Comments on: Couture vs. Fedor could be wishful thinking http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Fri, 25 May 2012 12:26:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Evan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-3888 Evan Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:54:55 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/#comment-3888 Maybe he could also spit out some green dust. Maybe he could also spit out some green dust.

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]]> By: dizzle http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-3876 dizzle Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:56:56 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/#comment-3876 All Randy has to do is legally change his name and fight with a mask on. BINGO! they would never be able to say it is randy. All Randy has to do is legally change his name and fight with a mask on. BINGO! they would never be able to say it is randy.

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]]> By: Evan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-3844 Evan Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:23:30 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/#comment-3844 lol....woops! lol….woops!

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]]> By: Mr. Takedown http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-3839 Mr. Takedown Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:22:08 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/#comment-3839 you posted a bad link Evan. And its to your own site. tsk tsk. Here is the press release: http://www.mmahaven.com/2007/10/15/3-million-purse-for-randy-couture-vs-fedor-emelianenko/ To summarize: Some upstart org CFC (not to be confused with the soon to be defunk CFFC) is offering up $1 mil per fighter for Couture vs. Fedor. Plus another $1 mil to the winner. Yawn. you posted a bad link Evan. And its to your own site. tsk tsk.

Here is the press release:
http://www.mmahaven.com/2007/10/15/3-million-purse-for-randy-couture-vs-fedor-emelianenko/

To summarize: Some upstart org CFC (not to be confused with the soon to be defunk CFFC) is offering up $1 mil per fighter for Couture vs. Fedor. Plus another $1 mil to the winner.

Yawn.

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]]> By: Evan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-3834 Evan Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:12:48 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/#comment-3834 check this out $3 Million Purse For Randy Couture VS Fedor Emelianenko http://www.mmahaven.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=387 check this out

$3 Million Purse For Randy Couture VS Fedor Emelianenko

http://www.mmahaven.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=387

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]]> By: Mike Rome http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-3833 Mike Rome Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:44:55 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/#comment-3833 I think Matt Hughes' pay is at the center of all this. He was on the same show as Randy, and his base is 100k lower, so if he made more total for his fight on that show, then that has to be what has pissed Randy off. When asked if he makes a million dollars per fight earlier this year, Hughes suggested in his response that he makes even more. My guess is that he got paid his base + PPV percentage, and then got a massive extra bonus because he would not be fighting until the end of the year. In total, he probably made more than Randy for that one fight. I think Matt Hughes’ pay is at the center of all this. He was on the same show as Randy, and his base is 100k lower, so if he made more total for his fight on that show, then that has to be what has pissed Randy off.

When asked if he makes a million dollars per fight earlier this year, Hughes suggested in his response that he makes even more. My guess is that he got paid his base + PPV percentage, and then got a massive extra bonus because he would not be fighting until the end of the year. In total, he probably made more than Randy for that one fight.

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]]> By: nem0 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-3832 nem0 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:08:28 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/#comment-3832 Correct me if I'm wrong, but even if he is still contracted to the UFC, it's not like they can bring criminal charges against him for breaking contract, correct? The worst they can do is fine, sue, or (maybe, I could be wrong) have his license to fight in the US revoked. Breaking contract in that case could be extremely costly to Couture, but if he's going to retire after fighting Fedor anyway, would it really matter? Correct me if I’m wrong, but even if he is still contracted to the UFC, it’s not like they can bring criminal charges against him for breaking contract, correct? The worst they can do is fine, sue, or (maybe, I could be wrong) have his license to fight in the US revoked. Breaking contract in that case could be extremely costly to Couture, but if he’s going to retire after fighting Fedor anyway, would it really matter?

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]]> By: Five Ounces of Pain | Xtreme Couture fighters comment on Randy’s retirement (video) http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-3823 Five Ounces of Pain | Xtreme Couture fighters comment on Randy’s retirement (video) Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:21:25 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/#comment-3823 [...] time you retire the more they offer you to come back. As I stated in my previous article “Couture vs. Fedor could be wishful thinking,” I don’t think Randy leaving the UFC is about an inability to sign Fedor. He’s [...] [...] time you retire the more they offer you to come back. As I stated in my previous article “Couture vs. Fedor could be wishful thinking,” I don’t think Randy leaving the UFC is about an inability to sign Fedor. He’s [...]

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]]> By: canuck http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-3822 canuck Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:17:03 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/#comment-3822 Thanks for the (as usual) great insight Sam. I remember seeing Randy in an interview after his win against Tim Sylvia where he said that his contract was fight to fight with the UFC and that he'd take it one fight at a time. Hopefully he got a different contract than most. I think Dana's done some great stuff for the sport, but I'd love to see Randy take out Fedor as his last fight (I don't want to see him getting all Holyfield on us) Thanks for the (as usual) great insight Sam.
I remember seeing Randy in an interview after his win against Tim Sylvia where he said that his contract was fight to fight with the UFC and that he’d take it one fight at a time. Hopefully he got a different contract than most. I think Dana’s done some great stuff for the sport, but I’d love to see Randy take out Fedor as his last fight (I don’t want to see him getting all Holyfield on us)

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]]> By: Accomando http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-3821 Accomando Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:01:49 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/#comment-3821 I hope to see Couture again in the UFC, but only time will tell. Pro-elite.com need to lose all of the "Pro-elite sperms" swimming around at the site. I hope to see Couture again in the UFC, but only time will tell.

Pro-elite.com need to lose all of the “Pro-elite sperms” swimming around at the site.

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]]> By: Jeremy http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-3820 Jeremy Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:52:47 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2007/10/15/couture-vs-fedor-could-be-wishful-thinking/#comment-3820 Very nice read Sam and definitely goes into one of the things I have been wondering about, Courture's possible contract status. I know he has been saying it's over in 9 months. But all I remember is when he signed saying it was a 2 year deal which I would think would begin with the 2007 year and last til the begining of 2009. And obviously Dana White says it's not over in nine months either, but that's Dana. I wasn't aware of the many topics you bring up in the article and it will certainly be interesting to see how things play out as this goes along. Like your prediction I hope Randy eventually fights in the UFC again. Very nice read Sam and definitely goes into one of the things I have been wondering about, Courture’s possible contract status. I know he has been saying it’s over in 9 months. But all I remember is when he signed saying it was a 2 year deal which I would think would begin with the 2007 year and last til the begining of 2009. And obviously Dana White says it’s not over in nine months either, but that’s Dana.

I wasn’t aware of the many topics you bring up in the article and it will certainly be interesting to see how things play out as this goes along.

Like your prediction I hope Randy eventually fights in the UFC again.

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