Comments on: Fedor Emelianenko cancels upcoming U.S. press tour http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/28/fedor-emelianenko-cancels-upcoming-us-press-tour/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: mojorisin24 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/28/fedor-emelianenko-cancels-upcoming-us-press-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-58591 mojorisin24 Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:07:51 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=9438#comment-58591 Flying from Russia to the US, then hopping from city-to-city in the US, then flying back to Russia isn't a "three or four day" break from training. Coupling in the long flights and debilitating jet lag, that would disrupt his training for at least a good 10 days about six weeks out from the fight, which is understandably unacceptable. Also, if you're going to say that it's "unfair" that Arlovski has to do a press junket and Fedor doesn't, consider that Arlovski currently lives and trains in LA, and the press stops are LA, Las Vegas, and New York, or maybe the equivalent of if this fight in were in Russia with press stops in Stary Oskol, St. Petersburg, and Omsk for Fedor. Under either scenario it would be significantly more draining for one fighter rather than the other, so I don't think it's much of an issue. Flying from Russia to the US, then hopping from city-to-city in the US, then flying back to Russia isn’t a “three or four day” break from training. Coupling in the long flights and debilitating jet lag, that would disrupt his training for at least a good 10 days about six weeks out from the fight, which is understandably unacceptable.

Also, if you’re going to say that it’s “unfair” that Arlovski has to do a press junket and Fedor doesn’t, consider that Arlovski currently lives and trains in LA, and the press stops are LA, Las Vegas, and New York, or maybe the equivalent of if this fight in were in Russia with press stops in Stary Oskol, St. Petersburg, and Omsk for Fedor. Under either scenario it would be significantly more draining for one fighter rather than the other, so I don’t think it’s much of an issue.

]]> By: mattio http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/11/28/fedor-emelianenko-cancels-upcoming-us-press-tour/comment-page-1/#comment-58570 mattio Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:14:32 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/?p=9438#comment-58570 I bet Affliction just doesn't want to pay Fedor's airfare. They're going to bare bones it all the way up to the fight. (And it still might not happen.) Is a three or four day break from training to help stoke interest for the fight going to be the difference between winning and losing for Fedor? Of course not. Besides, Arlovski didn't look all that sharp in that fight against Nelson. And if Arlovski has to go on a media blitz tour in Fedor's place, that's pretty unfair to him. Both fighters should have to take a break at the same time. I bet Affliction just doesn’t want to pay Fedor’s airfare. They’re going to bare bones it all the way up to the fight. (And it still might not happen.)

Is a three or four day break from training to help stoke interest for the fight going to be the difference between winning and losing for Fedor? Of course not. Besides, Arlovski didn’t look all that sharp in that fight against Nelson.

And if Arlovski has to go on a media blitz tour in Fedor’s place, that’s pretty unfair to him. Both fighters should have to take a break at the same time.

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