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“I would gladly participate in such a tournament. UFC (American mixed martial arts), for example, won’t take me, because if they let me in there, I would beat everybody and take the belt to Russia. They don’t want that. They want their own American champions. We already beat everyone in Japan, even though no one bet on us.”
Alexander Emelianenko (13-3) — the younger brother of Pride FC Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko — states that the UFC will not enlist his services because he can defeat any fighter in the division and he would bring the title back to Russia. He also confirms in the interview that he and Fedor would never fight one another.
April 8th, 2008
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Sign this guy Dana
to all you people talkin hit on Alex. i say this.
He would fuck up the hW ufc division. Yes he could beat NOg
for sure MIR and Lesner no problem. You guys just hate him.
for whatever reason. but he is an amazing fighter fr 255lbs
i agree 100%
yea cause the current heavyweight champ is american..
I like alexander but he wouldnt dominate the ufc like he thinks… him and his brother are in love with themselfs..
I hope timmy knocks his his brother silly!
it ain’t gonna happen
The middleweight champ too…sounds like this Emelianenko just wants to mouth off.
tim should have to fight alexander first. they’re more the same size and it would be a dang good fight. they both have ko power, and i don’t think timmeh could beat alexander, and if he couldn’t then why should fedor have to fight him. timmy is a joke of a fighter, knocked kneed, web footed, i bet the dude has like a less than 10 inch vertical, timmy is a lathargical lummox. alexander moves so much better on his feet and has more punching power n speed when he lets his hands go
lol we saw how the fight went with Fedor vs Tim Sylvia.
Was this the best they could bring?
DANA IS A SUKKIE GUY CAN WE PETITION ONLINE TO GET RID OF HIM OR HAVE HIM TAKE A BACK SEAT???????
He keeps fing up kewl things weather A. silva won or lost against Roy jones it gives more exposure to mma but dana doesnt think like that he thinks it may be bad for the ufc, DANa doesn’t care about mma
He’s wrong about dominating the UFC but it would be nice to see him fighting for UFC just to shake things up a bit
didnt crocop beat him? we all seen what happend when he came to the ufc…
yep…my thoughts exactly
yeah, and crocop beat heath herring. now look at heath, hes one of the top contenders for a title shot. it has nothing to do w/ whos beaten who, its the individual fighter.
Right, just like Fedor destroyed Nog…twice. And now he is the champ. Just because he lost to CroCop don’t mean he could not suceed in the UFC. Rampage is the champ. I seem to remeber Wanderlai crushing his face and knocking him out of the ring in pride.
you can’t use math in mix martial arts example Wanderlei beat Quinton, Quinton beats Chuck(twice), Chuck beats Wanderlei so see you cannot choose the outcome of a fight like that
Are you kidding me? Brandon Vera would submit this fool inside of two rounds, GUARANTEED!
agreed!
well i guess the smart jeans skipped Alexander.
no i think the smart genes skip you bro
for real, what u dont realize is he is a top ten worldwide heavy weight fighter. go watch some pride fights, u will see wat this guy can do.
Maybe Fedor is smarter,but at least Alex has the balls and desire to fight where the best fighters are.
DANA PLEASE SIGN HIM.
WTF is he saying.
Anderson Silva is Brazilian
GSP Canadian
Nogueira Brasilian…
Me from Hell….
I know, 2 out of the 5 champions aren’t even americans. Although I agree that they should bring him in to make the HW division more in depth.
yeah, and 3 of the 5 champs are from PRIDE. there are no if, ands, or buts about it. anderson, rampage, and minotauro, all mma fans first heard of them in PRIDE
who gives a crap if they were from pride. you pride nuthuggers can’t get over it, i can see what youl do if your girl dumped you. they are fighters that is it who cares were they fought before. They belong to the UFC, pride is dead now and forever.
sounds like alexander wants a flexible contract, but dana wants to own anyone that fights in the ufc… so they dominated japan and the weaker sambo competition, so why not sign an exclusive deal with the ufc… well, it’s not so simple, now there are so many promotions coming up and some are willing to pay better… not only do some of these promotions pay better, they dont have to deal with dana white’s ego… if the UFC wants to become the NFL/NBA/MLB of mma, why not pursue a president/commissioner that conducts themselves in a respectable and professional manner like the big leauges.
i agree
I think Alex is scared his brother isnt fighting anyone real and so no longer has any coattails to ride. Poor stupid brother without the talent. BTW big nog would snap him in half.
well the belt already is not in america so i dont understand his logic
I wish Dana would sign someone. Soko was the last big UFC signing and that was 4 months ago, meanwhile they are bleeding talent.
I agree…Dana is really being stubborn and it is costing the UFC credability. It all comes back to money. Granted, he doesn’t want to set precedents in what fighters are earning as it could cause the industry to implode on itself. That said though, he is erring towards a dictatorship style of management where fighter payments are kept to an absolute minimum and are minute compared to what he and management are earning. There has to be a balance or he will continue to lose fighters.
I can’t believe Tito is leaving, Randy (albeit that he may have been a little greedy) has gone and Silvia is fighting else where as well. More notably though, the fact that fighters at UFC PPV events are earning only 10k is a joke. Most events only have around 8 fights and the fact that participants are earning such small amounts when the management are absolutely clearing millions off the top is disgusting. I know that the managers are hard working and the reason for the show in the first place but the imbalance is horrendous.
Clearly the Ultimate Fighting Championship is not the ULTIMATE for the fighters at the bottom 2 thirds of any one event’s fight cards, as they earn less than what they would at Elite XC or even Strike Force.
I’m a right wing bloke all the way, but Dana has to pay and become more flexible if he wants his UFC to remain at the top of the dung heap.
Is it just me (and Gregg!!) or are other people seeing the UFC being watered down and some of the other organisations around them growing stronger???
Dana White is smart…Sponsorship payouts are what fighters’ are to look forward too..Just like Nascar or something..The UFC just holds the fights, and pays the fighters out and lets the Sponsorships take care of the rest. Without a doubt, Dana White is a business man, and took the appropriate approach to getting these fighters what other organizations aren’t be able to do.
WOW…WOW…WOW
ALL Hail King Shit from DODO Island!!!!
Boo frikkin hoo.
Listen, the bottom line is if you want to prove you’re the best in the world, the only way to do that is with the UFC belt around your waste. Saying someone won’t take you because you would win is stupid. Any promotion will sign a winner. Winners make promotions money.
Also, the only reason other promotions pay “more” is because they HAVE to. Think about any really bad sports team that is attempting to rebuild. They grossly overpay for players that might help, because it’s their only chance. I live in the Detroit area, and the Tigers are a perfect example of that. A few years ago they had one of the worst records in history, and they went out and overpaid for players to try to improve. Non-UFC promotions are always going to pay certain fighters more because it’s the only way to get attention for themselves.
Other promotions might give a fighter more money, but it won’t give them credibility. With the exception of the 155-160 weight class, most (if not all) of the top ranked fighters in the world are in the UFC. And if they’re not, they definitely want to be (no matter what they say).
Dana White is not to blame for the Emelianenko family ducking real competition. In fact, if Fedor fights Tim Sylvia, Dana would actually have been RESPONSIBLE for that fight happening by allowing it.
An intelligent, well thought out comment. Thank you, OutlawTruth, for your comment. I see so many comments on this site that just make me scratch my head. This is one that I can understand and appreciate.
He’s damn right,UFC hw division suck ball,Alexander is going to kill everyone,as for the American hw division champ,he’s referring to Randy…of course
Hey MMA!! Love the new format by the way. Kudos!
me too, good job mania!
Dana is doing everything he can to protect the UFC, I don’t like all his decisions, because I want to watch the best fighters fight, but I don’t blame him either.
Some changes to the forum? I like it!
He is probably saying that because he will not get a visa to get into the US. He did make it into Calgary a while back for a fight and I will say I was not impressed by your performance!
He knows what happens to Russians that come to the ufc. (Hockey may be different)
Alexander makes me laugh, that fool wouldn’t even be able to get past Brandon Vera or Fabricio Werdum let alone Big Nog.
Alexander makes me laugh, that fool couldn’t even get pass Frank Mir or Fabricio Werdum let alone Big Nog.
his brother fedor could. lol, he beat the dog piss out of minotauro 2 times, minotauro never even came close to beating fedor, lol, it was a one sided fight each time
Fuck Alexander
aleksander is legit
he lost to werdum, barnett, and cro cop. the only 3 fighters hes fought that were legit. over rated.
LOL, he is an animal, I’ll give him that, but c’mon. He gasses quick and is not even close to being Fedor (who I think will lose to Tim)
Sign him and let someone like….Oh yeah, the HW’s in the ufc are pretty weak!!!
He’d never get a visa into the US anyways. The whole Russian convict with Russian mob ties is kinda frowned upon by the government. It would be awesome to see him in the UFC
Wow this guy is an idiot if he REALLY thinks that this is the reason. What kind of idiotic moron could actually assume this to be the case?
So now the Emelianenko’s are resorting to conspiracy theories? Sign on the dotted line there comrade and test the waters here, talk is cheap I want to see hands thrown!
I am sick of these guys. OVERRATED!!!! Him, his brother- the whole lot of them. Never thought I would hear myself say this- GO TIM SYLVIA!!!
Go Sylvia and anyone else that fights these two!
Wow, ok so last week when the article about Fedor asking for 2 million a fight came out…everyone was on Dana’s dick because “he obviously did the right thing in not signing Fedor because he has to many demands.” Now everyone is back on the haterade because of one little comment by some retard that doesnt even know where the UFC belt resides. Seriously people pick a side….personally I like dana and I think his good decisions have led us to the best MMA on the planet, which is obviously in the UFC! Keep these two jackasses in Russia because after a 2 year break and almost 4 years since a SERIOUS fight…Im taking Timmy in the 3rd by TKO. Just like Chuck L. said “all you need is good take down defense and heavy hands to beat Fedor” and I think Tim is just fine in both those area’s. Size is going to play a huge role in that fight and Tim’s reach will be to much for that chubby russian.
PS…On a totally different topic, I spoke to Urijah Faber at the Hard Rock Casino’s pool this weekend and he said he has been working with BJ on his wrestling and that he thinks Sean Sherk is going to have his hands full because the prodigy is going to bring it!
Alexander Emilianko is a smart guy. Maybe he should think before he speaks. Only 2 of the 5 UFC champions are American so Dana White is obviously not protecting the belts and making sure they stay in America, and the heavyweight champ is Brazilian so why would they be not letting him into the UFC so it could stay in America?
correction, two aren’t americans. and yes, his argument does not hold water.
I really do think that Dana just wants the UFC to become huge. I doubt he really cares about who came from where.
I think that Aleksander is a really entertaining fighter, really good quick hands. I like how fast he loads and punches. He doesn’t always win, but it’s always a good fight.
Does he not know about the Ultimate Fighter Reality Show?
my god…anyone that bites on this in a negative way is ridiculous…Aleksander and Fedor are two of the best fighters in the world hands down (notice noobs that I said “two OF the best”, not THE best) and if you’re not modern day retarded, you’ll notice they’re playing the EXACT same card Dana has played back at them. They’re smarter marketeers (I think thats a word) and fighters then you think. A year or less from now one or both will be in the UFC main event…trust me and everyone else who is half way intelligent on this website. The Russians are smarter then the Cold War makes them out to be…
Whats up with the spastic message layout today???
Is this guy stupid? Big Nog aint American, neither is Anderson Silva, neither is GSP. LOL, that’s 3 out of 5 UFC champs arnt American. And even then BJ lives off the American mainland. Maybe the Russians cant count? He just knows he will get his ass kicked because he wont be able to take steroids.
GSP aint the champ dumass. Serra is = American = 3.
Wasn’t AA from Belarus originially??? Not technically Russia I know but it is from that neck of the woods, I didn’t see that bothering Dana at the time. It would make more sense anyway for Dana and Zuffa to have top international fighters not just US ones because they will make more more money when the sell the rights abroad. Why stick to the US when you can have THE WORLD!!!! So I don’t believe they want just US champions.
Actually I was thinking the other day about Alexander and I think it would be good to see him fight in the UFC, he won’t fight his brother and his brother won’t join. So lets see Alexander fight.
Also, for the people moaning about the likes of Tito, Randy and Tim leaving, I say, so what, they are either at the twilight of their careers or not as good as they used to be. I would much prefer to see some younger newer talent coming in then seeing the same old faces drag out a boring draw. These younger fighters are hungier and I bet there is some wicked talent out there.
Judging by his tats he probably should not be in legitimate sport anyway. He is a ganster/russian mobster…He has tats tat if they were not given in prison he would be killed by legitimate gansters…The stars on his shoulders…The spider webs generaly signify drug addiction or drug traffiker, while that stars on his shoulders signify time in prison(each point representing a year in jail normally), the madonna on his back holding the baby means he has ben a criminal since the old days…Russian mafia tats tell storys, they are walking history books essentially, kinda cool in a sick way….
That is correct Da Monkey. On the streets of Russia, Alexander is one BAD dude. He did get many tats while in prison. John has posted a link to an article that described just about every one of his tats. I actually think it was a Fedor interview… Basically, he didn’t get a tatoo because he saw it in the tatoo shop and “thought it looked cool”. Every tatoo on him as very significant meaning. And actually, the meaning behind each of his tatoos would have him in prison for a lot longer.
ur dumb ur explanations for those tattoos are not even correct get ur facts straight before u act like u know what the F ck ur even talking about
Hey tovarisch, you say the UFC wants to protect it’s champions, we say your brother fights cans to protect his #1 ranking. Wouldn’t it be sweet if Big Tim pulled one out of his @ss and knocked Fedor out. I would love enjoying a beer knowing Fedor AND Randy were both in tears that night. I don’t think that would happen, but in this sport, anything is possible. Side note: does Adrenaline test for roids? Can Tim become the warrior he was just a few years ago? WAR TIMMAY!!!!!!
dude, no. not happening. and all these “cans” fedor beats would kick ur ass, so i wouldnt say nothing. fedor is a beast and if u think otherwise, y dont u go fight him since ur just as legit as all the other bums he fights.
Of course I could not beat Fedor, and I can’t think of anyone who could. I think he would beat Randy like a rented mule. You might want to read my post again as I said Timmy beating Fedor wouldn’t happen. As for him fighting cans, I’m referring to him fighting people who offer no threat to his #1 ranking. Essentially, “guaranteed wins”. Name one person who Fedor has fought in recent memory (2-3 years) that stood a decent chance of beating him.
Your comment makes no sense at all dipsh@t. I gave a what if situation that I also stated would not happen. My comment on Fedor fighting cans was do to the fact he hasn’t faced anyone in 2-3 years that stood even a slim chance on beating him. Can you name one? If so, when? PLEASE enlighten me. Fedor is protecting his ranking. Do I think Tim will win? NO. Would I love it if he did? F@CK YES!!! If for nothing else than to shake things up a little bit. Pay attention to what you’re responding to, so you don’t sound like a total douche.
I agreed with Alexander Emelianenko. Dana’s afraid that any top fighters could take the belt to their own country. e thinks American Fighters are the best in the world. Dana kiss my ass. Glad that two greatest UFC Champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Anderson Silva takes the belts to the Brazil.
This lunatic just wants his name to appear in an mma forum. The only time he is ever mentioned is when Fedor is being talked about or he is going to jail for something else, or he killed another person.
Alexander’s first fight was in PRIDE. He had been facing good competetion his whole career, but not necessarily great competition. Whenever he takes a step up in competetion, he usually loses. I’d say that his biggest win to date is against Sergei Kharitonov.
I truely like to see him in the UFC. He is AGGRESSIVE. That is something that the UFC HW division is seriously lacking - aggression. He does have the potential to be a Top 5 HW in the UFC. Champion - never, but Top 5 is a possibility. Plus he’s CRAZY. Every division needs a lunatic!!!
I strongly agree. This guy is a BEAST and a nut case…The UFC needs him cause he would really spice up the Heavyweight division. There are a lot of boring HW’s but Aleks isnt one of them.
Why does everyone say, that if you want to be the best in the world than you have to fight in the UFC? That is such an ignorant statement. Being champion of the UFC only means that you are the best fighter in America, at the moment. Do you think that people in Japan give a crap about who the UFC champions are? They might care If its a fdormer pride superstar like Nog and Rampage, but seriously, do you think the Japanease people really know who GSP is?
There is a Huge world outside of America. right now the UFC has American mma on lock, but that does not mean anything around the world…
So just saying that if you want to be the best in the WORLD, you have to fight in the UFC…IMO, is incorrect.
right now i would have to say that the ufc does have the 5 best single fighters in their wieght class. b.j., gsp, a. silva, and rampage are by far the best fighters in their weight class and no one outside the ufc is even close. nog is the only argument that can be made, but i still consider him #1 at hw. not to mention the fact that zufffa owned wec probably has the best most exciting 145 pndr in uriah faber. i think the ufc has all the true world champs from lw to hw. so i would agree that to be the best you would have to fight in the ufc and beat one of these guys to be the best. that doesnt mean that there are not any good or great fighters outside the ufc, just not the best. i think the ufc knows there is great talent all around the world like brazil and canada. they just have a hard time w/ the fighters over east coming over here cause they get paid so well at home. that is just my opinion on that subject and i have alot of respect for the smaller japanese fighters.
i would like tose him in the ufc as well. perhaps against a.a.. right now i would have to say that the ufc does have the 5 best single fighters in their wieght class. b.j. gsp,a.silva and rampage are the best fighters in their respective weight class and no one outside the ufc is even close. big nog is the only argument to be made but i still consider him the #1 hw in the world right now. i think the ufc has the true world champions in all the weight classes from lw to hw. not to mention the fact that zuffa ownd wec probably has one of the best( if not the best) and most exciting 145 pndrs in uriah faber as well. so i do agree w/ the fact for a fighter to be considered the best he would have to fight in the ufc and beat one of these guys. now that doesn’t mean there aren’t alot of good and great fighters outside the ufc, escpecially in japan in the lower weight classes. i do think the ufc knows that thaer are alot of great fighters worldwide. just look at brazil and canada. the ufc represents these countries very well. they just cant deal w/ the fighters in the east very well cause they make so much money at home. just my opinions on this matter.
I just dont think a true title of best f ighter in the world can be given to any fighter until the UFC starts cross promoting. Its easy to see on paper who should beat who, but that doesnt always work in mma. There is a lot of work involved in preparing for fights and I dont think the better fighter wins, I just think it usual comes down to who is prepared more on that day.
Until the UFC cross promotes or signs every fighter in the top 10 worldwide, we will never really know who the best in and its a shame.
Why cant Gomi, or Akoi, or JZ be considered #1 in the world? Because they dont fight in the UFC? They all face stiff competition, but they cant be the best because they dont fight in a cage?
I am sick of hearing Dana White say that he has the #1 fighters in the world, and he doesnt back it up. Cross prmote a few shows anbd let us find out for sure….until then nno fighter has a right to claim that they are the best.
The closest thing to a true, proven, Best fighter in the World is Rampage and thats only because he beat most of the top 205 lbs fighters in the world back in his PRIDE days. Also the UFC light heavy weight division is the most complete division in the UFC so if Rampage keeps winning he will earn that right!
Even Anderson Silva cant be the very best middleweight fighter in the world. he is in my mind, but in reality he will never face Lindland, Kang, Akiyama, Misake, Frank Shamrock so how can we really know? We can speculate but we will never really know for sure until Dana cross promotes, or just signs EVERYBODY. I dont think either will ever happen so all we can do is speculate!
Last time Dana caved to a fighter it totally fucked the UFC. Dana’s playing it right - we don’t need the more bad UFC decisions that allow for the drama-fame bitching like we saw with Randy Couture.
He’d never get a visa into the US anyways. The whole Russian convict with Russian mob ties is kinda frowned upon by the government. It would be awesome to see him in the UFC.
He wont fight his brother? Why join an organisation that you will never be able to fully compete in? If Fedor & Alex are both as great as he says they would be Champ & No1 Contender. If they wont fight UFC are in the same situation they have now where Champ wont fight due to “contract issues”
Im a fan of Fedor but I can see why Dana stalls on signing him, his rider must change every time they sit down and talk.
Week 1 - Must be able to compete in Sambo
Week 2 - Must have my bro with me
Week 3 - 2 bowls of red M&M’s
Week 4 - Floor seats for every show for russian mafia
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This guy is a joke….He wouldnt stand a chance against Justin McCully that is how much a joke he is!…The only belt he is taking back to Russia is a plastic WWE belt…
Bill
Alexander is just looking for a job that pays a bit better than the current one. Saying he would dominate the division is just stupid. From a guy whos lost to Werdum, Barnett and CroCop, these were his biggest fights, what other big name opponents has he fought. This guy wouldnt beat Nog or Mir. He would be easily knocked out by even Lesnar. Hes a joke.
IF your like your big brother than i can see why your not wanted cause he dont fight any competition either.
oyur probably like your brother and fight nobodies so why would they sign you?
Wouldn’t that be the point, to get in a good orginzation and fight good competition? Anyway, Tito is going down sucka!
Aleksander Emelianenko would be a great addition to the UFC. He could beat Herring, Kongo, Vera, but probably lose to Nog and maybe Lesnar. He’s a strong fighter, and his losses to Cro Cop and Barnett was when they were each at the top of their games. I’m wondering if he would have any trouble getting into the US because of his criminal record though.
As for Fedor vs. Sylvia, Sylvia is just a better skilled Choi, Fedor will win by submission (armbar) in 1st or 2nd round, or require Sylvia to get reconstructive surgery following his devastating G&P.
The UFC won’t take him because his tattoos make everyone else’s look lame and generic. Plus the HW champ is techically still Randy and the other two foreign champs are still Americans… North and South Americans.
I think he is trying to piss Dana off so much he will sign him.
Did someone actually say Dana is “sukkie”? Think they meant sucky, but still, such litturature. lol
WOW!! Aleks Would murder all the UFC HW’s !!! are you guys serious he has one of the best hands in MMA and a good ground game.
All you UFC fans , Wake up and smell the coffee, UFC does not have the best Hw’s
Aleks would Knockout Vera ,Kongo,Gonzaga,herring,Mir,lesner
the only two fights i would be concerned about is NOG and AA
and those two fights could go anyway.
and stoppp hating on Fedor and Aleks, You cant hate on people that have been great thier entire careers.
UFC and thier