Comments on: Fedor Emelianenko officially a free agent

By: artur

artur — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:05:52 +0000

i agree with you kris.

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By: kris

kris — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:28:35 +0000

Look it’s simple.
UFC is the biggest and at the best.
Most of the divisions are the deepest.
But there is a reason why some fighters don’t want to fight there (Mark Hunt, Matt Lindland, J. Hansen, Fedor etc.). Like the fact they must fight only for UFC while under contract. Its not that they’re wimps. Fighters who are as big as Fedor (#1 pound for pound on a lot of lists) don’t want to hand their balls to Dana. Look at the way Arlovski was treated, promised a title shot and the next thing he’s an under card fighter?.
As for people saying fedor isn’t good or that he dosn’t want to fight the best, look at Randy’s stats he has lost one third of his fights. Is he the best?. Who has never lost apart from a cut from an illeagal elbow?. Who has beaten the UFC heavy weight champ twice, completely dominating both times?. Who has never backed down from a challenge from any fighter?. Fedor Emelianenko. Although people will deny it, no heavyweight will be considered the true champion of the world unless the fight Fedor. Randy knows it.
27 and 1 baby, 27 and 1.

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By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:04:59 +0000

Fedor WILL come to the UFC if the money is right and if they allow him to compete in combat sambo. Ain’t gonna happend!

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By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:31:57 +0000

I cant wait to see Fedor fight.

All the speculation on the political organizational infighting is just a bunch of distractions until someone gets him into a ring.

Regarding the comment about the UFC heavyweight division being weak. Sure right now there arent any organizations that can compete with UFC yet, but compared to what Pride FC had, the division is very weak. What match-ups can you say you are looking forward to?

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By: Evan

Evan — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:03:17 +0000

Well said BJJDenver!

As far as Cro Cop…I have a theory the UFC just adjusted his contract to allow him to do whatever he wants in Dream but they can yank him back at anytime.

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By: BJJDenver

BJJDenver — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:39:36 +0000

And to clarify, by other promotions signing fedor, Barnett, etc…, I meant no single promotion signing them to long-term deals and pitting them against each other in bigtime fights.

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By: BJJDenver

BJJDenver — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:38:15 +0000

Say what you want about the UFC (and you may or may not be correct), but they are the ONLY promotion that has been putting on matches between top HWs. Everyone complains about them not signing Fedor, Barnett and others, but no other promotion has either.

Now, I don’t know if the UFC is the place for Fedor, but I DO know that is where I want to see him fight. Couture (no matter what he says, he would fight Fedor in the UFC), Sylvia, Arlovski, GG, Vera, Nog and others, would make for the most interesting matches.

If Fedor were to sign with the UFC, I also wouldn’t be surprised to see the return of CC, Barnett somehow get worked out, Arlovski re-sign and so forth.

While this speculation would make for great fights, I certainly think it would hurt other promotions and their ability to draw a fanbase. Like it or not, HW fights are always a spectacle that a majority of fans enjoy more than other weight classes.

I think it is becoming apparent, that Fedor (and his people) is not easy to work with. M-1, Bodog and UFC may also be difficult, but I would guess that Fedor’s side is just as bad.

It looks to me like he will sign with whatever promotion will allow him to do whatever he wants, including stacking cards with his Red Devil mates (EXC??).

No matter where he signs, this and the Couture Saga really need to come to an end. These are the 2 stories that have dominated mma the past year, and i for one, am sick of it. Let’s have battles in the ring/cage/octagon and forget about the courtroom.

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By: JEFF THE DRUNK

JEFF THE DRUNK — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:31:51 +0000

like sand through an hourglass the fedor saga continues like a long running soap opera that should have ended a long time ago….
no matter what organization he ends up fighting with, regardless of how “stacked” the HW division is, his fights will never live up to all the hype this guy has generated over the past year or so
so until this guy decides to get into a cage or a ring and starts mowing down the competition, he should be known as top HW drama king instead of top HW contender

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By: Grape Knee High

Grape Knee High — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:16:20 +0000

“Hearing this really makes me wonder if Fedor is really interested in fighting the best in MMA anymore…”

Here’s a hint: Fedor was NEVER interested in fighting the best.

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By: Echolocating

Echolocating — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:02:14 +0000

Good point, Mike. This also helps confirm the difficulty Dana apparently had trying to sign Fedor, like Cipher mentioned in the first comment.

“It won’t be under the name M-1 Global because that is definitely associated with Emelianenko Fedor and the Russians…”

Those damn Russians! We can’t trust them, I tells ya!

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