Comments on: Report: Fedor asking for $2 million per fight http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:06:32 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jason hughes http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-22759 jason hughes Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:34:54 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/#comment-22759 whats it hurt to ask? whats it hurt to ask?

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]]> By: seth b http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-21706 seth b Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:50:59 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/#comment-21706 No beatings for you ArmyGuy, you bring up a good point. You can't pay everyone $2 mil, it is a dangerous precedent to set. I doubt that it would be Liddell and Ortiz pulling that in (they are both yesterdays news in IMO), but the next Lesner or GSP or Silva might demand something comparable and let's not even think about what Rampage would ask for... No beatings for you ArmyGuy, you bring up a good point. You can’t pay everyone $2 mil, it is a dangerous precedent to set. I doubt that it would be Liddell and Ortiz pulling that in (they are both yesterdays news in IMO), but the next Lesner or GSP or Silva might demand something comparable and let’s not even think about what Rampage would ask for…

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]]> By: CAP http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-21672 CAP Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:15:36 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/#comment-21672 “I know it is a high asking price but the UFC does pull in 200+ million every ppv.” My bad, UFC ain't banking that hard but they CAN pay Fedor if they want to. And that is where he should be, in the #1 MMA organization. “I know it is a high asking price but the UFC does pull in 200+ million every ppv.”

My bad, UFC ain’t banking that hard but they CAN pay Fedor if they want to.
And that is where he should be, in the #1 MMA organization.

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]]> By: BustYoFace http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-21652 BustYoFace Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:38:53 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/#comment-21652 in response to #21, Dude, record is meaningless, look at the people he has beaten. He has faced some competition. Fedor is beating up noobs anymore. Yes, to Fedors credit he has had some very difficult fights i.e Cro Cop, Barnett, Nightmare,..etc.. But SO HAS RANDY. I would rather see a mans record of 10-5 where the fights are exciting and with two good fighters than a 50-0 record where someone is just beating up noobs there whole career i.e Tito Ortiz... in response to #21,

Dude, record is meaningless, look at the people he has beaten. He has faced some competition. Fedor is beating up noobs anymore. Yes, to Fedors credit he has had some very difficult fights i.e Cro Cop, Barnett, Nightmare,..etc.. But SO HAS RANDY. I would rather see a mans record of 10-5 where the fights are exciting and with two good fighters than a 50-0 record where someone is just beating up noobs there whole career i.e Tito Ortiz…

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]]> By: ArmyGuy http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-21646 ArmyGuy Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:47:30 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/#comment-21646 I will say it again - only hard core MMA fans care about Fedor. Under no circumstances should any promotion pay this guy $2M. That would be a TERRIBLE business decision. If Fedor makes $2M, then Couture, Liddell, and for that matter ORTIZ should make 10 times that, because, you know, they will actually DRAW FANS and sell tickets to someone other than all of us weirdos. Now is the point where everyone starts talking about how EVERYONE knows who Fedor is... Commence the ArmyGuy beatings... I will say it again – only hard core MMA fans care about Fedor. Under no circumstances should any promotion pay this guy $2M. That would be a TERRIBLE business decision. If Fedor makes $2M, then Couture, Liddell, and for that matter ORTIZ should make 10 times that, because, you know, they will actually DRAW FANS and sell tickets to someone other than all of us weirdos.

Now is the point where everyone starts talking about how EVERYONE knows who Fedor is…

Commence the ArmyGuy beatings…

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]]> By: Fight Fan http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-21625 Fight Fan Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:35:20 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/#comment-21625 How much did Jordan get per season? How about David Beckham? Are they putting there body on the line like in MMA? Fedor can only fight 2-3 times a year at the most(4-6 million). So pay Fedor or he'll go to Dream where he's welcome. I think it is the best option for him because cage tactics suck. Pushing somebody against the cage and throwing cheap little elbows to win by cut is no way to beat a champ like fedor, and thats what Randy will try and do in the cage. Randy's overrated, 16 and 8 isn't that impressive to me. How much did Jordan get per season?
How about David Beckham?
Are they putting there body on the line like in MMA?
Fedor can only fight 2-3 times a year at the most(4-6 million).
So pay Fedor or he’ll go to Dream where he’s welcome.
I think it is the best option for him because cage tactics suck.
Pushing somebody against the cage and throwing cheap little elbows to win by cut is no way to beat a champ like fedor, and thats what Randy will try and do in the cage. Randy’s overrated, 16 and 8 isn’t that impressive to me.

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]]> By: TerribleT http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-21621 TerribleT Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:34:20 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/#comment-21621 Just like#13 CAP said,"Pay the man already!!!!!!" If they want to compete with the UFC and start showing PPV's instead of free on TV then they're going to have to anti up and it all starts with Fedor!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now git her done!!!!!!!! Just like#13 CAP said,”Pay the man already!!!!!!” If they want to compete with the UFC and start showing PPV’s instead of free on TV then they’re going to have to anti up and it all starts with Fedor!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now git her done!!!!!!!!

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]]> By: Rln http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-21620 Rln Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:33:16 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/#comment-21620 "Yeah, Fedor had “special rules” made up just for him." That "special rule" was requested by the Choi camp, not Fedor. “Yeah, Fedor had “special rules” made up just for him.”

That “special rule” was requested by the Choi camp, not Fedor.

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]]> By: Echolocating http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-21605 Echolocating Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:40:25 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/#comment-21605 I seem to recall a special rule in favor of Fedor for the Hong Man Choi match up... apparently Choi couldn't use knee strikes. Yeah, Fedor had "special rules" made up just for him. You have to wonder, if Fedor had just signed with the UFC for a measly $500K per fight (plus whatever ridiculous amount from the PPV revenues), he'd be sitting pretty already with at least 2 impressive fights under his belt and a really good chunk of change. But hey... who cares, right? I mean, Fedor obviously doesn't. I seem to recall a special rule in favor of Fedor for the Hong Man Choi match up… apparently Choi couldn’t use knee strikes. Yeah, Fedor had “special rules” made up just for him.

You have to wonder, if Fedor had just signed with the UFC for a measly $500K per fight (plus whatever ridiculous amount from the PPV revenues), he’d be sitting pretty already with at least 2 impressive fights under his belt and a really good chunk of change.

But hey… who cares, right? I mean, Fedor obviously doesn’t.

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]]> By: Heatwaves http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/comment-page-1/#comment-21578 Heatwaves Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:27:05 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/04/01/repfedor-asking-for-2-million-per-fight/#comment-21578 Hey Rich, In Japan, they would have sanctioned an MMA bout with Fedor against a 12-year old handicapped girl. That doesn't mean that everyone should credit it like he just took out Josh Barnett. That bout never would have happened here. My god, if the NSAC wouldn't sanction Frank Mir against Tim Sylvia a year ago because they thought Mir was mismatched, they certainly wouldn't have okay'd the world's best fighter against a 1-0 Korean cuddle bear. Hey Rich,

In Japan, they would have sanctioned an MMA bout with Fedor against a 12-year old handicapped girl. That doesn’t mean that everyone should credit it like he just took out Josh Barnett. That bout never would have happened here. My god, if the NSAC wouldn’t sanction Frank Mir against Tim Sylvia a year ago because they thought Mir was mismatched, they certainly wouldn’t have okay’d the world’s best fighter against a 1-0 Korean cuddle bear.

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