The last man to hold the Pride FC heavyweight title, Fedor Emelianenko, will return to fight in the United States for the second time ever on April 11 in Illinois, according to a recent interview with Complex.com.
No opponent was named in the write up. And no, it will more than likely not be embattled UFC Heavyweight Champion, Randy Couture. The picture for this post was taken during a recent photo shoot in Los Angeles, Calif., for the Affliction clothing line.
Of course, it’s the dream fight that everyone wants to see and both Emelianenko and Couture want … and it’s perhaps for the same reason (or because it may never happen).
Here’s a snip from Emelianenko:
“If it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen. That’s it. But I think it’s going to take place because I think that everyone wants it…. If I win, I would be considered one of the strongest fighters ever.”
With a win over Couture it would certainly begin to help repair the image that Emelianenko has padded his almost perfect record with a significant number of questionable opponents.
In the meantime, however, it’s not going to help matters that apparently Dutch kickboxer Semmy Schilt — who Emelianenko defeated once already in 2002 — is now the front runner to challenge the Russian, according to Sherdog.com. It’s certainly better than Hong Man Choi, but there are much better (and deserving) fighters out there such as Josh Barnett, Pedro Rizzo and Jeff Monson.
Oh wait … Chicago’s own, Andrei Arlovski, might be available around that time, too. His UFC contract expires with his next fight, which is rumored to take place in March.
Hmm … a man can dream, can’t he?
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Fedor would probably back out of possibly fighting Arlovski…..stating that he could not challenge another Russian, it would be disrespectful.
I could see Fedor sying something to thta extent. More and more lately I have been hearing some of the people he refused to fight
“It’s certainly better than Hong Man Choi, but there are much better (and deserving) fighters out there such as Josh Barnett, Pedro Rizzo and Jeff Monson.”
Josh Barnett can fight Fedor, it would be a good fight. I love Jeff Monson, but he can’t win over Emelianenko, and I think the same thing about Pedro Rizzo: watch the match Rizzo vs Sergei Kharitonov, and tell me if he can win against Fedor!
monson is in jail dumby, so unless he is wrestling the thugs in jail he is going to have some serius dust to knock off
people wake up and smell the coffee,most things r fix 4 a reason.the all mighty dollar.and the hype and ratings of,course.it,s not the first and never the last fix in general.
Well fought mirco cro cop in pride he’s another russian. So I don’t know how you see him backing out of a fight with arlovski. A fight is a fight so you know if it happens I don’t think fedor will back out of the fight.
Man, I didn’t know that Croatia was a part of mother Russia…I always thought that it was on ex Yugoslavia
o my god!!!
at least! Mirko Filipovic (Crocop) is from Croatia (Balcan country near Montenegro and Slovenia, part of former Yugoslavia), Fedor Emelianenko was born in 1976 in Rubizhne, Luhansk, part of the Luhansk Oblast region of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union.[6]
btw ufcfan cro cop is croation its in his name cro cop meaning croation cop
Fedor can’t be beat. That is it. Bringon everyone that thinks they have a shot. The only thing keeping him from fighting the UFC fighters is Dana White. White knows that Fedor can beat anyone he throws at him from the UFC and he does not have Fedor under contract. It is starting to sound a lot like boxing now.
Totallt true. The UFC is missing out on maybe the best mma fighter ever. Anyone know about Fedor’s younger brother, Not Alex?He is younger than him. I heard this kids going to be sick.
How has Fedor padded his record?
Fedor has fought Renato Sobral, Semmy Schilt, Heath Herring, Nogueira three times, Mirko Filipovic (when he was dropping cats left and right), Mark Coleman twice, Mark Hunt, Matt Lindland and Tim Sylvia. 90% of these fights were finished in dominant fashion.
What other fighter can post this resume on their record?
I am a big fan of BJ Penn and Anderson Silva, the other two fighters considered best pound for pound…even these guys can’t post this caliber resume.
I am not knocking on anyone’s post or anything of that fashion, I just needed to point out Fedor is not padding his record.
im with you on this one. fedor doesnt pad his record. he has fought the best of the best.the people who say that havent watched much fights
except Arlovski is not russian
hey george bush Arlovski is NOT RUSSIAN you genius. he’s from Belarus which is another country.
yea… do your research! fedors fought his own brother alexander. arlovski is from belarus not russia! he does and will fight anybody! sorry if this gives you nightmares. its so obvious that mma doesn’t want a russian to hold the heavyweight title. thats why they won’t let fedor destroy randy and the rest of the made-up fighters!
U dumb fuck!!! Fedor will and did fight Arlovski!!! Which led to Fedor winning by a KO in 3:16 in the 1st round!!!!!!!!!!
Say something else about Fedor and what he will do!!!!!!!!!!
ok everyone listen up.. we all know fedor will kill ANYONE.. knoked arlovski out, and now theirs a bunch of people saying OMFG arlovskiy had a chance he could of won the fight.. WELL he (COULD OF) but he didnt. all the fighters had a chance the fought fedor they did but their chances werent that big becouse NO ONE can beat fedor.. GET IT THRU UR HEADS…
Fedor to infinity!
he would destroy Brock Lesnar easily!
Randy is no match for him
no one can defeat Fedor regardless of how many ppl hate on him daily!
the way the ufc is paying fighters right now i wouldnt mind seeing m-1 set up some serious competition to the ufc to the casual fan so that the monopoly the ufc has as the only real big time show is broken so they start really paying these guys
for someone who supposedly doesn’t care what american fans think about him {fedor}, he seems to be doing alot in the old usa.
Let’s do it Arlovski!!!
[quote comment="276833"]Fedor would probably back out of possibly fighting Arlovski…..stating that he could not challenge another Russian, it would be disrespectful.
I could see Fedor sying something to thta extent. More and more lately I have been hearing some of the people he refused to fight[/quote]
Arlovski is Belarussian
belarussians and russians are almost exactly alike, and for the past few years there have been several attempts to unite the two countries… look up (Union State) in wikipedia. Oh and in case ur not russian the “bela” part before russian in belarussian means “white” so “belarussians” translated means exactly “white Russians” so yea i would consider arlobski a russian, their languages are also almost perfectly identical
That’s what I was going to say MMAmania. GO AA!!
If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?
[quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?[/quote]
[quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?[/quote]
Dude, keep up! He didn’t sign because Dana offered him an unsignable cointract loaded with rediculous clauses that no man would agree too! So if you are looking for someone to blame for Fedor not fighting in the UFC….BLAME DANA!
fedor will kill coture in a matter of seconds he’s way to skilled for that old man
fedor should fight barnett or aa, semmy is tough and better than rizzo or monson and i think semmy would beat slyvia but fedor has already beat him.
Mania, when I read your thread, the 1st fighter that popped into my mind was Arlovski, but with him fighting in March, there is no way he would be ready to accept a challenge against the best fighter in the world by April. It would have been cool though, since Andre lives in Chicago. However, its no secret that M-1 and Fedor want to hold an event in Russia down the line, and what better opponent to Match Fedor up with in Russia, then the bellarusian Arlovski?
As for this Chicago event, I have read on many forum’s that Semmy Shilt is the leading candidate as of now, with Monson and Rizzo, close behind but I have a much better idea.
ANTONIO “Big Foot” SYLVIA! EliteXC president Gary Shaw has been running his mouth about how Silva is the BEST HW in the world and is calling out UFC Heavyweights and all other top Heavyweights to fight Silva. Shaw is looking to do a cross promotional event and we all know M-1 is willing to work with other Organizations…so if Shaw is that confident about silva, he needs to put his money where his mouth is and set up a match up between Fedor vs. Big Foot in a Cage, with elbows allowed…so we can all see the man who revolutionized the ground n pound, take it to a whole other level, by dropping what I predict will be the most viscous elbows ever seen in mma.
If Not, match him up against Barnett. We all waited for that fight to happen in PRIDE but Barnett refused it. Josh is looking for an organization to fight in…so he should Man up and fight Fedor in America!
That’s why I asked, I didn’t know. Chill out, it’s a discussion, not a debate.
[quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?[/quote]
he refused ufc because of conditions that ufc presented him, he was not allowed to participate in sambo tournaments etc
[quote comment="276894"][quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?[/quote]
he refused ufc because of conditions that ufc presented him, he was not allowed to participate in sambo tournaments etc[/quote]
It was alot worse then just not being able to compete in Sambo. He couldn’t do any unsanctioned interviews or movies. If he lost 1 fight, the UFC had the ability to terminate his contract. If his contract expired with him as champion, it would have automatically renewed the contract. They low balled his talented little brother who is an ANIMAL. The contract was literally unsignable….He would have had to sign away his life to compete in the UFC. The UFC wasn’t willing to employ some of his young Red Devil fight team teamates…which was really dumb of Dana because some of those dudes are animals. I have seen a lot worse British fighters getting a shot in the UFC, then the red devil fight team members
and Dana had the audacity to call him and his team a crazy bunch of F’in russians. Dana seems to be the crazy one if you ask me
I like that the UFC hasnt got Fedor. Dana thinks MMA = UFC but that’t not the case. He should have given Fedor a better contract if he really wantet Fedor and he is the best heavyweight.
I guess Dana has signed some British fighters that aren’t that good because the UFC is getting a foothold in England. Locals are needed.
Dream is the new Pride. And Pride was a F’ing art statement.
[quote comment="276921"][quote comment="276894"][quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?[/quote]
he refused ufc because of conditions that ufc presented him, he was not allowed to participate in sambo tournaments etc[/quote]
It was alot worse then just not being able to compete in Sambo. He couldn’t do any unsanctioned interviews or movies. If he lost 1 fight, the UFC had the ability to terminate his contract. If his contract expired with him as champion, it would have automatically renewed the contract. They low balled his talented little brother who is an ANIMAL. The contract was literally unsignable….He would have had to sign away his life to compete in the UFC. The UFC wasn’t willing to employ some of his young Red Devil fight team teamates…which was really dumb of Dana because some of those dudes are animals. I have seen a lot worse British fighters getting a shot in the UFC, then the red devil fight team members
and Dana had the audacity to call him and his team a crazy bunch of F’in russians. Dana seems to be the crazy one if you ask me[/quote]
yeh man, im from the UK n check out alot of teams n i would put my money on the Red Devil camp anyday.
look what he did to tito, he raped a fucking ledgend. fuck dana, i hope he gets shot!
i totally agree …you couldnt have read my mind better
It looks like Xyience finally declared bankruptcy, not a surprise after many fighters were claiming that they were not getting paid.
Now this does not mean Xyience is done, they will receive protection from creditors while they can sell off assets, re-organize and obtain more funding.
The Las Vegas manufacturer and distributor of energy drink Xenergy, which sponsors the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has filed for bankruptcy protection amid claims of intimidation and death threats.
Xyience Inc., the energy drink company headquartered at 4572 Hacienda Ave., reported $42.3 million in liabilities and $5.3 million in assets. Xyience sells its energy drink through 230 convenience and grocery stores, mostly in the Southwest.
It also looks like Xyience owes Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta some cash:
Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, members of the family that founded Station Casinos, own UFC. They also are creditors of Xyience with $12.5 million in unsecured claims and $5.3 million in secured claims, according to the bankruptcy filing.
Xyience gets Death Threats from Creditors:
“Those negotiations, however, were derailed by a campaign of intimidations and threats led by company founder and former CEO Mr. Pike, Terry Cardenas, Ronald Solomon and Rick Klingenberg,” he said.
“Associates of Mr. Pike and Mr. Klingenberg made threats of physical violence against Xyience management and board members and, on at least one occasion, showed up uninvited at the home of one member of management,” Sattar said in bankruptcy court filings.
“Mr. Klingenberg and his brother David Bergstrom stormed into the Xyience office, cornering (Chief Financial Officer) Michael Levy in an office and refusing to allow Mr. Levy to depart until their demands were met,” according to Sattar’s filing.
If their mother wasn’t paid, Klingenberg and Bergstrom said “somebody was going to … get killed,” Sattar said.
They demanded $20,000 “or else they would return the next day with guys who had a 100 percent collection rate,” according to Sattar’s filing.
I heard He’s fighting Ho Man Choi (or whatever the hell that guys name was) again! Just kidding. It wont be a top heavyweight because they are all in the UFC, so who cares.
[quote comment="276921"][quote comment="276894"][quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?[/quote]
he refused ufc because of conditions that ufc presented him, he was not allowed to participate in sambo tournaments etc[/quote]
It was alot worse then just not being able to compete in Sambo. He couldn’t do any unsanctioned interviews or movies. If he lost 1 fight, the UFC had the ability to terminate his contract. If his contract expired with him as champion, it would have automatically renewed the contract. They low balled his talented little brother who is an ANIMAL. The contract was literally unsignable….He would have had to sign away his life to compete in the UFC. The UFC wasn’t willing to employ some of his young Red Devil fight team teamates…which was really dumb of Dana because some of those dudes are animals. I have seen a lot worse British fighters getting a shot in the UFC, then the red devil fight team members
and Dana had the audacity to call him and his team a crazy bunch of F’in russians. Dana seems to be the crazy one if you ask me[/quote]
Dang man, where did you hear all that, that’s rough!!
[quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? [/quote]
Money. Not enough of it apparently. All this crap about Sambo tournaments and signing his teammates is just a bunch of nonsense. For the right amount of money it all would’ve become a non-issue. We all know that.
The UFC being the generally cheap bastards they are knew they had Fedor over a barrel considering they have all of the top talent under contract already with the exception of just a few fighters.
[quote comment="276933"]It looks like Xyience finally declared bankruptcy, not a surprise after many fighters were claiming that they were not getting paid.
Now this does not mean Xyience is done, they will receive protection from creditors while they can sell off assets, re-organize and obtain more funding.
The Las Vegas manufacturer and distributor of energy drink Xenergy, which sponsors the Ultimate Fighting Championship, has filed for bankruptcy protection amid claims of intimidation and death threats.
Xyience Inc., the energy drink company headquartered at 4572 Hacienda Ave., reported $42.3 million in liabilities and $5.3 million in assets. Xyience sells its energy drink through 230 convenience and grocery stores, mostly in the Southwest.
It also looks like Xyience owes Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta some cash:
Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, members of the family that founded Station Casinos, own UFC. They also are creditors of Xyience with $12.5 million in unsecured claims and $5.3 million in secured claims, according to the bankruptcy filing.
Xyience gets Death Threats from Creditors:
“Those negotiations, however, were derailed by a campaign of intimidations and threats led by company founder and former CEO Mr. Pike, Terry Cardenas, Ronald Solomon and Rick Klingenberg,” he said.
“Associates of Mr. Pike and Mr. Klingenberg made threats of physical violence against Xyience management and board members and, on at least one occasion, showed up uninvited at the home of one member of management,” Sattar said in bankruptcy court filings.
“Mr. Klingenberg and his brother David Bergstrom stormed into the Xyience office, cornering (Chief Financial Officer) Michael Levy in an office and refusing to allow Mr. Levy to depart until their demands were met,” according to Sattar’s filing.
If their mother wasn’t paid, Klingenberg and Bergstrom said “somebody was going to … get killed,” Sattar said.
They demanded $20,000 “or else they would return the next day with guys who had a 100 percent collection rate,” according to Sattar’s filing.[/quote]
Thats some crazy shit – who do they think they are!? The Mob ?!
[quote post="4652"] It was alot worse then just not being able to compete in Sambo. He couldn’t do any unsanctioned interviews or movies. If he lost 1 fight, the UFC had the ability to terminate his contract. If his contract expired with him as champion, it would have automatically renewed the contract. They low balled his talented little brother who is an ANIMAL. The contract was literally unsignable….He would have had to sign away his life to compete in the UFC. The UFC wasn’t willing to employ some of his young Red Devil fight team teamates…which was really dumb of Dana because some of those dudes are animals. I have seen a lot worse British fighters getting a shot in the UFC, then the red devil fight team members
and Dana had the audacity to call him and his team a crazy bunch of F’in russians. Dana seems to be the crazy one if you ask me
Dang man, where did you hear all that, that’s rough!![/quote]
I believe Fedor said those were the terms during an interview. I think the UFC would have paid him the most per fight, but would probably only fight 3 times a year. With M-1, he would probably fight more often so he would make more per year. Aleksander and Sergei Kharitonov would have really added depth into the HW division. Aleksander some of the fastest hands in MMA. Back to the subject, I think Barnett, Monson, Rizzo, Schelt would be the best matchup in order. Barnett would give Fedor the most trouble out of all the HW in the world, even more than Couture. Seems like grapplers would have the best chance.
[quote comment="276983"][quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? [/quote]
Money. Not enough of it apparently. All this crap about Sambo tournaments and signing his teammates is just a bunch of nonsense. For the right amount of money it all would’ve become a non-issue. We all know that.
The UFC being the generally cheap bastards they are knew they had Fedor over a barrel considering they have all of the top talent under contract already with the exception of just a few fighters.[/quote]
Actually UFC gave him the best deal that any fighter in mma has ever been offered, Fedor has been undefeated in Sumbo and judo tournaments since he has participated in them. M-1 gave him the chance to compete in his Sumbo, Judo, and other tournaments that he pleases. Next time read his back ground, he lives in a nice apartment, in his old neighborhood, and drives a truck that the city gave him for his success. He doesnt need the money, even tough he is a millianare.
[quote comment="276958"][quote comment="276921"][quote comment="276894"][quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?[/quote]
he refused ufc because of conditions that ufc presented him, he was not allowed to participate in sambo tournaments etc[/quote]
It was alot worse then just not being able to compete in Sambo. He couldn’t do any unsanctioned interviews or movies. If he lost 1 fight, the UFC had the ability to terminate his contract. If his contract expired with him as champion, it would have automatically renewed the contract. They low balled his talented little brother who is an ANIMAL. The contract was literally unsignable….He would have had to sign away his life to compete in the UFC. The UFC wasn’t willing to employ some of his young Red Devil fight team teamates…which was really dumb of Dana because some of those dudes are animals. I have seen a lot worse British fighters getting a shot in the UFC, then the red devil fight team members
and Dana had the audacity to call him and his team a crazy bunch of F’in russians. Dana seems to be the crazy one if you ask me[/quote]
Dang man, where did you hear all that, that’s rough!![/quote]
Yo, those are all facts. Its no secret, I am surprised that Anomanly missed this news, it has been pretty well documented how rediculous the terms Dana white offered him were. I am sure you can find it in archives all over the net. Fedor’s lawyers said that it was an unsignable contract. It was a sham, and Dana should be STONED in an octagon by every mma fan in the world.
i think the only way fedor will fight in the UFC is if the contract is only for the Randy fight but, doubt they would give in. just by staring at the picture of these 2 for a few seconds, man i got chills just thinking of the posibilities
[quote comment="276921"][quote comment="276894"][quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?[/quote]
he refused ufc because of conditions that ufc presented him, he was not allowed to participate in sambo tournaments etc[/quote]
It was alot worse then just not being able to compete in Sambo. He couldn’t do any unsanctioned interviews or movies. If he lost 1 fight, the UFC had the ability to terminate his contract. If his contract expired with him as champion, it would have automatically renewed the contract. They low balled his talented little brother who is an ANIMAL. The contract was literally unsignable….He would have had to sign away his life to compete in the UFC. The UFC wasn’t willing to employ some of his young Red Devil fight team teamates…which was really dumb of Dana because some of those dudes are animals. I have seen a lot worse British fighters getting a shot in the UFC, then the red devil fight team members
and Dana had the audacity to call him and his team a crazy bunch of F’in russians. Dana seems to be the crazy one if you ask me[/quote]
Do you have any links or sources to prove this? If it really is true, than that’s pretty messed up. I know many of you will disagree with me but Dana White has to look out for the best interest of the UFC. I know that he could have done that with the signing of Fedor, but what if Fedor lossed, his marketing ability would have dropped tremendously. This whole situation is messed up, and I wished it was handled better in the first place. With these kinds of things happening, the UFC can only learn and hopefully do better the next time. It’s Dana’s word against the word of Fedor’s agents. It’s hard to believe any of them.
I know Bob Sapp has called out Fedor, but in all honesty, I do not think that fight would ever be allowed by M-1.
I think Fedor vs. Wayne Weems is looking like a phenominal main event right now.
Schilt? Ugh. They should just start the fight w/ Shilt in a RNC so we can hurry up and get this trash over with.
Fedor vs Josh Barnett??
Will he risk fighting someone of Barnett`s caliber and risk losing before the much anticipated showed with Couture lurcking around the corner.
One thing is for sure Fedor can not lose a fight before facing Couture.
see, i told all you guys, randy’s head is much bigger than fedors. this ones in the bag, randy by decision.
[quote comment="277170"]Schilt? Ugh. They should just start the fight w/ Shilt in a RNC so we can hurry up and get this trash over with.[/quote]
i think shilt will beat the alot of ufc h.w.’s,i don’t want to see him fight fedor again though.
Finally going to get some mma action in Illinois. I think I’ll finally have the chance to see some high class mma.
[quote post="4652"]Mania, when I read your thread, the 1st fighter that popped into my mind was Arlovski, but with him fighting in March, there is no way he would be ready to accept a challenge against the best fighter in the world by April. It would have been cool though, since Andre lives in Chicago. However, its no secret that M-1 and Fedor want to hold an event in Russia down the line, and what better opponent to Match Fedor up with in Russia, then the bellarusian Arlovski?[/quote]
I think a month is sufficient recovery time for a fight with Jake O’Blanket.
this is very exciting news, i wonder who theyre going to match him up against
[quote comment="276932"][quote comment="276921"][quote comment="276894"][quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?[/quote]
he refused ufc because of conditions that ufc presented him, he was not allowed to participate in sambo tournaments etc[/quote]
It was alot worse then just not being able to compete in Sambo. He couldn’t do any unsanctioned interviews or movies. If he lost 1 fight, the UFC had the ability to terminate his contract. If his contract expired with him as champion, it would have automatically renewed the contract. They low balled his talented little brother who is an ANIMAL. The contract was literally unsignable….He would have had to sign away his life to compete in the UFC. The UFC wasn’t willing to employ some of his young Red Devil fight team teamates…which was really dumb of Dana because some of those dudes are animals. I have seen a lot worse British fighters getting a shot in the UFC, then the red devil fight team members
and Dana had the audacity to call him and his team a crazy bunch of F’in russians. Dana seems to be the crazy one if you ask me[/quote]
yeh man, im from the UK n check out alot of teams n i would put my money on the Red Devil camp anyday.[/quote]
I’ve never heard that much inside info about the contract before… where can I read this info??
[quote comment="276871"][quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?[/quote]
[quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?[/quote]
Dude, keep up! He didn’t sign because Dana offered him an unsignable cointract loaded with rediculous clauses that no man would agree too! So if you are looking for someone to blame for Fedor not fighting in the UFC….BLAME DANA![/quote]
The SAME rediculous clauses that ALL other UFC fighter are ABLE to DEAL with, Fedor just thinks he is extra special. Look at the shit it caused by Dana offering Fedor WAY more money than long time UFC champs. We already lost Randy and AA because of this. Imagine if Dana let Fedor fight in other orgs. Then you would have a bunch of pissed fighters if they weren’t alowed also. That’s the purpose of RULES, so it is fair to everyone. What Dana did ,was what any president of a company would do. You just don’t let the new employee dictate what the rules of your company are going to be, it will cause CHAOS. I really don’t see how anyone could think ,money hungry Dana would pass up the MILLIONS he could make off Fedor, unless it was going to cost him more in the end. By giving Fedor special privileges and losing a bunch of really good fighters isn’t worth gaining just one great one. If there is any favoritism, it should be to the ones who paid their dues to the UFC, not the guy just walking in the door. This will only cause problems.
They had a Matt Hughes VS Royce Gracie exhibition fight? Why the f**k can the UFC not do something similar in this instance? They could come to an arrangement with M1-Global to host a “Legend VS Legend” event without any titles on the line…
[quote comment="277100"][quote comment="276921"][quote comment="276894"][quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?[/quote]
he refused ufc because of conditions that ufc presented him, he was not allowed to participate in sambo tournaments etc[/quote]
It was alot worse then just not being able to compete in Sambo. He couldn’t do any unsanctioned interviews or movies. If he lost 1 fight, the UFC had the ability to terminate his contract. If his contract expired with him as champion, it would have automatically renewed the contract. They low balled his talented little brother who is an ANIMAL. The contract was literally unsignable….He would have had to sign away his life to compete in the UFC. The UFC wasn’t willing to employ some of his young Red Devil fight team teamates…which was really dumb of Dana because some of those dudes are animals. I have seen a lot worse British fighters getting a shot in the UFC, then the red devil fight team members
and Dana had the audacity to call him and his team a crazy bunch of F’in russians. Dana seems to be the crazy one if you ask me[/quote]
Do you have any links or sources to prove this? If it really is true, than that’s pretty messed up. I know many of you will disagree with me but Dana White has to look out for the best interest of the UFC. I know that he could have done that with the signing of Fedor, but what if Fedor lossed, his marketing ability would have dropped tremendously. This whole situation is messed up, and I wished it was handled better in the first place. With these kinds of things happening, the UFC can only learn and hopefully do better the next time. It’s Dana’s word against the word of Fedor’s agents. It’s hard to believe any of them.[/quote]
I got classes till later, check back on here around 4:00 and I will do the research and provide all of u that missed that news the link so u can see for yourself. I stated FACTS not speculation. I dont think any fighter would make up contractual clauses that don’t exsist.
[quote comment="277575"][quote comment="276932"][quote comment="276921"][quote comment="276894"][quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?[/quote]
he refused ufc because of conditions that ufc presented him, he was not allowed to participate in sambo tournaments etc[/quote]
It was alot worse then just not being able to compete in Sambo. He couldn’t do any unsanctioned interviews or movies. If he lost 1 fight, the UFC had the ability to terminate his contract. If his contract expired with him as champion, it would have automatically renewed the contract. They low balled his talented little brother who is an ANIMAL. The contract was literally unsignable….He would have had to sign away his life to compete in the UFC. The UFC wasn’t willing to employ some of his young Red Devil fight team teamates…which was really dumb of Dana because some of those dudes are animals. I have seen a lot worse British fighters getting a shot in the UFC, then the red devil fight team members
and Dana had the audacity to call him and his team a crazy bunch of F’in russians. Dana seems to be the crazy one if you ask me[/quote]
yeh man, im from the UK n check out alot of teams n i would put my money on the Red Devil camp anyday.[/quote]
I’ve never heard that much inside info about the contract before… where can I read this info??[/quote]
Thorazine you are on hear every day, how did you miss this news, it old at this point, I will get you the links later on in the day. Mania, I got to go to class, Back me up here, u know whats up!
I found this news weeks ago, and Mania even made a whole thread about it? I cant believe so many of you daily bloggers missed this. Trust me I am not making this stuff up! Why do u think Randy is butt buddies with Fedor now, if it was really Fedor’s fault for not being in the UFC Randy would not be so involved with him. I will get u all the Facts…dont worry, check back on here later in the day.
At the very least he should be fighting Barnett. What the hell is wrong with FEdor? He is going to fight some two bit fighter from thrid rate Promotion doing county fairs and carnivals….
“Live from Chicago and the San Ganero Festival MMA Legend Fedor Emelianenko takes on Muuray “the newspaper stand guy” Lewis! Murray is 5-0 in Dungeons and Dragon Matches and thinks he could win this fight with his knowledge of magic. Murray is the real deal weighing in at 125#’s even though he has no real experience. He is undefeated in his MMA career. Fedor is going to have to watch for Murrays magic wand. He wil want to keep Murray close and in the Clinch so he can control his hands and use of magic spells and potions… “
funny stuff
[quote comment="277171"]Fedor vs Josh Barnett??
Will he risk fighting someone of Barnett`s caliber and risk losing before the much anticipated showed with Couture lurcking around the corner.
One thing is for sure Fedor can not lose a fight before facing Couture.[/quote]
PhilQNY: Where the hell have u been?
If not Barnett, the perfect opponent for Fedor is Antonio “Big Foot” Silva. EliteXC president has been running his mouth about hyow Silva will beat any HW fighter in the world. He called out all UFC HW’s and Dana to do a cross promo fight, which Dana will never agree to.
However….M-1 is all about colaborating with opther organizations, so they should do a cross promo with EliteXC let fEDOR DESTROY THE eLITExc hw CHAMP, AND SHUT GARY SHAW’S BIG MOUTH ABOUTHIS COMPANY HAVING THE BEST hw IN TYHE WORLD
[quote comment="277039"][quote comment="276958"][quote comment="276921"][quote comment="276894"][quote comment="276866"]If Fedor wanted to fight Couture so bad why did he sign with another organization? Did they offer that much more money than the UFC?[/quote]
he refused ufc because of conditions that ufc presented him, he was not allowed to participate in sambo tournaments etc[/quote]
It was alot worse then just not being able to compete in Sambo. He couldn’t do any unsanctioned interviews or movies. If he lost 1 fight, the UFC had the ability to terminate his contract. If his contract expired with him as champion, it would have automatically renewed the contract. They low balled his talented little brother who is an ANIMAL. The contract was literally unsignable….He would have had to sign away his life to compete in the UFC. The UFC wasn’t willing to employ some of his young Red Devil fight team teamates…which was really dumb of Dana because some of those dudes are animals. I have seen a lot worse British fighters getting a shot in the UFC, then the red devil fight team members
and Dana had the audacity to call him and his team a crazy bunch of F’in russians. Dana seems to be the crazy one if you ask me[/quote]
Dang man, where did you hear all that, that’s rough!![/quote]
Yo, those are all facts. Its no secret, I am surprised that Anomanly missed this news, it has been pretty well documented how rediculous the terms Dana white offered him were. I am sure you can find it in archives all over the net. Fedor’s lawyers said that it was an unsignable contract. It was a sham, and Dana should be STONED in an octagon by every mma fan in the world.[/quote]
john do you have a copy of this supposed contract? if not then this is all just he said/he said. it doesnt make it a fact just because fedor thinks this.
[quote comment="277996"][quote comment="277171"]Fedor vs Josh Barnett??
Will he risk fighting someone of Barnett`s caliber and risk losing before the much anticipated showed with Couture lurcking around the corner.
One thing is for sure Fedor can not lose a fight before facing Couture.[/quote]
PhilQNY: Where the hell have u been?
If not Barnett, the perfect opponent for Fedor is Antonio “Big Foot” Silva. EliteXC president has been running his mouth about hyow Silva will beat any HW fighter in the world. He called out all UFC HW’s and Dana to do a cross promo fight, which Dana will never agree to.
However….M-1 is all about colaborating with opther organizations, so they should do a cross promo with EliteXC let fEDOR DESTROY THE eLITExc hw CHAMP, AND SHUT GARY SHAW’S BIG MOUTH ABOUTHIS COMPANY HAVING THE BEST hw IN TYHE WORLD[/quote]
What are the top three MMA orgs not owned by Zuffa? M1, K-1 Heros, Strikeforce, eLiteXC? Anyway, Wouldn’t it be nice if someone with money would get some other investors/backers/sponsors and buy the top three, sign all the talent and have a legitimate promotion to revel UFC/WEC? We’ve seen that cross promotions don’t work (see BoDog etc.) and starting your own fails as well (see Mark Cuban) Too bad peoples’ pride always get in the way.
[quote comment="278177"][quote comment="277996"][quote comment="277171"]Fedor vs Josh Barnett??
Will he risk fighting someone of Barnett`s caliber and risk losing before the much anticipated showed with Couture lurcking around the corner.
One thing is for sure Fedor can not lose a fight before facing Couture.[/quote]
PhilQNY: Where the hell have u been?
If not Barnett, the perfect opponent for Fedor is Antonio “Big Foot” Silva. EliteXC president has been running his mouth about hyow Silva will beat any HW fighter in the world. He called out all UFC HW’s and Dana to do a cross promo fight, which Dana will never agree to.
However….M-1 is all about colaborating with opther organizations, so they should do a cross promo with EliteXC let fEDOR DESTROY THE eLITExc hw CHAMP, AND SHUT GARY SHAW’S BIG MOUTH ABOUTHIS COMPANY HAVING THE BEST hw IN TYHE WORLD[/quote]
What are the top three MMA orgs not owned by Zuffa? M1, K-1 Heros, Strikeforce, eLiteXC? Anyway, Wouldn’t it be nice if someone with money would get some other investors/backers/sponsors and buy the top three, sign all the talent and have a legitimate promotion to revel UFC/WEC? We’ve seen that cross promotions don’t work (see BoDog etc.) and starting your own fails as well (see Mark Cuban) Too bad peoples’ pride always get in the way.[/quote]
this make sense. there all to busy trying to call out the ufc and ride their coattails. if they all united it would force the ufc to rethink there stategy. they were pretty close to crossing over w/ pride before they went under.
dude… pride definetly didnt go under, the 2 co-owners of zuffa and ufc bought them then shut them down cuz there pussy’s, buuuut in sum more better and fortunate news, for all you pride lovers out there, the owners created a new fight organization called DREAM a while back and its siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick… i think every fight org. should have face stomps and soccerkiks and knees to a grounded opponent allowed, makes for a very brutal and entertaining fight, and about this fedor vs barnett… wat r u guys thinking, barnett would get manhandled first round!!!! fedor is the best fighter in the world hands down!!!!!
[quote comment="277996"][quote comment="277171"]Fedor vs Josh Barnett??
Will he risk fighting someone of Barnett`s caliber and risk losing before the much anticipated showed with Couture lurcking around the corner.
One thing is for sure Fedor can not lose a fight before facing Couture.[/quote]
PhilQNY: Where the hell have u been?
If not Barnett, the perfect opponent for Fedor is Antonio “Big Foot” Silva. EliteXC president has been running his mouth about hyow Silva will beat any HW fighter in the world. He called out all UFC HW’s and Dana to do a cross promo fight, which Dana will never agree to.
However….M-1 is all about colaborating with opther organizations, so they should do a cross promo with EliteXC let fEDOR DESTROY THE eLITExc hw CHAMP, AND SHUT GARY SHAW’S BIG MOUTH ABOUTHIS COMPANY HAVING THE BEST hw IN TYHE WORLD[/quote]
Big John: Bro I’ve been divided up between work, rehab (hand),
some cool writing projects for mania, and getting swamped by the life in NYC..my mind is kind of warped out these last few days or so..but I’m refocusing myself and clean out the cobb webs and stress pockets in in dome. At times when I when I’m not up to writing or saying much I just scroll and follow the posts and comments just to stay tuned in. Lie life has it’s peaks and valleys. I’m working back up th mountain.
Big Foot vs the Russian Cyborg would be a great match up that will keep Fedor’s stock up and Dana out of the equation. I hope we all know who he will be fighting soon.
hmm… we’re still holding out hope for fedor?
ok I am an all round mma fan but the bashing on here is rediculous. Ok to clear things up about fedor he was never scared or has ever been scared of any man he has been faced with. There are crazy contracts in mma and im sure both fighters are going through it Fedor couldn’t sign with UFC because dick hole Dana wouldn’t let him have an open contract meaning that he can’t do russian sambo….thats shit for fedor!. fedor did the right thing. Fedor and Randy are bothed determined to win both of there pride is on the line and this is gonna be a clash of titans. Fedor has much heavier hands and much heavier ground and pound than randy but dont think he doesn’t have take down defense and great take downs/submissions actually hes one of the best in the business….and knockout power? he took out a 6′7 390 lb zulu in one punch. Bob Sapp should shut his mouth before his orbital bone and the rest of his bones get broken all these ppl taling smack about fedor…do you know anything about fedor? both fighters are amazing im not bashing randy but this is gonna be a clash and I think fedor is going to come out on top! he did take lindlen, cotours golden boy!!!!!!!!!!!! uhh ohhh 16-8, 27-NC-0 eat it!!\
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Fedor is possibly the best fighter EVER period!
Doesnt this remind anyone of Rocky IV. Where the unbeatable Russian (Fedor) kills the retired american’s (couture) best friend (linland) And now Couture will train like never before to defeat the seemingly impossible opponent to avenge his best friends life (or loss if you dont wanna b dramatic.) However since this isnt hollywood Randy will retire knowing that Fedor is just one step above him. It’s a good last fight for Randy but winning just aint happenin this time Rock.
Fedor will destroy randy!!
obviously fedor would crush orlovski…. he sucks balls
fedor would crush randy as well… there is no one in his league at this point
i agree!!
the terms of fedors contract were written in powerslam mag and were basicaly what the other dude wrote. but fedor was askin foe £1 000 000 per fight which is simply ludicrous. if any1 thinks i’m bullshitting then buy the magazine
Well I heard Tito ortiz talking on the radio how he was getting 500,000 a fight. He said it so slangly and openly it lead me to believe that he got paid more. Why not pay Fedor a mill? He destroys EVERYONE he fights.
No to mention the 50 mil UFC gets in PPV’s alone! The best should be paid the best! That’s my 2 cents!
Fedor is truly the king of mma past and present and future. No one beats Fedor Period.
AA fedor fight would be great.
blog boring.
match good.
Fedor is the best heavyweight fighter in MMA of all time. There is no buts or ifs about it. Before anyone decides to be a smart ass check the stats and compare him to some other great heavyweight fighters you know.
But he is getting old, and he needs a big fight soon his loosing his momentum.
Fedor isn’t that old. I could be mistaken but I think he’s only 32. Fedor will fight anyone besides his brother aleksander which oddly enough is probably top ten so if they weren’t related would be a good match up. If the fight with couture doesn’t happen it’s dana’s fault. Frankly, no fighter should ever fight for him. He is extremely greedy and also a dumbass when it comes to picking fights. Dana is killing mma. He has no idea what the UFC used to stand for. Before he bought out pride he should have taken some notes from them. Pride was the best thing to happen to mma.
Fedor is Ukranian.
Ya that’s why they call him “The Russian Experiment”…cause he’s Ukrainian. Put the bong down, son.
Yeah, Beavis…that’s why they call him “The Russian Experiment”. Because he’s Ukranian…Put the bong down, son.
fedor will fight anyone. he has already fought the best.his record shows it. padding his record come on.the people who say that should start watching more fights.my money is on FEDOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fedor is best known as “The Last Emperor” You will never see him fight any Top UFC people. The “Pit Bull” Arlovsk has a very poor chance of beating any on the Emelianenko’s. Fedor will make short work of the “Pit-Bull” I’m not downing Andre but he is no where the skill set Fedor has. Randy Couture just Curred out plain and simple. Him running back to the UFC and away from Fedor made me lose my respect for him. Fedor vs Bob Sapp would be almost retarded and about as entertaining as a Kimbo Slice fight. Forget about Fedor ever fighting Lesnar, Dana White will make sure it never happens. Brock is a huge Bad ass but he doesn’t have the skill for Fedor. Brock in a few years may have a shot at it if he improves his ground game. Antionio Rodrigo Nogueira will take out Frank Mir then he will take the belt from Lesnar using the same type of plan when he fought Bob Sapp and tapped him out.
I am just wondering if half the people that have posted in here even watch MMA. Fedor is the baddest man on the planet by a long way. Theres not one human being that could even make a close fight with Fedor. As far as Dana Killing MMA he has the best fighters in the world at UFC the only one that he doesn’t have is Fedor. If anyone disagrees with me OK, but just think if they were that badass then they would be on the biggest stage. As far Coutour fighting Fedor that would be a very disappointing fight. Couture beat Silva in 5 rounds and it took Fedor 35 seconds to beat Silva. Couture needs to retire and leave the fighting to the guys younger and better. Couture has a OK record and Fedors record is almost untouchable by any MMA fighter. The only fight I want to see with Fedor is with Lesnar, and I do beleive that Fedor would win that fight as well.
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Fedor is KING
Fedor would beat brock. I can’t believe that people are still dogging fedor. He is the man and will destroy anyone put in his way.
Dana White should be fired for not signing Fedor {the greatest fighter in mma history) He calls spider sylvia the best pound for pound fighter in the world b/c he was unable to sign Fedor. Who in my mind is the most dominate fighter in the world. UFC do not have anyone his caliber. When A Slyvia fought in pride he had a terrrible record.
Now it’s gonna happen!
Now we’re gonna see it!
i never got why so many people hate on fedor, he has given no one ANY reason to dislike him.
doesnt talk big like the others, isnt arrogant like the others, fights better than the others, yet there are still many who despise him, why?
its very sad to see humans true nature.
this can be compared to people hating on jesus.
fedor > arlovski
I think Fedor would sail through the UFC!If the assholes in charge would let it happen!
the man that will beat fedor hasn’t been born yet, dont look for fedor to lose anytime soon
Lets make one thing clear, Fedor is in a league of his own. Everyone says he is overrated and that they want to fight him. But its not because they think they can win but because its good money to fight fedor. Lets keep it real, there nobody in the ufc or any other MMA organization that can beat him right now. All the fighters that are willing are too old. Beating Coture will not prove anything because he is old and so is everyone who would put up a fight 5-10 years ago. The guy laughes at people that think they can beat him. Chuck said he would fight him because there punching power is identical, however the chins are not. Fedor would wear his punches like Chuck daughters sunday dress and we all saw how Chuck takes a punch(Rashad Avans) need i say more. He will destroy everyone because he is the only guy who can beat you on the ground and standing up. People should just stop hating and give him the respect he deserves and that being the best ever. Dana White is also a bitch for not signing Fedor and paying him the money he deserves. He would make much more for him if signed but Dana is too scared that everything will be about Fedor and not his boyfriend Randy.
People lissen,Jeff Monson ??? Why is his name in the same line as Barnett Thats Stupid.Fedor is the Best..Here is a list that are fighters that can give Fedor a hart time in the ring
A.Overeem
S.Schild
J.Barnett
B.Lesnar
R.Couture (Is not verry good anymore but still)
F.Mir
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Gegard Mousasi
Shogun
Melvin Manhoef
Mirko Filipović
Aleksander Emelianenko
There are no better opponents than this names for Fedor.They all give a better fight than what Sylvia anArlovski dit. Me english is not good i hope you al can read it
no nos hagamos tontos y menos el presidente del ufc que deberia de poner a su campeon ese B.lesnar contra fedor emelianenko que en verdad es un campeon y que tambien es el mejor peleador en la historia del mma, solamente asi todo el mundo se dara cuenta quien es el mejor de los dos.
por cierto ufc apesta y en verdad sus peleas enfadan