Joe Rogan: In this sport it pays to make comparisons to Fedor Emelianenko
by Jesse Holland on Feb 3, 2010 2:51 PM EST
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"Guys do what they have to do to get attention and to build hype. The more attention they get, the more money they can make. In this sport it pays to make any comparisons with Fedor. You also have to factor in that these are very confident professional killers and that they really do believe that they can beat any man alive. I don't really think I've seen any UFC fighter 'trash' Fedor. It's not that someone hasn't, I just don't recall seeing it anywhere. I would love to see Fedor, Mousasi, Shields, etc. - I would love to see all the best guys in the world match up, regardless of what organization they represent, but unfortunately the business doesn't work that way, and if companies aren't making money (as we've seen over and over again) they go under. The UFC isn't going to make any dumb moves, and they're not going away. They're going to get bigger every year, and if Fedor comes aboard one day, awesome. If not, that's cool too. It's all good in the end. I just like watching great fights, and we've got a lot of them coming up in 2010."
Longtime UFC commentator and rabid mixed martial arts fan Joe Rogan talks about the complexities of a sport that is not bound by a single entity. While it may give fighters more places to find employment, it also keeps some of the most desired fantasy bouts from ever taking place. Strikeforce has been willing to make deals with M-1 Global and DREAM in order to obtain the rights to a broader talent base, but the UFC brass remain steadfast in their decision to stand alone. Good for business -- but is it good for the sport?
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Nice hat..
Agree’d with Rogan, I find it hilarious when people think its completely absurd for a fighter to think they can beat him. If they didn’t think they could beat anyone, then they should choose another profession. WInk WInk Hint Hint Forrest Griffin
That sweater makes him look fat. He needs a new one with slimming vertical stripes.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
Does he just enjoy getting dressed up in weird outfits for photos? Because that’s kind of a weird hobby.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
You guys know that’s a photoshop, right?
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Feb 3, 2010 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
Photoshop of what?
It’s a photograph. No editing. It’s not like we haven’t seen Fedor posing before. When he’s in the US, he’s a tourist, too.
by MMACrossfire on Feb 4, 2010 10:36 AM EST up reply actions
Nice, MMACHAMP.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
by OJR on Feb 3, 2010 5:13 PM EST up reply actions
NO! It's not good for the sport...
DOWN WITH STRIKEFORCE !!! sad thing is I keep tuning in to watch… damn..
"Wanderlei Silva; hallowed be thy name." - Genesis 50:27
by O damn he got caught on Feb 3, 2010 2:56 PM EST reply actions
I don't think too many "trash" him...
But I seem to remember Mir and Duffee being less than complementary.
What's this?
A Fedor thread with a measly 8 comments? Putin face-palm for all!
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
by Jesse Holland on Feb 3, 2010 4:08 PM EST via mobile reply actions
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Feb 3, 2010 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
are they comparing him to cerrone with this pic...?
"When they took away headbutts, I had to learn some skills." Mark Coleman
Rogan
Used to be more outspoken as the years go on The UFC effect is taking place and Rogan is becoming more UFC Politically correct.
Fedor is the best in the world until he loses and then the title is up for debate until then there is no DEBATE
Uh... what?
First, he works for the UFC. Would you bash your employer? You wouldn’t be employed very long. Second, he seems every even-headed in what he states. He just likes good fights, UFC or otherwise. That’s what he said. What were you expecting him to say? “UFC suxorz.” ???
by MMACrossfire on Feb 4, 2010 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
Rogan knows whos paying the checks
although he doesn’t always back the ufc, hell make a comment or two but he won’t go over board
I've been recently dissapointed with the UFC fight commentary.
Rogan is losing his edge. His call for Machida v Rua was so off i couldn’t believe it. He was calling things that weren’t even happening. He was calling leg kicks thrown by Rua as devistating and some of them weren’t even making contact. I’ve seen this happen in several other fights he’s called recently and i don’t understand why. If he’s trying to hype up slower fights then he’s out of line. For the casual viewers his commentary is very influental in shaping their view of the fight and fighters.
It’s not easy keeping track of what’s going on when you’re super high.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Feb 3, 2010 7:35 PM EST up reply actions
Rilly i think you've lost your edge.
Shogun’s kicks were absolutely devastating throughout the whole fight, and definitely the hardest and most technically sound we’ve ever seen in the UFC’s LHW division, they were right on point in that fight.
What i dislike about the fight commentary is how biased they get all the time and how they go on and on about nonsense to hype whoever the UFC wants to market.
Mike Goldberg can be irritating as hell, like when Lawlor i think dropped down for a guillotine in the last 10 secs of the round, he says “ooh i wonder if the judges will count that as a takedown?”
fresh like uhh.
Replacing Goldberg and Buffer would improve the UFC’s production a thousandfold. They also need to stop being such cheap cunts, and invest in some of those wicked super-slo-mo cameras you see in K-1 and on HBO boxing.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths,
The valiant never taste of death but once."
Julius Caesar (II, ii, 32-37)
by Jeremyjackson on Feb 3, 2010 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
Been saying that for a while. LOVE those cameras
You’re up early today
I AM SOMETIMES BIASED - Get over it!!!!!!!
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
lolol
Dam thats brutal but fucking hilarious lolol
by The real ZACK on Feb 4, 2010 6:37 PM EST up reply actions
"Champions are not made in the gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them - a desire, a dream, a vision." -Muhammad Ali
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