Dana White: Fedor ‘got his face smashed in by Brett Rogers’, time to see ‘Lesnar smash his head’
UFC President Dana White has a long history of shooting from his hip and letting the world know exactly where he stands on the issues. Staying true to form, the outspoken face of the UFC recently had some interesting remarks in regards to Fedor Emelianenko’s TKO victory over Brett Rogers during this past Saturday’s Strikeforce broadcast on CBS.
In a recent conversation with the L.A. Times, White had this to say, “The guy just got his face smashed in by Brett Rogers. Do you know what Brock or [UFC heavyweights] Frank Mir and Cain Velasquez would do to Brett Rogers?
“It’s time to bring this guy [Fedor] in, to see Brock Lesnar smash his head.”
Personally, I don’t know what Lesnar, Mir, and particularly Cain Velasquez would do to a guy like Brett Rogers, because they’ve never fought. To make the assumption that Rogers, who utterly embarrassed a former UFC champion in Andrei Arlovski recently, would just have his lunch money taken from him at the hands of a still developing Velasquez just reeks of a promoter doing his job, and doing it well.
As far as Lesnar smashing Fedor’s head is concerned, if it’s the same kind of smashing White claims Fedor received at the hands of Rogers where the 260+ pound knockout artist wound up flat on his back, it would likely be a smashing Fedor is willing to take.
Cory Brady is the managing editor of FiveOuncesOfPain.com, along with being a regular feature writer with Ultimate MMA Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/corybrady
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Hot debate. What do you think?
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Rogers from all I have seen would fare very well in the ufc and Dana knows this.
Fedor likely would walk through an inexperienced Lessner, Velasquez almost at will.
Fedor vs Mir might be a little more interesting giving Mirs newly develpoed striking and both of there grappling abilities.
I think anybody who fights Rogers is going to have some facial trauma after the fight, we might as well say Carwin got his face smashed by prennial big fight loser Gonzaga, and now he gets a title shot, oh wait he fights for the ufc its ok if our guys get broken noses to subpar fighters and go on to title fights but if it is Fedor lets call him out.
Dana needs to shut the hell up sometimes.
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November 10, 2009 at 2:29 pm (Quote)
This is just Dana being Dana and talking out of his ass.
Props to that. In all honesty I don’t think Velasquez would beat Rogers. I don’t think he has the striking or power to knock Rogers out. I think the only way Rogers beats Velasquez is if he outwrestles him similar to what Shields did to Mayhem.
As far as Carwin Vs. Rogers, that’s an interesting matchup since they are both huge guys. That one smells like a first round knockout for whoever lands the first big bomb.
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As for Fedor getting his face smashed by Brock, I think we all know that’s just Dana talking up his own guy like any good promoter would do.
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fanoftna, fedor would walk through lesnar? I’m a Lesnar fan (and a Fedor fan Obv, who isn’t?) and I’d like to see him be the first to beat Fedor but I wouldn’t put my hard earned dollar on it. if Brett can go 1 and a half rounds respectably and quite composed I don’t think assuming Fedor would so easily beat Lesnar is that well thought through of a theory (just hating).Arlovski was a pretty damn good match-up for Brett, a smaller pure Striker. On the other hand, your boy Mir who you are suggesting would be Fedor’s biggest competition was an extremely challenging match up stylistically for Brock, and after refining his approach the first time he absolutely embarrassed Mir. Punching is a very effective way to finish a fight but look upon the greats, great wrestling/grappling is probably the most effective tool to having a prosperous career in the bigs.
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I am not a lessner hater, acually the opposit, I like what he brings to the cage. But looking at his style it is basically stand until he gets hit and take the guy down. Mir was doing pretty good striking with Brock last fight, so was Randy. Fedor will outstrike Brock anyday and anybody who says differently is probably a Fedor hater . We already know Fedor has a good chin as he has been tagged by some of the best ever and hasnt been dropped yet. Grappling wise Brock may be able to take Fedor down but do you really think over a 25 min fight Brock could avoid a submission from him?
Brock has the brute strength to win fights, but against a guy like Fedor who has great Subs and is one of if not the best Sambo fighters in the world I dont see how a guy who has been training for less than 3 years can win.
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Fedor took what Rogers gave him and he was still standing. A man who out weighs Fedor by more than 20 lbs. and Fedor was still composed……No face getting smashed here Dana.
Even if Brock smashes Fedor’s head, Fedor will just transition to the next move and pick apart Brock having the same composed look like his head was never smashed at all.
Fedor’s head was BODY SLAMMED HEAD FIRST to the mat by Randleman and Fedor was still ALIVE. LOL!! It didn’t even phase him and went after the kill afterwards. Do your worst Brock!! hahaha
And sorry Dana, but I don’t think Mir,Brock, or Cain will walk through Rogers so easily.
Rogers is very fierce and has a lot to prove and really has no fear against his opponents which makes him a very dangerous fighter. I’m not saying he’ll win against the UFC elite but it won’t be a cake walk for the UFC the way Dana described it.
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Fedor doesn’t want you Dana! He’s just not that in to you! He broke-up with you and the UFC and has moved on. You keep putting his name in your mouth and its so clear you are not over him.
Go eat a pint of ice cream, put on a Kelly Clarkson album and have a good cry, Dana. Then get on with your life and focus on the fighters you have and not the one that got away.
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I actually think Brock would give Fedor a lot of problems.. But he wouldn’t beat him..
Statements like these are so annoying, because Dana makes them KNOWING that these two will never actually fight..
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I sort of agree with Dana. I don’t agree that Brett Rogers is an unskilled opponent. He’s got sledgehammers for fists and knows how to use ‘em…I just don’t think that there’s much more for Fedor in Strikeforce. Sure, he can take that piddly little Strikeforce belt (he would most likely blow through Alistair Overeem) but then what? He already tossed Gegard around…who else is really left there? Jan Nortje?
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This is just what I have come to call Dana-izing, by the founder of the practice. Dana spews crap that he knows will never happen, and then stands back and a) sees the comments on the internet that develop (oh, yes, he’s smarter than he looks) and b) attempts to make as much money and mileage as possible from whatever results (oh, yes, he’s smarter than he looks).
We should pay as much attention to this mindless drivel as it deserves…none but the comedic, which follows?
Oh yeah Dana? Care to put money on that? (I bet not, because he’s smarter than he looks…)
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Can’t I just turn on the internets once and a while and not hear Dana bashing Fedor. What an asshole. The UFC is becoming the Yankees of MMA
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The heavyweight class in which arlovski and sylvia were the dominant fighters is the worst heavyweight class in UFC history. Look up sylvias and arlovskis resumes (a couple reasons they both fought under banners other than the UFC).Tim’s noteable wins are assuerio, jeff monson, an underachiving vera and of course arlovski. His losses are Randy, Nog and Fedor (true challengers) and I won’t even get into the ray mercer embarrassment. Arlovskis resume? even worse, Rothwell, Big Country and Werdum (most impressive), with losses to fedor, rogers recently and sylvia twice. My sentiment, Brett, Arlovski, Sylvia were not challengers with nearly enough tools to beat the great russian. which is why they all got rolled over. Nog or Randy or Brock, maybe Mir, Overeem or Carwin would all be greater challenges for the last emperor.
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“The guy just got his face smashed in by Brett Rogers.” Rogers landed a FUC**** Jab (which is prob. the equivalent of the bunt in baseball) it does not equate to getting your face smashed. Fedor already had that gash on his nose before the fight started (he is on the cover of Black Belt Mag with that same gash) which is why his nose exploded.
I never seen both Lesnar and Velasquez come back from this type of adversity (not saying it will never happen) and ending a fight emphatically with KO in any of their fights, so until they do this they will remain behind Fedor as the BEST in the Div. As far as Lesnar, Mir, and Velasquez beating Rogers, I don’t think so. I really think Rogers would beat both Lesnar, and MIr but lose a decision to Velasquez via GNP.
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Dream, Sengoku, Strikeforce and elite were all willing to but not the UFC…yet.
They will soon because they will be forced to.
And honor it is obvious that we are going to disagree endlessly because
1) How can you be overrated when you are 31-1 (31-0-1) having fought Nog, Crocop, Herring, Coleman, Schilt, Hunt, Sylvia, Arlovski, kohsaka, Lindland, Babalu, Arona, Rogers, Randleman, Fujita etc and being a sambo world champ and a judo champion????? He is under hyped if anything, but not for long. I mean he beaten evry top fighter available for him to fight. Oh yeah that guy who has beaten every single fighter he has ever faced in MMA is over-hyped.
2) “I honestly think good boxing will take fedor down” to this I say I bet you box first of all and 2nd he has beaten Crocop on the feet, Nog and Coleman on the ground and destroyed Semmy Schilt who is probably one of the best strikers in the world full stop, not just a boxer but a kickboxer.
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