MMA Quick Quote: Brett Rogers gets advice from, and trains with, Josh Barnett for Fedor Emelianenko fight

by MMAmania.com on Oct 31, 2009 10:11 AM EDT

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''Keep moving. Never, never stay still. Keep moving, and you'll always find some way, some pocket, to get out of a bad situation. Especially when it comes to a ground situation.''

-- Words of wisdom from former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Josh Barnett, as he helps Brett Rogers prepare to take on the world's best heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko, at Strikeforce: "Fedor vs. Rogers" at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Ill., on Nov. 7. Of course, Barnett was supposed to fight Fedor earlier this year at Affliction: "Trilogy;" however, he tested positive for banned substances prior to the match and the bout was scrapped. Barnett competed alongside the Russian for several years under the Pride FC banner and is among the most intelligent fighters in the sport today. If anyone can help Rogers gameplan effectively for Emelianenko it's certainly Barnett. In fact, he may even be over qualified. But will it be enough for Rogers to overcome years of experience and a much more well rounded skill set?

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Comments

yeah that and stick a needle in your ass. the closer the fight gets the more i feel fedor is going to get ktfo. rogers is a dangerous fight for fedor.

by day1er on Oct 31, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions

I think he has a real strong chance too.

by Bill Maher on Oct 31, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions

No chance in hell—-R.I.P Mr. Rogers!!!

by TaPouT on Oct 31, 2009 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions

anybody who has seen the documentary “Fedor, Baddest Man on the Planet” knows how this fight is going to go down.

One of the best documentaries i have ever seen, Fedor is the fockin man!!!

Fedor by destruction, he is one of my heroes for sure lol

by Blunt N' Beer on Oct 31, 2009 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions

BNB, where can we watch that?

by Syd on Oct 31, 2009 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions

just go to google video type in “fedor baddest man on the planet” or even just “fedor” and it should come up no problem. I think its like 42 and a half minutes long.

Extremely insightful….goes through fedor’s fights, fedor’s training, why fedor is so calm in the ring, fedor growing up, and the future for fedor. Its awesome lol.

by Blunt N' Beer on Oct 31, 2009 5:57 PM EDT up reply actions

youtube.

by kick on Oct 31, 2009 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions

That video shows most harcore MMA fans nothing they all ready don’t know. Don’t judge a fighter by a video they made wich was clearly to hype the fight you need to judge a fighter on the quality of opponent he pulled his moves off on.

by Beaver on Nov 1, 2009 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions

clearly to hype hype the fight??? this was wayyy before the rogers fight buddy, wake the fock up.

by Blunt N' Beer on Nov 1, 2009 1:43 AM EDT up reply actions

and also you’re insane man, before that video i had looked for fedor’s training video’s for a while. the only video that everrrr showed me that extensively was baddest man on the planet, and i am a hardcore MMA fan and i did not know a ton of stuff they said about Fedor.

There is no possible way you could know everythingggg about fedor and all the facts they go into detail about without seeing this video….regardless of what you think beaver i have seen barely any of this information anywhere. At least not in such a organized and spectacular fashion.

by Blunt N' Beer on Nov 1, 2009 1:46 AM EDT up reply actions

hahahaha (sorry for the possible triple post) but i just realized you said “judge the quality of opponent he pulled his moves off on”.

Fedor (executing his “moves” over opponents who are deemed “quality”) = wins over:

Babalu
Semmy Schilt
Heath Herring
Nogueira (twice!!)
Fugita
Gary Goodridge (relevatn at the time?? lol)
Yugi Nagata>? (just kidding)
Mark Coleman( two armbars)
Kevin Randleman
Cro-Cop
Zuluzinho
Mark Hunt
Tim Sylvia (borderline quality lol)
and of coure Arlovski.

So Beaver i would love to hear your argument against this. Maybe you’ll say that Rogers has a better fight record than Fedor, while fighting better opponents??? That’s laughable. Maybe its just my opinion but many of those fighters were very relevant when Fedor fought them and he has complied a perfect record (don’t count that cut loss) against those fighters, which i feel is possibly more impressive than any heavyweight ever and certainly more impressive than Brett fockin Rogers.

by Blunt N' Beer on Nov 1, 2009 3:13 AM EDT up reply actions

So don’t watch anymore UFC Countdown shows, or Unleashed if you’ve already seen the fights. Because if you’re a hardcore fan you already know. OR…if you want to watch something entertaining involving the great sport of MMA you should watch all of the above regardless of the reason the videos were made.

by Diceman on Nov 1, 2009 7:48 AM EST up reply actions

after ufc 104 me and my budies saw josh byhimself! in front of espn zone alone!

by Mikeybear on Nov 1, 2009 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions

oh and take these to they always help me

by hatteras on Oct 31, 2009 10:18 AM EDT reply actions

War ROGERS!!!! ya’ll need ta recognize wat iz up wit diz boi, rogers is da heat fill me? rogers tko 45 seconds in da fight

by TimSylvia4Lyf on Oct 31, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions

do you really want sum1 to fill you? like from/in the behind fill you?

by Ed on Oct 31, 2009 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions

That’s what happens when posers try to sound street.

by Jas on Oct 31, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions

If Roger’s rushes I could see Fedor using a Sambo/Judo through just to make Roger’s look silly and feel uncomfortable for the rest of the fight. We know Fedor can get out of bad situations but has Roger’s ever? I do not know a lot about him but taking his style into consideration I would think he is front runner and if he doesn’t finish quickly he will gas and cave. Yes this is an assumption but with his fast aggressive style at his size, he will gas and he does not have much experience. I agree with most though, dangerous fight for Fedor, so when Fedor probably wins no one say it was a Tomato can (even though he kind of is haha) because Rogers only needs 1 punch more than likely.

by Edgecrusher71 on Oct 31, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions

This guys name is Tim Silvia for life, I am pretty sure he is a prank. At least I fucking hope so jesus.

by yoububg on Oct 31, 2009 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions

And who the hell likes poopy pants Timmy?

by jammin on Oct 31, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions

How old are you? Learn some english, you sound like a retard

by New York on Nov 2, 2009 10:20 AM EST up reply actions

I wonder what kind of roid use advice he gave him.

by El Mexicutioner, Formerly The Mexicutioner on Oct 31, 2009 10:26 AM EDT reply actions

Try not to get caught right before the event?

by n4tacon on Oct 31, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Isn’t proper grammar simply WONDERFUL?

by B.Prime on Oct 31, 2009 10:27 AM EDT reply actions

gwama is foe da muh-uh fuhkin dawgs, yo! Wogas is a gahwait fie-uh… yo!

by Edgecrusher71 on Oct 31, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions

LOLLERS

by B.Prime on Oct 31, 2009 2:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Way off topic:

I’m doing the Rampage Jackson energy drink and water diet this weekend, except I’m eating salad and hard-boiled eggs as well and not driving.
No signs of the devil yet.

by El Mexicutioner, Formerly The Mexicutioner on Oct 31, 2009 10:31 AM EDT reply actions

Get in a fight this weekend and lose in controversial style. I think that might help you to see the devil.

by jay on Oct 31, 2009 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions

mexi, after about 6 red bulls GOD will tell you to save brian. no matter who you have to run over, you have to save brian. you can do it!!

by day1er on Oct 31, 2009 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions

If Barnett is so smart why does he keep failing drug tests?

by ASR on Oct 31, 2009 10:56 AM EDT reply actions

I resent them calling Barnett a “former UFC Heavyweight Champion”. He was immediately stripped of the belt when his post-fight steroids test showed that he had been on roids when he won the belt from Couture. I also resent that that loss is still on Randy’s record even though Barnett was caught cheating and stripped of the belt. When a recent investigation learned that our local college basketball team had an ineligible player on the roster 2 or 3 years ago, they stripped the team of all NCAA post season honors and made them erase the entire season from every school publication. So why doesn’t the NSAC change that loss on Randy’s record to a NC or DQ???

by shonuff on Oct 31, 2009 11:29 AM EDT reply actions

Good call Shonuff, agreed!

by Edgecrusher71 on Oct 31, 2009 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions

Really good call.

by ASR on Oct 31, 2009 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions

We need to start a petition! Screw Josh Barnett. The guys been taking steroids for 10 years and still looks like that? I’d be asking for my money back if I were him.

by jay on Oct 31, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions

I can hear the phone call now.

“Uh, ya… I bought these roids from you guys and, uh… I’m still wielding a decent amount of flab… I’m wondering if I can be reimbursed.”

by jammin on Oct 31, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions

If Rogers lands a shot on Fedors face he can easily KO him, Rogers is a beast. But lets not forget who he is fighting, Fedor has been doing this his whole life, this is just another fight for him and lets also not forget that Fedor has more skill and experience in his little finger nail than Rogers has completely. Its funny to me how many of you think that Fedor is going to get owned, there is a reason he is undefeated, lets not get our heads to far up our asses before this one.

My opinion is that Rogers can KO anyone, if he catches them. Thats said I think fedor will win this fight either by Sub or just total destruction. Rogers is not skilled enough to beat a guy like Fedor.

by the spyder on Oct 31, 2009 12:42 PM EDT reply actions

Real deal is Rogers is hand picked to be a big guy that Fedor who is incredible will own. That way M1 can then say that he has beaten someone Lesnar’s size to try to save face from what looked to be Fedor avoiding real better competition in the UFC. The HW division throughout the world is very very weak. I never even count Barnett or Overeem as these two cannot or could not pass drug tests. Rogers is overrated just as Carwin is. Beating up a bunch of nobodies does not make you top 10 material.

by ASR on Oct 31, 2009 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Fedor will fok him up

by zheka on Oct 31, 2009 1:14 PM EDT reply actions

I hope that Barnett is not in charge of his nutrition pills. Why even let a guy like Barnett into you camp. He is nothing but poison. Go back to pro wrestling you idot. How many of the females that Barnett has trained/cornered won, not to many. Not the greatest of choices to train with in the biggest fight of your career, Brett!

by sinister on Oct 31, 2009 1:26 PM EDT reply actions

Is anyone else really disappointed the Barnett/Fedor fight didn’t happy and probably never will now? Barnett would have been a great opponent and a great challenge

by EazyEismydad on Oct 31, 2009 3:33 PM EDT reply actions

Ya with out a doubt a fight worth debating #1 HW status. I think Barnett would have a good chance to he is one of the best at controling were the fight takes place with his great wrestling skill and strength and to top it off his JJ game is top notch a nightmare for anyone on the ground. NOG and Barnett had great battles and I believe Barnetts style would match up better against Fedor than NOG’s style. But at the same time how good is Barnett with out the juice and would he of won as many fights as he did with out it. I think fighters that have fought him in the past and loss should be able to get that fight taken off their record? I would of loved to see the fight then but now Barnett doesn’t deserve the opportunity imagine how much stronger, bigger and athletic NOG would be with help from juice a 260# stronger faster NOG WOW there is a reason roids are banned.

by Beaver on Oct 31, 2009 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions

No. Just you. No one likes a cheater.

by scissorfight on Oct 31, 2009 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Rogers doesn´t stand a chance. Fedor Round 1.

by ThiagO on Oct 31, 2009 8:30 PM EDT reply actions

Rogers has a punchers chance but I should hope Fedor gets Mr Flabby out of there quick. Doesn’t deserve to be in the ring with Fedor.

by sudnvictory on Oct 31, 2009 11:59 PM EDT reply actions

“TAKE SOME ROIDS SO U DONT HAVE TO FIGHT HIM”

by fantana817 on Nov 1, 2009 12:09 AM EDT reply actions

Fedor on submission, first round. No doubt.

by Harrie Nak on Nov 2, 2009 6:19 AM EST reply actions

Excellent choice in a training partner for Fedor. Barnett would have the best first hand advice. It definitely showed how helpful Rogers’ training was after watching the Strikeforce event.

by Vic De Zen on Nov 10, 2009 11:17 AM EST reply actions