in their sport everyday, and they both rise to the top when it matters most. Fedor has become nothing more than a sideshow fighting cans, middleweights, and now giants that can not even move. He is a disgrace to the meaning of sports and competition![/quote]

How can you compare someone who hits a tennis ball over a net and another who hits a ball with a golf club to someone who steps into a ring and goes to war with a nother fighter where every fight could be your last, Dont get me wrong I love to play tennis and golf it requires skill but not a good analogy[/qu

I’m not the one that started the comparision. If you read the quote from the article from the esquire they said Fedor has the potential to be to MMA what tiger is to golf and roger is to tennis. i disagree because Fedor lacks heart and has little COMPETITIVE drive.

randy v fedor…. heres my money ($$$$) waiting to be dished out….somebody make it happen!!!… i doubt they can because fedor is a cherry picker who only fights garbage

Aleksander is very young, like 26. And I’ve seen alot of his fights, the guy comes to the ring looking like a slow 6′6″ sloth. But when that bell rings he knocks you the fuck out. I think if he were to fight big Tim, he would knock him out. Aleksander would be a great addition ot the UFC.

[quote post="4250"]You can not rate Fedor as #1 if thats what you need to tell your self to sleep at night. But put it to you this way, no matter who Fedor fights, he would be the Favorite. If he fought In Las Vegas, he would be the favorite over anyone he steps in the ring with, Including Randy…..so if being expected to beat everysingle person you will ever face, doesnt mean you are #1, I dunno what does.[/quote]

Put it this way. If you’re the Super Bowl champion, you can’t compete in the NCAA next year or refuse to compete at all and say you’re still the Super Bowl champion because you haven’t been beaten.

Fedor… coming to America to fight Choi…

WOW.. what a fight…ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

[quote comment="237576"]randy v fedor…. heres my money ($$$$) waiting to be dished out….somebody make it happen!!!… i doubt they can because fedor is a cherry picker who only fights garbage[/quote]

he wants to fight randy dana won’t let it happen, he has already fought the best out there he is not running from anyone so how can you say he only fights garbage

most of you guys are saying fadors a fake an this and that…..well..maybe
But at least he’s not a sell out…like our captain america…who the #### does he think he is…..he has 1 fight left on his contract ripps off the hand that feeds him…and all after that Dana White(the real person that made UFC what it is today) gives him Nogueria…for someone who thinks their #1 in the world why is couture running.
If couture is #1 he would get in that octagon beat Nogueria give his dues to the organization and his TRUE FANS..and then go after Fedor

[quote post="4250"]randy v fedor…. heres my money ($$$$) waiting to be dished out….somebody make it happen!!!… i doubt they can because fedor is a cherry picker who only fights garbage
he wants to fight randy dana won’t let it happen, he has already fought the best out there he is not running from anyone so how can you say he only fights garbage [/quote]

“As far as I know, [the UFC] give me Randy Couture, so there is talk about a match against this fighter. I respect Randy very much. Of course, to be honest, I would not want to fight him because I really admire this fighter, and we could have become friends. Oh well, a fight is a fight, and if they put us against each other, . As far as fighting in the UFC goes, I think I’ll have to fight him, I won’t have a lot of problems as far as cage is concerned.”– FEDOR

“really admire this fighter…” yea right… more like really admires his record. i was exaggerating about him fighting only garbage but not much…

your tellin me dana white doesnt want to have the most hyped fighter in the world, a sure thing for him as far as making money goes… and that dana doesnt offer Fedor enough money???.. so fedor decides to signs with a no name company only to fight the giant from Jack in the beanstalk. yea… ok

[quote comment="237394"]Fedor who?

*Yawn*

Who cares?[/quote]

I’m with you dude, Fedor is ….. Hell I can’t even be bothered to type about him anymore

99% of fans jacking off over him have never seen anything but youtube HL reels of the guy (don’t deny it). The guys is no Couture-willing to fight anyone.

Fedor will fight at least twice in 2008. Rizzo and Couture are not easy opponents. Rizzo is back in top form(beat Arlovski, Barnett, Monson, etc.) and Randy is in his prime. After he says his farewells to Japan and fights his last freakshow match, there will be no more complaining about who Fedor is going to be competing against. Look for M1 to set up Barnett for him next NYE.

[quote comment="237413"]It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.[/quote]

I think fans are saying that UFC has the toughest heavyweights not former PRIDE organization, that’s why he hasn’t fought quality opponents. Chuck Liddell fought everyone he could in the UFC at the time and even went to PRIDE and got KO’D by Rampage. I don’t think you can compare Liddell’s opponents with Fedor’s.

I’m not sure I agree with the rational of M-1 succeeding benefiting fans or the sport. However, I don’t begrudge Fedor sigining with M-1. I’m all for free competitive enterprises, and I believe the only reason a FEDOR vs COUTURE fight will not happen in the UFC is DANA WHITE. He wants the best fighters in the world in the UFC and if FEDOR wins he will walk away with that title in HVWY and other fighters will follow what FEDOR did and sign with other organizations while tyring to secure bouts to fight fighters under UFC contract.

I also don’t think Noguerra or CroCop live up to the hype since the UFC aquisition of PRIDE

[quote comment="237394"]Fedor who?

*Yawn*

Who cares?[/quote]

Seriously…give me a break with this guy. He’s about to fight a mutant Korean. Seriously…I really don’t care to hear much more about him until he manages to get into a cage.

[quote comment="237627"][quote post="4250"]randy v fedor…. heres my money ($$$$) waiting to be dished out….somebody make it happen!!!… i doubt they can because fedor is a cherry picker who only fights garbage
he wants to fight randy dana won’t let it happen, he has already fought the best out there he is not running from anyone so how can you say he only fights garbage [/quote]

“As far as I know, [the UFC] give me Randy Couture, so there is talk about a match against this fighter. I respect Randy very much. Of course, to be honest, I would not want to fight him because I really admire this fighter, and we could have become friends. Oh well, a fight is a fight, and if they put us against each other, . As far as fighting in the UFC goes, I think I’ll have to fight him, I won’t have a lot of problems as far as cage is concerned.”– FEDOR

“really admire this fighter…” yea right… more like really admires his record. i was exaggerating about him fighting only garbage but not much…

your tellin me dana white doesnt want to have the most hyped fighter in the world, a sure thing for him as far as making money goes… and that dana doesnt offer Fedor enough money???.. so fedor decides to signs with a no name company only to fight the giant from Jack in the beanstalk. yea… ok[/quote]

what ever happened has happened as far as fedor signing, at this point the only thing from keeping this fight from happening is dana white.why does randy want to fight this guy so bad, because he feels he is the best one out there along with most other fighters.

[quote comment="237627"][quote post="4250"]randy v fedor…. heres my money ($$$$) waiting to be dished out….somebody make it happen!!!… i doubt they can because fedor is a cherry picker who only fights garbage
he wants to fight randy dana won’t let it happen, he has already fought the best out there he is not running from anyone so how can you say he only fights garbage [/quote]

“As far as I know, [the UFC] give me Randy Couture, so there is talk about a match against this fighter. I respect Randy very much. Of course, to be honest, I would not want to fight him because I really admire this fighter, and we could have become friends. Oh well, a fight is a fight, and if they put us against each other, . As far as fighting in the UFC goes, I think I’ll have to fight him, I won’t have a lot of problems as far as cage is concerned.”– FEDOR

“really admire this fighter…” yea right… more like really admires his record. i was exaggerating about him fighting only garbage but not much…

your tellin me dana white doesnt want to have the most hyped fighter in the world, a sure thing for him as far as making money goes… and that dana doesnt offer Fedor enough money???.. so fedor decides to signs with a no name company only to fight the giant from Jack in the beanstalk. yea… ok[/quote]

I remember this article, in the one I remember reading you forgot that after he says “I would not want to fight him because we could have become friends”, there was a note that he laughs, implying that he really does want to fight, blah blah blah and was kind of making a joke…

By most peoples MMAth regarding Fedor, the same argument could be made that if you take the so called CANS of Couture’s record he was more losses than wins, also I have heard and read that Randy was offered to fight Fedor at Bodog originally instead of Lindland, also Fedor set a precedent by not signing with UFC and signing with M-1. then Randy leaves, now all of a sudden all UFC fighters are getting higher financial compensation and bigger bonuses…If you and people that think like this werre alive in Germany in the 40’s you would have been all to confortable Goosestepping along with the Reich and the Furher…

The “article” is more like a paid advertisement. Perhaps an M-1 sponsor (Ecko?) advertises in Esquire and this is quid pro. Fedor is not marketable in North America.

Fedor has no balls and is controlled by the Russian mob.

Randy says Fedor is number one. Don’t you think his opinion is credible enough to agree upon?

everybody calm down. im sorry for sayin bad things about Fedor. if it helps cheer you up … looks like Fedor has his caMALE toe out in that pic for yall to rub on

[quote comment="237443"]Fedor is not number 1. Why? Because who has he fought? No one latley. And out of the people he has fought Crocop gettin his butt kicked, Barnett has not fought, Hunt has not fought. Big Nog looked like crap. So all his legacy is going down the drain. I bet he is praying that Big Nog wins the title, bc if he loses, than everyone will have at least acknowledge that fedor is not number one.[/quote]

Yeah i wouldn’t say that Crocop got his but kicked in that fight. Fedor just had him controlled on the ground. Did anyone see Fedors face the next day after the fight, man Crocop busted him up

This guy better hope I never catch him on the streets.

[quote comment="237393"]If you watch him fight, no wonder he didn’t sign with the UFC. He needs the ropes of the ring to beat his lesser opponents. In the UFC, he wouldn’t have ropes or lesser opponents. Then what would he do? Lose probably. He’s like Hawaii of college football. Undefeated because he hasn’t played many worthy opponents. Can anyone name more than 5 good fighters he’s fought?[/quote]

More than 5 good fighters:

CroCop
Nog
Arona
Coleman
Goodrige
Randleman
Hunt

lol at Randleman, Goodridge, and Coleman. What a joke.

Fedor’s career is going no where in M-1.

[quote comment="237731"][quote comment="237393"]If you watch him fight, no wonder he didn’t sign with the UFC. He needs the ropes of the ring to beat his lesser opponents. In the UFC, he wouldn’t have ropes or lesser opponents. Then what would he do? Lose probably. He’s like Hawaii of college football. Undefeated because he hasn’t played many worthy opponents. Can anyone name more than 5 good fighters he’s fought?[/quote]

More than 5 good fighters:

CroCop
Nog
Arona
Coleman
Goodrige
Randleman
Hunt[/quote]
Fedor’s opponents:

CC – was smashed in teh UFC so far. No big accomplishment there.
NOG – barely won to Herring, and if he loses to Tim, will prove this point even farther
Arona – this didnt even happen in Pride, or in real MMA, but in a vale tudo style clash with no closed fists to the face.
Coleman – first time, Coleman had his back, gave him plenty of trouble, and was old, second time, was even older
Goodrigde – Goodrigde is good?
Randleman – is good no doubt, but ever champion level good?
Hunt – same as randleman, but never real champion level.
Barnett – who knows how he would do in the UFC nowadays, kind of a question mark, even in the old days, Couture would MORE than hold his own before tiring agaisnt the larger man.

Fedor just dosnt seem like all that to me. I for one, do NOT consider him number one… anymore.

[quote comment="237579"][quote post="4250"]You can not rate Fedor as #1 if thats what you need to tell your self to sleep at night. But put it to you this way, no matter who Fedor fights, he would be the Favorite. If he fought In Las Vegas, he would be the favorite over anyone he steps in the ring with, Including Randy…..o if being expected to beat everysingle person you will ever face, doesnt mean you are #1, I dunno what does.[/quote]

Put it this way. If you’re the Super Bowl champion, you can’t compete in the NCAA next year or refuse to compete at all and say you’re still the Super Bowl champion because you haven’t been beaten.[/quote]

How do you know tha M-1 wont become a big time organization? especially with an a-hole like Dabna running the UFC..more and more fighters are going to jump ship as M-1 produces more and more shows. If you are gonna make a power play at starting a bigtime organization, what better centerpeice to start off with then Fedor?…..

If Tom Brady leaves the NFL, and all the pro bowl players follow him in the next year or two to the different league, then what good is the NFL?

I see the UFC declining and M-1 rising and its a shame because I love the UFC, I just think Dana’s take it or F-you approach is gonna start to harm the UFC now that you see people like Fedor, Randy and now maybe Arlovski having a problem with the UFC. I hope I am wrong and Dana changes his ways, or Zuffa fires his ass.

[quote comment="237729"][quote comment="237443"]Fedor is not number 1. Why? Because who has he fought? No one latley. And out of the people he has fought Crocop gettin his butt kicked, Barnett has not fought, Hunt has not fought. Big Nog looked like crap. So all his legacy is going down the drain. I bet he is praying that Big Nog wins the title, bc if he loses, than everyone will have at least acknowledge that fedor is not number one.[/quote]

Yeah i wouldn’t say that Crocop got his but kicked in that fight. Fedor just had him controlled on the ground. Did anyone see Fedors face the next day after the fight, man Crocop busted him up[/quote]

Dude did you see the 6 piece combo Fekdor opened up the second round with? he made cro cop literally look like a punching bag he was teeing off on.

Fedor with Pride rules is going to destroy DESTROY couture and make his record even more crappy then it already is. YES they will be fighting with pride rules unless they change that anytime soon which i doubt. As ive said Barnett is the last challenge for Fedor after that he can fight chumps for the rest of his life (chumps like couture or worse) and be ranked #1 forever till he retires. No one else is worth fighting besides Barnett.

he doesnt impress me

[quote comment="237722"]everybody calm down. im sorry for sayin bad things about Fedor. if it helps cheer you up … looks like Fedor has his caMALE toe out in that pic for yall to rub on[/quote]

you would be looking there, i never noticed nor would i

[quote comment="237474"][quote comment="237413"]It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.[/quote]
The only thing he really had left to prove was to go to the UFC and fight Randy and maybe Gabe Gonzaga and he would be The greatest of all time if he won. He doesn’t want to fight Randy plain and simple. I know when he was in Pride he had tough competition but when you are ranked #1 in the world and you and you duck the next best guy(Randy Coture) to go to an unknown orginization you are scared. For me it’s not about him not signing with the UFC it’s about him avoiding Randy and now Randy had to turn on his orginization to go after this guy. Randy wants to be #1 and Fedor wants to stay #1 so he went to M-1.[/quote]

now not trying to start anything up man but u must be joking fedor ducking rc???? ok lets take a look so ur basically saying fedor had to give in into dana’s demands to go to the ufc and baically be hs bitch to , cuz thas the only way that fight would had happened fedor did what was best for him he signed with an org that pays him good and treats him good. the thing that makes me happy is that this fight will indeed happen after randy resolves his issues with the ufc. also give me a f%^ break rc the 2 best hw in the world u must be on something he beat an incredibly injured timmah and an insanely overrated gg and now hes the 2 best give me a break. i will remember this comment for when the fight does happen and fedor beats rc to rub it in ur face

Sorry John…

I respect Fedor, but we MMA fans are of the “what have you done for me latley” type of fan base.

Hockey players don’t refer to Gretzky as the current best hockey play. Is it Sidney crosby? Maybe, but we now know it is not Gretzky today. (loose comparison, but i think you get the idea)

Fedor needs to be back in the mix to correct his undisputed HW crown, his win against Hong Man Choi (spelling?) is not going to get it done. Nevertheless I will not miss the event.
But it won’t change my opinion of the man.
This looks like Rocky v. Thunderlips to me… but whatever, i’ll take what i can get.

Fedor needs to compete again, thats really the answer to this puzzle. He could win his next 22 fights, unless that list includes Randy… their will always be a great big….???

[quote comment="237634"][quote comment="237394"]

[/quote]

99% of fans jacking off over him have never seen anything but youtube HL reels of the guy (don’t deny it). The guys is no Couture-willing to fight anyone.[/quote]

I am a Couture fan but didnt Randy just turn down a fight with Big Nog?So apparently Fedor isnt the only one looking out for himself.

more legit rankings

1. randy (beat the current #1 hw in the ufc)

2. sylvia (beat vera and aa, will also beat nog/kong)

3. gonzaga (killed cop. young,stronger,better then nog)

4. fedor (hasnt done shit for ever)

5. Nog (fedors toughest opponent-looked like shit/herring)

6. Barnett (cheated to beat randy, lost to cop thrice)

7. AA (champion, of the shadow boxers)

8. Vera (got beat by sylvia pretty thoroughly)

9. Kongo (up and coming, looking good as of late)

10. Crocop (poop on a stick)

Clearly Couture only wants to fight Fedor. I think the UFC should put together an event before Couture’s contract is up. Dana should hop on this. No contracts just one fight to prove his point about Fedor. 1 FIGHT, NO TITLES, 5 Rds to see who the better man is. The UFC can’t loose.

(Forgot something) M-1 already loaned there prize out once and they have to events planned, they would do it again.

Randy beating gonzo and timmy the way he did, imo, is way more impressive then anything fedors ever done. His most impressive wins came against nog, and randlemen (close to paralizing him). The crocop fight was crap. Hunt not even a top 15 heavy, fujita not even top 20, a bunch of other cans, a middlewieght in lindland (which he cheated), and a giant black zulu freak show with zero mma game.

Randy…. chuck, randleman, vitor 2, tito, maurice, horn, rizzo 2, gonzo, sylvia…. the only fighter chuck couldnt beat out of the fedor list is nog, maybe. Even tito would maul most fedors list. Heck, i think even sylvia would clown on fedor. While were at it, im gonna say that gonzo would beat fedor

[quote comment="237413"]It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.[/quote]
well said!

[quote comment="237412"][quote comment="237393"]If you watch him fight, no wonder he didn’t sign with the UFC. He needs the ropes of the ring to beat his lesser opponents. In the UFC, he wouldn’t have ropes or lesser opponents. Then what would he do? Lose probably. He’s like Hawaii of college football. Undefeated because he hasn’t played many worthy opponents. Can anyone name more than 5 good fighters he’s fought?[/quote]
The heck with Fedor, get off Hawaii. They have not played anybody because nobody wants to fly five time zones away(on the East coast) to get their rear ends handed to them. Have you ever even watched a Hawaii game? Georgia is going down. Stick to MMA.[/quote]

bro you just made our Christmas card list *LOL*

Hawaii football deserves to be in the Sugar Bowl the team fought hard all season.

anyway back to MMA, the comment about Fedor being the Tiger Woods of MMA is ridiculous…

[quote comment="237872"]Clearly Couture only wants to fight Fedor. I think the UFC should put together an event before Couture’s contract is up. Dana should hop on this. No contracts just one fight to prove his point about Fedor. 1 FIGHT, NO TITLES, 5 Rds to see who the better man is. The UFC can’t loose.[/quote]

I think the both should fight in the parking lot for nothing *LOL*

[quote comment="237413"]It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.[/quote]

I honestly dont see how you can call someone the best fighter when all theyve fought are nobodies or washed up fighters. Sure, Randys record isnt 26-1 but thats because all his fights were against top of the food chain fighters. Fedor is just a pudgy guy knocking around nobodies.

[quote comment="237874"](Forgot something) M-1 already loaned there prize out once and they have to events planned, they would do it again.[/quote]

That’s because they dont have anybody for Fedor to fight. Or any roster at all, really. They also dont have any name recognition, so of course they will want to work with more popular orgs.

Who ever says Fedor fought against “lesser” opponents or is fighting the wrong people, YOU should watch other mma fights other than UFC. He destroyed Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira TWICE and Nogueira is about to be UFC champ. Go look at who he’s beaten in the course of his career. Everyone wondering why he hasn’t fought Barnett? BARNETT LOST TO 2 FIGHTERS WHO FEDOR CRUSHED! And everyone saying he needs the rope?! You clearly haven’t watched his fight. Does criticize because he did not sign with the UFC. M-1 lets Fedor fight with ANY organization!!! Can you say the same with the UFC? NO! UFC has Welterweight and Light heavyweight. THAT’S IT!

[quote comment="237921"][quote comment="237413"]It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.[/quote]

I honestly dont see how you can call someone the best fighter when all theyve fought are nobodies or washed up fighters. Sure, Randys record isnt 26-1 but thats because all his fights were against top of the food chain fighters. Fedor is just a pudgy guy knocking around nobodies.[/quote]

Berserker, you’re such a UFC nut hugger… seriously you TOOL!

Fought nobodies??
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira twice (one of the best HW of all time)
- Mirko Filipovic (while Cro Cop was in his prime)
- Kevin Randleman (former UFC HW champ)
- Renato Sobral

Need I say more?

[quote post="4250"]If you watch him fight, no wonder he didn’t sign with the UFC. He needs the ropes of the ring to beat his lesser opponents. In the UFC, he wouldn’t have ropes or lesser opponents. Then what would he do? Lose probably. He’s like Hawaii of college football. Undefeated because he hasn’t played many worthy opponents. Can anyone name more than 5 good fighters he’s fought? [/quote]
5 good, maybe, 5 great,NO.

Look, ill put it simply so everyone here can understand it. Ill even type it slow so if Fedors people are reading this they will understand it too. Fedor was a good fighter, like two years back in his time at Pride. Now, he is nothing more then a entertainer and further a scare rabbit riding a wave of past glory like Mike Tyson or any one of a hundred of these dime a dozen fighters. Fact, name me one contender, not a “good fighter” but someone you REALLY thought was champion material that Fedor has fought in the past 2 years! Matt Lindland? Good, not great, and not a champ. Mark Hunt? Big guy, good kickboxer, not a great fighter thought. He reminds me of a WWE wrestler, more show and not a changeling for Fedor, and EVERYONE knew it, Vegas odds were stacked so high in Fedors side you had to risk $1800.00 to win $100.00! Mark Coleman? Come on, anyone with any real talent, any other contender whooped on Coleman, he had a spark at one time, but in this day and age he should be training fighters and not fighting any more. Zuluzinho? Ha ha ha come on now, if that wasn’t a freak show for entertainment what was? Next time have Fedor fight a drugged toothless bear instead of Zuluzinho. The last time this guy had a real fight was in 2005 when he fought Mirko Filipovi and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and we saw how well the UFC has worked out for Crocop!

On top of that all now M-1 (which is laughable at best) put Fedor up against who? Hong-Man “Techno Goliath” Choi????? Ha ha ha ha ! This guy is a K-1 boxer, and has no chance in working out in MMA of today, a one trick freak pony, one MMA fight and NOT A CONTENDER for Fedor. This fight will last 30 seconds TOPS. I say instead of this, put Fedor up against Leonid Stadnyk(the official world’s tallest man), then after he beats the fuck out of him, put up against a robot, then maybe a horse, then how about Hulk Hogan because hell that’s “one hell of a show”

Look, after all the hype, after all the bullshit and after all the showmanship, for Fedor to have any real challenge, to be a man and to really prove himself as one of the worlds greatest MMA fighters his only, and I mean ONLY true real option is to fight in the UFC. Hands down, we all know it. Some want to champion other brands and what not, but truly this is the ONLY place that is going to give him a real honest channeling and I think, 2 or 3 years ago Fador would have taken Dana up on it, but now being out of shape, over weight and out of date, its just a matter of him being scared. End of story, he can hide behind M-1 all he wants, just like he hid behind the Sambo championships and whatever else he wants to keep feeding the general public. But he knows it, and we all really know it, he is hiding. Its not about money, or M-1 or any of that shit, its because he is scared of being tested like he was in 2005 and not be able to come out on top. Why should he risk it? Just keep on entertaining us “strongman” with those shows your putting on and cashing your checks for your wife and kids.

[quote post="4250"]Randy says Fedor is number one. Don’t you think his opinion is credible enough to agree upon? [/quote]
Randy says, many consider Fedor the #1 HW, big difference. Randy considers himself the best HW,and he wants to fight Fedor to prove it.

Im not going to take sides, Im just going to say that you are all a bunch of douche-bags. I wonder how many of you are actual expert MMA analysts, or are just mma fans (who probably didnt start paying attention until the TUF series)just like me, and have your own opinions.

Bottom line, all the “great” opponents Fedor has beaten, have come to the UFC and have gotten beaten by less then top UFC opponents, or have accomplished 10x less then they did in Pride.
Saying Fedor is still number 1, or would even be a top UFC guy – illogical speculation.

And PLINKO, what the HELL is an “ACTUAL MMA analysist”?
Is there a liscense or something? A school that dishes those out? Are they the announcers? The interviewers? Cuz lemme tell you something, those people are just fans that have been watching for a long time, EXACTLY like us.

For teh posters here that have been watching forever, that are really into it, and dont just post for a week/month & disappear along with there interest/following of MMA, there is just as much weight in what they think/say, than anybody, like Rogan, Dana, or announcers Frank Trigg, Frank Mir, Bas Rutten. They are die hard fans, just like us, nothing more, some have competed, but so what, doenst mean they know more about it, or can analyze better, just means they have better ability, not knowledge, remember, plenty of trainers of successful of MMA stars, have never competed themselves.

[quote comment="237393"]If you watch him fight, no wonder he didn’t sign with the UFC. He needs the ropes of the ring to beat his lesser opponents. In the UFC, he wouldn’t have ropes or lesser opponents. Then what would he do? Lose probably. He’s like Hawaii of college football. Undefeated because he hasn’t played many worthy opponents. Can anyone name more than 5 good fighters he’s fought?[/quote]

Are you kidding me? Name 5 opponents?

Fedor has fought EVERYONE you idiot. He was Pride champion for 5 years, he is undefeated (the disqualification loss doesn’t mean crap and shouldn’t count)

Lets see:

Arona
Babalu
Herring
Big Nog (twice)
Fujita
Goodridge
Coleman (twice)
Randleman
Kohsaka
CRO COP
Hunt
Lindland

You call yourself UFCAddict….learn about some MMA kid, not just what you see on SpikeTV

FEDOR vs. LESNAR….let lesnar realize that this business and not a popularity vote. let fedor have some fun.

PRIDE belt means nothing.

[quote comment="238251"][quote comment="237393"]If you watch him fight, no wonder
Lets see:

You call yourself UFCAddict….learn about some MMA kid, not just what you see on SpikeTV[/quote]

In the last 2 years…..B4 he was great, read my post, in the last 2 years…..A one trick pony, a side show. Fedor = Sports entertainment nothing more and he knows it. Hence him hiding from the UFC

[quote comment="237413"]It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.[/quote]

Your comments are always worth reading..totally agree.

[quote comment="237835"][quote comment="237474"][quote comment="237413"]It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.[/quote]
The only thing he really had left to prove was to go to the UFC and fight Randy and maybe Gabe Gonzaga and he would be The greatest of all time if he won. He doesn’t want to fight Randy plain and simple. I know when he was in Pride he had tough competition but when you are ranked #1 in the world and you and you duck the next best guy(Randy Coture) to go to an unknown orginization you are scared. For me it’s not about him not signing with the UFC it’s about him avoiding Randy and now Randy had to turn on his orginization to go after this guy. Randy wants to be #1 and Fedor wants to stay #1 so he went to M-1.[/quote]

now not trying to start anything up man but u must be joking fedor ducking rc???? ok lets take a look so ur basically saying fedor had to give in into dana’s demands to go to the ufc and baically be hs bitch to , cuz thas the only way that fight would had happened fedor did what was best for him he signed with an org that pays him good and treats him good. the thing that makes me happy is that this fight will indeed happen after randy resolves his issues with the ufc. also give me a f%^ break rc the 2 best hw in the world u must be on something he beat an incredibly injured timmah and an insanely overrated gg and now hes the 2 best give me a break. i will remember this comment for when the fight does happen and fedor beats rc to rub it in ur face[/quote]
So who is the #2 guy? Barnett couldn’t make it in the UFC without juicing, It’s not Cro Cop thats for damn sure so who is the #2 HW? Randy Coture.

BUM…BUM….BUM….BUM ASS FEDOR who would put this bum on a web page who his next opponent gonna be 50-cent? this guy is a joke to get this much praise when he dont fight antbody!

You can’t deny Fedor’s ability. Granted, Fedor hasn’t beaten any quality opponents since 2005, but with a 26-1 record, he has to be considered one of the top fighters in the world. I don’t believe Fedor is “ducking” the best fighters. I believe Fedor is choosing his camp over his position as a fighter. If you haven’t noticed, Fedor appears to be very loyal to his Red Devil camp. The UFC wasn’t going to give him the freedom he wanted to fight in the Sambo tournaments and allow some of his training partners to fight in the UFC.

I believe the UFC is just as much to blame. They will not share their fighters with other promotions. I can’t stand Dana White. He’s a snake. He claims to “love the sport” but, in reality he only cares about the UFC’s banner. How would it be bad for MMA if he allowed Couture and Fedor to fight? The UFC would still make a ton of money even with a cross-promotion with M-1. Dana doesn’t want another promotion getting any press.

[quote post="4250"]The heck with Fedor, get off Hawaii. They have not played anybody because nobody wants to fly five time zones away(on the East coast) to get their rear ends handed to them. Have you ever even watched a Hawaii game? Georgia is going down. Stick to MMA. [/quote]
Nice job missing the point completely.

it will be funny when fedor and randy do fight and fedor beats the shit out of him, you will probally say randy got to old.and nog will be ufc champ.

[quote post="4250"]Are you kidding me? Name 5 opponents?
Fedor has fought EVERYONE you idiot. He was Pride champion for 5 years, he is undefeated (the disqualification loss doesn’t mean crap and shouldn’t count)
Lets see:
Arona
Babalu
Herring
Big Nog (twice)
Fujita
Goodridge
Coleman (twice)
Randleman
Kohsaka
CRO COP
Hunt
Lindland
You call yourself UFCAddict….learn about some MMA kid, not just what you see on SpikeTV[/quote]

EVERYONE, huh? I didn’t think I’d have to clarify it, but I guess I forgot about some of the audience… 5 good, current HWs. There’s 1 (Nog) in your list that is a top 5 HW. And CroCop was a top HW not too long ago. If you think he’s fought EVERYONE, keep living in your fantasy world sucking on your favorite nuts de Fedor.

[quote comment="238049"]Look, ill put it simply so everyone here can understand it. Ill even type it slow so if Fedors people are reading this they will understand it too. Fedor was a good fighter, like two years back in his time at Pride. Now, he is nothing more then a entertainer and further a scare rabbit riding a wave of past glory like Mike Tyson or any one of a hundred of these dime a dozen fighters. Fact, name me one contender, not a “good fighter” but someone you REALLY thought was champion material that Fedor has fought in the past 2 years! Matt Lindland? Good, not great, and not a champ. Mark Hunt? Big guy, good kickboxer, not a great fighter thought. He reminds me of a WWE wrestler, more show and not a changeling for Fedor, and EVERYONE knew it, Vegas odds were stacked so high in Fedors side you had to risk $1800.00 to win $100.00! Mark Coleman? Come on, anyone with any real talent, any other contender whooped on Coleman, he had a spark at one time, but in this day and age he should be training fighters and not fighting any more. Zuluzinho? Ha ha ha come on now, if that wasn’t a freak show for entertainment what was? Next time have Fedor fight a drugged toothless bear instead of Zuluzinho. The last time this guy had a real fight was in 2005 when he fought Mirko Filipovi and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and we saw how well the UFC has worked out for Crocop!

On top of that all now M-1 (which is laughable at best) put Fedor up against who? Hong-Man “Techno Goliath” Choi????? Ha ha ha ha ! This guy is a K-1 boxer, and has no chance in working out in MMA of today, a one trick freak pony, one MMA fight and NOT A CONTENDER for Fedor. This fight will last 30 seconds TOPS. I say instead of this, put Fedor up against Leonid Stadnyk(the official world’s tallest man), then after he beats the fuck out of him, put up against a robot, then maybe a horse, then how about Hulk Hogan because hell that’s “one hell of a show”

Look, after all the hype, after all the bullshit and after all the showmanship, for Fedor to have any real challenge, to be a man and to really prove himself as one of the worlds greatest MMA fighters his only, and I mean ONLY true real option is to fight in the UFC. Hands down, we all know it. Some want to champion other brands and what not, but truly this is the ONLY place that is going to give him a real honest channeling and I think, 2 or 3 years ago Fador would have taken Dana up on it, but now being out of shape, over weight and out of date, its just a matter of him being scared. End of story, he can hide behind M-1 all he wants, just like he hid behind the Sambo championships and whatever else he wants to keep feeding the general public. But he knows it, and we all really know it, he is hiding. Its not about money, or M-1 or any of that shit, its because he is scared of being tested like he was in 2005 and not be able to come out on top. Why should he risk it? Just keep on entertaining us “strongman” with those shows your putting on and cashing your checks for your wife and kids.[/quote]
Good post man, all you people on fedors nuts need to resort back to this post.

jimmy dean ufc addict how come all you talk about is nuts, is that all thats on your mind, its a same that all you understand is the ufc (and nuts). the good thing is when fedor does fight some better compition like randy or barnett you will have to eat your words(nuts).but you might enjoy that

[quote comment="238719"][quote post="4250"]Are you kidding me? Name 5 opponents?
Fedor has fought EVERYONE you idiot. He was Pride champion for 5 years, he is undefeated (the disqualification loss doesn’t mean crap and shouldn’t count)
Lets see:
Arona
Babalu
Herring
Big Nog (twice)
Fujita
Goodridge
Coleman (twice)
Randleman
Kohsaka
CRO COP
Hunt
Lindland
You call yourself UFCAddict….learn about some MMA kid, not just what you see on SpikeTV[/quote]

EVERYONE, huh? I didn’t think I’d have to clarify it, but I guess I forgot about some of the audience… 5 good, current HWs. There’s 1 (Nog) in your list that is a top 5 HW. And CroCop was a top HW not too long ago. If you think he’s fought EVERYONE, keep living in your fantasy world sucking on your favorite nuts de Fedor.[/quote]

Not to knock fedor..he fought most these guys in their prime.

[quote comment="238847"]jimmy dean ufc addict how come all you talk about is nuts, is that all thats on your mind, its a same that all you understand is the ufc (and nuts). the good thing is when fedor does fight some better compition like randy or barnett you will have to eat your words(nuts).but you might enjoy that[/quote]
Well if Fedor doesn’t run from Randy after his contract expires then maybe we will see how The Great Fedor handles a forty something year old man that just wants a chance at the so called greatest.

[quote comment="239011"][quote comment="238847"]jimmy dean ufc addict how come all you talk about is nuts, is that all thats on your mind, its a same that all you understand is the ufc (and nuts). the good thing is when fedor does fight some better compition like randy or barnett you will have to eat your words(nuts).but you might enjoy that[/quote]
Well if Fedor doesn’t run from Randy after his contract expires then maybe we will see how The Great Fedor handles a forty something year old man that just wants a chance at the so called greatest.[/quote]

now he is a forty something year old man, so when fedor beats him you guys will say he only fights cans and old men,sounds like your getting your excuses ready,just get that mouth ready for nuts.

No exscuses your boy ran from randy and now randy is coming after him so don’t say anything if Randy wins, just get ready to get off of Fedor’s nuts Joey boy! P.S. proud to be an american, these colors don’t run!

[quote comment="239073"]No exscuses your boy ran from randy and now randy is coming after him so don’t say anything if Randy wins, just get ready to get off of Fedor’s nuts Joey boy! P.S. proud to be an american, these colors don’t run![/quote]

fedor did not run thats crazy he did what was best for him as randy is doing,if randy wins whitch i hope he does i do like randy i just think fedor is better i will get off of fedors nuts and if fedor wins you can get on his.

[quote comment="238044"][quote comment="237921"][quote comment="237413"]It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.[/quote]

I honestly dont see how you can call someone the best fighter when all theyve fought are nobodies or washed up fighters. Sure, Randys record isnt 26-1 but thats because all his fights were against top of the food chain fighters. Fedor is just a pudgy guy knocking around nobodies.[/quote]

Berserker, you’re such a UFC nut hugger… seriously you TOOL!

Fought nobodies??
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira twice (one of the best HW of all time)
- Mirko Filipovic (while Cro Cop was in his prime)
- Kevin Randleman (former UFC HW champ)
- Renato Sobral

Need I say more?[/quote]
UFC nut hugger? I watched Pride more than I did UFC, and I rooted for Crocop and Rampage, but hey I dont need to prove anything to a nerd

[quote comment="239085"][quote comment="239073"]No exscuses your boy ran from randy and now randy is coming after him so don’t say anything if Randy wins, just get ready to get off of Fedor’s nuts Joey boy! P.S. proud to be an american, these colors don’t run![/quote]

fedor did not run thats crazy he did what was best for him as randy is doing,if randy wins whitch i hope he does i do like randy i just think fedor is better i will get off of fedors nuts and if fedor wins you can get on his.[/quote]
thats right joe…i saw the list fedor has fought also…not to impressive to me i think he is a overrated bum…i just dont see anyone who is a good fighter on the listand also we see how they fought when they come to the ufc,,,cage or not the fight starts in the middle of the ring,fedor and his fans must ask themselves…am i really this good? i bet most of us say no just look at his opponents.

[quote comment="239262"][quote comment="238044"][quote comment="237921"][quote comment="237413"]It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.[/quote]

I honestly dont see how you can call someone the best fighter when all theyve fought are nobodies or washed up fighters. Sure, Randys record isnt 26-1 but thats because all his fights were against top of the food chain fighters. Fedor is just a pudgy guy knocking around nobodies.[/quote]

Berserker, you’re such a UFC nut hugger… seriously you TOOL!

Fought nobodies??
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira twice (one of the best HW of all time)
- Mirko Filipovic (while Cro Cop was in his prime)
- Kevin Randleman (former UFC HW champ)
- Renato Sobral

Need I say more?[/quote]
UFC nut hugger? I watched Pride more than I did UFC, and I rooted for Crocop and Rampage, but hey I dont need to prove anything to a nerd[/quote]
just like you said in his prime randys in his 40’s and is chassing around a young guy to fight and fedor keeps running,and by the way,just look at the list of fighters you typed in up their now ask yourself would you be proud of that …lol i wouldnt if i was a professional fighter they are nobody today.

[quote comment="239839"][quote comment="239262"][quote comment="238044"][quote comment="237921"][quote comment="237413"]It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.[/quote]

I honestly dont see how you can call someone the best fighter when all theyve fought are nobodies or washed up fighters. Sure, Randys record isnt 26-1 but thats because all his fights were against top of the food chain fighters. Fedor is just a pudgy guy knocking around nobodies.[/quote]

Berserker, you’re such a UFC nut hugger… seriously you TOOL!

Fought nobodies??
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira twice (one of the best HW of all time)
- Mirko Filipovic (while Cro Cop was in his prime)
- Kevin Randleman (former UFC HW champ)
- Renato Sobral

Need I say more?[/quote]
UFC nut hugger? I watched Pride more than I did UFC, and I rooted for Crocop and Rampage, but hey I dont need to prove anything to a nerd[/quote]
just like you said in his prime randys in his 40’s and is chassing around a young guy to fight and fedor keeps running,and by the way,just look at the list of fighters you typed in up their now ask yourself would you be proud of that …lol i wouldnt if i was a professional fighter they are nobody today.[/quote]

ortiz08 the only mma fighter i ever seen run from a fight is ortiz.

[quote comment="240072"][quote comment="239839"][quote comment="239262"][quote comment="238044"][quote comment="237921"][quote comment="237413"]It amazes me how everyone can turn on maybe the best fighter on the planet just because he sisnt sign with the organization that u all wanted him to sign with.

Personally, I was pissed at 1st, but now I am starting to think that maybe it is better that Dana didnt land Fedor. If M-1 can continue to grow and eventually compete with the UFC, it will only benefit the fans. If M-1 becomes a threat, than Dana wont be able to walk around doing whatever he wants with no consequences, like putting Arlovski on the shelf until his contract expires. If M-1 grows enough the UFC wont be able to risk loosing its fighters to M-1.

Everyone is saying Fedor hasnt faced anyone, but nobody ever cried about Liddells lack of tough opponents when he was the UFC poster boy. Lets face it Fedor has probably fought tougher opponents then Chuck, and no one even mentions the quality of opponent that chuck has faced.

Whether Noguerra excites the fans or not, he has been ranked higher than any UFC heavyweight since about 2003 and he fought him and dominated him twice.

He also beatdown Cro cop when he was ranked higher then any UFC heavyweight.

I would love to see Fedor in the UFC, but from a fans point of view, I think Fedor going to M-1 is the only chance we have of M-1 becoming big enough organization to compete with the UFC.

If M-1 becomes big enough to compete with the UFC:
Dana wont be able to radically raise pay per view prices
Dana and Joe Silva will be pressured into providing better cards
The UFC will have to pay fighters to not risk them leaving (Arlovski)

As fans we will benefit from a competitor emerging to challenge the UFC, and Fedor signing with M-1 is the only chance we have of that happening.[/quote]

I honestly dont see how you can call someone the best fighter when all theyve fought are nobodies or washed up fighters. Sure, Randys record isnt 26-1 but thats because all his fights were against top of the food chain fighters. Fedor is just a pudgy guy knocking around nobodies.[/quote]

Berserker, you’re such a UFC nut hugger… seriously you TOOL!

Fought nobodies??
- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira twice (one of the best HW of all time)
- Mirko Filipovic (while Cro Cop was in his prime)
- Kevin Randleman (former UFC HW champ)
- Renato Sobral

Need I say more?[/quote]
UFC nut hugger? I watched Pride more than I did UFC, and I rooted for Crocop and Rampage, but hey I dont need to prove anything to a nerd[/quote]
just like you said in his prime randys in his 40’s and is chassing around a young guy to fight and fedor keeps running,and by the way,just look at the list of fighters you typed in up their now ask yourself would you be proud of that …lol i wouldnt if i was a professional fighter they are nobody today.[/quote]

ortiz08 the only mma fighter i ever seen run from a fight is ortiz.[/quote]
haha burn

Fedor will pwnage Randy in fuckin seconds. you’ll see noguera will be at the top of UFC for a long time and fedor having destroyed him both times everyone will once again be prazing him.