I was only joking Syd! I’m not that dumb…I hope.

Haha, no worries champ!

Did you see barnett’s face after the fight? Yea he marks up easily but the way he gassed, and the way yvel was landing shots, i thought Yvel would KO him from the bottom Vovchanchyn style.

But….if you can’t finish Yvel on the ground…something is amiss. I to think that Barnett’s performance in that fight makes this one slightly less interesting…having said that, it’s still the best non-ufc HW fight that could be arranged, so it’s definitely something worth looking forward to.

its by far a bigger HW match up than any HW fight that the UFC could provide!

Agreed jonh. I’m looking more forward to Fedor/Barnett and Mousassi/Babalu than Lesnar/Mir or Hendo/Bisping.

Agreed, I only mean to infer if it were something in the UFc ala Brock/Mir 2, it would be bigger in the sense it would receive more attention.

In 1995, Randy and Henderson cleaned house on five bouncers in Buckhead (ATL)—it was a brutal bloodbath and took about 90 seconds, max. I was with them, and believe me when I tell you it was total carnage. It started when Randy pushed Dan into a car—just horseplay—outside a bar, and the doormen started talking shit. One of them grabbed a baseball bat and was acting like he was going to swing. So, Randy and Dan squared up.

After a few moments of banter—Hendo told the dude he was going to shove the bat up his ass—Randy suddenly lunged at the dude with the bat, who immediately tucked tail and retreated into the bar with Randy on his heels. Henderson and I remained outside and Dan literally mowed through two of the four remaining bouncers—a fourth friend and I pitched on the last two. One of the guys Dan lit up tried to run away, and Dan would let him go for a few steps, and then beat him down. This lasted for about a block—I know, because I had to track him down so we could elude the police, and was literally a trail of blood on the street. Then, when I went to get Randy out of the bar, I saw that he had destroyed the place by repeatedly picking the bouncer up and tossing him into tables and across the bar.

Dan had just picked up some chick 20 minutes earlier, and she was just horrified, but ended up running from the police with us. We tossed her over chain link fences and brick walls, and by the time we got to our car, her dress was in tatters and she was just livid. Keep in mind, this was two years before either guy fought in MMA. I should also point out that I’ve known Dan for nearly 20 years and Randy almost 15, and it’s the only time I’ve ever seen either guy in a street fight. The dude with the bat just set them off.

Best part is, Randy was interviewing to be the head coach for the U.S. Greco team, and he was out to dinner with the executives the following night. In the middle of dinner, a cop shows up at his table with the manager, and they say that Randy has to leave. When the USA Wrestling attorney asks why, they said that it was because Randy and some buddies had destroyed the place the night before and assaulted their security staff. Turns out it was the same place! Luckily, they just booted Randy and no charges were filed. 100% true.

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Barnett had a broken nose. Of course he gassed, he couldnt even breathe in the first place. Yvel got beat down hard core. There is no question about that.

John that is quite a story. Whether fact or fiction, it is quite remarkable.

I actually think its factual. Its been splattered all over different sites….still a good read regardless if its true!

Very close second but i won’t disagree with anyone who pics that one. I just loved the climb back for nog -smashing up the tourney to take on fedor.

yeah, IMO…Fedor vs. Nog 2 was the biggest Heavyweight fight that the sport has ever seen, followed by Cro cop vs. Fedor!

I’m saying Cro-Cop/Fedor was the biggest. For me, anyway.

just to let you know cbs sportline is jumping on the story about a possible meeting with Fedor ,here is the link on bloody elbow.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/6/3/897815/fedor-ufc-rumours-again

I tried to post a link to story about Fedor and the UFC ,cbssportline has now jumped on the story here is the link for ithttp://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815454/15361717

Thanks Scott!I hope John’s will start to believe it a little bit more!

NNR
I post an interesting 2 parts interview of Igor Vovchanchyn – Life after PRIDE a few weeks back.If you didn’t see it,i can find it again for you!

Check out the interview on fox,that jslim posted

The comments on the FOX interview were UFC positive.

Come on Dana – finish up this “big news” and tell us already!!! It’s eating me up inside!!! Even Christmas as a child wasn’t this hard!!

Nice interview…Let’s hope for it!

I think it is going to happen ,they will probably finish up the negotiating after the Barnett fight ,as long as he wins,he will be in the UFC

there is no more huge fights left in Affliction,which means they are not going to be able up his contract,he also expressed the desire to fight Mir and Brock,and he knows there is only one place he can face them,so look for the announcement the day after the Barnett fight,like I said earlier why is his Lawyer with him,I do not hang out with my lawyer,I have my lawyer look over contracts before they are finalized

think about it ,has anybody ever seen him with this guy before,I always see him with his team or the douche from M-1,and who pays a lawyer to translate

That would bring the crumble of Affliction!
1st Fedor 2nd Mousasi…
Affliction will be done w/o having to buy them!
Great,strategy business by ZUFFA!Way cheeper to buy a fighter than a cie!

I know scott,also if you look at Dana’s interview in the other thread you’ll see when he start talking about Kimbo’s and Fedor’s he almost got confuse and said that we,will see if Fedor’s the best and then he change his sentence by talking about Kimbo!

I would not be surprised to see UFC buying a share of M-1,I have feeling because of a story his managers said that they was not really wanting the stadium ,they just want MMA big in Russia,ala Lorenzo and Dana to do some heavy marketing in Russia,buy a piece of M-1 ,help them or takeover them,and push their product like they do in every other country in Europe,sounds like a good deal to me.But do not cross promote ,I do not want to see M-1 Global and UFC 106 ,that would make my stomach turn

Even if the UFC would buy a share of M-1 Global…I doubt that they would promote it That way.It probably would be more subtel!

Please post it Alpha. I may have read it but i never get sick of finding out things about that man. It’s sad that there isn’t a true MMA hall of fame to recognize how he changed the sport and ruled MMA for the better part of his dark ages.

“its dark ages” -man, my brain is scrambled from getting killed so bad in BJJ tonight.

That’s the Truth!Here it is buddy!

M-1 Exclusive:Igor Vovchanchyn-Life after PRIDE part 1

http://www.m-1global.com/en/news/detail/id/9314/m-1-exclusive-igor-vovchanchyn—-life-after-pride

M-1 Exclusive: Igor Vovchanchyn Interview Part II

http://www.m-1global.com/en/news/detail/id/9348/m-1-exclusive-igor-vovchanchyn-interview-part-ii

alpha: its not that I dont believe that Fedor and Dana are going to talk….All Im saying is I doubt that its the BIG NEWS that Dana wanted to announce on MOnday. Negotiations take time. NO way Dana would have ever thought the deal would have gotten done the same day Fedor landed in Cali/

also fox news is headquartered in LA ,and where was Dana at yesterday,hum

Yep. Most sensible rematch since Liddell-Couture II… Well just to piss john off, I’m rooting for Barnett!! though I still think Fedor would win this hands down. Barnett is no ground-slouch so it’s gonna be a long night for Fedor if it does go down, but he’s got nothing on the feet if he decides to go toe-to-toe with Fedor.

I dont get mad at Fedor hating anymore. Everyone is right to there opinion…but Fedor being the greatest fighter alive isnt an opinion, its a FACT! Anyone that tries to say otherwise is just FOCKING DUMB!!! Simple as that! Syd, I know you were just joking so this isnt aimed at u!

What is really starting to piss me off is the lack of respect that Barnett gets around here. This site is supposed to be filled with hardcore fans, yet I have a feeling that more then half of this site hasnt actually seen Barnett fight more than 3 times. He is an amazing Heavyweight. So sick of hearing about the Yvel fight. He handed Yvel a thorough beatdown and you guys r nitpicking. Who cares if he gasses against Yvel. Does anyone think any fighters out there are that dumb to fight fedor under trained…No one will gas against Fedor…they get Knocked out!

Same people that discredit Barnett are the same ones that would hop right on his nuts after he joined the UFC and beat a top opponent. Barnett at the moment is better then any Heavyweight in the UFC!

No prob john! :)

Oh, by the way, I think Carwin ang Lesnar could beat Barnett[even if they’re still a little green]…Just my prediction.

maybe syd! 10 years from now? perhaps? if barnett fights in ufc he will be champion in no time…carwin and lesnar are just size while barnett is an adcc champ,experience and intelligent anyone with half a brain that knows only wwe and silly standup dont stand a thread of a chance against barnett..

I agree with Syd. What credible opponent has Barnett defeated recently? His hype comes from these inaccurate rankings designed to make other organizations seem almost as credible as the UFC

Furthermore, what happened to one of the only over-hyped PRIDE HW to come into the UFC? A 1-2 record including having his head nearly kicked off. These guys need to fight in the UFC, the most legitimate MMA org. in the world or they are nothing but hype.

REddag: I ways always a die hard Mirko fan, but I had my reservations about how2 he would do in the UFc HW divisioln with all the wrestlers like Couture (at the time)…. Mirko NEVER beat Nog or Fedor who IMO are the best 2 heavyweights that have ever fought in mma.

Carwin and brock have a shot against Barnett, but I think he would still beat them TODAY, and Barnett would be the favorite in both those fights. Barnett is 1-1 against Nog in NOgs’ prime..how can anyone say he is over rated? he beat Aleks.

I also think Josh owuld beat Arlovski, who gets his cock slurped on this sitre on a regular basis.

Robots don’t feel emotion, and therefor don’t talk trash.

He does have a point…kinda

Fedor, GSP, Royce Gracie (other than towards Shammy), GSP, Liddell, Hughes (he gives honest humble opinion), Arlovski, Henderson, Cotoure, Wandy are all prettymuch humble, respectfull, classy fighters AND some of the ALL TIME BEST, ever!

while on the other hand Tito, BJ Penn, Mayhem, Coleman, Frank Shamrock, Diaz, Rampage, Evans, are all TOP guys but are a little more “Mouthy” lol

Well if Overeem’s a good fight then so is Werdum considering Werdum beat Overeem a few years ago. And don’t talk to me about MMA math it WOULD be a decent fight.

No Ali and Jordan never had stretches of inactivity(jail for Ali and retirement for Jordan?). And Ali never fought any cans right? The people who know MMA know that Fedor is the best ever(just ask the fighters).

Diceman, Ali and Jordan never purposely avoided competing with the best. Sure they both were up against good and bad in their respective sports, but they didn’t hide from anyone.

To suggest that people who want to see Fedor in the UFC as not as knowledgeable is, to put it nicely, silly. Is Fedor a great fighter? ABSOLUTELY. Is he the best? We might never know for sure.

hey I have been trying to post a link on a story on cbssportsline about Fedor possibly coming to UFC

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/5815454/15361717

Up untill recently, and it’s still debatable, the UFC has not had the best collection of heavyweights. So, if Fedor had been fighting in the UFC any earlier you could then make the arguement that he was purposefully avoiding competing with the best. Look at the history of MMA…The UFC has not always been the Top organization.

That is true to a point,the one thing that throws a little bit of a curve ball in that argument ,is look at what happen to Cro Cop when he finally got in the cage ,he was the #2 or #3 HW in the world ,then he got destroyed in the UFC

thank you moderation for finally posting the link

so a few minutes of dancing and baby push kicking is a perfect fight? were talking about a minute here…its a five round fight tap and not a one rounder clowny kettle…if that mistake happened in the last minute mark of the 4th round..then it could be debatable by ur cause..if you really look at it the way you see it then try watching arona,randleman,fujita,and coleman what andrei did is nowhere near can be called a danger for fedor compared to these guys..