Comments on: Fedor Cancels US Media Tour To Start Training Camp

By: russiandoeboi

russiandoeboi — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:16:43 +0000

he did a good body kick before choking out fujita

By: gibor

gibor — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:06:19 +0000

re: surfingK5 comment

I resent u saying that Fedor is a douche bag. I havent heard him say anything bad about anyone. He is always calm and polite to everyone.

Havent heard him boast. U might say that certain amount of luck was a factor, but u cant deny that Fedor got decent stand-up, and strong ground game.

The only thing I havent seen in his arsenal is some strong kicks. Am I wrong?

I dont remember Fedor doing any major damage by kicking anyone, no?

By: gibor

gibor — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:00:47 +0000

I dont think AA has got what it takes… not even in the stand-up!

I havent seen him take any serious risks, he is very timid and seemed to lack imagination.

He has long hands, but does not use them properly. I say that Fedor wont even bother to try to sub him. I see Fedor moving right in while standing up, just like by that Timmie ‘fight’ where Fedor just stepped in and turned his lights out

By: russiandoeboi

russiandoeboi — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:09:55 +0000

i guess while affliction has the best hW’s they only have a few.
i got the impression was that they’d get more tickets sold with barnett vs arlovski and then fedor vs. the winner, but when the
realized the card wouldn’t draw well enough without fedor they switched to fedor/AA.
i’d pay to see any of those myself

By: bsbiz

bsbiz — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:20:41 +0000

Well it's December. I think that means Fedor is overdue for a mysterious hand injury due to ~~flogging the dolphin~~, I mean, ~~bopping the bishop~~, I mean. ~~rubbing one out~~, I mean training.

By: russiandoeboi

russiandoeboi — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:28:47 +0000

fedor is human of course – but i do think he has RAISED THE BAR BY:
NOT HAVING TO STICK TO GAMEPLANS.
while fighters mostly know they have to mix things up at least enough to avoid being transparent…

a lot of the time you can see right away which direction they are planning to move their feet in. chute, kick leg from distance etc..

i find even watching his fights over and over it’s hard to tell whether he’s i prrepared – i know he’ll study but he says nothing in interviews about strategy

By: muaythai4life

muaythai4life — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:36:55 +0000

Personally I expect Fedor to win a ground and pound battle against AA, but I think it’ll go the distance.

AA has NOT came close to looking impressive on the ground in any of his fights. He still utilizes a stall technique, trying to wrap up his opponent and have the ref stand them up. This will NOT work against Fedor in the least, it’ll only give Fedor time to work for submissions. Whats crazy is AA is also a Sambo black belt, so you’d think he’d use more submissions from the guard, but nope. And don’t even get me started on his ground technique against Ben Rothwell.

Remember his fight against Jake O’Brien? Seriously, Jake could not have been giving AA his neck MORE when he was going for those takedowns. Now I know AA won, but he is going to be overwhelmed by Fedor. Mark this as a kinda Randy/Sylvia style fight, only the 3rd round where Randy stayed on his feet against Sylvia will be replaced with more Ground and Pound.

By: surfingk5

surfingk5 — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:01:11 +0000

No prob justin.
As you know I don’t mind a smart A$$. But at least have the intestinal fortitude to explain why you’re being a D**k instead of making a comment like c-ro did and not explaining further and/or responding at all. What a tool

By: Spud

Spud — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:17:08 +0000

Here’s a little quote from wikipedia about Arolovski. “He also took a silver medal at the Sambo World Cup and another silver medal at the World Sambo Championship.[7]” It says he won them shorty after 1999. So that shows the AA is no slouch on the ground. Also, AA has never been submitted well atleast in MMA. This fight will be alot better than some of you think it will. AA definatly has a shot and I think he’s going to win by KO.

By: Levente

Levente — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:41:31 +0000

Well, I am really happy! Fedor does what he has to and it’s training! Why the hell should he tour in the U.S? What the hell is a media tour? And who is interested in that anyway? Fedor is a great fighter, and as a fan of mma, I want to see him fight, and fight as good as possible. And it means that I want him to stay in Russia and hit that tire with that big hammer, and only come to the U.S for the match. I can’t believe what happened to him, he used to wear those streaky pants, but now he is wearing Affliction t-shirts and poses with Randy. But I’m glad that he’s gonna train now, I think we should thank that Blagoi Ivanov guy for beating Fedor and make him realize what’s his job.