man rogers hand is as big as fedor’s head

Love the smirk on Fedor’s face. I think HE doesn’t even take Rogers seriously. He’s thinking, “I am sooo gonna beat this guy’s ass that it is not even funny. So do not laugh!”

Fedor is spending ALOT of time in the States…. I guess he knows where the $$$$ is.

Fedor looks like Uncle Fester

Nope he said Fedor is number 1 and that Rogers is the next best. Now you should learn about the intricacies of how to count… What number comes NEXT after 1… hmmm I believe it is 2 and what is said is important to understand how a company presents themselves. Does the UFC over-hype, you bet but to call Rogers the next best would be like the UFC calling Kimbo the next best. People would have a shit storm if the UFC said that. I will enjoy the fight but I find those comments condescending and I am not flaming them for putting on good fights, thats just ridiculous. I’m flaming them because why not just tell the truth. Fedor is a legend and Rogers is a one punch wonder who is dangerous for anyone but is no-where near the top. They could have compared and contrasted the opponent they have in common in Arlovski in hyping Rogers more instead of having it be a bold faced lie. You don’t see the NFL hyping a game like Lions vs (anyone good) and saying well the Lions are just as good, instead they stick to reality and that is just another reason why people take the NFL serious because there commentators do not have so much wrapped up in lying about a game. They go, the Lions could possibly win but they probably wont.

wow overreact much? One line about Rogers from one guy and you throw a fit. I’m with instant—who cares it’s just a promotional video that few people have even seen? The matchup is no more/less legit than Carwin challenging Lesnar for the title, btw.

i agree frosnt, no different than the bs that dana tries selling people.

I agree it is bad on both parties and the UFC has gotten better well because they have a better roster now and it used to irritate the crap out of me the garbage they used to say was a number one contender and general hype machines but I don’t think they would have even said Roger’s is number 2. They would have Rogan say the truth that this guy is dangerous and he is but thats it and everyone knows it. To do this hyping about being number 2 when he isn’t even number 20 just reminds me of WWE story building garbage and to higher degree than say Brock’s antics because Brock was put in his place by Dana for those actions where as Strikeforce is pursuing these antics with full force. These comments about Rogers just shows the desperation on Strikeforces part to legitimize Rogers and either they are so far removed from reality and professional MMA or they really think there are people out there who will think Roger’s is the 2nd best heavyweight in the world. Even if he wins he wont be the 2nd best in the world. Call it an overreaction if you want, I call it being irritated with garbage trashing up the legitimacy of a sport I love.

I have been saying it since day one. If Carwin can get a title shot with ony 1 decent win (Gonzaga), then Grimm’s big win (Arlovski) is more then enough to make him a legit challnger to Fedor especially when there iisnt even a title on the line!

I actually strongy agree with Daniel. UFC has been really crappy lately. Bad fights, terrible decisions, Terrible TUF season…Definitely not the golden age of the UFC. Only thing that the UFC has done to improve recently is airing 2 prelims live on Spike!

Edge is right here, Rogers is NOT #2 yet SF is promoting him like he is. Yes Carwin got a title shot maybe early in his career but nowhere do you see him mentioned in any UFC promo as the #2 HW. I’m sure if he was all the Intro’s, roys, etc would be all over it.

to much reading

The big difference between the UFC and SF is how to promote an event, compared to the UFC SF have looked clueless despite having a ready made fight to promote in Fedor-Rogers as well as a stacked undercard on a major network. I’ve seen just as many vlogs posted for a substandard UK UFC card as there has been for SF’s biggest show to date, which to me shows how far behind the UFC they are. They’re limiting their audience and at this rate this card is going to be ignored by the casual fans because of poor promotion.

Most of their youtube videos have been unavailable to UK fans like myself and that is taking away the hype from the UK, plus they still haven’t got a TV deal over here, which takes away a huge international audience that the UFC currently have a monopoly over. The UFC are making millions from ticket and merchandise sales as well as TV deals and have done this unchallenged from SF or Dream, if either promotion wants to become a global force like the UFC then they’ll have to get their act together quick before the UFC become the only viable option.

The UFC may have been poor lately but don’t forget that 100, 101 and 102 were sick cards, the former smashing all other PPVs this year including WrestleMania and Mayweather-Marquez. They may be struggling with injuries to Andy, Machida, Alves and Lesnar causing some big fights to be postponed or cancelled, as well as the departures of Rampage and Hendo, but they are still making a lot of money.

SF don’t have any PPVs and Elite proved that you can’t rely on CBS for people to watch your shows, so it’s far too early to dismiss the UFC. Certainly there is a lot that they could learn from Dream production wise as well as the Showtime fight stats but equally Dream and SF could learn how to promote internationally and domestically, because right now it’s only hardcore fans watching their shows.

In the next 8 weeks the ufc are putting on 105,106,107,108 and TUF 10 finale – LW and HW title fights and these close matchups which have great potential and are the ones im personally looking forward to most.

Kos v AJ
Swick v Hardy
Palhares v Linhares
Lil Nog v Cane
Bones v Hammill
Evans v T.Silva
Bisping v Kang
Dos Santos v Gonzaga
Miller v D.Lauzon

+ PLUS ABOUT 30 OTHER FIGHTS ALL IN THE NEXT 2 MONTHS!

Strikeforce are pissin me off by blocking access to their promotional content and stopping the 96% of the worlds population who dont live in north america from watching this card live – or watching it at all.. how are you planning on watching david?

Just as an add on, and to wind John G up (no need to respond Johnboy, just read and learn), saying that Rogers is on an equal footing to Carwin is pretty far fetched i f not plain stupid. Both are big strong and can bang, that’s granted but the similarities stop there. Heres the difference -

Rogers has never shown any sign of a ground game and never competed in any type of grappling. He trains in a smalltime gym with no notable trainers or training partners.

Carwin is a highly decorated Wrestling champion, who has beaten strong wrestlers in MMA and beaten one of the worlds best HW BJJ Blackbelts after mixing it up on the ground. He trains at Jacksons submission Fighting with some of the best grapplers in the game – GSP, Rashad, Marquart, Condit, Jon Jones, Jason Macdonald and even Huggy Bear

If Rogers and Carwin were to fight the odds would go far in favor of Carwin making him a clear favorite because he has a huge advantage in his cage clinch, takedowns, top control and gnp.

Same goes for Cain, Brock, Nog, Randy etc. Roy Nelson would probably take him down and tool Rogers on the ground too. Deal with it John – Rogers is my favorite 1 dimensional HW brawler, but thats all he is. This fight with Fedor is a complete mismatch and will end on the ground early, we all know this so why pretend. Btw i put all my Betus account on Fedor winning this, its such a sure thing.

This matchup is the equivelant of putting Houston Alexander against Shogun.

I hope ur right that UFC will be just fine. And they most likely will be. Although I think UFC 100 & 101 were the climax. & I fear they will maintain consistency but rarely if ever touch 100 ppv buys etc. Maybe 108 will.

As for STRIKEFORCE folding, I don’t see it. And comparing Kimbo with FEDOR is awful, sorry bud, but that’s just ridiculous. FEDOR losing doesn’t bring STRIKEFORCE down either. They’re to far ahead with CBS, a deeper roster than elite, & not to mention FEDOR is just a wee bit more of a superstar and proven hw then slice… Call me crazy but I think he is anyways… Geez.
And p dub, I understand that injuries happen in mma. Thanks for the help tho. But when in the past did UFC continue to lose stars @ such an alarming rate? Injuries aren’t the only problem. Say what you want but losing page, hendo, huerta, etc, not getting FEDOR, gegard, production value rising and talent pools rising in other orgs, combined w/ a leader in Dana that’s proving to cause more harm than help at times, add that spider clearly voicing his displeasure & retirement talks after 3 more, & guys like bisping/forest/jardine/ etc not amounting to what some thought they would, main events being cancelled, its getting ‘iffier’ now then ever. That’s the point I’m trying to make.

Daniel, as I can appreciate peoples concerns over poor cards, sometimes that’s the way it goes. How fast do we forget about SF and their all mighty HW champ Overeem getting hurt and not fighting – ever.

As for fighters coming and going, that’s nothing new. I’m sure that happens at your place of work as well as other sports teams and life still goes on.

One last thing, I’ve never heard all this “Spider” voicing his displeasure or retirement talk from him himself, it sure seems to be made up on the net and all. Just more hype machine at work.

Thanks for the support John G.

Tho I disagree with u edgecrusher ur points are to a degree valid. Although I do think shamrock meant “next legit hw of the world” when referring to Rogers as next best. But it could be interpreted either way by the manner in which he used it.

Sorry I don’t remember who it was above that mentioned that they were sure ppl leave my work etc, and that it just happens, but anyways, yes ppl obviously leave but my work doesn’t pay me due to the amount of ppl that pay to watch me work. Wow guys i’d feel real bad taking ur money if u guys paid to watch me work :)

For about 5 mins, then like a greedy mutha f*cka i’d take all ur money n go by a case of coors light, cause bud lite didn’t pay me nothing.

Very excited for this card & I will continue to support UFC, STRIKEFORCE & Dream, but I used to like UFC about 85%, strikeforce 10% and Dream 5% ish. But now I’m at about UFC 50% strikeforce 25%, Dream 25% so you can see where I stand a lil more.