Comments on: Fedor’s Latest Victory A Hollow Acheivement

By: Yoshi

Yoshi — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:48:17 +0000

Dana white is a guy trying to control the whole world in MMA today. If you want to talk about greed you can point the finger directly at him.

Fedor has proved his name time and time again, for anyone who ever doubts his skill, talent, power, well just watch his fights and I garuantee you shall see a completely different level of Mixed martial artist. Yes, this fight was a joke and its sure he got a good payout for it. But are we going to condemn him for making a living? Theres only one fight that everyone wants to see fedor fight today and thats the couture fight.
And if you want to point a finger at who’s in the way for that one, point it at moneybags Dana White.

By: ahha

ahha — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:06:34 +0000

as per “organizer’s” website yarennoka.com the only knee strikes that were banned - were 4-point stand knees, which means “ground knee strikes”. Pretty standart rule for opponents with big weight difference. Standing knees were allowed. Hong just didnt get chance to use them.

source: http://www.yarennoka.com/news/detail.php?id=1198590481

translate via google.

By: Leland Roling

Leland Roling — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:59:49 +0000

Smoogy, you fell asleep before the event started, you are exiled from discussion! LOL.

By: smoogy

smoogy — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:36:21 +0000

As if just calling Josh Barnett up and getting him to fight is that simple. He is supposedly asking for a ton of money to fight now, and besides that he was working. If it makes you feel better, Monte Cox did contact Inoki about possibly using Barnett, hopefully that is their plan for Fedor’s spring fight in the USA. And as far as “choosing” Choi, Cox himself said that was K-1’s stipulation because “it had to be a K-1 fighter” to be put on TV.

By: Ben Fowlkes

Ben Fowlkes — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:35:25 +0000

“Fedor is, hands down, the best fighter in the world. Stop the nonsense.”

Brad, that’s all the more reason why it’s such a shame to see him fighting a dude who’s 1-0 when there’s so much better competition for him out there.

I’m not one to advocate for a UFC monopoly. I think that greater competition only benefits the fighters and the fans. But there are other matchups they could have made if they wanted to give Fedor a serious fight. Josh Barnett is a good example. But instead they chose Hong Man Choi simply to make a quick buck.

I just hate to see the man who may be the world’s best fighter misused in that way.

By: Zack

Zack — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:59:19 +0000

To summarize Aristotle via Thomas Aquinas, Fedor is the best fighter in the world in “potentia”, but not “actus”. Fedor hasn’t fought a legitimate opponent in his weight class since 8/28/2005. Who cares what the reason is? Whether we blame Fedor, his management, or the UFC, that simple fact is pretty much inarguable.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:10:38 +0000

Since Ben said that Fedor basically turned down the fight with Randy when he turned down the UFC contract, let’s not forget the $3million Randy turned down from Bodog to fight Fedor.

Couture is a class act and a sentimental American favorite, but enough is enough. He beats Tim Sylvia (a heavyweight who EVERYONE knows was completely overrated) and Gabriel Gonzaga (a man with 1 win against top competition), and all of a sudden he is the #1 Heavyweight in the world? Fedor would destroy him, especially if Randy takes him down and attempts to maintain top position. He would get submitted, no doubt about it.

Fedor is, hands down, the best fighter in the world. Stop the nonsense.

By: Mike Wolfe

Mike Wolfe — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:54:33 +0000

I’m intrigued by the hostility towards the UFC. Maybe it’s because they’re head and shoulders above their competition, and everybody roots for the underdog/little guy. Whatever the reason, it’s safe to say that MMA as we know and love it wouldn’t exist without the UFC. The only reason the fighters get paid the kind of money they now receive is because White and UFC spent a lot of time and a lot of money building the sport and their brand. Now that they’ve done both, they can negotiate good fights with top tier talent. They are successful, which benefits them, the fighters and the fans. You gotta love competition, whether it’s in the octagon or outside of it. If the UFC does over reach in their contracts, other organizations will grab their fighters and their market share.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:48:15 +0000

How you conduct yourself on the field, in the ring, in the cage, and in interviews is very revealing about your character. My guess is you won’t see Fedor doing many crotch grabs, biting off many ears, or holding a choke after a tap.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 21:24:02 +0000

I hesitate to write this but…….my pet peeve is people attributing characteristics to athletes like classy and respectful when they actually know very little about their personal lives outside of when they are in front of the camera. Those times are usually carefully crafted to show an image that they want to be seen by the public. Do you know for a fact that the celebrity/athlete does or does not go home and beat his wife, dog, meat, etc.? No, you assume.

I’m not saying that my perspective is perfect, but these guys are all adults and they are entering into contracts with eyes wide open on both sides. The nature of a contract is that both sides are gaining something in exchange for something they have of value. Leave the emotion inside the cage or ring where it belongs.

Just my opinion.
Matt