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10.06.2015 | 12:19 PM ET
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Report-Fedor-Emelianenko-to-Face-10-Jaideep-Singh-on-NYE-93583
"“All of a sudden, he was shooting for a takedown, and I’m like, ‘Oh, you’re a wrestler now? Remember, I’m the black belt in jiu-jitsu. And you’re shooting on me now? This is a wrap." - Nate Diaz"
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10.10.2015 | 7:16 PM ET
"If the enemy rejects the ground, I would take him down by tackle. Why didn’t he [Royler] do so? May I introduce him to a good coach? His tackle was... like a girl’s one... Mr. Royler, how are you feeling?" - Kazushi Sakuraba
10.10.2015 | 7:35 PM ET
im glad to see him fighting again but i dont think its a wise idea to get back in the ring. He will more than likely get beat and even if he wins it doesnt prove anything.
"A true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for *******"
10.10.2015 | 8:50 PM ET
"I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture, and kill them."
10.10.2015 | 9:36 PM ET
https://twitter.com/SamSpira/status/653012471473549312
* Edited at 10.10.2015, 9:37 PM ET *
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
10.10.2015 | 9:44 PM ET
Personally, I would want to see Fedor fight...
1. Wanderlei Silva
2. Randy Couture
or
3. Tyrone Spong
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10.10.2015 | 9:46 PM ET
- 1. Wanderlei Silva.
- 2. Wanderlei Silva
- 3. Wanderlei Silva
- 4. Wanderlei Silva
- 5. Wanderlei Silva
#****TheUFC #****NSAC #FreeWanderlei
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
10.10.2015 | 9:46 PM ET
I defended Fedor so much throughout the years, I overlooked him skipping over the UFC the first time as it seemed both sides were to blame, but this, saying he wanted to fight the best, then takes a gamble and signs with some promise of a New Pride which might not even last.
To top it off, his first fight back he's going to fight a 1-0 kickboxer who normally fights in Glory, huge disappointment and it loses me respect for him big time. I'm still a fan and will watch him fight, but godamn, this move looks really cowardly. I wish he would have just stayed retired, honestly.
* Edited at 10.10.2015, 9:49 PM ET *
10.10.2015 | 9:51 PM ET
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
10.10.2015 | 10:08 PM ET
Believe me, I have always wanted to see Fedor fight in the UFC. But, at the same time, I think that possibility is no longer realistic; considering how much MMA has evolved as a whole to when Fedor was in his prime.
* Edited at 10.10.2015, 10:36 PM ET *
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10.11.2015 | 5:02 AM ET
10.11.2015 | 9:10 AM ET
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
10.11.2015 | 2:45 PM ET
At the time Fedor was offered the Lesnar fight (which was circa 2009), he had beaten two former UFC Heavyweight Champions in Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski when both fighers were ranked in the top 10 (Hell, Arlovski was ranked as high as #2). Furthermore, he had beaten Pride veterans like Big Nog, Cro Cop, Hunt, Herring, and Coleman; most of whom were, at the time, under contract with the UFC. So other than a handful of fighters in Mir, Carwin, Lesnar, Velasquez, Dos Santos, and Couture; there wasn't much outside of that group convince Fedor to move. Also keep in mind that a lot of the best talent wasn't locked down under the UFC's thumb. Case and point: Bloody Elbow's 2009 Heavyweight rankings.
As you can see, the that half of that top ten fought outside of the UFC (Emelianenko, Arlovski, Barnett, and Sylvia fought for Affliction, while Overeem fought for DREAM); with the top three heavyweights on that list (Fedor, Arlovski, and Barnett) all coming from Affliction. Hell, the UFC didn't even have a monopoly on the top 25 as there was only 9 UFC fighters in that top 25. So why would Fedor sign an exclusive contract with the UFC and fight only handful of the best heavyweights in the world, when he could co-promote with a DREAM/Strikeforce/Affliction/etc. with M-1 and still face quality competition? Fedor had all the leverage in those negotiations and the UFC had none. The only "leverage" Dana had was that he had the MMA media's ear in the U.S., during a time when the sport was experiencing an influx of new fans to the sport. Therefore, he could shape how Fedor looked in the eyes of these new fans and diminish his opponents as being "lesser" because they weren't under the UFC banner; even though a decent number of those non-UFC fighters in that 2009 top 25 could beat any of the UFC heavyweights on that list.
* Edited at 10.11.2015, 3:11 PM ET *
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10.11.2015 | 8:58 PM ET
"Endings are sad, beginnings are scary...but it's the middle that counts."
10.11.2015 | 9:22 PM ET
10.12.2015 | 5:43 AM ET
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
10.12.2015 | 6:40 AM ET
10.13.2015 | 11:51 AM ET
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205
10.13.2015 | 2:56 PM ET
"If I have a goal, then it is to escape from this literalism. I'll never achieve it; in the same way that I'll never manage to describe what really dwells within my character, although I keep on trying."
10.13.2015 | 2:59 PM ET