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It’s going to be good to see if Fedor is still the man but I’ve heard on the grapevine from inside sources that he could be injured. But this is time for Fedor to step up. Everyone knows what Tim Sylvia is all about but Fedor’s had an aura about him for a long time. The guy was devastating in Pride but he’s had a long lay off now and his last couple of fights have been against smaller guys. It’ll be interesting to see if he’s still got what he had in Pride - which I’m sure he has - because the guy’s probably the best fighter in MMA history.
UFC middleweight Michael “The Count” Bisping comments on the upcoming fight between former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko and former UFC heavyweight champion Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia at Affliction: Banned on July 19 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
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I don’t get an assist?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=s4oJsSnmGkw
very funny video with mauro and cro cop!
That was pretty funny, thanks never seen that before.
First time I have seen that. It’s good to see Cro Cop in a different light. To bad he might be passed his prime. Irvin vs Sliva is going to be fight of the night for both shows!!!!!!!!!!!!
The last Emperor will be just fine. I agree with Bisping that Fedor is going to mix it up and beat up Tim hte wat Couture did, the only difference between Fedor and “Old Man river” is that fedor will FINISH sylvia.
Not too worried about the injury. Fedor is a winner and he will get the victory because he knows how to find ways to win. For those that complain that he hasnt fought anyone, the only heavyweight in the world that has fought better competition is Nogueira. Fedor Cleaned out the heavyweight division in PRIDE not loosing a single ROUND. At the time Pride’s heavyweight division had the best of the best…. Tim is a very good fighter, but he was so worried about being taken down by Randy that he got picked apart. Same thing will happen against Fedor only FEDOR hits about 5 times harder than Randy and has the dangerous submission game of Nogueira, which should have Tim petrified of being taken down, leaving him open (like he was against Randy) to striking and Fedor is a better stand up fighter than Randy and he has much more Power.
Tims in trouble!~
I have to disagree with you on this one. The world will be shocked, but Tim will get the win. He will keep Fedor to the outside with his reach and win by decision. Can’t wait for the 19th.
Well I’m going to say Tim has a chance if he is back on the ‘roids. But only a chance. Fedor is a comfortable favourite.
Best fighter in MMA history? WHAT! I dont even understand the hype.
How old is fedor?
he’s 31 or 32 yrs. old. he absolutely dominated the new ufc hw champ, not once but twice. lol, actually three times but their second fight was halted early.
This sounds VERY believable to me. Guess we’ll find out the 19th. If he cant put away Timmy his rankings will drop drastically.
Yet another non believer…if you dont get it maybe you should stick to watching only the people you know about and have been hyped up in your own little narrow minded world as you are obviously not a fan of worldwide MMA.
I listen to people who know what they are talking about and this is another top rated fighter in a long line of fighters singing Fedors praises once again!! and they should know!
igorok - If you’re for real, please leave!
Fedor is probably nervous for his fight with Tim. So he leaks out that he might be hurt. That way if Fedor looses (wich I hope he does) he has an excuse.
Please no way is fedor nervous for this fight. Sylvia is toast plain and simple.
Tim Sylvia is a bad match up for many fighters, I hope this is not the start of many excuses that will surface in case Fedor is defeated on the 19. Anything can happen in MMA so I dont think we need to start giving excuses if fedor was injured he would have pulled out already as he seems to be the consumate professional.
I agree. If ur hurt, dont fight plain and simple. I cant stand when a lot of fighters lose there is always a reason other then the fact that they were not the best man that night. As well as most bloggers on here. If you fan fave loses suck it up and take it like a man. NO CRYING
RAMPAGE LOST
I pick Tim to win that fight.
I have the same funny feeling about it
I wonder if Dana offered Tim some money if he knocked out Fedor? Like Dana did with Baroni, hoping he’d KO Frank Shamrock.
I’ve had the same idea. Dana and Tim were amicable towards each other when Tim left (which in itself is odd considering that Dana must of known that Tim was going to fight Fedor). Tim even said that he would be returning to the octagon “someday”.
That’s a good point, I wouldn’t be surprised if there is an under the table deal with him and Dana.
I said this last week, Tim will take the wamma belt back to the UFC!
this isn’t the first time Fedor fighting injured.
Exactly. I believe he had a fairly serious toe injury leading up to the Hunt fight.
Also if they pull Fedor form that card, affliction is done.
The 1st intelligent comment about Fedor’s possible injury on this blog.
It was first said on the last blog.
I love that Bisping said that Fedor’s last few fights have been against “smaller guys,” considering Hong-man Choi is 7′2″.
LOL, 7′2” is tiny in this land of jolly green giants. What the heck is Bisping on?
I think he meant smaller in competition but I could be wrong.
Im pretty sure thats exactly what he meant
but not what he said…
Bisping is such an idiot. Fedor has fought 2 huge men lately. One in a mma fight and one in a kinda greco-roman wrestling match. And he dominated them both.
I was just thinking the same thing.
Me too… I don’t know why Bizzz is talking about this fight. He should be talking about his own.
Hong man choi is abrely a MMA fighter let alone Top 10, 20 or 30, so if you look at the others he fought in the top 20, yes they we’re small.
Ehhh, he’ll be fine.
Good to have ya back adamg!!!
On a more serious note, I hope the same Fedor from Pride shows up July 19. I know that their are some US fans who have no idea who Fedor is or what he’s about.. You will all be in for a treat..(Hopefully).
I personally dont think Fedor has fought any one who has great hands and much longer reach like sylvia.
Good luck to both men.
ever heard of a guy named mirko cro cop?
how about 6′ 11″ semmy schilt. don’t guess he had much reach on fedor either. schilt’s stand-up is a lot better than timmeh’s
He said great hands and a long reach. Silvia’s reach exacerbates Cro Cops. Here is an article that actually compares the two guys as they were supposedly rumored to fight when Mirko came to the UFC
http://www.extremeprosports.com/MMA/mirko_cro_cop_vs_tim_sylvia.html
Are you sure you know what ‘exacerbates’ means?
LOL!
Nice to be back.
As most people know, it is impossible to do a grueling training period over weeks at a time without taking some kind of injury.
All fighters are somewhat injured coming into a fight, from minor sprains and aches to muscle tears and pending surgeries.
I hope he doesn’t back out. (I’m sure he won’t, though)
Other than Arlovski/Rothwell, this is the only fight I even care about.
The rest of the card is full of over-the-hill fighters and mismatches.
barnett, babalu, belfort, aleksander are all quality fighters!
3 yrs agao maybee
Looks like Fedor already has a back-up plan incase he loses. Damn, he stole a page right out of the book that Tito Ortiz and Tim Sylvia use.
babalu, belfort and Aleksander are all quality fighters? If your a minor leaguer like elitexc
You sound like such a UFC sycophant. Babalu is a quality fighter anywhere in the fucking world, Aleks would be in the upper tier of most any heavyweight division, and Belfort, despite his somewhat spotty record, is also a big name in the sport.
Dana must not be too pleased to have Bisping “hyping” another organization’s fight.
He will be fine. I am sure you can by WD40 in Russia. I am sure they will just put some lubricant or something on his joints so the squeaking will go away. Does iron squeak?
oh great adam g is back, now we have to hear about how BJ Penn should be president or some nonsense lol
LoL . . . Tool.
AND i never went anywhere, i just have a life outside this world of MMA news and conversations.
Ha ha, i have noticed that since saturdays upset there have been a number of notable posters keeping very quiet.
I will name no names but there were a few internet experts that thought there was no chance in hell of Rampage loosing.
Cat got your tounge guys?
I do not deny that i thought Rampage was gonnna KO forrest as well tho so i am in the same sunk boat.
Nick J, I had a bet with Automation about changing his name and he never came back. Unless he changed his name to save face.
Yeah i rember reading that, make sure you chase him up!!!
NOT President…… Penn for Governor!!!!!(Like his t-shirt said)
Is he referring to himself, or is one of his brothers into politics?
Himself.
fedor is not the greatest fighter ever..
then who is?
BJ Penn
bj is a great fighter as well but i don’t see him as the best ever…maybe now that he actually seems to have some drive though he’ll prove me wrong. which would be perfectly fine by me
i think bas rutten or maybe royce gracie, or even randy couture..
You’re right, BJ will prove you wrong. All time in the books it will eventually say #1BJ Penn. In time.
Possibly but at the rate GSP is improving give it two years and he could be out on his own.
I would say in terms of God given natural talent BJ is top tho.
Please look at BJ Penn’s record and then Fedor’s.
Fedor’s only loss was not even a loss. It was in a 1 night tournament, the guy he was fighting used an illegal strike in the opening 30 seconds that opened a monster cut on Fedor. Under normal circumstances, Fedor would have won the fight due to DQ. However, since it was a tournament and Fedor coulnt’ continue, he got the Loss, and the other guy got the win. Not exactly your typical loss.
BJ has many losses on his record. And to be the best fighter ever, you have to apply yourself at all times. BJ was too lazy in the past to be the best ever. Top 5 best ever, no doubt. But his lack of interest in MMA keeps him away from #1.
but bj fights everyone in front of him and fedor ducks lots of fights, and 4 losses is not alot stupid..
Look at who BJ has fought and then look at who Fedor has fought. Fedor’s cut lose to TK was not due to an illegal strike, it was a little bit of a fluke but not illegal, and watch his fight against Arona in rings back in the day, Fedor lost that fight, the decision was terrible.
Whats funny is that in the end those will be the same 4 losses on his record, you know, 12-15 fights from now, and in the win column he will have avenged those 4 loses along the way, 1 down, 3 to go. Fedors losses will look similar when its all said and done, 3-4 losses, maybe a draw or two. He’ll have to fight Randy eventually and maybe even 2 or 3 times pending who wins. Then you add that he has to fight Tim this month along with probably fighting the winner of the Rizzo/Barnette fight sometime in the next 5-8 months. And one day in like 3-4 years im sure he’ll fight Brock Lesnar (who shouldnt have a chance) But anything can happen and WWE star or not that guy will sit on top of you after a championship college level take-down and punch a hole in your face without breaking a sweat. And thats now, imagine what the guy will be like in 4 years, after batles with Hearing, Mir again im sure, Nog, maybe Randy if he comes back which ive heard rumored, Gonzaga. He’ll eventually be Fedors biggest contest id bet. So im sure Fedor will see a few more losses with comp like that to face just to name a few. BJ Penn will not lose again throughout his career, quote me.
Ok so he dominated the current ufc hw champ??!! and….
Lets face it Tim Sylvia was completely dominating him aswell but got caught as he has little ground game, the only possible way he was going to lose that fight… period!!
Secondly he was also getting his ass kicked by Heath Herring who, for whatever reason refused to jump at the opporunity to knock Big Nog out??? so to say that Fedor is amazing for this dominance over Nog is weak in my opinion. Im not saying he isnt a good fighter because he clearly is, but he aint the best til he beats the best world wide…. and that includes a lot of light heavyweights, which is currently the strongest division on the face of the earth, and fedor could make that weight!!! If he dominates at that il start listening!!
I agree, Fedor is a great fighter but he is a big fish in a small pond.
“he was also getting his ass kicked by Heath Herring who, for whatever reason refused to jump at the opporunity to knock Big Nog out???”
Nog had beat him two times before that, and was actually winning that last fight before the freak leg kick. he was using the same strategy that sylvia used (dont go to the ground).
not that it has anything to do with fedor. I think Fedor is overrated today, but I would say he isn’t based on the competition he faced in those years, you just can’t compare different time periods. fighters are more skilled today than they were a few years ago, and the better pay attracts guys with better physical attributes. that said, he has an impressive record, especially for a guy who could be fighting in 205, easily (walks around at 230 and looks all pudgy)
aa - Agree completely. Nog was out-striking Herring in that fight till ka-bam! And recovered like a cyborg, almost immediately. Herring was kicking himself after that.
Also agree about Fedor. He has an impressive record, and as a natural LHW would be great to see him wade into that pool of talent.
Oh I cant wait for this fight to happen so all the Fedor haters can be silenced once and for all…
Following fedors brutal beating of Timmah:
“yeah but tim didn’t block the looping left hook and got took down cos Fedor was scared to stand with him….if there was a rematch tim would beat him”
or “but randy would crush fedor”
etc etc blah blah blah
Injury or not Fedor will win in a dominant fashion!!
chuck liddell
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA……oh, you’re serious. well thats unfortunate then
hilarious…
Hahahha oh shit that’s gold.
How random is that? I know he called Fedor out but thats a long shot. I mean chuck can knock anyone out but please. Fedor is superior on the ground, hard to even take down, and can bang with the best of them. I think he would have no problem taking Chuck down, then it would be all over.(armbar) Also he’s only 31yrs old, thats most people’s athletic prime. Just look at Jordan he had his best years around that age. No one has dominated like Fedor period. I do agree with most, he should drop to 205, its where he should be. Everyone should cut weight for the advantage alone. But just think…a flabby Fedor has been to much for everyone so far. Remarkable.
Timmay will try his best to hump Fedor into submission to no avail, and get submitted in the 1st.
hes not dominant just bc he beat nog…hes beaten almost every heavyweight there is
My point being the best fighters in my opinion fight at 205, fedor could make that weight and truly test himself against the best in the business, the one guy everyone wants to see him fight is Randy, and Randy had to move to heavyweight because he couldnt beat Liddell. Since then the Lightheavy division has only got stronger!!!
For sure hes a good fighter, I just dont think hes the best of all time until he fights the likes of liddell thats all!!!!
point taken…fedor could in fact drop some weight (probably) and go fight at 205 and liddell is a great counter striker. but with the speed fedor already has, plus the speed he would gain by dropping the weight to get to 205 he would dominate chuck. standing chucks got the edge but fedor would take him down and either pound him out or submit him if you ask me. we’ll probly never find out though
Im gony have to disagree phil, im not sure he can get Liddell to the canvas and keep him there, there is no doubt that Chuck is the better wrestler and striker, and thats where Chuck would keep the fight!!
mo - Cro Cop has said repeatedly that he plans to come back to the UFC and make a run for the title. There’s nothing stopping from Fedor from doing the same thing. Three-fight deal, something along those lines. Maybe pride will keep him from giving it a shot, but that would rock. My hope would be that he’d validate his legendary status, though I suspect it wouldn’t go quite that way. Everyone (including me) would like to see it actually happen, though. Who doesn’t want to see Superman kick everyone’s ass? Fedor in the UFC will probably never happen, but doesn’t hurt to dream.
chuck doesnt fight real fighters anymore because he has lost it. deal.
are you for real?!! Hes the only guy who has dominated this division like he has done EVER!! Who holds wins over him? Only Rampage and Jardine, who would never beat chuck again!! Rampage in my opinion showed weaknesses against Forrest that chuck would surely exploit next time around.
he could knock out so many more fighters and it still wouldnt be ebough for some fickle fans, give the guy a break, hes a legend PERIOD!! Hes got a resime of the whos who of mma, that any fighter would be proud of!!!
Chuck getting some love for once!
I hate the abuse Chuck gets on these sites, its almost that people don’t want to like him because he’s too mainstream and every internet warrior is an ‘mma purist’.
It cannot be ignored how much he dominated the L/HW division and as you rightly point out he bullied Randy up a weight.
I’m not saying chuck would be a match for Fedor but he is still a top top 205′er and will probably wear the strap again.
Bot if Chuck has to fight Rampage again. Chuck was a dominate LHW Champ in the UFC..but let us look at who he fought since losing the Page in Pride in 2003, to then losing to Page in the UFC 2007. He fought Tito, Vernon White, Randy, Jeremy Horn, Randy, babalu, Tito.
All these guys are good at wrestling/grappling. Except maybe for Vernon..but still Chuck is a beast when he fights a ” a wrestler..” but if he fights page again..what do you think will happen?? I pretty much know he wil beat Rashad..cuz he is a good wrestler..but the UFC needs to keep him away from Lyoto Machida..Thiago Silva..and Rampage..for him to ever be crowned the LHW Champ of the UFC again.
I see your point, his s&b/counter punching served him well over that dominant period.
I think the first Rampage loss tells us a lot more than the second, i mean Rampage just mauled him in Pride. I don’t want to make excuses for him but he simply got caught in the second fight and that can happen to anyone.
Rampage doesn’t get suckered in like others against Chuck, but has Forrest just drawn up a clear blueprint for others to follow… maybe?
I could almost see machida vs chuck as a complete standoff snoozer if they ever actually fight.
Everyone has thier favouriter fighters but Chuck a better wrestler than Fedor….ARE YOU CRAZY!! he would get thrown around like a rag doll by fedor!
*YAWN*
Do your homework before making stupid statements like that.
Everyone has their favourite fighters but chuck a better wrestler than Fedor….ARE YOU CRAZY….chuck would get thrown around like a rag doll!! like most people do.
*YAWN*
Chuck vs 11 times Sambo russian / world champion!! I dont think so.
Do your homework before making uneducated statements like that!
Fedor is the full package in all areas and has proved it by beating people at thier own game time and time again where other fighters have to stick to a strict gameplan / comfort zone to win.
hopefully, tim captures the wamma belt and brings it to the ufc.