Comments on: Fedor Emelianenko Submits Shinya Aoki in Exhibition Matchup

By: johnny1move

johnny1move — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:53:37 +0000

listen up guys fedor in the ufc would be a dream come true but while dana white is paying his fighters chicken feed it aint gonna happen some people say fedor is over paid but i say hes under paid he earns about 2-3 million dollars a fight u might think thats a lot but when you are basically classed as the hardest man on the planet 2-3 mil aint enough when you consider some boxers get 20 mil a fight for only being tough in their weight division , fists only wearing big ass padded gloves , then theres fedor fighting all styles of fighting all rolled into one fighting guys that out weigh him by 100lbs hes undoubtly the pound for pound hardest man on the planet and should be paid for that. the ufc needs fedor more than fedor needs the ufc , fedor has money coming from all angles if he goes to the ufc he will lose all them angles and end up with less money cos of ufcs strict contract so if dana wants him so badly and he does hes gonna have to pay him mega money and let fedor do what he wants

By: Justin

Justin — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:16:39 +0000

I think there was also the problems that Dana White still has yet to meet Fedor, and Fedor’s managers were wanting the UFC to go in on building stadiums in Russia.

By: Natsdad

Natsdad — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:50:34 +0000

Andre Arlovski is no one to take lightly in any way. Tim Sylvia ( I know many hate him) is also not one to take lightly. Just a couple names he’s taken on (and out). For ANYONE to say A.A is a joke is laughable. Come on, open mouth, change feet that’s retarded. And there are lot’s of killers outside the UFC that are quite capable of competing in the UFC’s heavyweight division, to say Fedor is anything but a champion comes off as being naive and a bit of wishful thinking. He wanted to fight in the UFC, but couldn’t get a contract that was agreeable, can’t blame him for that. IT’s no different for a fighter to want to secure a future as much as an organization does.

Just my opinion.

By: Natsdad

Natsdad — Sat, 02 May 2009 00:37:04 +0000

I think Fedor makes about as much money as anyone in MMA. Someone here said that Fedor was asking for too much money from the UFC and that’s why he isn’t fighting with the promotion, from what I can tell it wasn’t a “Money” problem it was a UFC demanding Fedors “First Child”, (and by this I mean demanding so much that it’s impossible for Fedor to accept the contract). The main problem last time these two talked was that Fedor wanted to compete in “Sambo” tournaments (the real reason he is so loved in his country)and the UFC wouldn’t have allowed him to compete in anything not promoted by the UFC. Now I understand their resoning and not wanting to risk him getting an injury that would have kept him from fighting in the UFC but, the UFC is has a history of asking “a lot” from their fighters, (ie Jon Fitch and the video game issue). They were willing to let Fitch go because he wouldn’t sign their contract. That says a lot about the UFC (Dana White mostly). Can you imagine the revenue “The Last Emperor” would generate! Not just here in North America but in Europe, My God it would likely make the Lesner vs Randy bank roll look like Dana’s “Swear Jar” at home on his kitchen counter (which I’m sure is quite substantial)!!!

Again as always it’s just my opinion.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:10:14 +0000

1. Aoki Shinya is not nobody. He’s an extremely good submission fighter, currently a DREAM lightweight champion. Watch his videos online, before you say things you don’t mean.

2. This was an exhibition fight. Exhibition. It was for fun, of course nobody thought about the weight difference. It was like an international football, or as you call it soccer “friendly”. Fun to watch, but not a real game. Exhibition.

3. Fedor has proven a lot, simply because he’s been winning consistently and comprehensively for the last few years. He is consistent in NOT losing against a very diverse variety of fighters.

Brock Lesnar is a good figher, but you can’t really compare him to Fedor. It would be like comparing Mike Tyson to a half good boxer who’s just starting out in the industry.

Objectiveness please.

By: joelouis

joelouis — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:00:11 +0000

As a fan of Fedor, I have mixed feelings about him moving to UFC as I understand the contracts are extremely restrictive and do not allow him to compete in almost any other events, including russian sambo championships which Fedor’s manager will almost definately not allow. However, at least we get to see him SMASH Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir, and shut up Dana White once an for all.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:15:21 +0000

It wasn’t at any weight, it just an “exhibition”.

By: Justin

Justin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:14:15 +0000

The video will be made available at a later date, read the story about the weigh-ins it has the details (I think).

By: fr702

fr702 — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 02:14:11 +0000

1year and 25 days to be exact “the rob”

By: The rob

The rob — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:59:25 +0000

I would love to see Maia vs marquardt…