Fedor Emelianenko Free To Fight Randy Couture In The UFC
The long-awaited matchup between UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture and former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko has one less road block than originally believed.
M-1 Director of Operations Joost Raimond told USA Today on Thursday that Emelianenko’s current contracts with M-1 and Affliction wouldn’t prevent a potential bout against Randy Couture from taking place in the UFC.
The contracts that Fedor has at this point in time would allow for such a fight to take place, and specifically the Randy fight,” said Raimond, “so we’re free to make that happen if the opportunity presents itself.”
Though Raimond concluded by saying that the UFC isn’t “in the game plan” for the immediate future, Emelianenko’s contracts with other promotions, namely Affliction, were expected to be one of the biggest hurdles in signing a future fight between Emelianenko and Couture.
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this is good news…i think brock will prepare randy good for fedor…but by the time they fight fedor will have the advantage because randy is not getting any younger…at this point in randy’s career it is too much of a risk…he hasn’t really been challenged in the last couple years…soo we dont really know how he will do against real competition…hopefully brock turns out to be as good as we all hope…then we can really see how randy does against a top fighter…judging from his next fight….he should make the decision wheter to fight fedor or just let it go…
this is nuts…cant wait for all this to go down
I think many people already knew that. That is why I was confused when I heard Dana saying that Fedor is under contract and that is a problem.
Do you realy think that Dana did not know the terms of Fedor’s contract when avarage fans like me knew it.
And what about Randy who spent time talking whith Fedor, Randy didn’t know that or Fedor Didn’t tell Randy!
Fedor wants to compete in “Sambo” and that was one reason why he refused to sign with the ufc. Because the UFC wanted to sign Fedor to a contract where he would not be allowed to fight for any other promotion and not even compete in “Sambo”.
So now, are Dana and the UFC going to sign Fedor and allow him to compete where ever he wants? I hope so.
So now does this mean NOG gets shoved aside ? There should be no randy – fedor talk until randy beats the obsticals in front of him .And like rhymeskill and i have said he’s getting too old to be a serious threat to fedor .personally I think Randy will ge beat badly in one of his next couple of fights and that will be the end of it.I dont believe tht fedor is invincible but he is good enough to beat whats out there right now . I wonder how a roger gracie vs fedor fight will look say four years from now . roger may turn out to be the one after some in ring seasoning .
When Randy beat Gabriel Gonzaga, he beat the WORLD heavyweight Ju Juitsui champion, who not only outweighed randy by twenty odd pounds but under aged randy by twenty years. Not to mention the fact that He’d just flat lined one of the most ferocious kick boxers on the planet. When Randy TKO’d Gonzoga, the general consensus was “Oh, who didn’t see that coming?” The talk before that fight was entirely different. The majority vote was that Napo was younger, stronger, faster, and had more than enough experience to end Randy’s career once and for all. On paper, Randy was toast. As he was during his first fight against Chuck, his fight with Tito, and both fights with Vitor Belfort. I think the only reason people gave him a shot against Tim Sylvia is because people simply don’t like Tim Sylvia. Don’t forget that Randy walked into both his fights with Tim and Gabriel a “should be” retired 44 year old Hall of Fame fighter, and out of both fights the undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion. Randy’s greatest strength has always been his game plan. He is the General Eisenhower of MMA. If anyone thinks that Randy won’t walk into his fight with Brock Lesner with a water tight game plan, you are mistaken. Look at “The Superhero” Brock Lesner’s only two fights in the UFC. (1) A submission loss to Frank Mir; and (2) A Unanimous decision over Heath Herring. He didn’t EXPLODE onto the scene. He didn’t prove himself to be the best of the best. He beat up Heath Herring. How many people in MMA pounded Heath Herring and were automatically deemed top of the heap? Yes Brock is young, yes he may very well be the strongest man in the heavyweight division, and arguably one of the best wrestler, but he certainly isn’t going to overwhelm Randy Couture. There are more than enough holes in his technique for Randy to capitalize on. We may not see them through his size and strength, but be sure Randy does. Fighting Randy Couture is like walking into a booby-trapped house. It doesn’t matter how big and strong you are when an anvil lands on your head. In my humble opinion, it isn’t Randy that will be relying on luck. Then again… Maybe I’m wrong.
The fight of the future for Fedor will be Brock Lesnar after Lesnar gets a lesson from Randy and Big Nog and others. He has to learn some Jui Jitsu before he goes after Fedor, but when he does learn how to defend an armbar or kneebar or RNC and he learns how to transition from wrestling to Jiu jitsu and get the submission, then he’ll be ready and Fedor will be fighting somebody like he’s never seen before.
Ya just gotta admire a man of conviction! Andrew, nicely said…
Randy vs. Brock… Silva vs. Jackson… Tonight, Liddell vs. Evans… on the horizon, Couture vs. Big Nog or Mir and then Couture vs. Fedor… Are there any MMA fans wanting to see any of those fights?… my goodness… Now I’d like to see a fight between Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson set up… What else do we want to see?
I wouldn’t want to see that fight again (henderson/a. silva).
I want to see an awesome replacement for Machida. Perhaps Machida vs Shogun Rua. Being how the fight between Rampage and Wanderlei is nearly finalized, I’d be happy to see Shogun face off against Machida.
Liddell/Griffin
Liddell/Silva 2
GSP/A. Silva
GSP/Penn
Couture/Emelianenko
Liddell Griffin sounds good to me. I still want to see Anderson Silva get tested and the only guy that can do that as a MW is Henderson. I think henderson would win that fight. I’d also lkike to see Machida Rua. That would also be a great matchup, but I’m afraid Machida would come up with a back injury right before that fight.
… a side note. Randy has been “too old to be a serious threat” since UFC 43 in June, 2003. If a five round flawless decision victory over a 6′8, 265 lb monster (who is not only 15 years his junior, but is also currently defending his SECOND Heavyweight title) and a third round TKO victory over a human wrecking ball deemed the “Next Big Thing in the UFC Heavyweight Division – Joe Rogan”, at age 44 aren’t enough to prove his ever improving arsenal, what will be? If he beats Brock… He’ll be to old to beat Nougeria, If he beats Nougiera, he’ll be to old to beat Fedor, if he beats Fedor, he’ll be to old to beat a Gorilla… When will it end? Does he have to win a title from the grave? I guess I should just get used to the “Randy is too old” fetish, because I’ve been hearing it for the past six years. In the meantime, I challenge anyone reading this to review Randy’s fight record and pin-point when he’d gotten “too old”. And before anyone says “The Second Chuck fight!” Need I remind you… He still holds the undisputed UFC Heavyweight title belt.
yes now its hopfully being sooner randy has his chance and its in the octagon UFC.
UFC is going to be the top business in the world of MMA!!!! i hope randy beats lesnar and fedor!
UFC 100 here we go. Let the hype machine roll!!!!
I think Brock probably knows enough BJJ to make it a nightmare for Randy now. It was the Adrenaline dump that he had to get over and this being his third UFC fight the nerves may be down.
I hope the Fedor Randy fight goes down sooner rather than later…I don’t want the hype to ruin it…
Dana’s not going to allow Fedor and Randy to fight unless Fedor signs with UFC. Dana isn’t about to promote and hype Fedor when he’s associated with M-1 and affliction. He said it so himself the other day.
So unless Fedor signs with the UFC and the UFC alone we won’t see him fight any of the UFC fighters under contract.
And Fedor’s not going to sign because (one of the several) sticking points Dana won’t allow Fedor to fight in Sambo competition while under contract with the UFC.
it amazes me to see people who don’t get it, On any given night….one punch….ask Chuck, shut up and enjoy the greatest sport in our time, modern day gladiators who respect each other, (most of the time) and have clueless morons believe that you can predict…when one swing of an arm,,, one kick, ask Mirco…. can end it…ask Chuck..remember the champ Matt Sera… beat GSP…
I can’t understand why Fedor wouldn’t WANT to fight in the UFC. It would be like being offered a contract with NASCAR and saying “No thanks, I’d rather keep driving a taxi.” There is more to his reluctance than meets the eye. Yeah he may like to compete in Sambo, he may want to fight with K-1, but it doesn’t make sense why he would keep rejecting contracts with the UFC. I’d like to buy a Harley some day; that doesn’t mean I’m going to turn down a free Porsche in order to get it. Sombo, Affliction, K-1… these are all secondary sources. These are venues people compete in, in order to secure a contract with the UFC. Here is a fitting analogy. He reminds me of a guy I knew growing up. He was so wrapped up with being the toughest kid in the school, that he INTENTIONALLY failed every year of Junior High, so he could retain his status. If he’d gone to high school… he may have been able to take on a few people, but he wouldn’t be able to contend with the real tough guys. By the way… he is rounding thirty with a grade 9 education. True story. The moral is, I think Fedor is afraid to taint his image. He knows he can keep beating nobodies and has-beens, because he is a big fish in a small pond. Throw him in the ocean and see how long his tough guy reputation lasts. Remember how tough Cro Cop and Shogun were?
they weren’t that tough to me…
anyway this fight between randy and fedor would make UFC huge!!
Dietrich,
What?,
Lesnar doesn’t know any BJJ. If he did he would of choked out Herring when he had his back.
Dolfan,
I’d like to see Nate Marquardt get another shot at Silva. Nate looks as if he has become stronger and more explosive in his last 2-3 fights. I still do not see anyone beating Silva any time soon….I’m just saying…I’d like to see the rematch.
i dont think he could fit his huge arm under herring neck anyway!! hahaha lesnar is so massive and now he is gonna face couture for the title i dont get how he doesrve a title shot anyway just beating herring his not that good to me
and i think couture is gonna beat lesnar
I want to see Fedor in the UFC and the UFC HW divison to transform into something bigger/better.
I figure with the WEC LHWs moving into the UFC a few fighters could probably move up to HW. Better for the fighters and division in many cases. Just to have a HW division with:
Couture, Lesnar, Liddell(move up), Kongo, Gonzaga, Mir, Nog…..FEDOR! The top of the division could turn around quickly with some more depth.
ya fedor coming and hopfully staying would become awesome ufc is really become the top mma organization i hope couture beats fedor i know he would beat him if he was like 5 years younger
i agree i think chuck should move up a wieght class since he starting to get old if you dont have to cut wieght that will help alot
Fedor Emilianenko vs Anderson Sylva at UFC 100 for the First Cruiser Weight Title. Think about it… as they stand (before Anderson Sylva cuts weight) they are only 10 pounds in the difference. Anderson is a natural 210 lbs… Fedor is about 220 – 225. Why not? Get them to meet at 195 for the first ever UFC cruiser weight title. How intense would that fight be?
To note… Rich Franklin and Fedor are the same natural weight.
DB!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU…!!!
U SAID IT PERFECT!!
YOU CAN NOT PREDICT A FIGHT…
I feel like I’m in Bizzaro World… I still can’t believe that Evans KO’d Liddell… I didn’t get to see it YET, but as I understand it, Evans ICED the Iceman.
I don’t think Anderson Silva would be a match for Fedor in any sense of the word. Fedor is so much stronger than Silva it just wouldn’t be much of a match at all. Silva would have to Machida him in order to not get KO’d.
Maybe the fight that we need to see is Nate Marquardt vs. Dan Henderson and the winner gets a rematch with Silva. I still think Henderson will win the rematch. As I’ve said many times before, I hate that pound for pound thing because it really doesn’t mean anything at all, but if I was pressured to pick the best pound for pound fighters my first 2 picks would be BJ Penn and Dan Henderson. Everybody can have an off night… except for Fedor, of course… and I guess Evans… gesshhh…
I think it would be a great match. Skill and speed, vs Skill and Power. Height vs Mass. Kickboxing w/Jui Jitsui vs Jui Jitsui w/Kickboxing. In order for Fedor to grab Anderson, he has to risk the fight… In order for Anderson to connect with Fedor, HE would have to risk the fight. These guys are the Number one and Number two ranked Pound for Pound fighters in the world and they are only a weight class away from eachother. If anyone thinks that Fedor would walk through Silva, you are kidding yourself. I think Fedor may be one of the only people capable of beating him. Also on the list (within a reasonable weight district) are GSP, Rampage, Forrest, Rashad, and Randy. I would never say, pin him against Brock Lesnar or Andrei Arlovski, but i really think that these are perfectly reasonable.
the UFC is pulling it all together
but WTF lol Evans KTFO of Liddel
andrew— some of what you say makes sense, and other stuff is just right out there…
Sambo is not a venue that people do to get into the UFC, it is a sport much like judo, it holds great honor for some people… and one of those people is fedor. saying that he wont go to the ufc because he is dodging it like the junior high school bully is the lamest theory i have ever heard…
and comparing nacar to a taxi is a lil out there as well…
not signing a contract over something so simple may seem stupid to you, but if the UFC said to me that id have to give up competing in something i loved it would not matter how much money was on the table, im nto gonna sell myself out…
thats how i see it, fedor is being true to himself, that is a very honorable trait… the UFC shouldnt let that be an issue… they should have no problem letting him compete in a sport that has some close ties to mma, it would be beneficial to both sports…
Andrew, Anderson Silva is by no means a match for Fedor. On their feet Fedor would land blows that Silva would not be able to absorb. He’s too big and powerful. On the mat, Fedor is bigger, stronger and more skillful. Silva is the top middlweight today, but Fedor is the top heavyweight. To put it another way, Fedor is every bit as good at every skill as Silva is with more size and power. To use your style of analogies, it would be like a bobcat against a mountain lion. Silva would have zero chance against Fedor… ZERO… get serious man…
Fedor fights at 235 whereas Anderson fights at 185… Huge difference… Anderson stepped up to 205 and fought (for lack of a better word) a cupcake in Irvin. Irvin had no chance to win and he knew it. He struggled against Rhino in the WEC… How was he going to beat a dominate mifddleweight champion from the UFC? Don’t think Anderson Silva is just that good because he beat Irvin… He’s good, but not good enough to face Fedor. Anderson would never take that fight.
Well, no offense to anyone’s honor… but if you are going to make your living as a professional athlete, you have to hit when the iron is hot. This isn’t Fedor’s hobby… It’s his livlihood. People at that level don’t take on or disregard opertunities based soely on their values. That just doesn’t happen. If you think it does… you have to stop watching so much TV. The reality of the fact is, Fedor’s agent’s know that his mystique is half of his sell-ability. The longer they are able to keep people wondering “Well can he beat Randy? Lesnar? etc. ” The more money they are going to make… Of course they are going to pin their excuse on something noble that everyday people can relate too. If they didn’t, people would start saying “Ah ****… Another Tito.” Don’t kid yourself Jiu Jitsiu man… The world doesn’t spin that way… No matter how much you want it too. As for DolfanG’s comment about Silva not having a chance… You need to do more similar research. First of all, Fedor and Silva are on even playing fields as far as jiu jitsui. To say that Fedor is to powerful to be submitted by a 200 pound man is non-sense. The gracies have been proving that notion wrong for decades, not to mention the Frank Mir/Brock Lesnar Fight. Lesnar had a WEALTH of power on Mir, not to mention a 40+ pound weight differential. The natural weight difference between Anderson Silva and Fedor is only 20 pounds. And as far as saying that Anderson Silva isn’t powerful enough to knock Fedor out… Review the Mirko Filipovic vs Bob Sapp fight. Anderson Silva is the best in the world at what he does, and Fedor is the best in the world at what he does. Much of what they do is the same, but they do it much differently. I find it hard to believe that either of these men got to where they’d gotten in the world standings based on size and strength… considering neither is even close the biggest and strongest in their division… When you get to their level… the deciding factors aren’t size and strength. Those things can be adapted to. Skill determines.
You used the example of Frank Mir and Brock Lesnar… Is Lesnar as good at BJJ as Mir is?… no?… of course not. Don’t just glance at what I said and pick out a word ot two. Fedor and Silva are even in their abilities on the mat… Fedor is probably a liitle bit better, but when you add his extra 50 pounds… not 20… 50 pounds of strength to his already better skill, what do you think will happen… Wake up… You’re going to be late for work tomorrow… Cro-cop/Sapp fight… indeed… as if Sapp had a tenth of the skill of Cro-cop… nice research you did there too… c’mon man…
Fedor fights at 235… Silva fights at 185…
that is 50 pounds, isn’t it?
Nicely said…
Here’s the answer to your question, since you don’t want to do the research yourself… Fedor wants to be free to fight in Japan and other places and the UFC doesn’t want to allow that. Fedor fights in Japan every New Year’s Eve. He loves to fight there. He gets well paid wherever he fights. He can pick where he wants to go and he’ll get paid well. By keeping his options open he can get paid to fight for Affliction and when he fights in Japan or wherever else he decides to go fight including the UFC. The UFC wanted an exclusive contract and he didn’t want to sign an exclusive contract. That’s the real way the world turns.
Bob sapp has a glass jaw too ,
and was not rounded
ALL, I beg to differ… Sapp was very well rounded… if you know what I mean… what was he like 350? If he didn’t club somebody into unconscienceness real quick, he was gassed. I saw him gas early in the first round of a fight. He was just too heavy for those lungs.
But he does have a glass jaw
Fedor most likely walks around at around 255 or 260 while Silva walks around at or around 205… I don’t know where Andrew is getting 20 pounds from… Hey Andrew… where are you getting that 20 pound figure from?
I jus hope he does more research…
why would fedor cut 25 to 30 pounds to fight at heavyweight? Anderson Silva is 210 before he cuts weight. While training he maintains that weight. Fedor trains between 230 and 235. That is only 20 to 25 pounds. My point was obviously lost on the Mir/Lesnar issue. My point was that that fight proved that one can out power and out weigh someone, which works well in ground and pound, but jiu jitsui is designed to be unbiased towards weight and strength. That was my point. Not that Lesnar had any BJJ skills. And as far as Cro Cop and Sapp, I was trying to say that it is more than reasonable for a larger man to be knocked out by a substantially smaller man. Anderson Silva posseses knock out power. Period. Unless the man he is hitting is EXPONENTIALLY larger then he is, he is capable of knocking him out. Not because he hits super hard, with a mountain of force, but because of his precision. It matters more WHERE you get hit then it does how hard you’ve been hit. If I were saying BJ Penn vs Fedor… that would be unreasonable, because Fedor outweighs Penn by 70 pounds. He doesn’t outweigh Silva by 50 pounds. Silva is a 210 pound man. He cuts 25 pounds the week of his fights in order to make 185. Fedor doesn’t need to cut weight to make the division requirement so why would he? He is a 230 pound man. The reason he looks so large is because he is 6 feet tall. If Anderson were 6 feet rather than 6′2, the size difference would be far less noticible. And if you forget where I said they should meet, I will remind you. I was suggesting the introduction of a Cruiser Weight Division. In such a case Anderson would need to cut 15 pounds rather then 25 pounds… but Fedor would need to cut 35 pounds. Under such a circumstance the plane would be even. They would be at the same weight. Fedor would lose a little strength, Anderson would lose a little speed, but they would be on a level playing field. Yes, if Anderson Silva fought Fedor at heavyweight (anderson at 210 pounds and fedor at 230) anderson probably wouldn’t win. Likewise, if Fedor miraculously cut down to 185 pounds and fought Silva at that weight class, he probably wouldn’t win either. So why not a common ground. They both cut down to 195, giving up a slight edge to eachother, and we find out who REALLY is the best pound for pound fighter in the world. I didn’t think the idea was that unreasonable. 36 hrs before the tito/forrest fight, Tito weighed 240 pounds. Not a great idea to go into a fight in that condition, but if Fedor maintained 220 for a couple of months… the cut wouldn’t be rediculous. Franklin cut 25 pounds or more for every one of his title fights. I think it would be very interesting to see them meet at 195, or even 205. Is that so bizarre a concept? I don’t think either man would have a drastic edge at either of those weights.
Cut back o those pointless speaches there Andy… Try to make them more bite sized… Just know this… Fedor is a much bigger and stronger man than Silva… and he has as much skill if not more. Your mythical fight will NEVER happen. Silva would NEVER do it. This isn’t 1993, it’s 2008.
It could happen on the XBOX360 or PS3 late this year
it would be a dream fight but its not going to happen
I’m a big enough man to admit when I’m wrong… I stand corrected.
I don’t think it would be of a fight at all. Fedor is too strong for Silva. Fedor’s jits is as good as anybodys. He’s a world champion in Sambo and the only fight that he’s lost was because of a cut. Silva has lost 4 times. He will lose again.
andrew-
so you are a top teir athlete?(regardless of sport)
you have competed on the regional, pronvincial, national or international level?
you have had to make the same choice as fedor, to decide to give up something that you love doing for money?
you’re making us canadians look bad… with your theories and speculations…
i have competed in international and national competitions(archery), i have competed in regional judo/jiujitsu competitions, i have helped people train for provnicial judo competitions… and local mma fight nights…
i can say with out any reservation that what fedor is doing by denying the UFC contract is not some made for TV movie… it is no excuse, fedor isnt asking for alot, he knows his worth and he knows that if the UFC realllllllly wants him, they would allow him to compete in other sports… i could see not allowing him to compete for affliction or some other mma organization but Sambo… come on…
also, i can tell by your lack of understanding with jiujitsu that you have never even stepped inside of a dojo so please keep your comments based on fact not speculation…
size and wieght can make up for a lack of skill and experience, BUT it only goes so far…
when you have 2 extremely skilled fighters like fedor and silva it comes down to there size and weight, fedor would toss silva around like a lion does his cub… the idea of a cruiser weight class is an amazing idea but would NEVER happen… the advantage would go to silva because he wouldnt have to cut as much weight, fedor would be drained of his power, and silva wouldnt lose speed he’d gain it, and hes already fast as hell…
sure mir submitted lesnar, but if you gave lesnar half of the bjj skills that mir has lesnar would have made mince meat out of him…
im sorry andrew but you need to get training to understand the fundementals of jiujitsu, its not something everyone can just do.
sure the gracies have been showing how weight doesnt matter, but they show that going against opponents who dont practice jiujitsu, hell i can submit the juice monkeys who come to train for striking, i just wait for them to gas then i take there back and RNC, or mount them when the are too tired to stop my sweep, and take an arm… if i were to go toe to toe and bang with them id lose… now give those same guys the same ability i have and there power will dominate…
Jiu Jitsui man… I’m an undefeated fighter. I’ve won the highland games for boxing twice, I was a national level kick boxer, I’m a regional champion in jiu jitsui and judo (and a three time regional champion on kickboxing). If you can’t make a case based on fact, don’t make one on personal slander. I have more than enough competitive experience to back up my theories. If he were playing major league baseball, would he be allowed to play for the NBA at the same time? No. If he were fighting for the WBA would they let him fight with Sambo? No. If he were driving for NASCAR would they let him dragrace at the local speedway on the weekends? Nope. Do you know why? Money. Unless you live in a tree, it’s a pretty important decision making entity, no matter where you are from. As far as making canadians look bad, I’m sorry Canada, but if someone offers me a multi-million dollar contract anytime soon, I MAY have to make some personal sacrifices to take it. I hope the canadian reputation I’ve just destroyed can bounce back sometime soon. You can’t always have your cake and eat it too. And a world level organization like the UFC has certain universal parameters. Not Fedor parameters and everyone else parameters. They are universal. If you don’t like them, too bad, go play somewhere else.
Andrew, Im sorry but fedor is better by 10 fold on the ground and Silva would crumble at one of his flurries. The mystic of could fedor beat randy/lesnar you say? You obviously arent looking at it right, randy and the other fighters try to build mystic around them by saying MAYBE THEY CAN BEAT FEDOR. You say there is no one out there now to beat fedor but he has been fighting since 2000 and is still undefeated so when will these people come to defeat him? Anderson has been fighting since 2000 yet he has lost 4 times (one DQ so just 3 loses in my eyes but w/e) and not into the stiffest of competition. So why even bother wondering who is better when the proof is on tape and paper!
Brock knows BJJ.He’s got Greg Nelson in his corner….
That doesn’t mean he’s Nogueira or anything but it does mean he knows what a BJJ technician is going to try to do. Stopping it is a whole other thing.The brain has to get in sync with the body.
Kimbo has Bas Rutten…and his ground game is terrible.
Food for thought……………..Last year I attended a Judge/Referee seminar in St Louis, where I spoke with one of the top referee’s in the sport, maybe the top, but I won’t say his name. I asked him what the deal was with Fedor, because we all want to see him fight. He said, “Fedor is owned by the Russian Mafia, and they were demanding that several Russian fighters be signed to a UFC contract, or else no Fedor”.
that doesn’t suprise me. isn’t arlovski russian? UFC let him go cause of danas ego.
Joe,
A word of warning… Andrew is a man of many words. His philosphy is why use 5 words when 500 will do the same thing. (just kidding Andrew… please don’t post me to death)
Fedor will never fight with Silva. It’s no match. Silva would never, ever take that fight.
Andrew,
Old buddy… listen, here’s a few FACTS that you can look up if you want to… You said, ” If he were playing major league baseball, would he be allowed to play for the NBA at the same time? No.
Have you ever heard of Deion Sanders? He played for the Atlanta Falcons NFL football team and the Atlanta Braves major league baseball team in the same seasons. I see no reason a guy couldn’t play for a MLB team and a NBA team if he could work out how he handle the overlap. If he’s good enough, they’ll work it out.
You also said, “If he were driving for NASCAR would they let him dragrace at the local speedway on the weekends? Nope.”
Have you ever heard of Tony Stewart? He has raced in NASCAR and in the INDY 500 on the same day! Would he be allowed to drag race if he wanted to? As long as it didn’t prevent him from his NASCAR responsibilities.
I know you’re a “facts” minded guy and I thought you’d like to know the correct “facts”… not myths.
No need to thank me… you’re welcome.
what is andrew talking about.. didn’t Bo Jackson play 2 sports? people don’t play 2 sports because they are only good at 1… Contracts come into play with MMA and other fighting events. no way around it.
A better analogy would be pro boxing. There are different organisations but they all fight each other etc. Far from perfect, but MMA will eventually end up something like this. Ofc UFC will try and hold onto their monopoly as long as possible, but the fighters are becoming bigger and eventually they will demand freedom to make their own money as Fedor does now.
Its inevitable…..
and yea Anderson would have little chance vs fedor… Not only is Fedor the best heavyweight in the world hes also the best pound for pound fighter in the world imo.
look all i can say is look what fedor has done to everyone he fights…he literally kicks the **** out of them…i mean there is no one in any fighting that could walk in the ring or octagon with fedor…hes number 1 in the world and hes won 27 straight fights…to all those believers in randy that he can actually win your crazy…i think randys lost 11 times to fedors 1 and fedors was when he first started…no one can beat him…all fedor is going to do is the same thing he did to tim silvia and everyone saw that 36 second fight…fedor number 1 and thats it