No this is just a fight with a promotion who broadcasts on UFC Fight Pass so this means nothing. Also this is not Fedor's return, it is his second match. The UFC just doesn't want to admit that he went to a Japanese promotion first.
A last minute replacement isn't the same as a fully planned promotion to fight against one of the supposedly GOAT legends of MMA in his hyped return to the cages. Fedor should be ashamed of himself, but not as much as if he allows Maldonado to see the second round.
So Fedor is fighting an unranked light heavyweight as a warm up to fight Brock Lesnar, who after UFC 200 will be 100% unable to fight in the UFC as his long term WWE contract will no longer permit him to fight professionally.
If Maldonado is an" absolute bum", Im not sure what to call Fedors last opponent. Way I see it, this is a big step up. From "uber bum" to just plain old vanilla "bum".... no need for the "absolute".
When is the last time Fedor fought anyone worth noting? I can't think of any, even dating back to the Pride days. I remember half or more of the Pride fighters coming over to the UFC and getting their asses kicked, though. I used to be a Fedor fan.
Ishii is like 14-5 with 2 losses to mirko and one to fedor , the fact is the strongest hw were outside ufc when the 4-4 scrub Brock won the title from a 69 yr old man. Every Fedor fight is relevant since he gets smarter and more technical after the 3 losses he got. Oh yah werdum and overeem , Bigfoot , Cormier def got their ass kicked lol ufc he was shit pride and strike force had the best fighters , don't hate.
The top Pride fighters failed pretty heavily in UFC, but you could easily spin that into Fabricio Werdum, Josh Barnett and Alistair Overeem being some of the best fighters in the world.
Ishii is like 14-5 with 2 losses to mirko and one to fedor , the fact is the strongest hw were outside ufc when the 4-4 scrub Brock won the title from a 69 yr old man. Every Fedor fight is relevant since he gets smarter and more technical after the 3 losses he got. Oh yah werdum and overeem , Bigfoot , Cormier def got their ass kicked lol ufc he was shit pride and strike force had the best fighters , don't hate.
To be fair to him outside the UFC, Bellator and WOSF (who would all require him to sign a long term contract) who is there to fight at heavyweight... Literally the only fight they can book for him that isn't a joke is Sergei Kharitonov and even he hasn't fought in 11 months.
Fights that make sense if he were to come to the UFC...
1.) Hunt vs. Fedor 2
2.) Barnett fight that never happened
3.) AA rematch
4.) Werdum rematch
5.) Brock if he took another fight say next year. Perhaps if he beats Hunt he would...
Cool fights that they wouldn't do...
1. Lil Nog at HW
2. Anderson at HW
3. DC at HW
4. Shogun at HW
1. Jeff Monson fight was not a joke, Monson/Cormier was a first round SF Grand Prix fight and that was less than 6 months earlier, Cormier went on to win that tournament.
2. Jadeep Sigh and Satoshi Ishii were top guys from other sports. Japeep was 40-10 in kick-boxing and Ishii was an olympic medalists. Both fighters the UFC would buy up in a second.
3. Fedor's legacy vs UFC fighters is legendary
Former UFC Champions - 5-0
Future UFC Champions - 2-1-1
Former UFC Title Challengers - 3-1
Future UFC Title Challengers - 2-2
UFC Fighters(former and future) - 21-4(1) so 65% of his fights have been UFC caliber guys, and over 50% championship level.
4. Fedor walks into the UFC right now and he is without a doubt in the top ten and title consideration. While we know the goal is Brock vs Fedor I would not be shocked if Fedor wins he'll get a title shot offer.
As I recall those two were training partners at the time so it wasn't a big deal for either of them. M-1 put the thing on and they were going easy at it.
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Incredible first round. Fedor has a good flurry but Fabio defends beautifully. Fabio catches him with a left hook and drops him hard. Great combos and ground and pound by Fabio and Fedor is like bamby all over the cage. Fabio with some lovely shots to the body inside to tire Fedor out even more. Fedor battles through like a warrior and sits down looking a bit better. Brilliant stuff.
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