Yarennoka: Fedor Emelianenko booked to fight Hong Man Choi on New Year's Eve

Sick card!!!

this does nothing for fedor…i hope he loses

LMAO..kept hiding the opponent, it is what it is, you have to fight tough competition to still remain #1.

Fedor is #1 he should be fighting #2

if not he should not be #1

i am so looking forward to this fight /sarcasm

let me guess, it’s hard to get excited for japanese punching bags no matter how much heart they have..

There you go John, its finally official. The Techno Goliath get the fight.

Just the other day, I noticed that I no longer get the HDnet channel, but I used to. Strange. Luckily I get Versus, and it in HD as well. Spike needs to upgrade!

Quick Question: Given the opportunity to select one and only one channel to get out of the two, which would it be Versus or HDnet? The main factors playing into the decision is of course WEC on Versus, and M-1 and smaller promotions on HDnet.

My answer is – I am satisfied with my current situation.

I echo the sentiment hoping that Fedor gets beat. If he wants to not be in the UFC so he can fight Hong Man Choi then so be it.

I think I might be the only one in the world (outside of Japan I guess) who wants to see this fight. 7’2", 350 pounds? I think it will be interesting to see how Fedor deals with it. And when a guy is that massive, he’s always got at least some chance of winning.

To quote Rampage Jackson “M-1? What the hell is that?”

Melendez Vs Isida is a terrible fight. I know alot of people think Ishida is very good, but he is the most overated guy at LW.

I just hope they show Aoki Vs JZ (amazing) and Misaki Vs Akiyama (also great.

The rest of the card is nice!

Fedor Vs Choi is a joke using any reasoning. Alot of people are just happy to see the guy fight like they were when he faught Zulu. Me if your the worlds #1 guy p4p you dont fight basicly a amature MMA guy.

Kawajiri Vs Azeredo very good. all though Luiz never wins the big fights.
Mach Vs Hasagawa is ok Mach should roll easily.

So far a pretty good card, not great. but very good.

JZ Vs Aoki and Misaki Vs akiyama are two of the best on paper all year.

I hope CHOI karate chops FEDOR

Fedor Vs. Hornswoggle!!!!!!!!!!! that would be better than this crap!

so much for fedor being #1. eat that, fanboys, your god is garbage.

Fedor is becoming a joke.
When the history of MMA is written, Fedor will be noted as the best that COULD HAVE BEEN.
He is an entertainer, not a mma fighter.

this card topples any card the ufc put out this year, love seeing top 10’s fighting eachother in different divisions, but alot of these guys are the best in the business, i wish the ufc would sign some of these guys

Wow. What a big draw. Another bum opponent for Fedor. Pad that win column with more no-names and washed up fighters.

(Insert fart noise here).

hong man choi wins via knee

Hong Man Choi wins via foot stomp….LOL

this card suks man. also i thought Hayato “mach” sakurai signed with UFC. but who knows. fedor will win his fight but i dont think no one wants to see it though. If he keeps this up he will start going down on the rankings.

Personally, I want to see the circus match!!! I think it would almost be funny :)

This is exactly like when Hulk Hogan fought Zeus in the 1989 straight-to-video classic ‘No Holds Barred.’

There you go John, its finally official. The Techno Goliath get the fight.

Just the other day, I noticed that I no longer get the HDnet channel, but I used to. Strange. Luckily I get Versus, and it in HD as well. Spike needs to upgrade!

Quick Question: Given the opportunity to select one and only one channel to get out of the two, which would it be Versus or HDnet? The main factors playing into the decision is of course WEC on Versus, and M-1 and smaller promotions on HDnet.

My answer is – I am satisfied with my current situation.

I have the both in HD, enjoy just the WEC.

im quite dissapointed what i see on this topic – people are not appreciating Choi’s accomplishments – hes a K1 monster with good wins against some big headed guys. To put choi down is showing who really knows what about MMA. Its a shame – choi is a good, solid fighter with sledge hammer fists, scrap that – his hands are bigger than a sledge hammer. He wont win but it is a good fight at the end of the day

Fedor is fighting the Korean Super giant..that never stops growing..that is ass cheeks.

I have the both in HD, enjoy just the WEC.

VM..I have neither at this time..I’m lucky I got spike. I thought I should have versus on the reg cable pkge but I don’t. Today I would say Vs is the better of the two. The Tapout show..Wec…but later on HD might be better with different events and shows..analysis and stuff..but if you both you can’t go wrong.

There should be a 24hr MMa/valetudo/Bjj channel..like in Brazil you Combate which is 24/7..old school..new school..tourneys..interviews..everything in one channel all the time..like NY1..news all day.

its a good card and free, choi is a good fighter but not on fedors level i hope it last awhile at least.and until another h.w. steps up and dominates the h.w. division fedor is still #1 but not for long if he dosen’t fight some top contenders soon.

I guarantee you that Fedor “the mighty can crusher” Emelianenko will win.

Uhhh…MMAMANIA how about you let us decide if this fight is joke and just try to objective news reporters. Although he has just one MMA fight to his credit, he’s an accomplished K-1 boxer (who owns a career 12-3 record) and wrestler. He made his MMA debut last New Year’s Eve in a K-1 event and defeated two-fight veteran Bobby Ologun — a 215-pounder — with a TKO via punches just 16 seconds into the fight. Thanks!!

I think I might be the only one in the world (outside of Japan I guess) who wants to see this fight. 7’2", 350 pounds? I think it will be interesting to see how Fedor deals with it. And when a guy is that massive, he’s always got at least some chance of winning.

I agree. I think it is an American mentality that has to see the best vs. the best all the time. And when there’s nothing really wrong with that, the Japanese can be into these kind of freakshow testaments to entertainment, hence cyborg vs. techno goliath? Also, Fedor’s not necessarily taking the easy way out. He hasn’t fought in about a year, so he deserves a tune-up of sorts, before we see his best vs. best anyway. And Choi’s size against Fedor’s 6ft. frame is a great challenge for him. I’m gonna tune in.

There you go John, its finally official. The Techno Goliath get the fight.

Just the other day, I noticed that I no longer get the HDnet channel, but I used to. Strange. Luckily I get Versus, and it in HD as well. Spike needs to upgrade!

Quick Question: Given the opportunity to select one and only one channel to get out of the two, which would it be Versus or HDnet? The main factors playing into the decision is of course WEC on Versus, and M-1 and smaller promotions on HDnet.

My answer is – I am satisfied with my current situation.

Atta boy Mania, u finally report on this and once again I get no love, no assist… This is what I am talking about the RETURN of PRIDE… kind of!

ViolentMike: WE usually agree on most subject but I am gonna have to go against you on this one. Given thre choice betwen WEC and This event I would have to go with HDnet. I would prefer the WEC to the normal small HDnet fight cards, but if Cuban is gonna air Yeronaka or any other show that involves all the former PRIDE stars not signed to the UFC…I am gonna have to roll with Cuban!

My cable provider is Dish Network, can anyone tell me if HDNET is even available on dish network? I know the versus channel is available but what about HDnet?

I love the UFC but I gotta call it like I see it…This event is a much better overall event than Nemesis, which is basically selling us 3 relevant fights, I see many more intruiging fights on the Yeronaka card.

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Hong Man Choi: I am the first to admit that Fedor vs. Sum Dum Guy isnt that appealing but Fedor hasnt fought in a year and I cannot miss out on the opportunity to watch the Russian Experiment no matter who he faces.

Hayato “Mach” Sakurai vs. Hidehiko Hasegawa: This is definetly better than Melvin vs. Clementi

Gilbert Melendez vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida: Ishida may be overated but he is still a formidable opponent and Gilbert is a very skilled young fighter trainig with Nick Diazes camp

Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Luiz Azeredo: This will be a great fight. Azeredo might loose big fights, but they are always exciting and Kawajiri is no slouch either

Shinya Aoki vs. Gesias “JZ” Calvancante: This fight will be amazing. I think both of these guys could compete at a high level against the UFC’s lightweights. GRESAT FIGHT!

Kazuo Misaki vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama: This will be a good solid fight

Ricardo Arona vs. TBA: I guess Arona isnt signed to the UFC after all. Get him a decent opponent and this will be a good card

Aleksander Emelianenko vs. TBA (rumor): I am always curious to see baby Fedor in action. His game is flawed but he will come after you and it usually is exciting

Murilo Bustamante vs. TBA (rumor)I would like to see Mustamante vs. Arona but I think they train together. Bustamante has fought the best in the world and has always held his own, get him a decent opponent and it will be a good fight.

This is the closest thing to a PRIDE event that we will probably ever see. I am rooting for this event to be a success because UFC needs formidable competition in the mma market to keep Dana from monopolizing the sport, lowballing fighters, and put pressure on him to provide better cards than what he has given us recently.

Joakim Hansens was also rumored to make his return at this event…we will see what happens with that.

Uhhh…MMAMANIA how about you let us decide if this fight is joke and just try to objective news reporters. Although he has just one MMA fight to his credit, he’s an accomplished K-1 boxer (who owns a career 12-3 record) and wrestler. He made his MMA debut last New Year’s Eve in a K-1 event and defeated two-fight veteran Bobby Ologun — a 215-pounder — with a TKO via punches just 16 seconds into the fight. Thanks!!

I object to being objective on this one.

Maybe if everybody got off Fedors jock and he was dropped in the rankings because he is fighting a bunch of cans, he would be forced to fight contenders to EARN his #1 ranking.

this card topples any card the ufc put out this year, love seeing top 10’s fighting eachother in different divisions, but alot of these guys are the best in the business, i wish the ufc would sign some of these guys

the ufc signed a bunch of the old pride stalwarts and most havent panned out. they gave to much money to guys like c.c and big nog, so now they cant afford to give more money to the guys who deserve it like randy and a.a.

the ufc signed a bunch of the old pride stalwarts and most havent panned out. they gave to much money to guys like c.c and big nog, so now they cant afford to give more money to the guys who deserve it like randy and a.a.

Wow what a challenge for Fedor a big rapping giant. Wow, who is he gonna fight next yao ming?

FIRST OFF DONT BE A VAGINA. I LIKE YOU, BUT SERIOUSLY GO TO THE UFC YOU RUSSIAN WHORE.

You think Randy deserves more money for refusing to live up to the terms of the contract he agreed to and signed?

Engage and destroy any possible threats.

7"²2"³ 350pounds(not fat!) G&P, nasty elbows, 350 freaking pounds behind it? We’re talking coma & possibly re-construction surgery here.
 
Some MMA “know it all” fans talk like their $#$# don’t stink nor bleed. That giant dude is dangerous.

If HW MMA fighters are really the top of the found chain (something that’s still need to be proven!) then… anything that offers a serious challenge should be engage and destroy.
  
St-Pierre(170) understands this concept, Sherk(155) & Penn(155) threats have already been dealt with. After Serra, GSP is gonna call up Anderson Silva(185).
 
FEDOR RAMPAGE ST-PIERRE HUERTA FABER

the ufc signed a bunch of the old pride stalwarts and most havent panned out. they gave to much money to guys like c.c and big nog, so now they cant afford to give more money to the guys who deserve it like randy and a.a.

big nog will be champ and other pride fighters have done just fine

big nog will be champ and other pride fighters have done just fine

I think I might be the only one in the world (outside of Japan I guess) who wants to see this fight. 7’2", 350 pounds? I think it will be interesting to see how Fedor deals with it. And when a guy is that massive, he’s always got at least some chance of winning.

He can hardly walk around with decent coordination, Fedor will get him down and submit him.

It is a very sick card. I’m most excited about Aoki vs. Calvancante, but every fight looks pretty sick to me.

Fedor always looks like he’s out of shape. that’s probably why dana white thinks he’s overated. But make no mistake: Fedor would destroy Couture.

So lets see if this makes any sense. Fedor, whos considered the #1 fighter in MMA, said not to UFC where he could of fought randy, crocop, noguera, gonzaga, and lesnar, to fight a no name loser like Choi-hong idiot whos probably ranked #500 fighter in the world in M-1. This doesn’t make any sense. How can Fedor be ranked #1 fighter in world?….He doesn’t want wanna a face a top contender.
The last time I checked choi hong idiot was man handled by brock lesnar, who made his debut. I’m offically in
Bizzaro-land!

hope Fedor gets k0ed

Fedor would never beat Couture plain and simple.

So lets see if this makes any sense. Fedor, whos considered the #1 fighter in MMA, said not to UFC where he could of fought randy, crocop, noguera, gonzaga, and lesnar, to fight a no name loser like Choi-hong idiot whos probably ranked #500 fighter in the world in M-1. This doesn’t make any sense. How can Fedor be ranked #1 fighter in world?….He doesn’t want wanna a face a top contender.
The last time I checked choi hong idiot was man handled by brock lesnar, who made his debut. I’m offically in
Bizzaro-land!

your thinking of a sombody else that fought lesner this is hong man choi and he is a good k-1 fighter. not in fedors league but he is a big star outside of the usa.fedor will stop being #1 when somebody else steps up and dominates the h.w. devision.i think he is fighting weak compition right now but will soon face top contenders like barnett but no other h.w. is out there dominating the top h.w. to take the #1 spot, they will need more than 2 wins in a row to challange his #1 ranking or if he loses witch he may if he fights barnett.

Fedor would never beat Couture plain and simple.

i bet barnett, ricco, and liddell could never beat him either.

I smell a Huge Arlovski vs. Fedor fight I would say Summer – Winter of 2008 brewing. If Dana doesnt dip in his pockets pay Andre and re sign him to a new contract, his current contract will expire he will be pissed and go looking for a big payday (Arlovski loves his money as much as anyone), and M-1 will be there to lure him in. I dont know if M-1 can do it alone, but by being a part of the Yerenoka show, they are showing that they are willing to work with other organizations to put on Big Fights (something Dana white has been reluctant to do).

I smell a Huge Arlovski vs. Fedor fight I would say Summer – Winter of 2008 brewing. If Dana doesnt dip in his pockets pay Andre and re sign him to a new contract, his current contract will expire he will be pissed and go looking for a big payday (Arlovski loves his money as much as anyone), and M-1 will be there to lure him in. I dont know if M-1 can do it alone, but by being a part of the Yerenoka show, they are showing that they are willing to work with other organizations to put on Big Fights (something Dana white has been reluctant to do).

dana needs to step up the only thing keeping fedor vs randy from happening is the ufc, if they lose aa it will only help m-1.

OHHHHHH…..there you go fedor….keep fighting these top notch skilled fighters….lol..WHAT A BUM!!!

Imagine….

Hong Man Choi pulls out w/ injury just hours before the fight.
It’s very likely.

So would M1 have a back up plan.. and who would it be?

I say send AA over there as plan B. It would get UFC coverage on an M1 event. Then if AA did demo Fedor ( which is starting to look like a real possibility these days)
That would completly crush that league.

AA would then get the money he wants from the UFC and sign a nice contract. A long one.

Damn is it still only thursday…

i bet barnett, ricco, and liddell could never beat him either.

LOL good work.

MMAWeekly: Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White has been quoted as saying, “I don’t think Fedor is a top-five heavyweight in the world, and I’m not saying that because I didn’t get Fedor. I’ve always felt that way about Fedor and I always felt Randy Couture would beat Fedor … Fedor is a farce.” How do you feel about these comments?

Emelianenko: Dana talks a lot and uses words lightly. Let Randy Couture fight me. Allow this fight that everyone wants to take place. Me, Randy and MMA fans all over the world want it. The only obstacle is Dana.

MMAWeekly: What is your opinion of Randy Couture? He has announced publicly that at this point in his career you are the only fighter that he feels it is worth it for him to face in the ring.

Emelianenko: People want to see this fight and I want to meet him in the ring. I have the greatest respect for Randy and have always admired him. I am also thankful that he has such a high opinion of me.

MMAWeekly: Can you discuss your long-term goals in the M-1 organization? Where do you see the M-1 promotion, and Russian MMA in general, ten years from now?

Emelianenko: I trust in (M-1) and the good people that they have brought together. M-1 gives me the chance to meet champions from various organisations in the ring, instead of being restrained within the limits of one organization.

so when is he going to fight some of these “champions from various organizations”?

im totally not buying this card!

I believe it when I see it…

HAHAHAHA… there goes my respect for Fedor.

Hong Man Choi win by TKO in 1R.

Fedor is #1 he should be fighting #2
if not he should not be #1

NO one is #1 ,if they keep fighting CANS! You should be proud of your self Fedor ,1-0 ,thats impressive,your a hero if you can keep beating the the tough opponents you keep CHALLENGING yourself with.A REAL champ wants to up the anti every fight and prove to themself more than anything, that they are the best,but not Fedor, he chooses to avoid the guys who can beat him. Untill he beats someone , if I hear he is the best again , I will puke.

this card topples any card the ufc put out this year, love seeing top 10’s fighting eachother in different divisions, but alot of these guys are the best in the business, i wish the ufc would sign some of these guys

Is the guy fighting in the main event (1-0), the best in the business? I know Fedor want’s to pad his record, but this is ridiculous.

I think I might be the only one in the world (outside of Japan I guess) who wants to see this fight. 7"²2"³, 350 pounds? I think it will be interesting to see how Fedor deals with it. And when a guy is that massive, he’s always got at least some chance of winning.

Keith Hackney (at 200 lbs), destroyed a guy over 500 lbs with just karate, in the early UFC days. In MMA size means NOTHING unless they are skilled.

I don’t know if Fedor is going to be considered #1 for much longer. I’ve heard that there’s this new guy who has piled up a 30-0-1 record visiting various high schools kickin’ some a$$. The one no contest was after the principal broke it up, but he was just about to submit the ninth grader in a gullioutine choke, so really he should be 31-0.

i think Fedors problem is he has no balls to fight in a cage.. and i think the cage make you need more stamina

i think Fedors problem is he has no balls to fight in a cage.. and i think the cage make you need more stamina

look what happend to shogun

look what happend to shogun

fedor will fight anyone in the ufc its dana that needs to make it happen.

fedor will fight anyone in the ufc its dana that needs to make it happen.

i disagree. dana has nothing to do with it any more, well at least not as much. randy resigned. if fedor wants to fight randy so bad let m1 and fedors rich russian friends buy-out randy’s contract and sign him to a big deal. fedor is the one that opted not to sign w/ the ufc. that never made any sense to me. he could have signed for a couple of years, made a ton of money, fought 4 or 5 times against the best fighters in the world, then leave and fight all the sambo he wanted and still be young enough to do it. even if not to fight randy ,he still had his old running buddies in c.c and nog to fight. i know everyone says that he has plenty of money and is a big star in japan. but what does he want to be, an mma figher or a euroasian celebrity.

well he already signed with m-1 so it is only dana that is keeping this from happening now.

Okay, for all hose (albeit a few), supporting HMC…. c’mon. Let’s be real. The people he fought in K-1 weren’t real MMA figthers. Plus K-1 is kickboxing, not MMA. Choi is going to get a beating. I say KO in the first or second round. Go look at the spread at bodog sports book. It’s a joke.

i think this is a risky fight for fedor in many aspects, the worlds no 1 ranked heavyweight facing a freak with no technique??? fedor shouldn’t, but very well could loose this fight. the reasons behind why he is doing it remain questionable. maybe he wants to knock out the big man and show that he’s back. maybe he just wants a big fat cheque for a bogus fight. regardless, if he wanted a smallish fight against a non-contender to bring him back to speed after a long layoff since his lindland fight, he chose one that raises eybrows to say the least.

I sincerely hope fedor kicks the crap out of hong and continues to dominate the heavyweight scene as pretty much every respectable heavyweight is currently wanting his chance at the man. he has been tested and he deserves his rank as world number 1. Unfortunately, this fight could seriously hurt his credibility among those who haven’t heard of him yet and in particular those who have been waiting for fedor’s next fight.

my fingers crossed for mr emelianenko.

Fedor won, and that’s all. He’s humble, he’s not an entertainer, he’s a damn good hard working fighter.

I hope he keeps on training and winning and not give into this american ufc bull****. stick with asia, at least there they can appreciate proper fighters, and respect them and not boo every time the fight is not going the right way

Fedor is #1 he should be fighting #2

if not he should not be #1

The following rankings were compiled by the MMANews.com web team on Saturday, January 26, 2008.

HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION (up to 265 LBS.)

1. Fedor Emelianenko
2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
3. Josh Barnett
4. Randy Couture
5. Tim Sylvia
6. Fabricio Werdum
7. Andrei Arlovski
8. Gabriel Gonzaga
9. Mirko CroCop
10. Aleksander Emelianenko

He has already fought the #2 guy.. Twice. Bitch slapped him around both time.

NEWB!

WAR FEDOR!