How does Fedor stay #1?
With the news today of Fedor’s signing with the new M-1 promotion, there is a buzz online among hardcore fans of where Fedor now falls in the heavyweight rankings and the overall pound for pound rankings. As a note, I don’t put much weight behind rankings, no matter where they come from, because all they really do is create controversy and talking points. MMA rankings lack real substance, but people do them anyways.
Has there ever been a fighter whose ranking has been so dependent on what promotion he signs with? If Fedor ended up signing with the UFC, he would have still been the clear cut #1 on both the heavyweight and pound for pound lists. A dream fight with Randy Couture would occur, and if he beat Randy, he would solidify his ranking as #1.
However, by signing with M-1, the question is no longer where he will fight. The question is now who will he fight? Outside of the UFC, there is not much heavyweight talent for Fedor to fight. There’s Josh Barnett, Mark Hunt, and scrubs. That’s really it.
The only way Fedor doesn’t fall from his #1 ranking on both lists is if he fights Josh Barnett. Even if he were to beat Barnett, he could still fall to #2 because of a lack of competition. For him to still be seen as the best fighter in the world, he has to fight the best fighters. Those fighters are not in M-1.
At this point, there are a lot of unknowns about the new M-1 and what their roster will look like. They said they’d like to be running a show by January or February, so an opponent should be named sometime soon. If it’s not Josh Barnett, then Fedor definitely drops to #2 on both lists in my book.
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I’ve read that Mark Hunt is under contract to the UFC but they dont’ know what to do with him because of his weight.
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I meant to write more in the last comment, Mark Hunts contract is probably only good until the end of the year (thats just speculation) so you could see him fight then. But he can’t fight Barnett for the rest of his career. I just don’t see this being good for Fedor.
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I would have to agree with Tanner. I don’t know what kept Fedor out more, the premise of not being able to fight in the Sambo World Championships or the fact that changing to the cage has such an affect on your gameplan. I kind of have mixed feelings on the whole deal. I’m sad to see Fedor go to a “B” list promotion that I most likely won’t be able to get on Live PPV. But I’m happy that we can move on from all the speculation and bs. He’s gone, it’s over. Randy’s back at being #1 with no apparent competition. Barnett lost his belt with the roid tests, Pride never tested, so one could imply that he is still “jacked”. Regardless, even if he cruised to UFC (which would make me sick) and Randy dominated him (without a doubt), it would still prove what everyone is thinking. Randy = THE MAN.
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WTF? I’m really dissapointed with Fedor’s final decision. Everyone knows that Randy wouldn’t have been able to defeat Fedor. Fedor’s fight so many other oppenents who’s fight style is similiar to Randy’s.
I can say this…Fedor is falling off my list of favorite fighters. I’ve followed this guy from the start of his career in RINGS with his match against Arona.
I’m not sure why he didn’t sign with the UFC. I’m thinking he’s ready to quit and retire. This is a huge dissapointment for alot of his followers.
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I bet Dana is super pissed with Fedor’s management. It would be funny if he would squash his beef with Barnett and sign him to the UFC. Then M-1 would have no one for Fedor to fight.
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