UFC Quick Quote: Dana White 'impressed' with Fedor Emelianenko's win over Tim Sylvia

uh oh!

by ththt on Jul 20, 2008 10:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Lets stop arguing over whose best p4p and settle it. Anderson says himself he weighs 220. Fedor weighs 230. The two should fight at heavyweight and see who wins.

by dana's cheap on Jul 20, 2008 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

ye in fairness when you look at it that way fedor is the man! but for a man who makes 185 anderson is the guy! anderson is more thin and makes 185 when he trains and comes in to a 185 fight at below 200lbs so its hard to say!

i stick buy my theory that a good ground and pund guy will be the best test for silva! obviously nobody at 185 is ready for that but at 205 the likes of ortiz would probably give him trouble! as for strikers! forget it

by the heat on Jul 20, 2008 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am going to pretend I didn’t just hear Tito Ortiz’s name mentioned when discussing who can beat Anderson.

by ViolentMike on Jul 20, 2008 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think Dana would be better off to just pay out the ass to get Fedor and AA back and not give away great fights for free.

by Arnold on Jul 20, 2008 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lets get real. If Anderson Sylvia had hit Fedor with the punch that dropped James Irvin, Fedor would of blinked, then Sylvia would have said " O SHIT" and ran for the rest of the fight…

by grumpyfarmer on Jul 20, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

nah, cause the second he blinked he woulda caught 3-4 more to the dome

by O damn he got caught on Jul 21, 2008 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fedor would beat Anderson 9/10 times, but Anderson has a puncher’s chance (or as I like to call it, a “Serra’s chance”) to beat Fedor. Yes, Fedor’s beaten better pure strikers, but Fedor also got rocked by a far less superior striker in Fujita. Fedor won’t be put away with one punch, but if Anderson can land a shot like Fujita did, there’s a good chance Anderson could finish with more strikes, just like how the aforementioned Serra beat the larger and seemingly unbeatable St. Pierre.

by Pat on Jul 21, 2008 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i dont doubt that fedor is could possibly beat anderson silva, in fact it would probably be one of the best fights in the history of mma, but to say that anderson silva only has a puncher’s chance is rediculous, aderson silva has world class black belt jiujitsu he just never has to use it because he is such a skill striker, if fedor and anderson fought i would be so pumped but ur [wrong] in thinking that anderson silva would be such an underdog

by nig on Jul 23, 2008 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

no dude they should fight at lighheavy, that way they could meet in the middle

by nig on Jul 23, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

uh oh! you know what this means!!

by ththt on Jul 20, 2008 10:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Finally some more props for Fedor. He is very tough. The last three fights he has had is against 3 of the biggest people in MMA. Too much weight difference for him to fight the spider but we need to see Fedor vs. The Natural ASAP. I would rather see Silva fight some of the top 205 guys. BUT NOT BEFORE he fights the winner of Leben/Bisping.

by Brian "Bisping-Hater" on Jul 20, 2008 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you hate Bisbing why do you want to see Silva fight the winner of Bisbing/Leben? Leben already got assisinated by Silva and again if you hate Bisbing you would think he would lose?

by Bic on Jul 21, 2008 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

obviously if he hates Bisping he’d like to see him take a beating..

by O damn he got caught on Jul 21, 2008 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i still don’t consider sylvia a real top fighter,i think arlovski woulda been a better fight for fedor as would barnett sylvia was good when people couldn’t figure him out, now that they have he isn’t good

by randy murders on Jul 20, 2008 10:51 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I wouldn’t be too surprised now to see the UFC sign Fedor. Now that Lorenzo Fertitta is on board to try and grow the UFC brand internationally, there might be more motivation (and superior negotiating skill) to do so. Fedor’s contract situations are always murky. I may be wrong, but I don’t think that Fedor has a contract with Affliction specifically. In order to help penetrate internationally, I can see a scenario whereby Lorenzo decides to go for Fedor (sign him to a 3 fight contract) and have him fight Couture in his first fight. It seems to me that it would be a lot smarter (and cheaper) than having to counterprogram every time there is an Affliction card (if indeed there is another one). There is no doubt that Fedor is a great fighter. However, IMHO dominating Sylvia does not automatically make him the top P4P fighter. P4P fighter is an unproveable and nebulous concept anyways. On the other hand, perhaps the Fertiita’s realize that although Fedor is a great fighter (arguable one of the best) he is not really marketable and can’t sell PPVs? Interesting time to be a MMA fan.

by Muscle Dolphin on Jul 20, 2008 10:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

UFC would gain a lot by signing fedor, specially since they said they’d like to grow internationally (and I heard them say Russia as one example), and to back up your statement, Fedor does not have a contract with affliction, he is still a free agent. There is a problem though, Fedor did not like being called a farce by DW (and from what I know of Fedor, there needs to be a lot of @$$ kissing done by White in order to get him to the UFC). Another problem I see is that Fedor is now the WAMMA HW champion, in order for him to transition into the UFC; he’d need to either resign as WAMMA champion, or the UFC would need to work with the WAMMA organization to accept Fedor into the UFC (both scenarios I see unlikely).

by linx on Jul 20, 2008 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think that the highly polished Lorenzo could easily unruffle Fedor’s feathers wrt White’s “brash” comments. Also, White has just stated on the record that he has changed his mind. As for the WAMMA belt, I’m not too sure of the situation, however I don’t see it as a stumbling block somehow. Lorenzo could “jumpstart” his international endeavours and hurt a potential competitor in one swoop with the signing of Fedor. The UFC is waiting for the likes of Brock, Cain (and another young ex-wrestler whose name escapes me) to save the HWY Division. But in the meantime……

by Muscle Dolphin on Jul 20, 2008 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Linx: I am actually pretty sure that Fedor has a 3 fight contract with AFFLICTION! I know for a FACT that Aleks has a 3 fight deal with Affliction and I am pretty sure that FDedor is signed on for 3 fights as well!

So Affliction with out a doubt will provide us with 2 more Fedor fights against top fighters. At the very least we will see 2 out of these 3 possible Great match ups: Fedor vs. Couture, Fedor vs. Barnett, or Fedor vs. Arlovski!

So the UFC wont even be able to start Negotiating with Fedor until around March!

Bad News Felas: Kid Yammamotto has a partially torn ACL. He is out of DREAM 5 and will be sidelined for about 6 months!

by john on Jul 20, 2008 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I didn’t know that John, I was still under the impression that he was a free agent. I still don’t think his fight with couture will ever happen though

by linx on Jul 20, 2008 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He actually has three fights left on his contract with M-1 Global, which is not the same organization as the now the defunct M-1 org. So I think M-1 Global works with multiple promotions potentially. Anyway, I believe I heard that Fedor will be on the next Affliction card in Nov. as will Arlovski and Barnett. I’d give up on him ever going to the UFC.

by Nathan Paine on Jul 20, 2008 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you guys clueless about Fedor\UFC situation?

Fedor vs. Couture will 100% happen. That is why Couture was brought into the ring post-fight. Even if UFC sues the crap out of Couture, he will still fight…Donald is paying the lawyer bills now. Randy hates UFC….and ALL of his fighters were on the Affliction card, he had 6-7 guys from the Xtreme Couture camp on the card last night.

Fedor will NEVER fight in the UFC, thanks to dumb a$$ Dana White who talked crap about his Russian heritage.

Affliction card was SICK. 10 fights, some crazy KO’s. The fighters actually FOUGHT, unlike UFC….where they dance around because they are scared of losing and getting the Axe.

Reese Andy vs. Brandon Vera = BORING

by Scottie G on Jul 20, 2008 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thank you, best post ive read 100% on the money,

by dia mette on Jul 20, 2008 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

“Scottie G”, are you trying to pass any of your comments off as anything close to accurate? If so, can you please supply some sources? It’s clear you don’t really understand how business works.

Fedor will likely be in the UFC one day…and he’ll fleece Couture in impressive style (regardless of the organization they fight under)

If he’s truly the best heavyweight fighter – he’ll want to fight the best. That is, unless he’s afraid to lose.

And I don’t remember White insulting Fedor’s Russian heritage…

by WADZ on Jul 20, 2008 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

There are so many things wrong with your comment.

- “and ALL of his fighters were on the Affliction card, he had 6-7 guys from the Xtreme Couture camp on the card last night.”

False. There are a lot of UFC fighters who fight for Xtreme Couture. Case in point – UFC poster boy Forrest Griffin. Wanderlei Silva is with Xtreme as is Gray Maynard and many more. You are making it sound like none fight in the UFC which is completely WRONG.

“Fedor will NEVER fight in the UFC, thanks to dumb a$$ Dana White who talked crap about his Russian heritage.”

False. It has very little to do with that and how Fedor’s demands for UFC contract were not-doable. Every one who has a clue knows that Finklestien’s request for adding Red Devil members as well as him fighting in Sambo is crazy. The NFL doesn’t let their players into the WWE during the season. Why should the UFC? stupid.

- Affliction was pretty crappy. For one, the Production was garbage, horrible sound and lights. Megadeth was an experiment that went very wrong. AA v Rothwell was a good fight and Fedor’s 36 seconds were awesome. Lindland was boring AS USUAL as was Whitehead and Babalu.

Vera was boring but he always sucks. Edgar fight was ok as was Burns and Rumble before the crappy ending.

Anyway, check your facts before talking S8*&%&

by NRFC on Jul 21, 2008 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The WAMMA belt is a farce and means nothing. They did not even present it to Fedor at the fight. And (not that it really matters) but I think the WAMMA belt is intended to go to the top Heavyweight regardless of promotion.

by DonnyG on Jul 20, 2008 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I doubt that Fedor is taking Dana’s comments personally. Dana talks shit about all the fighters that are not in the UFC, but it’s mostly hype. He’s talked down about guys like Rampage, Wanderlei, Shogun, Nog, and Cro Cop before they went to the UFC.

by Pat on Jul 21, 2008 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

considering him good is the first step for signing him I guess.

by shamo84 on Jul 20, 2008 11:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, overall not the best night of fights last night, at least in the UFC. I guess I was hoping for a few wars, but I did get a nasty ko by Silva. Silva and Fedor are just two nasty dudes. Humble outside of the ring, and @asskickers in it. P4P the two best. As for who is better, I just don’t know. Fedor has been destroying people for years, has only one loss and that was due to cuts from an illegal blow. I had no idea Silva was 40-1 in muay thai before starting MMA. Wow. Whoever you like will be your #1 p4p, cuz you can argue for both.

by chefdaddy on Jul 20, 2008 11:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Now hopefully, the haters will listen when i write about how dominant of a Fighter Fedor is!
Fedor is still yet to loose a round since he joined pride in 2003. like u said, he doesnt loose round, let alone a fight. I loose all respect for anyone that tries to tell me that he isnt 1 of the (if not) the best and most dominant fighters that mMA has ever SEEN!!

Silva may be the Mike Jordan of mma, but Fedor is the Wilt Chamberlain of mma! He does whatever he wants to whoever he wants! HOw many other 6′1, 220 lbs men could Destroy Tim Standing? I dont know any others fighters that could do that. THe great Couture couldnt finish Tim in 25 minutes but Fedor did it in 36 seconds…keep in mind Tim had a really bad back when he fought Randy! THe legend Nogueira (1 of my favorite fighters of all time), took a really bad beating from Tim for 3 rounds before puling off a submission. Fedor last night, basicaly KO Tim standing, then TKO him on the ground via ground n pound, and then deciided to submit Tim to end the fight…He showed dominant stand up, Ground n pound, and submission skillsin 36 seconds against without a doubt one of the top 5 heavyweghts in the WORLD. tim sylvia who has only been finished by Nogueira and Arovski! R u kidding me? THat may have been the most impressive win of the whole year in MMA!

Fedor the GOD!!!

All this pound 4 pound talk is just silly. Its all just speculation and a matter of oppinion. some will say Silva, others will say Fedor. If I had to choose, I would say Fedor, he has been doing it for much longer and is basically a LHW giving up reach and weight to his opponents through out his entire career, yet still DOMINATING EVERYONE!!

by john on Jul 20, 2008 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How about Fedor vs Anderson at 205 in the UFC??? That would be incredible!

by Harrison on Jul 20, 2008 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It would have to be a catch weight – Fedor is at least 230 ; Silva would have to put some more weight on because I don’t see Fedor losing 25 pounds… Great fight if it ever happened…

by TD on Jul 20, 2008 12:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

fedor looks like a fatty 230 though he could make 205 easily, hes not like a cro cop or someone who’s flat out ripped

by randy murders on Jul 20, 2008 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fedor would NEVER cut to 205, he would lose all his power.

The reason he is so dominant is because he moves like a 205 guy at HW…Sylvia was expecting his speed

His combo that dropped him was like 8 punches in 2 seconds…he is a beast

His athleticism is off the charts, he just doesn’t get props from the casual fan because of his physique.

Watch his fights…the guy can move…his quickness + power = domination

by MMAnut on Jul 20, 2008 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Weight has nothing to do with power “MMAnut”

by WADZ on Jul 20, 2008 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha yes it does WADZ, especially when that weight is muscle.

by The Anomaly on Jul 21, 2008 7:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

alright john, we get it, you don’t like the youngers and you think that life was better in the 70’s..

by shamo84 on Jul 20, 2008 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think you are right. You can make a case for both fighters who obviously are dominating. I think personally I might give the P4P edge to Silva now. He apparently walks around at 220 lbs meaning although he would be small for some heavyweight opponents, this guy could actually hold titles in 3 weight classes which is amazing. Silva’s striking on his feet is unequal. Last night was a great example as he caught Irvin’s kick attempt, held him up and off balance and landed a pin point shot to Irvin’s face and the rest was history. His movement, speed, evasiveness to strikes are unmatched and oh by the way, if you are able to take him down, watch out for that body triangle with one arm trapped and elbows to the head.

by sudnvictory on Jul 20, 2008 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That would be sweet if Silva got the LHW and then moved up and got the HW title and held all three at once.

I still think that there is someone out there that would give Silva fits. I would say Liddel might but I don’t want to get flamed so I won’t say that. But someone.

by DonnyG on Jul 20, 2008 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fedor has reproved that he is best pound for pound fighter in my book.

by "Mr. NC-17" on Jul 20, 2008 11:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

There’s always someone to shout out “yeah but…” Sylvia actually isn’t that great etc. He came dangerously close to beating Nog, Couture beat him by decision, and Sylvia beat pretty much everyone else. I bet if they fought again it would be different and Sylvia could make a way better fight out of it.

That said, it seems that with everything that has been said, UFC is pretty far from signing Fedor. That’s Dana’s problem. He says things that back him into a corner and in order to come out he has to completely backtrack on what he says. He should have just made his statements neutral “we couldn’t sign him” etc. Man I’d love to see some of these Affliction guys all fighting the rest of the heavies in the world though. That was fun.

by dave on Jul 20, 2008 11:13 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Fedor is the top MMA fighter on the planet. Silva has a nice 8 win streak. Fedor is now 28-1. Silva beat an up-and-coming guy in 61 seconds. Fedor beat a former 2 time champion in 36. Please. UFC won’t even put their best fighters against each other because they know the average Joe will still watch. But Fedor’s PRIDE reign – longer than any of the UFC’s top guys careers – was always against the #1 contender. For instance, why in the world, if Dana White is SOOOO confident in Silva, doesn’t he fight St. Pierre or B.J. Penn? It’s because UFC can sell seperate Silva / Penn / St. Pierre fights over the next year. And does anyone really think Silva or St. Pierre or Forrest Griffin would stand a chance with Fedor? Why do you think Fedor isn’t even interested in the other UFC guys right now? He wants competition!

Dana White knows this, and his days of talking smack about other fighters and treating his fighters light crap are over. The Affliction fight proves it, and is finally an organization with the backing and business savvy to give UFC fits (Trump / Cuban / etc). The fighters flee when there is a better option for them. So this is UFC’s chance to clean up their act, grow up, and become a respectable business instead of trying to just berate and intimidate the competition.

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by Joey Pitts on Jul 20, 2008 11:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You must not have ever heard of weight classes!!! Furthermore, why woul dan organization pit all its champions against each other? It makes no sense!

by Harrison on Jul 20, 2008 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think that GSP needs to defend his title several times before anyone talks about him moving up to fight Silva. I think BJ needs at least one more defence before thinking about moving up again.

by DonnyG on Jul 20, 2008 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Man that effliction card was awsome it reminds me of pride days

by joe on Jul 20, 2008 11:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And I totally agree with “best p4p fighter” is a flawed concept. It’s problematic, especially in MMA where so many different styles are combined. In boxing it works because there’s just the one sport and the varying styles are limited. MMA, the styles are so vast, not to mention the weight classes and the fact that anything can happen at any time in any match, unlike boxing, which seems to be a little more predictable. But people love talking about it so knock yourselves out I guess.

Fedor looked awesome, I’d like to see him in a more epic battle again though, so bring on Couture! Or Nog or whomever.

by dave on Jul 20, 2008 11:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Fedor destroyed Sylvia something that Randy couldn’t do when he was fighting Timmy who had a bad back!! He also stated he’s never been hit that hard in his life!! Enough with the bad talk about Fedor give him some credit and why fight Arlovski over Barnett Arlovski would’ve lost against Timmy if he fought him last night.

by bruno987 on Jul 20, 2008 11:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Where are all the Fedor haters now? He’s the best pound for pound fighter without a doubt, no one has ever dominated tim sylvia like that, ever, and tim sylvia is a top 5 HW, ya sure anderson destroyed irvin, but irvin wasn’t even in the top 10, though he is a bad ass dude, he just wasn’t at that skill level. Fedor absolutely anihalted sylvia, made him look like a tool, his size and reach weren’t even a factor, fedor nulled them out with his speed and his power, and then pulled off that choke with that awkward hand grip. The guy is just a machine. Randy beat on sylvia for 5 rounds and couldn’t finish him, fedor destroyed him in the first 30 seconds. Randy is just more wood for the fire, bring him on.

by Boris on Jul 20, 2008 11:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I really dont see Dana playing along with WAMMA, and you cant blame him. WAMMA is a joke. In my opinion, any organization with Bill Goldberg on their board as an authority on MMA can’t really be taken seriously. Also, I’m not a big fan of Pat Militech or the whole Militech camp, but I can’t believe he is part of that phoney organization.

by the_mexicutioner on Jul 20, 2008 11:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

But conversely the same thing can be said about Dana White. Dana acts like an old adolescent in charge of his father’s business. He is never professional in his critiques of fighters. He is extremely biased and bears it out in public for everyone to see. He had nothing but horrible things to say about honorable fighters like Fedor and Couture. I think the UFC is better without Dana White, personally. Yeah Dana helped build the sport in the States, but the sport has far exceeded needing him to do that anymore. His antics are so childish. Sighs you know what I’ve said enough. Sorry.

by WTF on Jul 20, 2008 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Mexicutioner: How did that $300 bet on Irvin, work out for you last night? Great call! Bookies better watch out for the Mexicutioner…LMAO!!!

by john on Jul 20, 2008 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Since Irvin lost, that would mean I didnt win, right? Does that really need to be explained to you, or are you just asking a stupid question?

by the_mexicutioner on Jul 20, 2008 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The UFC is reputable and has credibility. WAMMA is not reputable and has no credibility. Aside from coming up with a horrible looking belt and fake undisputed title, name one thing they have done for the sport? Besides you said it yourself, Dana helped build the sport. WAMMA hasn’t done anything for the sport period.

by the_mexicutioner on Jul 20, 2008 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wamma is relatively new. Wamma put on a good event. Besides, I was lamenting on Dana White and his childish behavior. I said he helped to build the sport but nowadays he is only hurting the sport. He could’ve had Fedor and kept Crocop, and Randy Couture, etc. Dana White was good for the sport a few years ago. But now, not so much.

by WTF on Jul 20, 2008 3:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah WTF, I share a lot of the same opinions of Dana’s behavior. If he had an ounce of tact or professionalism then there’d be a chance at having Fedor vs. Couture happen in the UFC, but I think he’s been too proficient at burning bridges to make that anything more than a pipedream. He’s done some good things for the sport and the organization, but he’s just too full of himself to know when to shut the hell up and fails to realize that he would be better off keeping many of his opinions private.

by Scott on Jul 20, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well said my friend.

by WTF on Jul 20, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Afflication card SUCKED… except for the last 3 fights they made up for the card… one thing that 100 % i agree now with is that MMA SHOULD be in a cage… the ring does nothing bust stop the fight just look at the babalu fight, twice he had him in a choke and they had to restart the fight… Next affliction card should be in a cage… but Fedor WOW too sick.. and UFC Silva is the MAN!!

by ricky on Jul 20, 2008 11:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

ricky , ricky.. not so fine, you being an MMA newb blows my mind!!..

HEY RICKY!!

by javster on Jul 20, 2008 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow…if ur going to insult someone, try not to look like a total tool in doing so. that was just weak.

by Scott on Jul 20, 2008 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh Scott, its 10 am.. give me a break.. the good jokes must be saved til later in the day!!!

by javster on Jul 20, 2008 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Different Scott, but I thought it was pretty funny.

by Scott on Jul 20, 2008 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t understand how Fedor can be the best p4p.

It might just be that I misunderstand the concept. I thought best p4p assumed that the heavier fighters would beat the lighter fighters. So if Fedor and Uriah are equally skilled Fedor would still win.

If Fedor is the best fighter ever at HW then he is not the best p4p fighter. He is the best FIGHTER in the world. Pound for pound was meant to argue that while the ligher man would lose to the best fighter in the world, he is equally or superiorly skilled as a fighter.

Since we don’t really see any SuperHeavy fights and even if we did Fedor would still fight them. Calling him pound for pound seems silly.

Great fight by Fedor.

by brian on Jul 20, 2008 11:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

eh?

by shamo84 on Jul 20, 2008 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good point! All this pound for pound crap is just stupid anyway! THere are weight classes for a reason!

by john on Jul 20, 2008 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s impressive to see Fedor dispatch of the big turd Timmy. My only question is, does Fedor only fight in a ring? What is the deal with not fighting in a cage for MMA. It just doesn’t look right. And I agree, having to stop a fight and move it back to the center in MMA is stupid, which is why it should always be in a cage.

by The Beast on Jul 20, 2008 11:55 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I LIKE RANDY BUT HE CAN TRAIN ALL HE WANTS COME UP WITH WHAT EVER GAME PLAN HE WANTS HE CAN NOT, COULD NOT, AND WILL NOT COME EVEN CLOSE TO BEATING FEDOR!!!!! FEEL FREE TO REPLY….WHAT….WHAT.

by keepn it real on Jul 20, 2008 11:59 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

the only thing I can reply is: you are absolutely right!

by shamo84 on Jul 20, 2008 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fedor vs. Randy = R.I.P. Randy (and he’s one of my favorite fighters to – by time that thing gets put together Randy will be 45 and half with a year plus of ring rust)

Top fighters
1. A. Silva
2. Fedor
3. GSP
4. U. Faber
5. BJ

by TD on Jul 20, 2008 12:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i put urijah and gsp ahead of fedor by far, same with bj since he fought at bigger weight classes and no doubt would fight fedor anyday..

i give fedor credit but i dont see him as that great til he fights in a cage you gotta be well versed in a cage a ring on the ground standing up.. we know hes good but how is he in that cage

by randy murders on Jul 20, 2008 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

As you could see there was even no time for Tim to reach a cage and smash Fedor on it.

by qqq on Jul 21, 2008 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

To make a list like this is no good because you can’t compare wight divisions like that. Silva is ok but i give him no chance against a top 205 or above. He is the best 185. Fedor is the best HW but needs to fight Randy soon.

by Brian "Bisping-Hater" on Jul 20, 2008 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

good list, but i would switch Fedor and silva. Fedor is # 1 hands down. the guys a freaking myth. Im sorry, but Silva cleaned out a mediocre middleweight division. Fedor cleaned out arguably the most stacked heavyweight division in the history of MMA, has a couple mediocre opponents, gets thrown in against a top ten guy and does what no other ufc guy could do. Sylvia has never been knocked out, but i had a feeling last night Fedor could have won by KO or sub. You see how damn fast Fedor’s hands were!!!

also, I would put BJ at #3. loss or no loss. BJ went and partied after the fight with GSP. GSP spent a week in the hospital. Also, gsp has got to get past Fitch. The guy deserved a title shot long ago and, i mean, i just dont see GSP doing it. Fitch is a bad MO FO. And as for Faber…hmmm. a fight with kid yamamoto would really solidify that boasting..

just my thoughts guys.

by javster on Jul 20, 2008 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Urijah before BJ? The dumbest thing ive ever seen.

by The Anomaly on Jul 21, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Fedor is scary good but just because Dana can’t control him he has to try and downplay him. For years Dana told us how great Big Tim was so now that his boy got destroyed by Fedor he should be mature enough to at least admit the guy is the best heavywt. Dana should swallow his pride(no pun intended) and stop with the sour grapes. Not to overlook Anderson because he too is scary good.

by treeman on Jul 20, 2008 12:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Up here in Canada the fight network has been playing a recap of the Affliction ppv for the past 12 hours. I must say, it looked like shat. Very expected outcomes, with little competition. As much as I hate Fedor nuthuggers, I am glad to see him kill Sylvia. I am so glad I didn’t pay for that crap. Still think that Fedor will get beat in the next 5 fights. Or, maybe he has the special formula of mixing cans with decent fighters. And hey JOHN, loose is spelled lose. Loose is how you would describe your ass. Lose is the correct spelling. The courts are still on the side of Zuffa, so no Randy Fedor for a while. If ever. John, your vindication will not last long. Learn to spell. Fedor looked like the Pride Fedor. SCARY.

by raetsinner on Jul 20, 2008 12:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

What’s Fedor’s record, 27 wins with one controversial loss? Anderson Silva has 22 wins and 4 losses…But the Spider is the best P4P fighter in the world? OK.

by Transport on Jul 20, 2008 1:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

A.Silva has 8 wins in a row now – Fedor has 24 or 25.

A.Silva has beaten Rich Franklin and Dan Henderson – Fedor has beaten the former UFC HW Champion, the current UFC HW Champion, the current (and 3 times) K-1 GP Champion, …

I seriously don’t understand how people buy into Dana’s hype. Dana says Fedor sucks, some people apparently believe him. Dana says A.Silva is the best PFP fighter in the world, again some believe him.

Maybe some of you should stop sucking on Dana’s tit and educate yourself on MMA before repeating everything Dana tells you.

by YouTapped on Jul 20, 2008 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

BTW, this was just a reply to elaborate on Transport’s post, not to bash him as we’re obviously in agreement.

by YouTapped on Jul 20, 2008 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

In my humble opinion, BOTH fighters are great. BOTH are “scary good” as said above. It is hard to say, this guy is much better than this guy… either way. Anderson can dominate his weight class at 185 for a long time it looks like and he can also go up in weight and fight much bigger guys. Fedor reminds me of a hungry bear chasing down children in a forest.

Both guys are amazing, I don’t know which one is better and I think it is a moot point anyhow. Fedor even said himself after the fight, “I don’t pay attention to that stuff.” when asked about his ranking in the world. All Fedor does is care about winning each fight, all Anderson does is care about winning each fight.

Both are great respectable guys and we are all lucky to get to watch them fight!

Bravo to each.

by Ben on Jul 20, 2008 1:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Excellent points. There is no quantitative measure anyways.

by Muscle Dolphin on Jul 20, 2008 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dana shut the fuck up! Fedor will maul any heavyweight AND ANYONE you have in the UFC!

by Jack Mehoff on Jul 20, 2008 2:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

EXACTLY!!

by cgentry on Jul 20, 2008 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dana needs to learn to shut up and respect other non-ufc fighters and Affliction.

by Ro on Jul 20, 2008 6:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

its sad to think that sylvia used to be a ufc champion.. fedor ran through him like he was nothing. fedor v randy thats the best thing that affliction will have to offer. otherwise fedor will tear through any other heavyweight, anywhere!!

by dirtydarkin on Jul 20, 2008 7:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Fedor is better then Anderson. Way better. Anderson have been stopped, Fedor never has and never will.

by LanceLegweak on Jul 20, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The fights on teh affliction card were very boring until we got to the josh barnett, then AA, and of course Fedor. Those last three really made it worth the money though.

by The Anomaly on Jul 21, 2008 7:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don’t even know what to say about Fedor right now. Never seen such power combined with such speed.

by The Anomaly on Jul 21, 2008 7:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

God I hate Frank Trigg thoguh, after the Fedor fight saying Fedor can do what nobody else can, and procedes on bashing every UFC champ. Idiot.

by The Anomaly on Jul 21, 2008 7:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I’ve always thought Fedor was a badass and Tim Sylvia was mere crap. Fedor should have fought someone else. I do believe Anderson is the best p4p fighter because he destroys people at their own game. Fedor is no mere brawler. That guy destroys people with power and technique. I don’t think the two should fight each other because the difference in their natural weights are too big. They both kick ass regardless. UFC Baby!

by Dude on Jul 23, 2008 1:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs