i could be wrong but wasn’t pretty quit till right before the fight than the did some blitz markteting rigth at the end

I bet john creamed himself with all the G@ydor talk! All AA has to do is use his footwork and not stand in front of Fedor!

I have yet to hear a single commercial for this show. I say less than 70000 PPVs.

he will have to do more than that jv, i would love for aa to win for you guys but after he loses i can hear the excuse already that aa sucks and so forth.

Yeah JV-that’s all Arlovski has to do and the fight is his…please. Can’t wait for Fedor to show once again why he’s the best on the planet.

diceman, I stopped answering that fools Fedor-bashing statements a long time ago. He is a UFC/TUF nuthugger, he cant help it! Poor kid probably found out about Pride when the UFC purchased it! lol hahahah

When it comes to Fedor, you either Know or you dont! Sick of trying to make people believers. If someone has honestly followed his career and doesnt absolut6ely LOVE watching the man fight, then they arent the type of people I want to be associating with. Its like the fools who used to hate on Jordan!

People will make there silly remarks about how he hasnt fought anyone.yada yada yada! All BS….He already DESTROYED EVERYBODY! I dont think there is a Heavyweight fighter in the HIstory of the UFC that can mess with that Dude! He is a bad mofo! I have seen millions of mma fights, and there arent any fighters out there that I can even compare to fedor. And What a Classy Guy! So respectful/shy…NO Emotions! Finishes most fights. Just a class act. Its really sad that ignorant Americans who still think that the sport is called Ultimate fighting try to bash Fedor. Its sad!

I hear the stupid comments about how Lindland wasnt his size, but they leave out the fact that Fedor is a tiny Heavyweight that could easily fight at 205. Mostly all the fights he took at hW, he was undersized in. I think he is a genius in the ring. A stone cold winner. He has that “IT” factor. after he beats up on Arlovski and Barnett he will truly have destroyed everyone. Who’s left? Brock? I am a big fan but give Brock a few more years of training and I might give him a chance, but not right now. Fedor wouuld submit or KO him…Yeah I said it KO Brock! I dont even want to hear that Couture mess, cause Fedor would beat him senseless. If chuck is KO’ing Randy, wtf is a punch from Fedor going to do?

arlovski and Barnett are the best chances of the haters seeing Fedor lose. Fedor will dispose of them by the time 2009 is over. THen what else are they going to hate about? The same haters are the ones that wouuld instantly become on his nuts if he were to sign with the UFC. After he destroys some over rated UFC HW like Gonzaga, they would all fall in line. Its really a shame that it has to be that way, but some people are just like that!

I’m with you all the way John. I started watching mma back in the old UFC days, but then I really started getting into it with PRIDE. Fedor has always been one of my favorite fighters. What’s not to love about him? The resume speaks for itself, and anyone that says Fedor has only fought cans is too lazy or ignorant to look at the facts. Like you said, once he beats up AA and Barnett, that’s it. What more can you say? Haters will always hate I guess.

Not everyone whos a TUF generation mma fan is dumb though. For example, I got into MMA at UFC 60 and about halfway through TUF 3. Yeah. Hughes vs Gracie was my first PPV. And I never watched or followed PRIDE until it was dissolved. My dad watched the early UFCs and got my brother into it before me, but yet I’ve gone above and beyond to educate myself in MMA, along with the help and insight of the people from this site. So don’t throw too much hate into the TUF generation, because thats my generation.

I’m pulling for Andrei hard on this one, but in no way is it a lock. Not at all.

John, I totally agree with you.

What makes Fedor’s acomplishments even more impressive is that he could almost be fighting at 205 and keep in mind that he is only 6’0 in height which is on the short side for heavyweights.

Just like Frank Trigg said after the Rothwell fight, the old Andrei is BACK!!!

Which one – the one who lost to Sylvia the 1st time or the one who lost to Sylvia the 2nd time?

I want Arlovski to win too. I’m tired of hearing about Fedor.

I wanna know what Arlovski has done to convince you that he can take out fedor? Seriously, because up until now most people just keep saying they have a feeling.

Well in brief, AA has only lost to 1 man in the last 7 years, has won 5 in a row, has faced only top competition and has won most in dramatic fashion. He is extremely skilled, agile and experienced and has never been submitted. I could go on…

His quick strikes,I personally believe he is going to knock Fedor out,I have always thought that he has probabaly the most deadly punches in the heavyweight division.The HW division does not have alot of great strikers,we are about to see the best two get in the ring and see.If it stays on the feet,Fedor gets Knocked out

How long did it take him to put down rothwell even with the massive offensive he had going? The deadliest HW puncher gave 3rds of absolute beating to get the stoppage. I think his power is overrated.

hahaha! Not so sure that Arlovski can outstrike Kongo!

I am about to keep it real with you guys. I love Arlovski as much as anyone, but if we are going to be honest…he hasnt really done anything in years. What the hell has he done since he beat Tim the 1st time?

loose twice to Tim

Play pattycake with Werdum (I wouldnt even call that a fight)

He sucker punched Pe de Pano Cruz on the ground

looks good against a bum in Rothwell!

Beats an over rated Big Country

and u guys have a “feeling” that he is going to beat Fedor. Andre is more then capable of beating Fedor on paper, but once reality settles in and he taste the power and speed of one of Fedor’s hooks….The pitbull will transform into a poodle! Not to mention the fact that Fedor isnt going to mess around with Andre to much in the stand up. Andre will get thrown to the ground and get pounded on for a little until Fedor decides to submit him

-The mma Gospel of John!

That’s great John, but you are just setting yourself and all Fedor fans up for the “who have you fought lately” rebutle.

You have totally dilluted a Fedor victory by your statement. So if Fedor wins, all he did was beat another washed up UFC reject. If AA wins then your boy just lost to a washed up UFC regect. Uh Oooh!

I agree that AA hasen’t looked his best lately, but this is, by far, the toughest test Fedor has faced in some time. It will be a very good baramoter to see where he is at comparitivly. I believe he has been humbled from the Sambo loss and will want to prove a point with the AA fight. Fedor by TKO, but I will be rooting for AA!

Let’s check out Afflictions card

Pay-per-view (PPV) main card:
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Andrei Arlovski
  90% sure Fedor Wins
265 lbs.: Josh Barnett vs. Gilbert Yvel
  90% sure barnett wins
185 lbs.: Matt Lindland (21-5) vs. Vitor Belfort
   50-50 best fight on the card
205 lbs.: Renato "Babalu" Sobral vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Renato 70%
    
155 lbs.: Chris Horodecki (12-1) vs. Dan Lauzon (10–2)
          50-50
I can wait too watch what what we all know is most likely going to happen in afflictions main two fights. The lindland fight will be exciting though but to have your two main fight’s so lopsided come on. Let’s say because Yvel and AA both have KO power it’s more like 80% for fedor & barnett ohh how thrilling hope they get lucky. UFC’s main cards are always close battles thats why the majority of MMA fan’s watch UFC. Imagine that Dana gives the fan’s what they want to see…..wow good idea LOL!

that would be the odds for anyone fighting fedor than, aa is about as good of a fighter thats out there, who besides barnett should fedor be fighting than?

AA is as good a fighter that is out there!? come on I know the advertising brain washes peaple? What you smokin Roy? Can you send me some my zip is……. It’s amazing how AA has become one of the best out there all of a sudden, how did this happen…?… Oh yeah Trump got involved and abra cadabra here’s some cash abra some hoes cadabra make Arlovski a top contender again, and Trump:“I’ll take care of the fan’s if they see they believe it hahahahaha Trump there it is”!! Yeah sure you guy’s would of picked AA over, Overeem, Yven and for sure Barnett any day.Or Couture , Mir, Brock, NOG, Gonzo, rampage, W.Silva, A,silva,chuck, Griffin, Rua, Coleman, Butterbean, R.Evans, Hendo, Kongo, Jardine, ..then AA? Odds I put on Fedor beating Brock 50-50 Brock is stronger and faster and a A+ wrestler he would be 285 pounds against Fedors 235? Try and him him around Fee Fi Fo fom SH^t he’s strong! But Fedor has the experience and Mir like subs. Welcome to reality boy’s and girls you just paid to watch a fight we all know the outcome too Yeah that’s MMA is all about….no you just got trumped lol!

Leave it to Beaver LOL that was awsome post. And I agree Brock has a good chance to take out Fedor even though Fedor is a better fighter he has not been testing himself vs any real compotetion Tim Sylvia is not competition Lindland was his best fighter since the Pride days he has faced but Lindland is a 185 pound fighter. AA is a threat if the fight remains standing can’t see it happening though? I would love to see Fedor Fight in the UFC and us fan’s are probally the only one who could instigate it by getting the word Fedor’s not as good as the UFC HW’s, doesn’t matter if you believe it or not Fedor and his team hearing fan’s are believeing this might just might get Fedor in the UFC. Start the word you have a right we pay their bill’s.

your funny you think mir, randy,and nog should fight fedor?what are you smoking.

I would prefer to see Brock & Mir. I can’t send you what I’m either funny guy.

Between I’m and either =smoking

yeah Randy sounds like an idiot!

What happens if BJ beats GSP?

we’ll know the answer to all these questions in just a few short weeks. or a few loooong weeks.

having a middle weight and a welterwight above a heavyweight blows any credibility your top 4 had.

KEVIN. did you just compare fedor to matt hughes? prepare to get flamed. :)

LOL @ ‘Fedor like hughes’

He means that at Hughes/Penn 1, Hughes had the dominance and aura of invincibility that was Fedor-ish.

SYN. i understood that, i was just effin with kev. thats why i put up the smiley face. :)

I’m still laughing at the last comment & now this:

“BJ owned GSP in their fight until GSP decided he wanted to lay with him”

It’s hilarious that BJ is better in your ratings bcz he managed to win 1 round against GSP – i’ll give you 1 point though – BJ thinks the same (but then again his idea for fight preparation is to spend a week in the spa)

BW- just putting that out there for the other retards. lol.

right on.

BJ did fine against GSP & Matt Hughes, till he ran out of gas. He seemed to be in shape against Sean Sherk. Which BJ will we see this time against GSP???

this is to Roy,everybody knows that GSP is alot better than Matt Serra,they knew going in to the first fight,and they were still saying it directly after the fight,that is why he made that statement,you tell me that you do not know that GSP can beat Serra 9 out of 10 times ,I will say 99 out of 100.The only excuse that you can say for Penn, is he thought he was to good to train hard,that is his own fault.I still do not believe that anyway,everybody knew that Matt Hughes at that point in time was looked at as one of the best fighters in the world,he had just destroyed Royce Gracie,and was looking for revenge against Penn,Penn used this as his excuse

all i am saying scott is you can’t have it both ways, you could say that gsp can beat serra 99 out of 100 and i would agree but i could say that penn schooled hughes in there first fight when there was no dout that hughes was at his best and made him look like a idiot that did not belong in the ring with him on there second fight till he gassed and same with the first gsp fight.so either makes excuse or don’t hughes and gsp beat penn and gsp is one and one with serra and thats all he has bj was never knocked out by serra.

Well he is 1-0 against Penn,and not hating on Penn,but we really still do not know if Penn’s cardio is better.He dropped down to 155 of course he is going to be in better shape,and he has not fought anybody nearly as talanted as GSP.What is going to happen when the weight is back on.I still do not think that will matter anyway,because GSP is always improving.He is probably the most improved fighter in UFC.Plus he knows how to beat Penn.If I remember correctly ,he never really attempted to take Penn down in the 1st round,but in the second and third he did,this time it is suppose to go 5 so if he doesn’t stop Penn,which I believe he will,we will see GSP on top of Penn for the entire fight,and I do not see Penn submitting GSP.I think that GSP BJJ is almost as good as Penn,and we know he is a better wrestler than Penn.

i wouldn’t agrue that, its a hard fight to call if gsp is smart he will take bj down the whole fight bj will be able to get up but if gsp keeps doing it bj will tire in the later rounds.i don’t see bj winning this off his back in anyway.if gsp stands with him or can’t keep taking him to the ground or if bj ends up on top it will go bj’s way.both are great fighters imo and it could go either way physical edge to gsp mental toughness to bj.

Congratulations on the worst post of the day!

Roy, good post… Totally agree.

Anger Jack I like your point on BJ penn I see GSP out working out striking and Outmatching him on the 31st. I see him also losing a tight one against Ken-Flo And then maybe they give him another shot at pulver or Some up an coming 155’er maybe even a rematch with sherk – as a final oppy for him.I don’t see the desire and the will or the dedication in his eyes anymore.

Fedor is unbeatable… Anyone who is un-educated or on the hate wagon should watch all of his amatuer and proffesional fights, and His first MMA fight all the way through pride FC. I find it really hard to beleive that if you were to watch all of his fights and read about his bio, that you would still be hating.

Top 4

1 – Fedor
2 – Anderson Silva
3 – GSP
4 – W. Silva (not more recently )

This is turning into the BCS poll.. = )

I like BJ, but I think he’s one of the most overrated fighters out there. All I ever hear is how he’s so great, he just needs to train harder. Isn’t that part of being a great fighter? Who cares how much talent you have if you’re too lazy to maximize it? I know how talented BJ is, and he’s beaten some great opponents, but to keep hearing, “He’s so good, but he just didn’t take the fight seriously”, is disappointing. If GSP beats him again, which I think he will, BJ should not go down as a legend, and in my opinion should not be in the top 4 P4P discussion.

Also, he really has no money woes, which might also be a reason for not taking the fight seriously. It costs him alot to “just chill” before a fight.

No one in the last 2 years has said AA or TIM were competition. If you look back into the Rankings neither of them were up ther until they faced Fedor. Good marketing and Fan’s with IQ’s less than 80 = easy money. Fedor likes dumb americans lol.