Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers Announced for Upcoming Strikeforce Event
Top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko will make his Strikeforce debut against Brett Rogers this fall, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker announced at an open workout for Emelianenko on Wednesday in New York City.
A date and location have not yet been confirmed for the matchup, which ends weeks of speculation that have ensued after Emelianenko’s August 1 Affliction fight against Josh Barnett was canceled and he subsequently signed with Strikeforce following the collapse of Affliction. Earlier this month, Coker said Emelianenko’s debut would likely headline a November Showtime event.
Emelianenko (30-1) brings a 26-fight win streak into the contest that includes a reign as the heavyweight champion of PRIDE as well as back-to-back victories over Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski in his most-recent fights.
Like Emelianenko, Rogers (10-0) is also coming off a first-round knockout of the former UFC heavyweight champion Arlovski. “Grim” defeated Abongo Humphrey in April in his Strikeforce debut and previously won three-straight fights in EliteXC.
With Fedor now set to fight Rogers, Fabricio Werdum, the other likely opponent for Emelianenko, is likely to fight Strikeforce heavyweight title-holder Alistair Overeem at the promotion’s November or December event, with the winners then meeting in 2010.
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Its not Brock or Randy, but I can live with Rogers. Should make for a interesting match
Brett Rogers will win this fight unless Strikeforce and M-1 pay him to take a fall, which, I would not be surprised to see happen.
M-1, maybe. Strikeforce has too much to lose to be caught doing that..
you are delusional if you think anyone but fedor is winning this fight
This is what i said would happen, fedor will lose to a nobody like Brett Rogers and lose his Fedorness and Fedoria will be no more, but if he wins people will crtisize him for not fighting a top guy.
hes better than brock. get over your fedor bashing its getting old.
Get over your Fedor worship….
26 wins in row buddy
Fact! You can’t possibly be better than anybody unless u beat them.
And how many of those 26 are against quality MMA HW’s?
and how many of brocks are… 3 wins (maybe) vs quality MMA HW (two of which have been beaten by LHW and one of which Fedor already beat as one of his 26)…
Go down the list… fedor has more potential quality HW victories then any UFC HW has of quality HW victories ATM (excluding current UFC HW’s that fedor has beaten like nog/cro cop).
Who are the top UFC guys (if we judge top by those that are in line for a title shot or have the title) it is brock, cain, carwin — Fedor has more quality HW victories then those three combined.
It’s okay to hate him but geeze, cut’um a little slack and atleast give credit where it is due.
2005 Fedor who was fighting quality opponents gets credit. 2009 Fedor who actively DUCKS quality opponents does not.
I’ll agree to that Dbiz, good point.
Would the barnet fight be a “duck”
Must have missed that fight, john. How did it turn out?
Avoiding the UFC was ducking.
hes the best sorry man
i think that’s going to happen too. only if he would have went to the UFC his back wouldn’t be against the ropes
Grrrreat!!! Another “scheduled” fight… Another one in the mix for next year! Boy am I excited to see the #1 PFP fighter…twice in a year and a half. Very impressive for such a champion.
that’s me being psarcasmical. sorry fedolinko, lack of interest.
good fedor is fighting a top guy…now he can shut you all up when he ko’s rogers then beats the winner or werdum/overeem
I’m not saying he can’t fight. I’m just saying…He doesn’t.
LOL great comment
Brett Rogers is a top guy? Seriously? One twenty-second knockout of Arlovski does not a contender make.
i think it does
you must not be a carwin fan then either…
Rogers cuts to make 265 (and ko everyone) so this’ll be atleast interesting preview of fedor vs brock standing up.
Ha, top guy? Only if u mean top guy in Strikeforce. Def not in the world.
BREAKING NEWS!
A big shadow with a strange mo-hawk on top has just been cast over Fedoria!
Fedorians are being told to stay indoors and lock the doors. Death may in fact sweep through Fedoria as the Grim Reaper may slay our beloved and revered leader. Bow down and pray for our leader Fedorians! Long live our unbeaten Lord!
Sorry for the sarcasm….
At least he isn’t finding a complete nobody
Say what you will about Fedor but fighting nobodys really isn’t a valid criticism. Not fighting often sure but fighting nobodys…c’mon let’s be real about it. I think this is as legit a fight as Brock-Carwin and certainly the best match that Strikeforce can offer. Just my $.02
Fedor hasn’t had a real fight in a long time, dude. Here are the people he’s fought since Cro Cop in ‘05:
Andrei Arlovski – 5-4 in his last 9 fights. A decent opponent, who was riding a five fight win streak at the time, but this is still the same guy who washed out of the UFC because he couldn’t beat Tim Sylvia.
Tim Sylvia – 3-3 in his last six fights. He was knocked out more quickly by a 50-year-old, retired boxer than by Fedor.
Hong Man Choi – 2-2 in his entire career, and that’s *if* you count the win against Jose Canseco.
Matt Lindland – 3-3 in his last six fights, and usually tips the scales two weight classes below Fedor.
Mark Hunt – 5-6 lifetime record in MMA. He’s a losing fighter.
Mark Coleman – 5-5 since 2001. He was a legend at one point, but hasn’t been since winning the Grand Prix in 2000, which was half a decade before facing Fedor.
Wagner da Conceicao Martins – 5-6 lifetime record. Zulu’s a freak show fighter, not a contender.
So there you have it. Arlovski is really the only fighter of quality that Fedor’s faced in the past four years. It’s absolutely pathetic that he’s going to get away with splashing around in Strikeforce’s tiny talent pool for a few more years, retire, and call himself the greatest fighter ever.
a-dog mark hunt was 6-1 when he fought fedor and he was 30-13 in k1. hong was 13-3 in k1. aa and tim silvia were not a joke till they lost to fedor. lindland was 212 lbs at the fight wow 18 pounds lighter. mark coleman, ask stephen bonnar how much aa joke he is…. zulu record is more than 5-6 just not confirmed but 6′7 390 is not a walk in the park unless your fedor. just face it as much as you fedor bashers try your arguments dont hold water, just give up on the man crush for dana white.
It’s not about a man crush on Dana, it’s about fighting legit competition, something Fedor hasn’t done in a while.
the hulkster fought tougher competition than fedor did. Give credit where credit is due but he will lose when he fights top level fighters. The best tests are in the ufc, and he knows it. Hence why he isn’t going.
wellfire he just beat 2 top fighters aa and tim.. aa was on a 4 fight win streak when he fought fedor.. my god just look up the fights and the records and stop making stuff up. he beat cro cop twice, nog twice, he beat heath herring he beat colman all in their prime.people like you said aa and tim would kill him its never gonna end even if he came to the ufc and beat everybody in the hw division you would say “hes overrated hed never beat gsp or bj penn” it never ends.
Thats a kicka$$ fight. Ill be pulling for Rogers in that one. However, i dont think he will win. He might rock Fedor at some point early in the fight, but then i think the fight will go to the ground, Fedor will gain his senses back, and he will choke Rogers out. Im callin it right now, Fedor via submission (rear naked choke) 1st round.
Rogers does have a chance though. I think other than Overeem, he has the best chance of beating Fedor, even though its unlikely that both of them would…
OK, whatever, is pretty much all the energy and interest I have for Fedor and the M-1 Global puppet show.
Once again, the Red Devil himself has allowed his handlers to announce a match wherein he MIGHT fight some Clubber Lang lookalike SOMETIME in the future, SOMEWHERE to be determined later.
I guess I’ll beleive it when I actually see the cage door closing, with the announced principals ready to go.
Brett Rogers IMO is not indicative of the sort of opponent that everyone’s
retardedconsensus number one MMA HW should be fighting, but hey, at least its a fight, and not against some UFC castoff punching bag.At the bare mimimum it will let us see Fedor’s relative fighting level in 2009, or maybe 2010, or whever he gest around to fighting.
@ gunslinger – Gun, how the He11 is Brett Rogers a “top guy”?!
Yes, he exposed Andrei Arlovski, but then again I’ve had doubts about this guy since he lost back to back bouts with Tim Sylvia. And forgive me if his win over Abongo Humphrey hasn’t quite become the stuff of legend. AA is like the Tin Man of MMA, in that he’d be perfect if he only had a heart.
If you mean that Brett Rogers is a top HW IN STRIKEFORCE, then I guess I have to agree with you.
But as far as Rogers being a “top guy” in MMA, I think he needs to accomplish a bit more to qualify.
But hey, its all baby steps for the man-child they used to call the Last Emperor. If we can get him to fight, then maybe he’ll gain some desire to face serious competition, and not settle for being the big fish in the small pond for the rest of his career…
I would argue that in this weak HW era, a recent win over Arlovski gives him more validation then Carwin or Cain. Is he a better fighter then Carwin or Cain? Im not too sure. But his resume is a slightly better at the moment. So strange enough, by default, Rogers can be considered a top guy as of right now.
This is odd but true.
Bad idea Strikeforce. Rogers is just dangerous enough, and hungry enough, he very well could derail any plans for a “build up” to Overeem v. Fedor. Not to mention Werdum already holds a victory over Overeem, and could really screw up their plans.
I personally will be pulling for Rogers.
i pity the foo
My prediction…PAIN… wow anyways, in all honesty I think Rogers and Fedor come out Rogers throws a few jabs to judge distance before he decides to tee off. Rogers rocks Fedor, Rogers gets over aggressive puts himself in bad position trying to finish the fight and ends up having to fight off the submissions of Fedor. I’m taking Fedor by sub.
Think twice before calling me a Fedorian by the way…I really don’t feel like giving my long speech I’ve had to give several times.
I think Rogers could rock and possibly finish Fedor BUT Fedor(like Big Nog) seems to have the light come on once he gets tagged a few times.
come on guys… if batman and superman tagged up, fedor would still beat them in round 1.
This would be great, both of the top HW in their organizations will be fighting out of my home state sweet!!!
If Brett had some ground game he would have a chance BUT, he don’t unfortunately so…
Fedor by arse whoopn 1st Rd and I very much dislike Fedor.
Zzzzzzzzz…..
ROLL OVER!!!
*snort* Huh? Wha? I swear honey, I was thinking about you….
given the fact that you and i are twisted we should stop now before we’re spooning…still, more interesting the feetdoor emilyegor
If you insist, shnookums. We never just cuddle anymore.
I like this match ALOT. I think Rogers is definitely a sleeper and worthy for this. If Fedor is going to lost to any possible opponents right now (UFC included) I am glad it would go to a guy that has been in the shadow for a long time. Rogers is better than most people will give him credit for. Looking forward to seeing how Fedor deals with Rogers power, and how Rogers deals with Fedor.
I officially stopped caring about Fedor the minute he ran away from the UFC. I don’t consider him even worth discussing. Why waste our time?…this guy had a chance to answer all the questions and he ran away! As far as I’m concerned, the dude don’t exist. Give me Brock Lesnar ANYTIME! Criticize him all you want, but he got offered Randy after 3 fights and he jumped at it. Reply to that, Fedor jerk-heads!
Yet you have posted on a Fedor thread? (yes its a Brett Rogers thread too) but ok and Just to let everyone know before hand, watch the bashing and personal attacks on posters, lets keep it all clean and as a friendly debate thx gents……..
I was thinking that the whole time I was typing…I guess I care more than I let on! I wasn’t serious when I said jerk-heads! Just being silly.
I know you were being silly Gar, sorry I didn’t specify that “warning” wasn’t towards you what so ever or better yet what u said, it was more of a blanket statement and not like Michael Jackson’s kids name is Blanket but like a cover the basis statement, cheers….
as much as id like to see rogers win…..he wont…i mean come on guys you really think fedor is gonna lose to a guy with a mohawk??…come on now im really getting tired of all the mohawks in mma….i already have to share a bar(bdubs) with guys with mohawks and affliction tshirts every saturday……..i know the mohawk is an ancient sign of a warrior but come on its been over done….if brett actually grows some real hair ill show him so more respect……sorry just really tired of mohawks and a trillion tattoos being “a trend” in mma……i mean the only time ive ever had a mohawk was one time in high school …for spirit week so i dressed as chuck liddell..mohawk…tatoos and all…butt i will never allow that picture to get out..way to embarrassing
Wow.
There’s nothing like a Fedor post to get the juices flowing, and to let everyone see where everyone else stands.
Seeing as how I sort of coined the term, “Fedorian”, I’m thinking that maybe as a thrown-bone I should name a “Fedorian of the Week” or something, to sort of single out the poster most in love with the Last Emperor.
After reading thru these posts, I would have to say that flatlandtom really seems to have a Zuluhino-sized MMA man-crush on Faux-dor.
The guy went as far to say that the actual, factual arguments presented against the object of his MMA affections “don’t hold water”, which IMO is sort of humorous in light of blind fighter worship, but maybe thats just me.
flatlandtom also went on record as saying that he thinks that KO’ing Andrei Arlovski makes Clubber Lang 2.0 a MMA HW contender.
That takes some brass rubles IMO, just like I think it takes brass rubles to try and pump up former Faux-dor opponents like Mark Hunt and Zuluhino by dragging their K-1 records into the mix. I may not agree with that sort of half-track thought process, but I really have to give flatlandtom an “A” for effort!
Your prize for winning “Fedorian of the Week” flatlandtom is a pearl of wisdom. This pearl takes the shape of my letting you know that when you FACTUALIZE a POV in a given discussion, it isn’t “bashing”.
“Bashing” Fedor would be if one of us posted something like, “Fedor smells like cabbage and looks like 20 pounds of sh!t stuffed into a 10 pound pair of Vale Tudo shorts”.
To the best of my knowledge no one has posted anything even remotely to that effect, and if they did the post would be modded into non-existence, and rightfully so.
This much I think we can all agree upon.
However when one of us posts, “Fedor hasn’t fought anyone in the last 48 months that even remotely resembles tough competition”, thats what we call here at the frenZy a FACT.
flatlandtom, its clear your passionate about Fedor, and defend him as best as you’re able. Maybe, just maybe, if you ease off of the accelerator of the Fedor bandwagon as you’re rocketing down the M-1 Global superhighway of hype and try reading a few of the caution signs such as, “Danger, Falling Reputation”, or “Warning, Finkel-swerve ahead in road”, or even “Paper Champion crossing”, your overall MMA viewpoint might be better served, and you’d have an easier time of it here at the frenZy.
Congrats on your win…
this is going to be interesting
For having a self-proclaimed “whatever” attitude you’ve posted more word here (and on most other fedor threads) than anyone else.
Either you really care or you really care about how others view Fedor. If Anyone deserves a fedorian award it should be you – for halping to make fedor threads the most active and popular of any fighter on the Frenzy over the last few weeks!
John – I appreciate the sentiment, and your attempt at ironic humor, but I can’t take much credit for the Fedor fallout.
Everyone has an opinion on the man, one way or another. What causes the friction, and hence the thread activity, is the fact that we’re dealing with an almost science versus religion sort of discussion here.
Fedorians worship the man in an almost religious, cult-like manner, while the rest of us rely on facts to make our case. Both sides are passionate, and convinced of their correctness.
If this debate fires up the frenZied, and gets everyone talking and posting and visiting the site more frequently, then I’m delighted if I have any small part in that.
More specifically, my “whatever” was directed mostly at how this “annoouncement” is yet another M-1 Global attempt to stay relevent in a sport that is fast passing them by. If Fedor actually does step in and fight, thats great. If not, the sport will keep rolling on to bigger and better things. Fedor’s handlers keep making the mistake of thinking their man is bigger than the sport, and NO ONE is bigger than the sport, not even Dana White, and he’s said as much in interviews.
Also, John, in closing I must say that I’m flattered. You seem to know exactly how much I’m posting, and on what threads, and you take the time to comment on it yourself.
Thats an awful lot of time and attention to spend on someone you disagree with so often…
Yep I tend to follow you cause I like science and most of your posts are a bit on the religious fighter bashing side (which I hear you have a rep for going back to your brock days) / bit on the poster bashing side which you demonstrated again with all this fedorian award nonsence regarding a poster who directed nothing at you or did nothing to have “attack the person” arguement bashing.
And I find you an easy person to debate with as you stand soley on your own speculative opnion in the vast majority of your posts even though you color it as scientific fact vs the religious zeal of all who you disagree with. Brow beating the forum will not make any fighters any better or lesser.
So jcohl, could we call the Fauxdor guys “Fedorologists”?
@ john-
Here’s an idea. If you’re so concerned about being “brow beaten”, or my somehow “attacking” another poster by simply recognizing him as a staunch defender of Fedor, then why don’t you head on over to the forums section, and create a “WE HEART FEDOR” thread, on which I promise not to post, unless specifically invited to.
This way you and everyone that feels like you do can discuss just how wonderful Fedor is without those inconvenient interruptions by posters who know better.
You might also get both a good laugh and a good less by checking out mk4’s excellent Fedorian trilogy, of which the first 2 parts are up…
@ bsbiz – sounds good to me, bro!
jcohl facts what facts
lucky i just happened to see my name because i never read your posts because well just look at it.. man crush at least fedor is a man unlike dana white your hero. brett rodgers he knocked out aa in 22 second yeah and brock is 4-1 lol. mark hunt still had a better record than brock he was 6-1 when he fought fedor..”The guy went as far to say that the actual, factual arguments presented against the object of his MMA affections” what facts are those i havent seen many on this site. its easy the say someone like mark hunt wasnt that good but when they fought poeple didnt think so, and btw mark hunt lost to some tough guys,look it up or just make something up what like usual. maybe just maybe fedor isnt overrated maybe its most of the ufc hws.
I think everyone knows fedor will rip Brett Rogers apart. You can hate him or love him we all know what Fedor is capable of.
Should be interesting. Rogers is an extremely big dude who might be hard for Fedor to take down, and he has fast, heavy hands to boot. Wouldn’t call him a #1 contender, but considering Fedor’s list of opponents in the last couple years, it has the makings of a real test for fedor. Let’s not forget how rusty he looked against AA. The guy needs to fight more often and better competition, and stop giving us these garbage “exhibitions”.
easy win by fedor
Which is what M-1 requires.
Does it not say something about a fighter, when just about every professional mixed martial artist on the planet agrees that he is a p4p candidate? But maybe they don’t know what they’re talking about.
with that being said, i am officially removing myself from any arguments revolving around fedor from this point forward…have fun…the end
Yup…that is pretty much the right way to go about it. Fedor haters come on here and post and post and post with such non-sensical wimsy, -if you’ll allow me to use such floaty terms- and claim to be able to read his mind and know exactly what his motivations are.
“Who cares if dozens of professional fighters believe that he is top three p4p! I say he’s a chicken! And I am right! – where’s my keyboard?”
Imagine if Fedor finishes Rogers in less than 3 minutes, and Carwin KO’s precious Brock Lesnar in less than 2 minutes….man…the anarchy on these boards….
Just curious, since most of the folks that come out of the woodwork whenever his name gets mentioned seem to believe he only wants to duck competion, was it Fedor or one of his handlers that snuck into Josh’s gym and shot him full of roids? Yes, AA was made to look a fool by Rogers and Tim was even worse his last time out, however both were highly thought of at the time of the fight. Throw in the JB fight and his last three opponents were ranked in the top ten by most people unaffiliated with Dana. Now we’re jumping on him because he’s fighting Rogers who also happens to be in the top 10. We’re not going to get the mega-fight we want to see might as well get over it and enjoy what we have.
What? You’re using facts and logic instead of personal bias’s. The nerve!
Timmmeh and Arlovski may have been highly touted by some, but I didn’t expect that much out of them. Barnett was the only legit competition Fedor would have faced, and no one is holding it against Fedor that Barnett got busted for roids. The complaint of him ducking is that he won’t fight for the UFC without M-1 getting some bogus 50% of the profits they did nothing to generate.
So really to you it’s not so much a case of ducking but of fairness? Not trying to be a wisea$$ just trying to understand your pov. At any rate I’m hoping for a good physical fight.
I don’t know that I would go so far as to say that him not taking the contract with the UFC is ducking. However, when your management makes ridiculous demands (like 50% of the profits for a UFC PPV, and co-promotion with people that have a Nevada State Gaming License and therefore logistically CAN’T do business with shady Russians) that they should know will never be met, it doesn’t exactly look like you’re open to fighting the top guys.
He11, I’ll say it.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.
Fedor DUCKED Couture when Zuffa bought PRIDE, and then Fedor DUCKED Lesnar when Zuffa brought him an offer so large it had to be delivered on a flatbed.
For me the issue isn’t WHETHER or not he ducked, but WHY did he duck?
Does he honestly believe his athletic and financial interests are better served allowing guys like Vadim Finklestein do his talking and thinking for him?
Does Fedor really care so little about MMA that he sleeps well at night taking the easy way out and resting on his shoot-fighting laurels from PRIDE and contents himself with kicking tomato cans in Japan and now for Strikeforce?
Is Fedor really some sort of pawn, being manipulated by shady characters, like in the “Eastern Promises” MMA conspiracy theory?
Or finally, was Fedor simply afraid of stepping in against a guy like Brock Lesnar?
No amount of back and forth can refute the FACT that Fedor ducked out on TWO separate opportunities to face the best HWs in the world, and no amount of spin from M-1 Global and the Cult of Fedor can change that.
End of story.
Wonderbread – Well said.When I hear people say chit about Fedor ducking competition I can’t help but think-ducking who?Other than Randy WHO are these top guys he should have fought?
Also,it’ll be funny to hear what people say if Rogers KO’s him.
Personally I think he hasn’t signed with the UFC because he just can’t stand Dana. Anyone that’s ever worked for a company/boss that they hate will understand that taking less money for what they perceive as greener pastures isn’t always a bad move. What would be really interesting to see is if Nog returns to form and gets the belt back. At that point if Fedor signs I guess we will know for sure that he was ducking.
Rogers should be a good test for him in the cage.
I understand that a lot of people dont like Fedor. I get it, I honestly do. But what I dont understand is how can anyone honestly bash Fedor for “ducking” competition, and but openly support any current HW right now outside of Randy? If you think about it which HW has fought consistently tough opposition since 2006? Maybe Randy? But hes only fought 3 times during this time period. Brock? Yea, but I would argue only because he had to or the die-hard fans would have burned down every arena the UFC tried to stick him in.
I think what everyone is missing the boat on is while most argue that the man hasnt fought anyone in the last 4 years… What other top HW really has? The HW division is VERY VERY weak and it has been for a while. Believe it or not but when Fedor fought Silvia, Silvia was considered a Top 10 HW. When Fedor fought Arlovski, Arlovski was at that time ranked the #2 HW(by many sites). After he knocks Arlovski’s head off….O yea he signs on to fight the new consensus #2 HW in the world in Josh Barnett. Is it Fedor’s fault that Barnett felt that he needed to cheat to get a edge in the fight. NO. But Another Fall-Out with Dana White goes by and almost all of you forget this!
Lets be honest, no of us know the real reason why Fedor didnt sign with the UFC. Maybe its for admirable reasons we just dont understand. MAYBE its because he is afraid. I dont know, nor should I sit in front of my cpu and pretend to know. But I do believe sooner rather than later we will get our wishes and see a Fedor vs Silva matchup or even a Fedor vs Brock match. A three fight deal really isnt that long my friends. Its probably just another year and a half. He’ll still be undefeated, and lets hope are buddy Brock still is too (Although I really would like to see Randy beat him).
And one last thing just on the matter of Rogers not being a legit opponent for Fedor i’ll repost my statement from earlier:
I would argue that in this weak HW era, a recent win over Arlovski gives him more validation then Carwin or Cain. Is he a better fighter then Carwin or Cain? Im not too sure. But his resume is a slightly better at the moment. So strange enough, by default, Rogers can be considered a top guy as of right now.
Nice rant. Why do we say Fedor is afraid? Because he said he wanted to face the best fighters in the world. Then he decided not to. And he decided to take less money to fight the not-best fighters in the world. So…the UFC didn’t low-ball him, he CHOSE to run off and be the big fish in a small pond.
That isn’t what the #1 anything in the world does.
Zzzzzz
Well Said…does anyone realize the fact if Fedor signed to fight Brock he could not fight his fights in Russia or Japan, it would be in his contract. To be in UFC is exclusive, he ducked no-one he is merely keeping his international fighting career open.
Randy can go to him, get out of the UFC after contract and have at it.
Great Post again… thank you Frenzy.
Really got the pot stirring on this one. But just goes to show you that stikeforce got what it wanted. Hate em or love em, there is no inbetween on this guy. Seems like everyone is going to watch this fight whether to watch their proud king go into battle, or for all the rebels that plan to watch his fall.
Seems like a win win for strikeforce.
I’m not going to watch it. I’ll read about it as soon as it happens. Fedor will not get anything from me.
See Dbiz is the type of anti-Fedor person I can respect, he doesn’t care for him so he doesn’t watch him. Most people bash on a fighter all the time and yet they still tune in to see him fight. For that Dbiz you deserve a bud light real men of genius salute.
I’m actually sort of stuck here.
For the last couple years I’ve carried Showtime solely on my cable system to support MMA, and Strikeforce, but its damned near impossible to watch Fedor and the Mr T wannabe get it on with the Russian circus that follows Faux-dor everywhere he goes.
Is the sport better served by supporting promotions that continue to do business with M-1 Global?
Not an easy choice to make…
I would love to say that my stance is entirely a noble one…
But I don’t have Showtime.
“But I don’t have Showtime.”
And THIS is why people love dbiz.
A drop-in like that is money, my friend…
Dbiz that just means you deserve the beer even more…
For christ sakes people Fedor isn’t “ducking” anyone. It’s a business issue. That’s why I get so pi$$ed because the leader of the martial art I have done for years allows his management to put business in front of him being a competitor. I know it happens in every sport since it is a business in addition to being a sport but once you put money over being a competitor it is hard for me to still hold you in high respect and view as anything more than a prostitute serving the whims of whichever john gives you the best business deal for your pimp(M-1).
To people saying he will be blasted by Rogers, be real for a second. He may not be in his prime like he was but he is still a high quality martial artist. Rogers has a punchers chance but he is nowhere near the martial artist Fedor is. Stop being so bias because you’re mad he didn’t agree to the deal that he should have. I am not happy with it but I think the same thing I thought about every Affliction fight deal he signed(except Barnett), um ok great Fedor wins and then what? I mean he wins people complain, he loses everyone laughs it’s a no win situation in the court of public opinion.
It’s why I honestly believe him in his interview when he says he doesn’t care all too much about his legacy or what people say. Which in my opinion means he shouldn’t have a problem then if he’s excluded from rankings. Being number 1 means nothing if you aren’t facing the best, even if the “best of the rest” is still a lil distant to you. Ask the Lake Placid Russian Hockey team what being number one means. He’s still one of the worlds premiere martial artist even in a loss but his image takes a huge hit but if he doesn’t care about that honestly then I can’t care too much either.
As far as Couture goes, keep in mind that wasn’t all Fedor or the UFC. It was both. Randy was willing to break a contract with the company that made him(and he in turn helped make them) and sever ties in order to take a fight that IMO he most likely loses. So obviously Randy must believe Fedor must have been pretty good to pursue that.
FOR THOSE WHO THINK FEDOR IS GETTING OLD, HE IS ONLY 32 OR 33 AND THERE ARE FIGHT THAT ARE FIGHTING RIGHT NOW THAT TO BE 40 YEARS OLD. BRETT IS NO MATCH FOR FEDOR AND NEITHER IS BROCK. FEDOR HAS A DIFFERENT MIND SET ON FIGHT A FIGHTER. AND EVEN IF YOU THINK HE MIGHT TAKE AWHIL FIGHT SOMEONE THAT ANOTHER HAS BEATIN IN A FASTER TIME , IS ONLY BECAUSE HE HAS A CERTAIN WAY TO FIGHT EACH FIGHTER. SO WHEN IT COMES DOWN T IT, FEDOR IS THE BEST.
THE COMMENT I JUST LEFT IS ALL MESSED UP BECAS THIS KEYBORD IS CRAP
I hope Brett Read this, you wear your false pride on your arm and see what happens. Brett will fall and fall hard. His pride and trash talk will build up to ghost punches and early round wearing out. Fedor can move.
Your out spendning money you don’t have yet and worrying about your ******* hair, Fedor trains and keeps humble as always and knows he could be beat. That early, disrespectful , trash talk garbage will be your downfall.
If I’m wrong I will be bck hear to admit it but I highly doubt it. I don’t know how you got picked to fight him. I hear so many of you
idiotson these boards beef up Kimbo like this, please..just to watch him get his ass whooped on the regular.Bret will lose, count on it.
Z why are you sooo upset ?