Comments on: Report: Fedor signs with M-1 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/10/report-fedor-sign-with-m-1/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:48:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Fightlinker » Blog Archive » Whoever bought M-1 is an idiot http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/10/report-fedor-sign-with-m-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3662 Fightlinker » Blog Archive » Whoever bought M-1 is an idiot Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:03:41 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/10/report-fedor-sign-with-m-1/#comment-3662 [...] as of right now, 1:35AM EST, no one has been revealed as the mystery shopper who bought M-1 and signed Fedor. Yeah I know, sucks that I time release these posts, but if I’m not asleep between 8am and [...] [...] as of right now, 1:35AM EST, no one has been revealed as the mystery shopper who bought M-1 and signed Fedor. Yeah I know, sucks that I time release these posts, but if I’m not asleep between 8am and [...]

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]]> By: Sam Caplan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/10/report-fedor-sign-with-m-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3528 Sam Caplan Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:25:14 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/10/report-fedor-sign-with-m-1/#comment-3528 Steve: Have you even seen my rankings? I had already moved Fedor down even before this announcement. Steve:

Have you even seen my rankings? I had already moved Fedor down even before this announcement.

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]]> By: Sam Caplan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/10/report-fedor-sign-with-m-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3527 Sam Caplan Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:21:35 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/10/report-fedor-sign-with-m-1/#comment-3527 Johnny: I'm not trying to bust balls either but you're factually incorrect. PRIDE's offices in Japan may be closed but the company itself hasn't been declared inactive. Read Zuffa's most recent statement about PRIDE. Until PRIDE is legally shut down or Fedor is formally stripped, he's still technically the PRIDE heavyweight champion. If you want to talk about a public perception of PRIDE's business prospects you'll get no argument from me that it's dead. But legally, it's still a company. Johnny:

I’m not trying to bust balls either but you’re factually incorrect. PRIDE’s offices in Japan may be closed but the company itself hasn’t been declared inactive. Read Zuffa’s most recent statement about PRIDE. Until PRIDE is legally shut down or Fedor is formally stripped, he’s still technically the PRIDE heavyweight champion.

If you want to talk about a public perception of PRIDE’s business prospects you’ll get no argument from me that it’s dead. But legally, it’s still a company.

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]]> By: Five Ounces of Pain | How does Fedor stay #1? http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/10/report-fedor-sign-with-m-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3503 Five Ounces of Pain | How does Fedor stay #1? Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:49:22 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/10/report-fedor-sign-with-m-1/#comment-3503 [...] 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 [...] [...] 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 [...]

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]]> By: Johnny P. http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/10/report-fedor-sign-with-m-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3502 Johnny P. Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:47:52 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/10/report-fedor-sign-with-m-1/#comment-3502 Not trying to bust balls here, but do wanna get a point across. Fedor isn't "technically still the PRIDE heavyweight champion" anymore, and I'm surprised how hard it is for people to drop the name title. He would be considered "the last heavyweight champion of the now defunct PRIDE organization". It's not a details thing I'd point out usually, but it's a very telling symbol on many sites that the mind set has not fully changed to a post PRIDE world. I don't know what to think of this. If I'm Fedor, I don't care about some bloggers (or many bloggers) rankings, and I only sorta care about someone elses idea of what my legacy might be. If I'm Fedor, I'm thinking of getting paid today with enough money that I and those around me are taken care of for life. In theory, that's what he's done. Still, this organization and what he surrounds himself with, that element, just seems ominous to me. I have this feeling like we went from a Yakuza scandal in Japan last year, and now he's jumping to a Russian mob scandal. I hope the guy gets his money, and selfishly weap for myself for not getting the Couture match, but think this isn't quite the end of this story. Not trying to bust balls here, but do wanna get a point across. Fedor isn’t “technically still the PRIDE heavyweight champion” anymore, and I’m surprised how hard it is for people to drop the name title. He would be considered “the last heavyweight champion of the now defunct PRIDE organization”. It’s not a details thing I’d point out usually, but it’s a very telling symbol on many sites that the mind set has not fully changed to a post PRIDE world.

I don’t know what to think of this. If I’m Fedor, I don’t care about some bloggers (or many bloggers) rankings, and I only sorta care about someone elses idea of what my legacy might be. If I’m Fedor, I’m thinking of getting paid today with enough money that I and those around me are taken care of for life. In theory, that’s what he’s done. Still, this organization and what he surrounds himself with, that element, just seems ominous to me. I have this feeling like we went from a Yakuza scandal in Japan last year, and now he’s jumping to a Russian mob scandal. I hope the guy gets his money, and selfishly weap for myself for not getting the Couture match, but think this isn’t quite the end of this story.

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]]> By: steve24 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/10/report-fedor-sign-with-m-1/comment-page-1/#comment-3497 steve24 Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:14:03 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/10/report-fedor-sign-with-m-1/#comment-3497 Sam, you going to move Fedor down on your rankings now? :) Sam, you going to move Fedor down on your rankings now? :)

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