stitch1z

I just felt like this thread needed to exist because there are a lot of people on the forum that might be new to Fedor or the business practices of the UFC.

But, since there's talk of Affliction folding (please no!), I've already seen a few

"YES! Now Fedor will go to the UFC" responses. Barring a significant change in management at the UFC, I don't think it will ever happen. And if it does we can come to this thread and I'll eat crow for a few weeks.

Anyway, I'll number the reasons for organizational purposes, but these are not in any particular order.

1. Fedor is probably the most famous fighter in the Eastern world.

For those of us that live in North America, we tend to think we are the center of the universe. And no one in our universe knows who Fedor is but the hardcore fans.

However, Fedor lives on the other side of the globe. And he is a f$%king rock star over there. That guy can't walk through any city in Russia or Japan and not get mauled by fans.

That being said, this man no longer HAS TO fight for a living. He can make bank slapping his name on anything that he chooses over there.

2. Fedor has nothing to prove to the UFC HW division.

There is NO ONE worth risking a loss against in the UFC. His biggest threat (and I hate to say this) is Brock Lesnar.

If Fedor wins: "So what? He beat a guy with less than 10 fights under his belt."

If he loses: "Aw I knew Fedor sucked. He got beat by a pro-wrestler with less than 10 fights under his belt"

Hmmm.... Very appealing to a guy that puts his perfect record on the line every time he takes a fight.

Same with anyone else in the UFC. There is no one there that "proves" anything about Fedor's greatness. Maybe to a couple of beer swilling rednecks in the nosebleed section, but that's about it. The only guy with a barely comparable record got TKO'd by Mir and dominated by Fedor in his prime.

3. Dana f$%^ing White's big f%$#ing mouth.

Dana has bashed Fedor, his competition, his accomplishments, and his management. When you consider the above two points, what leads you to believe he's going to put all that aside to make Dana more money?

Fedor seems to be very loyal to his friends, and even though he blows it off, it must get pretty irritable to hear a turd like Dana say you are overrated when you have stamped out every great HW of your generation minus Josh Barnett.

4. Mother Russia

Fedor is patriotic. He wants events in Russia, he wants his comrades fighting in the same promotions he associates himself with, and he wants to compete in Sambo.

Fedor was lucky to finally get a promotion to throw a card in Russia (Bodog), but he knows how tall that order is. But he will not budge on his Sambo tournaments. And UFC doesn't play that way.

If he fights in the UFC, he will be Dana's bitch and do what he is told.

Once again, this sounds very appealing to a guy that has an untarnished record against the best HW's of his time, just consecutively put two ex-UFC champions down in less than five minutes, has all the fame and money a person can ask for, and wants nothing more than to live a simple life in his village and train to destroy people.

So yeah, that's my two cents.

Thoughts?

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Wise

Pretty much my thoughts on the subject.

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tecnotut

I think he should stop Sambo. I heard he prefers MMA over Sambo, and Sambo was more like a hobby for him. If that's the case, then I'd rather Fedor quit Sambo and sign up with the UFC. It's that, or have him do his Sambo and fight cans in M1 if Affliction folds.

Villian

UFC fans feel if you dont fight in the UFC then you're not the real deal, so he probably wont ever get the respect he deserves. But he has nothing left to prove.


Great write up, i agree 100%

CornbreadBB

Yeah, it's not like there are any reasons why he wouldn't fight in the UFC....

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tecnotut

There're pros and cons with each option. Yet most hardcore MMA fans do want to see him fight in the UFC, or at least fight their fighters whether it be in the UFC or not.

Darkgecko

Fedor for the sticky

e-thug

Great write up and I especially like this part:


All I really want from Fedor is a scrap with Josh Barnett and he can retire, he will have beaten pretty much every top 10 HW from his era.

Area B

Stop sambo???? As was stated earlier on, Fedor is very patriotic and this is his countries martial art, his national sport. Its much more than a hobby to him, he's the face of the sport in Russia and its something he takes very seriously and would never give up for some deal with the UFC. Without repeating all the excellent points that were made in the original post, Fedor does not need the UFC (as much as I would love to see him fight there), he has nothing to prove and if he never fights in the UFC he will retire as the greatest ever completly unconcerned with what mma 'fans' who know about 5 fighters cos they were big names in the UFC think of him. His legacy is already gaurenteed.

The_Senator

I agree with everything that has been said about Fedor. The only match in UFC that can be really interesting right now is Fedor vs Mir (but only if Frank manages to win in his upcoming 2-3 bouts).

If Fedor were to join

1)Positive things about it:
He could participate in UFC Countdown, UFC All Access + the promos would be fantastic, because UFC got all the footage from PRIDE (maybe they will get the footage of Affliction someday) All this would be very entertaining. Besides, I always wanted to see Fedor fighting in cage, it's better for his style.

2)Negative things:
Fedor would probably be overshadowed by Anderson Silva, because Silva is UFC product, Fedor's not. The other thing is that Dan White & management wouldn't give much respect to Emelianenko anyway + Fedor wouldn't feel comfortable there.

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