1st again! damn i’m on a roll today. randy vs fedor, that sounds like an awesome fight. i think fedor might win, but i’m a randy fan, so i’ll be pullin for randy if and when the fight happens.
If its in a cage, Randy wins. If its in a ring, fedor. Personally, I think anderlei and chuck would have been a bigger fight, had it happened when they were both in their prime…Besides, arent Ken and Frank Shamrock gonna fight? That’ll be the biggesat fight in the history of the universe…in Ken and Frank’s minds…haha egotistical has beens…or maybe never were.
Ken and Frank are both in completely different weight classes and at one time were excellent fighters. That fight will probably never happen anyway. I think the fight is basically all in favor of Fedor, ring or cage. But I do agree that Randy might have a better advantage in a cage.
Almost forgot, as it stands right now, Randy shouldn’t be considered number 1 or 2 because he hasn’t fought NOG. NOG was able to stop a healthy and in shape Tim Sylvia, and Randy couldn’t stop a beat up and injured Sylvia. Randy got beat by Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett, and NOG beat them both. Sorry randy, I’m a huge fan but you’re number 3 in my scorebook.
Sorry, but Nog didn’t beat Ricco, the judges beat Ricco. Watch the fight, listen to the commentators, look at the situation. UFC put some fighters up in pride, 2 to be exact, Liddell one by KO against overeem (he later lost to Jackson but not that day), no way was Pride letting UFC go 2-0. I’m a huge NOG fan, but on that night like it or not Ricco won.
[quote comment=”371318″][quote comment=”371285″]Fedor will kill him… I guess Randy wants to go out on a losing note.[/quote]
Randy wants to go out knowing he fought the best win or lose… period.[/quote]
He’s a smart guy…. He has nothing to lose…. If he loses, oh well he’s 44 years old and yada, yada, yada…. But if he wins, He’ll be a legend. TOP OF THE WORLD!
[quote comment=”371323″]Almost forgot, as it stands right now, Randy shouldn’t be considered number 1 or 2 because he hasn’t fought NOG. NOG was able to stop a healthy and in shape Tim Sylvia, and Randy couldn’t stop a beat up and injured Sylvia. Randy got beat by Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett, and NOG beat them both. Sorry randy, I’m a huge fan but you’re number 3 in my scorebook.[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: i think randy is number 1 or 2. randy dominated sylvia everywhere in the fight and it wasnt looking to good for nog until he caught tim in the choke. and those losses randy has to ricco & josh are long ago. he’s a way better fighter then before.
I was first on multiple posts in the past several says, not once did I mention it though.
Well this is horrible news, that Couture wont fight Fedor in the UFC, because now there’s no need for Dana to land Fedor, and so the HW division remains thin. Bad, bad news.
I guess its confirmed, no Randy vs Fedor in the UFC..For a bit, I thought it might happen, that Dana’s ego wouldn’t let it happen in any other promotion, even if he had to swallow his pride.
I swear I just read a article last week where he(couture) said he WOULD come back to fight Fedor in the UFC…but they’d have to give him a new contract or something…so which is it? He STAYS lying…smh
FYI for anyone that cares, but that “Iron Ring” fighting begins tomorrow night at 11pm on BET. Floyd Mayweather and several rappers will each coach a team of young MMA fighters. Each team will also have a trainer, such notables include Charles KrazyHorse Bennett and Shonie Carter.
I am setting my DVR for sure. Not because I expect to see some great MMA fights, but simply out of curiousity and for the pure entertainment that will be provided by some of these characters. However, I don’t know if I’ll be watching past the first episode…
Oh yea, There is no way Couture is ranked higher than #4 in the HW divison…he hasn’t avenged the loss to Barnett…nor beaten Big Nog(who’s beaten Barnett).
[quote comment=”371361″]FYI for anyone that cares, but that “Iron Ring” fighting begins tomorrow night at 11pm on BET. Floyd Mayweather and several rappers will each coach a team of young MMA fighters. Each team will also have a trainer, such notables include Charles KrazyHorse Bennett and Shonie Carter.
I am setting my DVR for sure. Not because I expect to see some great MMA fights, but simply out of curiousity and for the pure entertainment that will be provided by some of these characters. However, I don’t know if I’ll be watching past the first episode…[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: yeah i seen the commercial on that. there trying to bite the ultimate fighter. haha. but nawwww it should be intersting.
I believe that this is almost like a coleman vs. fedor match. Fedor will play with him in the first round and then dominate him in the second. With all the patience that Fedor has shown on giving up and being on his back, this doesnt look good for Randy. Also, Fedor has a great chin. He was knocked silly by Fujita and Crocop and was not only able to survive, but recover unhumanly(real word??) quickly.
Randy got knocked silly by a light heavy weight fighter(lidell) twice. Yeah, Yeah, lidells striking power..all well and good.. but Id rather eat a punch from mayweather than even Holyfield, know what i mean.
It just doesnt look good for Randy and you have to bet the house on Fedor. No one has ever been able to keep fedor on his back, and Randy won’t change that. UFC or no UFC, this is gonna kick ass. I would even love to see it on a strikeforce card televised by NBC. It would be topple any numbers spike has ever obtained and hopefully show Dana people dont give a damn about the UFC, people give a damn about the fighters and the sport!!
Check out Ivan Emilianenko. Very young, but I hear he is a beast in the making. You wont see him fighting in mma for a while because the Russian’s are still altering his DNA to make him a genetic clone of fEDOR. He looks to weigh no more that 180 lbs, but he still has a lot of growing ahead of him.
[quote comment=”371286″]1st again! damn i’m on a roll today. randy vs fedor, that sounds like an awesome fight. i think fedor might win, but i’m a randy fan, so i’ll be pullin for randy if and when the fight happens.[/quote]
Randy should quit being picky and fight Nog. That would be one heck of a fight. he should come to realize that fighting Fedor isn’t the last competition for him or last thing for him to accomplish as far as fights go. Nobody has ever been able to finish Noguiera. He should defend his belt by going for that feat, because THAT would be a heck of an accomplishment, MAYBE more so than beating Fedor.
Randy vs. Nog; a fight definitely worth the price of admission.
I think, if they fight, they should make a special “half cage - half ropes” type of ring so they they both have the opportunity to use what they prefer when they are in a dominating position. Randy can push up against the cage and Fedor can rope a dope off the ropes etc. Otherwise - I see the loser if they are int he opposite of what they are used to having a huge excuse for losing.
Yeah………..didnt M-1 drop feodrs contract, cuz they couldnt afford to hold him since M-1 hasnt done anything yet…..M-1 can just pack their bags! DREAM already beat them to it with out even trying!
I give a damn about the UFC.. Man I hope Dana signs Fedor before Randy’s contract expires, and forces the fight to happen in the UFC. With all of these other start up organizations coming along and trying to steal the UFC’s athletes, the sport suffers. If Fedor and Randy weren’t so stubborn, this fight would have happened ages ago, and Fedor would be ranked 3 or 4 where he belongs. The UFC and Dana White have done nothing but make MMA a mainstream sport, and given the fighters recognition, and larger pay days. Dana’s no saint but he’s given today’s fighters WAY more conncections then Royce Gracie ever had access to. All the other leagues are just riding the wave.
Randy will fight him in the UFC, no matter what he says. Besides, if the fight is really that important to him they could settle it in any back alley or gym. This is really getting ridiculous, shut up and fight already!
I think the most fair idea for both these fighters is to have 2 fights, 1 in the ring (only fair for Fedor), and 1 in the octagon / cage(fair for Couture).
if fedor is used to fighting in the ring and Couture in the cage who gets to decide where to fight, lets say one of them mans up and says wherever but, what if it favors the other. 2 fights in 1 year ofcourse if fedor wins in ring and Randy in cage then we have the same problem again but, who knows.
why do we continue to talk about randy hgh without hgh where would crybaby randy be,,,u people should b like me and my friends and hate randy for what he is doing dana made randy b4 hgh and now randy is turning his bak on the people that made him dana and his fans
I’m moving to Toronto in August, this is great news. GREAT news. Can’t wait. Looking to touch up my wrestling a bit. I come from a BJJ background. We do full MMA though, boxing/muay thai/BJJ/wrestling, but to train with Randy would be excellent. Mark Bocek’s got an MMA school in that area as well… man, I’m gonna be broke but a hell of a lot better at fighting.
[quote comment=”371413″]I think the most fair idea for both these fighters is to have 2 fights, 1 in the ring (only fair for Fedor), and 1 in the octagon / cage(fair for Couture).
if fedor is used to fighting in the ring and Couture in the cage who gets to decide where to fight, lets say one of them mans up and says wherever but, what if it favors the other. 2 fights in 1 year ofcourse if fedor wins in ring and Randy in cage then we have the same problem again but, who knows.[/quote]
Problem with that is, that Couture will want no part of a 2nd fight after the beating Fedor will dish out to him in the 1st fight.
Seriously Fedor is the greatest Heavyweight fighter I have ever seen. He is so good that he toys with his opponents and decides how he wants to beat them. Like with guys he respects like Coleman, he didnt beat him up, he just outclassed him and submitted him. Which is exactly what will happen o Randy. fedor respects him a lot so Fedor wont really beat him up, he will just submit Randy. Also when he fought Lindland who weighed a lot less than him. He could have just physically beat Lindland up easily but he chose to display his skills, submitting a middleweight fighters.
Point is: Fedor is the greatest heavyweight fighter mma has ever had. Nogueira is a legend and is a close secong, although Fedor dominated him. Still Nogueira has been in serious wars, winning the majority of them.
My Heavyweight Rankings:
1.Fedor
2.Nogueira
3.Barnett
4.COUTURE
5.Arlovski
6.Sylvia
7.Kharitonov
8.Werdum
9.Gonzaga
10.Mark Hunt
11.Hearing
12.Verra
13.Mir
14.Lesnar
15.Coleman (to old, hasnt evolved enough as a fighter)
16.Cro Cop (would be higher on this list but right now he is broken down mentally)
[quote comment=”371417″]why do we continue to talk about randy hgh without hgh where would crybaby randy be,,,u people should b like me and my friends and hate randy for what he is doing dana made randy b4 hgh and now randy is turning his bak on the people that made him dana and his fans[/quote]
OMG your absolutely right, HEY EVERYBODY!!!! the answer we have been looking for lets be like “chucksux” and his friends.
I hate chuck!!!!!
LOL (jk war chuck)
[quote comment=”371360″]I swear I just read a article last week where he(couture) said he WOULD come back to fight Fedor in the UFC…but they’d have to give him a new contract or something…so which is it? He STAYS lying…smh[/quote]
Randy doesn’t know what he wants anymore. He’s turned upside down and inside out.
“Anwhere, but the UFC.” The only reason the fight holds any appeal is because the UFC put Couture in a position to succeed. No one would be clamoring for this fight in 2005, after Randy came off another loss to Chuck. Randy is in for some legal beatings.
Dana White v.s. Randy Couture! And when Couture is about to submit him, all of Whites nut huggers can rush to the cage and beat Couture with baseball bats. I really think people are starting to crap on the UFC because of all it’s redneck-like drama and classic bouts between CB Dolloway. haha
[quote comment=”371433″][quote comment=”371417″]why do we continue to talk about randy hgh without hgh where would crybaby randy be,,,u people should b like me and my friends and hate randy for what he is doing dana made randy b4 hgh and now randy is turning his bak on the people that made him dana and his fans[/quote]
OMG your absolutely right, HEY EVERYBODY!!!! the answer we have been looking for lets be like “chucksux” and his friends.
I hate chuck!!!!!
LOL (jk war chuck)[/quote]
Holy CRAP!!!!! I’ve been so blind, Chuck Sux has destroyed all that I have learned in one sentence!!!!! He has proved that randy takes hgh, WOW! Three cheers for chuck sux!!
My Heavyweight Rankings:
1.Fedor
2.Nogueira
3.Barnett
4.COUTURE
5.Arlovski
6.Sylvia
7.Kharitonov
8.Werdum
9.Gonzaga
10.Mark Hunt
11.Hearing
12.Verra
13.Mir
14.Lesnar
15.Coleman (to old, hasnt evolved enough as a fighter)
16.Cro Cop (would be higher on this list but right now he is broken down mentally)
pretty good john i agree with most i would not have lesnar or coleman even on the list maybe lesnar down the road will be up there and sylvia showed alot in his last fight but i would move him down just a couple of notches and i would have alexnader on the list
[quote comment=”371365″]Oh yea, There is no way Couture is ranked higher than #4 in the HW divison…he hasn’t avenged the loss to Barnett…nor beaten Big Nog(who’s beaten Barnett).[/quote]
barnett tested positive for roide after his fight w/ randy, so if any one ranks barnett ahead of randy on that “win” then rhey need their head examined. nothing personal towards you though, you might not have known this info, but i see alot of veteran bloggers who are ranking barnett over randy and i dont get unless it is still pride nuthugging. randy has been alot more active over the last 2 years thany any hw except nog. thats wahy i would rank nog.#1 randy#2 and fedor#3. now fedor might very well still be the best but has been way too inactive and fought alot lesser opponents than nog and randy. the way one writer described it was how would we feel about a.siva,gsp,b.j. and rampage if they had the same track record as fedor over the last 2 years. not very positive i think. as far as randy fighting fedor anywhere but the ufc, now we see who has the ego!
[quote comment=”371421″]Coming soon to an American Airlines Center near me, presented by Mark Cuban and HDNet Fights . . . Randy vs. Fedor![/quote]
lol only us Dallas-ites get that!
[quote comment=”371404″]I give a damn about the UFC.. Man I hope Dana signs Fedor before Randy’s contract expires, and forces the fight to happen in the UFC. With all of these other start up organizations coming along and trying to steal the UFC’s athletes, the sport suffers. If Fedor and Randy weren’t so stubborn, this fight would have happened ages ago, and Fedor would be ranked 3 or 4 where he belongs. The UFC and Dana White have done nothing but make #1 period.
Just remember that this fight could have EASILY happened last year if Fedor hadn’t had gotten his panties in a wad over fighting in his stupid Sambo tournies and just signed with the UFC. I’d say 75% of this is Fedor’s fault. Randy is also an idiot bc if he had just stayed in the UFC, fedor would DEFINITELY be signing with the UFC right now (if not sooner) since he realized what a finacial mistake he made with M1. So 20% of this is Randy’s fault. And then of course I’ll give the remaining 5% of the blame to Dana for just having an abbrasive personality.
[quote comment=”371413″]I think the most fair idea for both these fighters is to have 2 fights, 1 in the ring (only fair for Fedor), and 1 in the octagon / cage(fair for Couture).
if fedor is used to fighting in the ring and Couture in the cage who gets to decide where to fight, lets say one of them mans up and says wherever but, what if it favors the other. 2 fights in 1 year ofcourse if fedor wins in ring and Randy in cage then we have the same problem again but, who knows.[/quote]
It should be in a ring surrounded by a cage.
no i tried.. it rly doesnt matter to me anymore. tbh, im not even excitited about that there is a “chance” it would happen.
they are just waiting for the right paycheck, propably calling eachother often discussing the situation. bluh..
[quote comment=”371331″][quote comment=”371323″]Almost forgot, as it stands right now, Randy shouldn’t be considered number 1 or 2 because he hasn’t fought NOG. NOG was able to stop a healthy and in shape Tim Sylvia, and Randy couldn’t stop a beat up and injured Sylvia. Randy got beat by Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett, and NOG beat them both. Sorry randy, I’m a huge fan but you’re number 3 in my scorebook.[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: i think randy is number 1 or 2. randy dominated sylvia everywhere in the fight and it wasnt looking to good for nog until he caught tim in the choke. and those losses randy has to ricco & josh are long ago. he’s a way better fighter then before.[/quote]
Couture is ranked #3 in the world right now for heavyweights….look it up and due your homework before to start typing……
[quote comment=”371561″]I’m putting my neck on the line here………I am sooooooooo past wanting to see them fight.
The red tape rubbish has been going on for too long and put me right off.[/quote]
me too! i wanna see gsp vs b.j. or either vs a.silva. i think randy and fedor are starting to lose the one thing that made them both so endearing to their fans and thats Character.
[quote comment=”371458″]My Heavyweight Rankings:
1.Fedor
2.Nogueira
3.Barnett
4.COUTURE
5.Arlovski
6.Sylvia
7.Kharitonov
8.Werdum
9.Gonzaga
10.Mark Hunt
11.Hearing
12.Verra
13.Mir
14.Lesnar
15.Coleman (to old, hasnt evolved enough as a fighter)
16.Cro Cop (would be higher on this list but right now he is broken down mentally)
pretty good john i agree with most i would not have lesnar or coleman even on the list maybe lesnar down the road will be up there and sylvia showed alot in his last fight but i would move him down just a couple of notches and i would have alexnader on the list[/quote]
Roy: I forgot all about Aleksander, I would rank him at 10 and nump everyone else down a slot. I do agree that Brock and Coleman shouldnt even be on the list, but Brock has tons of fans on this site and if I didnt include his name, there would be 1000 responses to my post bashing me for not including their favorite wrestler. Also, I figured to include Brock and coleman because the UFC is going to market them as if they were relevant to the division, when in fact, neither fighter, at this point in time could hang with the best of the division.
[quote comment=”371608″][quote comment=”371458″]My Heavyweight Rankings:
1.Fedor
2.Nogueira
3.Barnett
4.COUTURE
5.Arlovski
6.Sylvia
7.Kharitonov
8.Werdum
9.Gonzaga
10.Mark Hunt
11.Hearing
12.Verra
13.Mir
14.Lesnar
15.Coleman (to old, hasnt evolved enough as a fighter)
16.Cro Cop (would be higher on this list but right now he is broken down mentally)
pretty good john i agree with most i would not have lesnar or coleman even on the list maybe lesnar down the road will be up there and sylvia showed alot in his last fight but i would move him down just a couple of notches and i would have alexnader on the list[/quote]
Roy: I forgot all about Aleksander, I would rank him at 10 and nump everyone else down a slot. I do agree that Brock and Coleman shouldnt even be on the list, but Brock has tons of fans on this site and if I didnt include his name, there would be 1000 responses to my post bashing me for not including their favorite wrestler. Also, I figured to include Brock and coleman because the UFC is going to market them as if they were relevant to the division, when in fact, neither fighter, at this point in time could hang with the best of the division.[/quote]
where’s kongo? i thought his fight w/herring could have went either way. i would rank both of them and vera over hunt right now. i wouldn’t mind seeing a hunt vs aleks though, if they haven’t already fought.
[quote comment=”371331″][quote comment=”371323″]Almost forgot, as it stands right now, Randy shouldn’t be considered number 1 or 2 because he hasn’t fought NOG. NOG was able to stop a healthy and in shape Tim Sylvia, and Randy couldn’t stop a beat up and injured Sylvia. Randy got beat by Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett, and NOG beat them both. Sorry randy, I’m a huge fan but you’re number 3 in my scorebook.[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: i think randy is number 1 or 2. randy dominated sylvia everywhere in the fight and it wasnt looking to good for nog until he caught tim in the choke. and those losses randy has to ricco & josh are long ago. he’s a way better fighter then before.[/quote]
[quote comment=”371635″][quote comment=”371608″][quote comment=”371458″]My Heavyweight Rankings:
1.Fedor
2.Nogueira
3.Barnett
4.COUTURE
5.Arlovski
6.Sylvia
7.Kharitonov
8.Werdum
9.Gonzaga
10.Mark Hunt
11.Hearing
12.Verra
13.Mir
14.Lesnar
15.Coleman (to old, hasnt evolved enough as a fighter)
16.Cro Cop (would be higher on this list but right now he is broken down mentally)
pretty good john i agree with most i would not have lesnar or coleman even on the list maybe lesnar down the road will be up there and sylvia showed alot in his last fight but i would move him down just a couple of notches and i would have alexnader on the list[/quote]
Roy: I forgot all about Aleksander, I would rank him at 10 and nump everyone else down a slot. I do agree that Brock and Coleman shouldnt even be on the list, but Brock has tons of fans on this site and if I didnt include his name, there would be 1000 responses to my post bashing me for not including their favorite wrestler. Also, I figured to include Brock and coleman because the UFC is going to market them as if they were relevant to the division, when in fact, neither fighter, at this point in time could hang with the best of the division.[/quote]
where’s kongo? i thought his fight w/herring could have went either way. i would rank both of them and vera over hunt right now. i wouldn’t mind seeing a hunt vs aleks though, if they haven’t already fought.[/quote]
I forgot Kongo as well, I would put him right before Hunt. I do agree that Hearing, Kongo, and Verra are probably better overall mma fighters than Hunt, but Hunt is just a tough SOB, who toughness and super hard punches would put him in front of those fighters. We all think Verra’s stand up is so great, but do u have any idea what would happen to Verra if he decided to stand with Hunt, he would get his head Knocked off!
A great stand up war would be Hunt vs. Kongo! Does anyone know
if they ever fought in K-1?
What fight was it when Gilbert Yvel KO the referee?
[quote comment=”371331″][quote comment=”371323″]Almost forgot, as it stands right now, Randy shouldn’t be considered number 1 or 2 because he hasn’t fought NOG. NOG was able to stop a healthy and in shape Tim Sylvia, and Randy couldn’t stop a beat up and injured Sylvia. Randy got beat by Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett, and NOG beat them both. Sorry randy, I’m a huge fan but you’re number 3 in my scorebook.[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: i think randy is number 1 or 2. randy dominated sylvia everywhere in the fight and it wasnt looking to good for nog until he caught tim in the choke. and those losses randy has to ricco & josh are long ago. he’s a way better fighter then before.[/quote]
Tim had a serious back injury coming into the Couture fight. Wasn’t the same Tim Sylvia Nog fought.
[quote comment=”371503″][quote comment=”371421″]Coming soon to an American Airlines Center near me, presented by Mark Cuban and HDNet Fights . . . Randy vs. Fedor![/quote]
lol only us Dallas-ites get that! :)[/quote]
Nice. Not many of us representing the Metroplex here.
[quote comment=”371561″]I’m putting my neck on the line here………I am sooooooooo past wanting to see them fight.
The red tape rubbish has been going on for too long and put me right off.[/quote]
Much as I hate to admit it, I’m starting to feel the same way. By the time they fight (if they ever do), neither will have fought a top 5 HW in so long their respective rankings won’t mean squat. Will they really be the top 2 HWs in the world by then? Maybe not.
[quote comment=”371341″]I was first on multiple posts in the past several says, not once did I mention it though.
Well this is horrible news, that Couture wont fight Fedor in the UFC, because now there’s no need for Dana to land Fedor, and so the HW division remains thin. Bad, bad news.[/quote]
Actually, no not bad news. Unless you are a UFC nuthugger.
This will only further the status and budget of competing MMA organizations that have more integrity than the UFC and their bullshit they dish to their fans and fighters.
Randy Couture states he’ll wear a G-String to the Fedor fight….He’s not sure if Fedor is going to stand him up, feed him nucksandwiches, or lay him out…I prefer seeing Couture layed out..but hey the man that was laid out 2 times by Chuck Liddel, is just in the way….Quit feeding Fedor cans get a real Heavy Weight in there……
[quote comment=”371649″][quote comment=”371331″][quote comment=”371323″]Almost forgot, as it stands right now, Randy shouldn’t be considered number 1 or 2 because he hasn’t fought NOG. NOG was able to stop a healthy and in shape Tim Sylvia, and Randy couldn’t stop a beat up and injured Sylvia. Randy got beat by Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett, and NOG beat them both. Sorry randy, I’m a huge fan but you’re number 3 in my scorebook.[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: i think randy is number 1 or 2. randy dominated sylvia everywhere in the fight and it wasnt looking to good for nog until he caught tim in the choke. and those losses randy has to ricco & josh are long ago. he’s a way better fighter then before.[/quote]
yes, listen to kainoa pilago, perfectly said![/quote]
[quote comment=”371544″]Man, I really want to see this fight happen… so much..
I say Fedor wins..
This fight would have to be a 5 round fight, or I would feel like I got screwed.[/quote]
i almost missed this one. 5 rnds for sure. if they fought in the ufc, technically fedor is still the pride champ so they could fight for that title. when hendo fought rampage and a.silva it was for both titles. although this was mostly for publicity it is a technicality that could hold up in a randy/fedor fight. it just needs to happen soon.
New Wanderlei Silva interview, translated from portugease from his webvsite at http://www.wanderleisilva.com.br/blog/
Very good read and I suggest that you all read it because JACRE is coming tot he UFC!
“I had a dinner with Lorenzo Fertita and Dana White. I thought it was a dinner for various fighters, but for my surprise, it was a welcome for me coming back from Brazil and they said they were happy with my participation at the event. This is one of the great advantages of being in Vegas, I have proximity with the owners of the event and that maximizes our relationshio. For you guys to have an idea, we almost got Andre Galvao on this TUF. It didn’t go well because Galvao had some visa issues” (FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! AHHHHHH)
Wanderlei also commented on his new training partner, Ronaldo Jacare, multiple time JJ champion.
“It was a very nice surprise. Jacare came to train at Couture’s and I had the pleasure of meating him personally. A very nice guy, trains hard, and even better, a super talent of jiu jitsu. We are already training together, one helping each other with Robert Drydale, waiting for Galvao” said Wanderlei
—————–
Jacare is currently under contract for a few months, but everything indicates that he will head to UFC. Jacare said so in his seminars 2 weeks ago, and his brother also said so. He is also affiliated with Wanderlei, and training in Vegas. Too bad Galvao couldn’t go to TUF because of some lame ass visa stuff.
mmafightline.com: Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira, the current UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion stated recently on a Brazilian radio program called Pânico that he is optimistic about facing Randy Couture still this year, provided Couture settles his legal dispute with Zuffa.
Lets hope so because Fedor vs. Randy will be a 1 sided beating that Fedor could potenially destroy Randy.
Randy vs. Nogueira is more of an even match up.
I actually dont think that Randy could beat either Fedor or Nogueira!
[quote comment=”371558″][quote comment=”371331″][quote comment=”371323″]Almost forgot, as it stands right now, Randy shouldn’t be considered number 1 or 2 because he hasn’t fought NOG. NOG was able to stop a healthy and in shape Tim Sylvia, and Randy couldn’t stop a beat up and injured Sylvia. Randy got beat by Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett, and NOG beat them both. Sorry randy, I’m a huge fan but you’re number 3 in my scorebook.[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: i think randy is number 1 or 2. randy dominated sylvia everywhere in the fight and it wasnt looking to good for nog until he caught tim in the choke. and those losses randy has to ricco & josh are long ago. he’s a way better fighter then before.[/quote]
Couture is ranked #3 in the world right now for heavyweights….look it up and due your homework before to start typing……[/quote]
Fedor will comfortably beat Randy. They are both relatively small heavyweights but Fedor’s speed and ability to find his range so quick will be to much for Randy.
A great fight for everyone to watch is Fedor v Hunt, when Hunt had him in a lock, Fedor got out and over powered the islander - amazing.
OK,Lets give some respect to Randy! Hasnt anyone learned that never count Randy out? He will show the world again that you can never doubt Randy Couture! Randy wins,2nd round with a tko! Ground and pound!
As much as I would like to think there is a ranking out their for MMA fighters, there is not. As there is no single league/association etc all rankings are subjective (subject to a persons or organisation) to the formula used to create the system. Unfortunately, with the UFC having ‘exclusive’ contracts we will never truly know.
As much as I would like to think there is a ranking out their for MMA fighters, there is not. As there is no single league/association etc all rankings are subjective (subject to a persons or organisation) to the formula used to create the system. Unfortunately, with the UFC having “exclusive’ contracts we will never truly know.
Fedor will kill him… I guess Randy wants to go out on a losing note.
1st again! damn i’m on a roll today. randy vs fedor, that sounds like an awesome fight. i think fedor might win, but i’m a randy fan, so i’ll be pullin for randy if and when the fight happens.
crap by one minute! oh, well 2nd not to bad
i dont think fedor will kill randy. randy winner via; SUPERMAN punch!!! hahahahaha!!!!
If its in a cage, Randy wins. If its in a ring, fedor. Personally, I think anderlei and chuck would have been a bigger fight, had it happened when they were both in their prime…Besides, arent Ken and Frank Shamrock gonna fight? That’ll be the biggesat fight in the history of the universe…in Ken and Frank’s minds…haha egotistical has beens…or maybe never were.
Ken and Frank are both in completely different weight classes and at one time were excellent fighters. That fight will probably never happen anyway. I think the fight is basically all in favor of Fedor, ring or cage. But I do agree that Randy might have a better advantage in a cage.
[quote comment=”371285″]Fedor will kill him… I guess Randy wants to go out on a losing note.[/quote]
Randy wants to go out knowing he fought the best win or lose… period.
Almost forgot, as it stands right now, Randy shouldn’t be considered number 1 or 2 because he hasn’t fought NOG. NOG was able to stop a healthy and in shape Tim Sylvia, and Randy couldn’t stop a beat up and injured Sylvia. Randy got beat by Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett, and NOG beat them both. Sorry randy, I’m a huge fan but you’re number 3 in my scorebook.
Sorry, but Nog didn’t beat Ricco, the judges beat Ricco. Watch the fight, listen to the commentators, look at the situation. UFC put some fighters up in pride, 2 to be exact, Liddell one by KO against overeem (he later lost to Jackson but not that day), no way was Pride letting UFC go 2-0. I’m a huge NOG fan, but on that night like it or not Ricco won.
[quote comment=”371318″][quote comment=”371285″]Fedor will kill him… I guess Randy wants to go out on a losing note.[/quote]
Randy wants to go out knowing he fought the best win or lose… period.[/quote]
He’s a smart guy…. He has nothing to lose…. If he loses, oh well he’s 44 years old and yada, yada, yada…. But if he wins, He’ll be a legend. TOP OF THE WORLD!
[quote comment=”371323″]Almost forgot, as it stands right now, Randy shouldn’t be considered number 1 or 2 because he hasn’t fought NOG. NOG was able to stop a healthy and in shape Tim Sylvia, and Randy couldn’t stop a beat up and injured Sylvia. Randy got beat by Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett, and NOG beat them both. Sorry randy, I’m a huge fan but you’re number 3 in my scorebook.[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: i think randy is number 1 or 2. randy dominated sylvia everywhere in the fight and it wasnt looking to good for nog until he caught tim in the choke. and those losses randy has to ricco & josh are long ago. he’s a way better fighter then before.
I was first on multiple posts in the past several says, not once did I mention it though.
Well this is horrible news, that Couture wont fight Fedor in the UFC, because now there’s no need for Dana to land Fedor, and so the HW division remains thin. Bad, bad news.
Couture is being a bitch IMHO.
What is this video? Mania, can you please post the source link?
I guess its confirmed, no Randy vs Fedor in the UFC..For a bit, I thought it might happen, that Dana’s ego wouldn’t let it happen in any other promotion, even if he had to swallow his pride.
I swear I just read a article last week where he(couture) said he WOULD come back to fight Fedor in the UFC…but they’d have to give him a new contract or something…so which is it? He STAYS lying…smh
FYI for anyone that cares, but that “Iron Ring” fighting begins tomorrow night at 11pm on BET. Floyd Mayweather and several rappers will each coach a team of young MMA fighters. Each team will also have a trainer, such notables include Charles KrazyHorse Bennett and Shonie Carter.
I am setting my DVR for sure. Not because I expect to see some great MMA fights, but simply out of curiousity and for the pure entertainment that will be provided by some of these characters. However, I don’t know if I’ll be watching past the first episode…
Oh yea, There is no way Couture is ranked higher than #4 in the HW divison…he hasn’t avenged the loss to Barnett…nor beaten Big Nog(who’s beaten Barnett).
[quote comment=”371361″]FYI for anyone that cares, but that “Iron Ring” fighting begins tomorrow night at 11pm on BET. Floyd Mayweather and several rappers will each coach a team of young MMA fighters. Each team will also have a trainer, such notables include Charles KrazyHorse Bennett and Shonie Carter.
I am setting my DVR for sure. Not because I expect to see some great MMA fights, but simply out of curiousity and for the pure entertainment that will be provided by some of these characters. However, I don’t know if I’ll be watching past the first episode…[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: yeah i seen the commercial on that. there trying to bite the ultimate fighter. haha. but nawwww it should be intersting.
[quote comment=”371346″]Couture is being a bitch IMHO.[/quote]
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I believe that this is almost like a coleman vs. fedor match. Fedor will play with him in the first round and then dominate him in the second. With all the patience that Fedor has shown on giving up and being on his back, this doesnt look good for Randy. Also, Fedor has a great chin. He was knocked silly by Fujita and Crocop and was not only able to survive, but recover unhumanly(real word??) quickly.
Randy got knocked silly by a light heavy weight fighter(lidell) twice. Yeah, Yeah, lidells striking power..all well and good.. but Id rather eat a punch from mayweather than even Holyfield, know what i mean.
It just doesnt look good for Randy and you have to bet the house on Fedor. No one has ever been able to keep fedor on his back, and Randy won’t change that. UFC or no UFC, this is gonna kick ass. I would even love to see it on a strikeforce card televised by NBC. It would be topple any numbers spike has ever obtained and hopefully show Dana people dont give a damn about the UFC, people give a damn about the fighters and the sport!!
Check out Ivan Emilianenko. Very young, but I hear he is a beast in the making. You wont see him fighting in mma for a while because the Russian’s are still altering his DNA to make him a genetic clone of fEDOR. He looks to weigh no more that 180 lbs, but he still has a lot of growing ahead of him.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6259295668806185724&q=emelianenko
Does anyone know how many Emelieneko brothers there really are?
[quote comment=”371286″]1st again! damn i’m on a roll today. randy vs fedor, that sounds like an awesome fight. i think fedor might win, but i’m a randy fan, so i’ll be pullin for randy if and when the fight happens.[/quote]
Spoke too soon #2!
Randy should quit being picky and fight Nog. That would be one heck of a fight. he should come to realize that fighting Fedor isn’t the last competition for him or last thing for him to accomplish as far as fights go. Nobody has ever been able to finish Noguiera. He should defend his belt by going for that feat, because THAT would be a heck of an accomplishment, MAYBE more so than beating Fedor.
Randy vs. Nog; a fight definitely worth the price of admission.
I think, if they fight, they should make a special “half cage - half ropes” type of ring so they they both have the opportunity to use what they prefer when they are in a dominating position. Randy can push up against the cage and Fedor can rope a dope off the ropes etc. Otherwise - I see the loser if they are int he opposite of what they are used to having a huge excuse for losing.
Yeah………..didnt M-1 drop feodrs contract, cuz they couldnt afford to hold him since M-1 hasnt done anything yet…..M-1 can just pack their bags! DREAM already beat them to it with out even trying!
I give a damn about the UFC.. Man I hope Dana signs Fedor before Randy’s contract expires, and forces the fight to happen in the UFC. With all of these other start up organizations coming along and trying to steal the UFC’s athletes, the sport suffers. If Fedor and Randy weren’t so stubborn, this fight would have happened ages ago, and Fedor would be ranked 3 or 4 where he belongs. The UFC and Dana White have done nothing but make MMA a mainstream sport, and given the fighters recognition, and larger pay days. Dana’s no saint but he’s given today’s fighters WAY more conncections then Royce Gracie ever had access to. All the other leagues are just riding the wave.
PS. I love this website, keep it up!
Randy will fight him in the UFC, no matter what he says. Besides, if the fight is really that important to him they could settle it in any back alley or gym. This is really getting ridiculous, shut up and fight already!
I think the most fair idea for both these fighters is to have 2 fights, 1 in the ring (only fair for Fedor), and 1 in the octagon / cage(fair for Couture).
if fedor is used to fighting in the ring and Couture in the cage who gets to decide where to fight, lets say one of them mans up and says wherever but, what if it favors the other. 2 fights in 1 year ofcourse if fedor wins in ring and Randy in cage then we have the same problem again but, who knows.
why do we continue to talk about randy hgh without hgh where would crybaby randy be,,,u people should b like me and my friends and hate randy for what he is doing dana made randy b4 hgh and now randy is turning his bak on the people that made him dana and his fans
I’m moving to Toronto in August, this is great news. GREAT news. Can’t wait. Looking to touch up my wrestling a bit. I come from a BJJ background. We do full MMA though, boxing/muay thai/BJJ/wrestling, but to train with Randy would be excellent. Mark Bocek’s got an MMA school in that area as well… man, I’m gonna be broke but a hell of a lot better at fighting.
Coming soon to an American Airlines Center near me, presented by Mark Cuban and HDNet Fights . . . Randy vs. Fedor!
[quote comment=”371413″]I think the most fair idea for both these fighters is to have 2 fights, 1 in the ring (only fair for Fedor), and 1 in the octagon / cage(fair for Couture).
if fedor is used to fighting in the ring and Couture in the cage who gets to decide where to fight, lets say one of them mans up and says wherever but, what if it favors the other. 2 fights in 1 year ofcourse if fedor wins in ring and Randy in cage then we have the same problem again but, who knows.[/quote]
Problem with that is, that Couture will want no part of a 2nd fight after the beating Fedor will dish out to him in the 1st fight.
Seriously Fedor is the greatest Heavyweight fighter I have ever seen. He is so good that he toys with his opponents and decides how he wants to beat them. Like with guys he respects like Coleman, he didnt beat him up, he just outclassed him and submitted him. Which is exactly what will happen o Randy. fedor respects him a lot so Fedor wont really beat him up, he will just submit Randy. Also when he fought Lindland who weighed a lot less than him. He could have just physically beat Lindland up easily but he chose to display his skills, submitting a middleweight fighters.
Point is: Fedor is the greatest heavyweight fighter mma has ever had. Nogueira is a legend and is a close secong, although Fedor dominated him. Still Nogueira has been in serious wars, winning the majority of them.
My Heavyweight Rankings:
1.Fedor
2.Nogueira
3.Barnett
4.COUTURE
5.Arlovski
6.Sylvia
7.Kharitonov
8.Werdum
9.Gonzaga
10.Mark Hunt
11.Hearing
12.Verra
13.Mir
14.Lesnar
15.Coleman (to old, hasnt evolved enough as a fighter)
16.Cro Cop (would be higher on this list but right now he is broken down mentally)
[quote comment=”371417″]why do we continue to talk about randy hgh without hgh where would crybaby randy be,,,u people should b like me and my friends and hate randy for what he is doing dana made randy b4 hgh and now randy is turning his bak on the people that made him dana and his fans[/quote]
OMG your absolutely right, HEY EVERYBODY!!!! the answer we have been looking for lets be like “chucksux” and his friends.
I hate chuck!!!!!
LOL (jk war chuck)
[quote post=”5373″]Does anyone know how many Emelieneko brothers there really are? [/quote]
3 as far as I’m aware. Fedor, Aleks, Ivan. Think they have an older sister. Maybe she can fight Gina Carano lol.
[quote comment=”371360″]I swear I just read a article last week where he(couture) said he WOULD come back to fight Fedor in the UFC…but they’d have to give him a new contract or something…so which is it? He STAYS lying…smh[/quote]
Randy doesn’t know what he wants anymore. He’s turned upside down and inside out.
“Anwhere, but the UFC.” The only reason the fight holds any appeal is because the UFC put Couture in a position to succeed. No one would be clamoring for this fight in 2005, after Randy came off another loss to Chuck. Randy is in for some legal beatings.
Dana White v.s. Randy Couture! And when Couture is about to submit him, all of Whites nut huggers can rush to the cage and beat Couture with baseball bats. I really think people are starting to crap on the UFC because of all it’s redneck-like drama and classic bouts between CB Dolloway. haha
[quote comment=”371433″][quote comment=”371417″]why do we continue to talk about randy hgh without hgh where would crybaby randy be,,,u people should b like me and my friends and hate randy for what he is doing dana made randy b4 hgh and now randy is turning his bak on the people that made him dana and his fans[/quote]
OMG your absolutely right, HEY EVERYBODY!!!! the answer we have been looking for lets be like “chucksux” and his friends.
I hate chuck!!!!!
LOL (jk war chuck)[/quote]
Holy CRAP!!!!! I’ve been so blind, Chuck Sux has destroyed all that I have learned in one sentence!!!!! He has proved that randy takes hgh, WOW! Three cheers for chuck sux!!
My Heavyweight Rankings:
1.Fedor
2.Nogueira
3.Barnett
4.COUTURE
5.Arlovski
6.Sylvia
7.Kharitonov
8.Werdum
9.Gonzaga
10.Mark Hunt
11.Hearing
12.Verra
13.Mir
14.Lesnar
15.Coleman (to old, hasnt evolved enough as a fighter)
16.Cro Cop (would be higher on this list but right now he is broken down mentally)
pretty good john i agree with most i would not have lesnar or coleman even on the list maybe lesnar down the road will be up there and sylvia showed alot in his last fight but i would move him down just a couple of notches and i would have alexnader on the list
i hope they do it on a card with kimbo,ortiz to make dana white feel stupid as hell
how many times does Fedor have to sign in order to book one with Coutour and Barnett?! I’m dying of over-hype here!
How old is this interview? This is going against the latest rumors of Fedor signing a 1-fight contract with the UFC???
Was this video shot prior to fedor’s supposed free agency? i wonder if randy would now reconsider.
[quote comment=”371365″]Oh yea, There is no way Couture is ranked higher than #4 in the HW divison…he hasn’t avenged the loss to Barnett…nor beaten Big Nog(who’s beaten Barnett).[/quote]
barnett tested positive for roide after his fight w/ randy, so if any one ranks barnett ahead of randy on that “win” then rhey need their head examined. nothing personal towards you though, you might not have known this info, but i see alot of veteran bloggers who are ranking barnett over randy and i dont get unless it is still pride nuthugging. randy has been alot more active over the last 2 years thany any hw except nog. thats wahy i would rank nog.#1 randy#2 and fedor#3. now fedor might very well still be the best but has been way too inactive and fought alot lesser opponents than nog and randy. the way one writer described it was how would we feel about a.siva,gsp,b.j. and rampage if they had the same track record as fedor over the last 2 years. not very positive i think. as far as randy fighting fedor anywhere but the ufc, now we see who has the ego!
No matter what it is entirely too overhyped and will never be able to live up to expectations. Will still love to watch it.
[quote comment=”371421″]Coming soon to an American Airlines Center near me, presented by Mark Cuban and HDNet Fights . . . Randy vs. Fedor![/quote]
lol only us Dallas-ites get that!
[quote comment=”371404″]I give a damn about the UFC.. Man I hope Dana signs Fedor before Randy’s contract expires, and forces the fight to happen in the UFC. With all of these other start up organizations coming along and trying to steal the UFC’s athletes, the sport suffers. If Fedor and Randy weren’t so stubborn, this fight would have happened ages ago, and Fedor would be ranked 3 or 4 where he belongs. The UFC and Dana White have done nothing but make #1 period.
Just remember that this fight could have EASILY happened last year if Fedor hadn’t had gotten his panties in a wad over fighting in his stupid Sambo tournies and just signed with the UFC. I’d say 75% of this is Fedor’s fault. Randy is also an idiot bc if he had just stayed in the UFC, fedor would DEFINITELY be signing with the UFC right now (if not sooner) since he realized what a finacial mistake he made with M1. So 20% of this is Randy’s fault. And then of course I’ll give the remaining 5% of the blame to Dana for just having an abbrasive personality.
[quote comment=”371413″]I think the most fair idea for both these fighters is to have 2 fights, 1 in the ring (only fair for Fedor), and 1 in the octagon / cage(fair for Couture).
if fedor is used to fighting in the ring and Couture in the cage who gets to decide where to fight, lets say one of them mans up and says wherever but, what if it favors the other. 2 fights in 1 year ofcourse if fedor wins in ring and Randy in cage then we have the same problem again but, who knows.[/quote]
It should be in a ring surrounded by a cage.
Man, I really want to see this fight happen… so much..
I say Fedor wins..
This fight would have to be a 5 round fight, or I would feel like I got screwed.
no i tried.. it rly doesnt matter to me anymore. tbh, im not even excitited about that there is a “chance” it would happen.
they are just waiting for the right paycheck, propably calling eachother often discussing the situation. bluh..
[quote comment=”371331″][quote comment=”371323″]Almost forgot, as it stands right now, Randy shouldn’t be considered number 1 or 2 because he hasn’t fought NOG. NOG was able to stop a healthy and in shape Tim Sylvia, and Randy couldn’t stop a beat up and injured Sylvia. Randy got beat by Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett, and NOG beat them both. Sorry randy, I’m a huge fan but you’re number 3 in my scorebook.[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: i think randy is number 1 or 2. randy dominated sylvia everywhere in the fight and it wasnt looking to good for nog until he caught tim in the choke. and those losses randy has to ricco & josh are long ago. he’s a way better fighter then before.[/quote]
Couture is ranked #3 in the world right now for heavyweights….look it up and due your homework before to start typing……
I’m putting my neck on the line here………I am sooooooooo past wanting to see them fight.
The red tape rubbish has been going on for too long and put me right off.
[quote comment=”371561″]I’m putting my neck on the line here………I am sooooooooo past wanting to see them fight.
The red tape rubbish has been going on for too long and put me right off.[/quote]
me too! i wanna see gsp vs b.j. or either vs a.silva. i think randy and fedor are starting to lose the one thing that made them both so endearing to their fans and thats Character.
[quote comment=”371441″][quote post=”5373″]Does anyone know how many Emelieneko brothers there really are? [/quote]
3 as far as I’m aware. Fedor, Aleks, Ivan. Think they have an older sister. Maybe she can fight Gina Carano lol.[/quote]
Even Better, Fedor’s sister vs. Randy’s wife!
[quote comment=”371458″]My Heavyweight Rankings:
1.Fedor
2.Nogueira
3.Barnett
4.COUTURE
5.Arlovski
6.Sylvia
7.Kharitonov
8.Werdum
9.Gonzaga
10.Mark Hunt
11.Hearing
12.Verra
13.Mir
14.Lesnar
15.Coleman (to old, hasnt evolved enough as a fighter)
16.Cro Cop (would be higher on this list but right now he is broken down mentally)
pretty good john i agree with most i would not have lesnar or coleman even on the list maybe lesnar down the road will be up there and sylvia showed alot in his last fight but i would move him down just a couple of notches and i would have alexnader on the list[/quote]
Roy: I forgot all about Aleksander, I would rank him at 10 and nump everyone else down a slot. I do agree that Brock and Coleman shouldnt even be on the list, but Brock has tons of fans on this site and if I didnt include his name, there would be 1000 responses to my post bashing me for not including their favorite wrestler. Also, I figured to include Brock and coleman because the UFC is going to market them as if they were relevant to the division, when in fact, neither fighter, at this point in time could hang with the best of the division.
[quote comment=”371608″][quote comment=”371458″]My Heavyweight Rankings:
1.Fedor
2.Nogueira
3.Barnett
4.COUTURE
5.Arlovski
6.Sylvia
7.Kharitonov
8.Werdum
9.Gonzaga
10.Mark Hunt
11.Hearing
12.Verra
13.Mir
14.Lesnar
15.Coleman (to old, hasnt evolved enough as a fighter)
16.Cro Cop (would be higher on this list but right now he is broken down mentally)
pretty good john i agree with most i would not have lesnar or coleman even on the list maybe lesnar down the road will be up there and sylvia showed alot in his last fight but i would move him down just a couple of notches and i would have alexnader on the list[/quote]
Roy: I forgot all about Aleksander, I would rank him at 10 and nump everyone else down a slot. I do agree that Brock and Coleman shouldnt even be on the list, but Brock has tons of fans on this site and if I didnt include his name, there would be 1000 responses to my post bashing me for not including their favorite wrestler. Also, I figured to include Brock and coleman because the UFC is going to market them as if they were relevant to the division, when in fact, neither fighter, at this point in time could hang with the best of the division.[/quote]
where’s kongo? i thought his fight w/herring could have went either way. i would rank both of them and vera over hunt right now. i wouldn’t mind seeing a hunt vs aleks though, if they haven’t already fought.
[quote comment=”371331″][quote comment=”371323″]Almost forgot, as it stands right now, Randy shouldn’t be considered number 1 or 2 because he hasn’t fought NOG. NOG was able to stop a healthy and in shape Tim Sylvia, and Randy couldn’t stop a beat up and injured Sylvia. Randy got beat by Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett, and NOG beat them both. Sorry randy, I’m a huge fan but you’re number 3 in my scorebook.[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: i think randy is number 1 or 2. randy dominated sylvia everywhere in the fight and it wasnt looking to good for nog until he caught tim in the choke. and those losses randy has to ricco & josh are long ago. he’s a way better fighter then before.[/quote]
yes, listen to kainoa pilago, perfectly said!
[quote comment=”371635″][quote comment=”371608″][quote comment=”371458″]My Heavyweight Rankings:
1.Fedor
2.Nogueira
3.Barnett
4.COUTURE
5.Arlovski
6.Sylvia
7.Kharitonov
8.Werdum
9.Gonzaga
10.Mark Hunt
11.Hearing
12.Verra
13.Mir
14.Lesnar
15.Coleman (to old, hasnt evolved enough as a fighter)
16.Cro Cop (would be higher on this list but right now he is broken down mentally)
pretty good john i agree with most i would not have lesnar or coleman even on the list maybe lesnar down the road will be up there and sylvia showed alot in his last fight but i would move him down just a couple of notches and i would have alexnader on the list[/quote]
Roy: I forgot all about Aleksander, I would rank him at 10 and nump everyone else down a slot. I do agree that Brock and Coleman shouldnt even be on the list, but Brock has tons of fans on this site and if I didnt include his name, there would be 1000 responses to my post bashing me for not including their favorite wrestler. Also, I figured to include Brock and coleman because the UFC is going to market them as if they were relevant to the division, when in fact, neither fighter, at this point in time could hang with the best of the division.[/quote]
where’s kongo? i thought his fight w/herring could have went either way. i would rank both of them and vera over hunt right now. i wouldn’t mind seeing a hunt vs aleks though, if they haven’t already fought.[/quote]
I forgot Kongo as well, I would put him right before Hunt. I do agree that Hearing, Kongo, and Verra are probably better overall mma fighters than Hunt, but Hunt is just a tough SOB, who toughness and super hard punches would put him in front of those fighters. We all think Verra’s stand up is so great, but do u have any idea what would happen to Verra if he decided to stand with Hunt, he would get his head Knocked off!
A great stand up war would be Hunt vs. Kongo! Does anyone know
if they ever fought in K-1?
What fight was it when Gilbert Yvel KO the referee?
[quote comment=”371331″][quote comment=”371323″]Almost forgot, as it stands right now, Randy shouldn’t be considered number 1 or 2 because he hasn’t fought NOG. NOG was able to stop a healthy and in shape Tim Sylvia, and Randy couldn’t stop a beat up and injured Sylvia. Randy got beat by Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett, and NOG beat them both. Sorry randy, I’m a huge fan but you’re number 3 in my scorebook.[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: i think randy is number 1 or 2. randy dominated sylvia everywhere in the fight and it wasnt looking to good for nog until he caught tim in the choke. and those losses randy has to ricco & josh are long ago. he’s a way better fighter then before.[/quote]
Tim had a serious back injury coming into the Couture fight. Wasn’t the same Tim Sylvia Nog fought.
[quote comment=”371503″][quote comment=”371421″]Coming soon to an American Airlines Center near me, presented by Mark Cuban and HDNet Fights . . . Randy vs. Fedor![/quote]
lol only us Dallas-ites get that! :)[/quote]
Nice. Not many of us representing the Metroplex here.
[quote comment=”371561″]I’m putting my neck on the line here………I am sooooooooo past wanting to see them fight.
The red tape rubbish has been going on for too long and put me right off.[/quote]
Much as I hate to admit it, I’m starting to feel the same way. By the time they fight (if they ever do), neither will have fought a top 5 HW in so long their respective rankings won’t mean squat. Will they really be the top 2 HWs in the world by then? Maybe not.
BTW, it would still be a good fight…just not for the title of #1 HW in the world.
[quote comment=”371341″]I was first on multiple posts in the past several says, not once did I mention it though.
Well this is horrible news, that Couture wont fight Fedor in the UFC, because now there’s no need for Dana to land Fedor, and so the HW division remains thin. Bad, bad news.[/quote]
Actually, no not bad news. Unless you are a UFC nuthugger.
This will only further the status and budget of competing MMA organizations that have more integrity than the UFC and their bullshit they dish to their fans and fighters.
Long live Dream , Strikeforce, etc!
[quote comment=”371561″]I’m putting my neck on the line here………I am sooooooooo past wanting to see them fight.
The red tape rubbish has been going on for too long and put me right off.[/quote]
-true, but the very 1st minute it gets announced(when it does), you will more then likely flip flop…but i feel ya
Randy Couture states he’ll wear a G-String to the Fedor fight….He’s not sure if Fedor is going to stand him up, feed him nucksandwiches, or lay him out…I prefer seeing Couture layed out..but hey the man that was laid out 2 times by Chuck Liddel, is just in the way….Quit feeding Fedor cans get a real Heavy Weight in there……
[quote comment=”371649″][quote comment=”371331″][quote comment=”371323″]Almost forgot, as it stands right now, Randy shouldn’t be considered number 1 or 2 because he hasn’t fought NOG. NOG was able to stop a healthy and in shape Tim Sylvia, and Randy couldn’t stop a beat up and injured Sylvia. Randy got beat by Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett, and NOG beat them both. Sorry randy, I’m a huge fan but you’re number 3 in my scorebook.[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: i think randy is number 1 or 2. randy dominated sylvia everywhere in the fight and it wasnt looking to good for nog until he caught tim in the choke. and those losses randy has to ricco & josh are long ago. he’s a way better fighter then before.[/quote]
yes, listen to kainoa pilago, perfectly said![/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: ahah. yeahhh. PERFECTLY said
[quote comment=”371544″]Man, I really want to see this fight happen… so much..
I say Fedor wins..
This fight would have to be a 5 round fight, or I would feel like I got screwed.[/quote]
i almost missed this one. 5 rnds for sure. if they fought in the ufc, technically fedor is still the pride champ so they could fight for that title. when hendo fought rampage and a.silva it was for both titles. although this was mostly for publicity it is a technicality that could hold up in a randy/fedor fight. it just needs to happen soon.
New Wanderlei Silva interview, translated from portugease from his webvsite at http://www.wanderleisilva.com.br/blog/
Very good read and I suggest that you all read it because JACRE is coming tot he UFC!
“I had a dinner with Lorenzo Fertita and Dana White. I thought it was a dinner for various fighters, but for my surprise, it was a welcome for me coming back from Brazil and they said they were happy with my participation at the event. This is one of the great advantages of being in Vegas, I have proximity with the owners of the event and that maximizes our relationshio. For you guys to have an idea, we almost got Andre Galvao on this TUF. It didn’t go well because Galvao had some visa issues” (FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! AHHHHHH)
Wanderlei also commented on his new training partner, Ronaldo Jacare, multiple time JJ champion.
“It was a very nice surprise. Jacare came to train at Couture’s and I had the pleasure of meating him personally. A very nice guy, trains hard, and even better, a super talent of jiu jitsu. We are already training together, one helping each other with Robert Drydale, waiting for Galvao” said Wanderlei
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Jacare is currently under contract for a few months, but everything indicates that he will head to UFC. Jacare said so in his seminars 2 weeks ago, and his brother also said so. He is also affiliated with Wanderlei, and training in Vegas. Too bad Galvao couldn’t go to TUF because of some lame ass visa stuff.
mmafightline.com: Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira, the current UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion stated recently on a Brazilian radio program called Pânico that he is optimistic about facing Randy Couture still this year, provided Couture settles his legal dispute with Zuffa.
Lets hope so because Fedor vs. Randy will be a 1 sided beating that Fedor could potenially destroy Randy.
Randy vs. Nogueira is more of an even match up.
I actually dont think that Randy could beat either Fedor or Nogueira!
[quote comment=”371558″][quote comment=”371331″][quote comment=”371323″]Almost forgot, as it stands right now, Randy shouldn’t be considered number 1 or 2 because he hasn’t fought NOG. NOG was able to stop a healthy and in shape Tim Sylvia, and Randy couldn’t stop a beat up and injured Sylvia. Randy got beat by Ricco Rodriguez and Josh Barnett, and NOG beat them both. Sorry randy, I’m a huge fan but you’re number 3 in my scorebook.[/quote]
kAiNOA PilAGO: i think randy is number 1 or 2. randy dominated sylvia everywhere in the fight and it wasnt looking to good for nog until he caught tim in the choke. and those losses randy has to ricco & josh are long ago. he’s a way better fighter then before.[/quote]
Couture is ranked #3 in the world right now for heavyweights….look it up and due your homework before to start typing……[/quote]
there is no official rankings.
Fedor will comfortably beat Randy. They are both relatively small heavyweights but Fedor’s speed and ability to find his range so quick will be to much for Randy.
A great fight for everyone to watch is Fedor v Hunt, when Hunt had him in a lock, Fedor got out and over powered the islander - amazing.
If all you guys want top 10 mma world rankings go to http://mmaweekly.com/
OK,Lets give some respect to Randy! Hasnt anyone learned that never count Randy out? He will show the world again that you can never doubt Randy Couture! Randy wins,2nd round with a tko! Ground and pound!
Bruce -
I do think Fedor is the best, however
As much as I would like to think there is a ranking out their for MMA fighters, there is not. As there is no single league/association etc all rankings are subjective (subject to a persons or organisation) to the formula used to create the system. Unfortunately, with the UFC having ‘exclusive’ contracts we will never truly know.
As much as I would like to think there is a ranking out their for MMA fighters, there is not. As there is no single league/association etc all rankings are subjective (subject to a persons or organisation) to the formula used to create the system. Unfortunately, with the UFC having “exclusive’ contracts we will never truly know.
set up the octagon in my backyard.
i will not charge entrance fees, but i will have 8 dollar beers. gotta earn my keep to.
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