Andrei Arlovski signs multi-fight contract with Strikeforce; expected to face Antonio 'Junior' Silva on May 15
by Jesse Holland on Mar 1, 2010 7:15 PM EST
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He's baaaaack...
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski will return to the sport of mixed martial arts after finalizing a 16-month, multi-fight contract with the San Jose-based Strikeforce promotion. "The Pitbull" confirmed the signing via his official website earlier today.
Arlovski is no stranger to Strikeforce audiences. He accepted a short-notice bout against heavyweight wrecking ball Brett Rogers at the "Lawler vs. Shields" event last June in an appearance sponsored by Affliction.
It didn’t last very long.
Despite entering the cage as a heavy favorite -- Arlovski was dropped just 22 seconds into the fight by an aggressive and hard-hitting Rogers, handing the Belarusian his second straight defeat via first round knockout.
Prior to stepping inside the cage with "The Grim," Arlovski came up short against WAMMA champion Fedor Emelianenko in their world title fight back on Jan. 24, 2009.
Following the loss to Rogers, Affliction opted not to renew Arlovski's contract, allowing the talented striker to seek alternate endeavors both in and out of MMA.
He finally had the chance to pursue his professional boxing career on the undercard of the Victor Ortiz vs. Marcos Maidana fight on HBO at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., back on June 27.
Unfortunately the appearance was put on pause when Arlovski was hit with a medical suspension after the loss to Rogers, which meant that he wouldn't be ready in time for fight night.
After a fair amount of time on the sidelines, "The Pitbull" got a taste of the sweet science last Saturday night (Feb. 27), mixing it up with former heavyweight contender Fres Oquendo in Miami for “The Consequences Charity” in a four round exhibition boxing match.
Now he's recommitted himself to the sport that made him famous. And Sherdog.com reports that he could make his return against Antonio "Junior" Silva as early as May 15 in St. Louis; however, nothing is official at this time.
Regardless of who he faces, it's going to bolster a very talented roster of 265-pound fighters. And it may lessen the blow of Fedor Emelianenko jumping ship if the reports of him seeking employment elsewhere turn out to be true.
Does the talented but hot-and-cold Arlovski still have the goods to be a force in the Strikeforce heavyweight division?
Only time will tell.
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About time! Welcome back to MMA, AA!
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
Andrei Arlovski vs. Bigfoot Silva slated for May 15th in Strikeforce!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by JRE on Mar 1, 2010 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
Him or Lashely
Would be two fights i’d like to see
it's both. Though i've noticed mostly Brazilians call him junior.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Mar 2, 2010 9:19 AM EST up reply actions
I really hope AA comes focused for this one.
Silva is very tough and has a great ground game. Maybe will will finally see some Sambo from AA…
"You're doing a lot of choppin', but no chips are flyin'." - Foghorn Leghorn
They needed a big name for the 15th as Fedor and M1 are holding out
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
bisping vs dan miller ufc 114
Bas Rutten: He has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Stephen Quadros: Yes, well many of the fighters have a black belt.
Bas Rutten: Yes, but in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu you cant buy your belt like in say, Tae Kwon Do.
Stephen Quadros: Do you have any belts?
Bas Rutten: I have a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.
He's training for Silva
but we’ll see. I was hoping for a 12 month contract to get him a couple wins and get back in the UFC, but this will do for now.
'How's taste my pee pee pee?'
Assuming
Strikeforce doesn’t go under before then and UFC buys the assets. Don’t make a face. History has a way of repeating itself.
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
by Jesse Holland on Mar 1, 2010 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
thats silly. SF is fine no matter how many ppl want it not to be.
12 mos? Lol really. Its sti clear to see why this site used to be UFCMania.com.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 1, 2010 6:32 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
if he did i think thats really cheap to throw a shot in like that
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 1, 2010 6:37 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I would like to see him back in the UFC too, would be awesome if he could fight Brock one day. I’d put the bank on Arlovski without even blinking for a second!
familiar faces in unfamiliar places.
gotta go with PH here.
Don’t bet on anyone with a glass chin. That will always be his greatest downfall. It’s actually too bad.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Mar 2, 2010 9:21 AM EST up reply actions
Bigfoot/arlovski is a very intruiging fight!
This fight could play out many different ways.. Dont like bettering fighters coming off of long lay offs, so I cant take AA with confidence….I cant come close to predicting this one!
bigfoot is too slow for Andrei
Fedor played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
AMERICA.....FUCK YEAH
he is slower… i dunno about to slow for AA.
I have the same prob with AA as I was saying recently about Jardine/Bader
Bigfoot can do a lot less and still win this fight. AA has to execute a perfect striking game, which he can do but IMO Bigfoot is about to have a coming out Party… he’s no Fedor but he’s going to be a wrecking machine in HW for a while.
i see lots of leg kicks and crisp combos heading in bigfoots direction
Fedor played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
AMERICA.....FUCK YEAH
how can he be wrong? strikeforce is not that great of a show to begin with, and now bellator is taking talent like crazy, i see SF going under and bellator and the ufc being on good terms and co promoting with young guys..
its about global expansion at this point and strikeforce cant really do that without internet streams or ppv and obviously internet streams arent gonna do it lol
i agree with jesse on this one it’s bound to happen specially with strikeforce not being able to put fedor there biggest investment on ppv and him missing a cbs card they wont last long if they are relying on hendos name to make that card interesting to most it wont work, hes not a big name here really he didnt impress in the ufc except over bisping so he isnt a big draw like they are paying him to be (im a huge hendo fan by all means, but im a realist)
by randy murders on Mar 1, 2010 6:42 PM EST up reply actions
if you're a realist
How the hell do you see Dana and Bellator promoting together? Not unless Dana buys them. Dana does not ‘play nice’ with any organization that threatens what he has helped build. If Bellator turns out to be the next biggest threat to UFC, Dana will attempt to squash them as well.
But they are safe for now as they don’t have any BIG names yet. They are a very well run organization though as well. And I thoroughly enjoy their fights.
SF, isn’t going to fold in 12 mos.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 1, 2010 7:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
SOunds exactly what most guys were saying about Affliction.
Nobody believed they were going to fold, hell, they had DONALD TRUMP backing them-remember? If SF doesn’t put out great cards every time(which they can’t afford to do) they will close shop relatively quickly. No matter how much you try to convince people otherwise, North America isn’t ready for two major sports organizations in any sport. It confuses most casual fans. They won’t be able to keep up with fights every week. I know a lot of fans of the sport who still haven’t seen a single SF fight. Those stupid masses pay the bills, that’s a proven fact.
As long as MMA stays a sport on the outskirts of every day society, North America can really only sustain one major organization in this sport. That’s a proven fact.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
the difference between bellator and strikeforce is they arent trying to step on the ufc’s toes
they put on small shows on a network noone really is interested in, they dont go after top guys because they know they cant afford it, im sure dana white wont mind letting some of his younger TUF talent that he doesn’t have fights for go do cross promotion deals, much like he did houston alexander who fought on an adrenaline mma show
by randy murders on Mar 1, 2010 11:56 PM EST up reply actions
and do you think bellator is fine with never growing passed that if SF folds?
No. They would attempt to grab who they can.
Jay, ya I remember Trump helping affliction. Any proof of what he paid out? Is trump a Mma fan or did he just see a potential market in something he had no idea about? Was he willing to lose a lot to risk gain?
Ya they had trump, hell they even had mark Cuban. What did they contribute financially though? How dedicated were they really?
And you guys can keep saying they don’t have enough talent, but I’m yet to be disappointed with an SF card on paper. And this one isn’t going to be the one to change that either.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 2, 2010 9:36 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
You were happy with the last SF card? You didn't mind sitting through..
Women’s MMA, Lashley vs. Can, Football player vs. Can, and Nick Diaz vs. Overhyped Kickboxer, A Robbie Lawler fight.
Good for you if that was a good card in your mind.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
LOL yeah that was a brutal card
SF has enough fighters to put on about six good events a year. Anyone that thinks they are even close to the UFC though is delusional. The UFC is the best MMA org period.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
They have to use and re-use their couple of good draws to make that 6 good cards too.
Without Fedor, Mousasi, Hendo, Diaz and Shields I can’t think of a way to make an interesting card for them.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
That is true
Rogers, Diaz and now AA make there other decent draws but all in all the only ones that complain about the UFC are the Dana haters imagine that.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
im only complaining about the ufc cause you guys instantly come on to SF threads just to tell us what their 'doing wrong'
Not my fault there was 4 SF threads in a row. Wait your turn, now go fill up the Hardy thread and stop complaining about a great SF card. I know free is pretty expensive nowadays, but let’s just try guys.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 2, 2010 11:13 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
What great SF card?
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
yes i was pleased with that card
Ufc puts on worse Fight nights than that for free, and shit I’ve paid 50.00 for worse cards then this. You all have.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 2, 2010 11:10 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, but Fight nights aren't the big show for UFC.
This was one of their good cards. I haven’t paid for any cards worse than the last SF card. I’ve never seen a PPV as bad as the last SF card. Fight nights are like the Challenger Series that SF has-compare those.
Did you see the under card of their last PPV? Absolute piece of shit under card. Fact is SF is far inferior to the UFC and as long as they are open(might not be long) they will always be the little sister of the UFC.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
I agree OJR
I still like Arlovski, no shame in getting knocked out by Fedor and a gorilla.
by Edgecrusher71 on Mar 1, 2010 6:54 PM EST up reply actions
I love the pitpull
Win or Lose his fights are always fun to watch. He is either knocking someone out or getting knocked out. Glad to see him back again. Hope he has been training
the 3rd fight was the snooze fesst
Fedor played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
AMERICA.....FUCK YEAH
your right brendog
I forgot about the overhand right smash into a heel hook submission for AA.
God that seems like it was decades ago.
hellz yeah
I like AA
I definately wanna see him fight big foot, overeem if he ever comes back, and I wouldn’t mind seeing him take on lashley.
by Phenomenal Angel on Mar 1, 2010 5:44 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Always been a fan
And the last 2 were tough to watch…. Anyway yes Phenomenal Angel there are alot of nice match ups out there for him in Strike force, Overeem is a dream fight
Who cares
He is a jackass outside the octagon and glass chinned bitch inside the octagon.
Not sure why you call him a jackass outside the octagon?
Anderson Silva is p4p the greatest fighter of all time, Fedor and GSP fear the mighty Spider
guru doesnt even know why he would call him that
…so asking us rhetorical. He just chimes in with silly comments at times. I’m glad everyone calls him on his knowledge, or lack there of.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 1, 2010 6:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Watch some of his interviews
He doesn’t give a shit about any of his fans and he is an arrogant cunt. Worby questioning my knowledge, thats just laughable. He must think andrei has a rock solid chin and is a saint. How taste andrei’s pee pee worby? You must like it.
That was funny even if it was trollish. Sorry, Worby.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
by OJR on Mar 1, 2010 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
lol no wonder you're the most called out 'maniac' guru
You’re a poser. And then you spout off about me questioning your knowledge of Mma. I’m far from ranking AA in my top 10 but, just cause you write it doesn’t make it so. In face your lack of knowledge to the sport at times is staggering at best.
It sounds to me you’re the one who has/had the man crush on AA. You said he mistreated his fans? Did you and your sister/girlfriend want a picture with him in your nascar shirts but he said ‘no’ as it wasn’t smart hygeine wise?
Maybe next time you and the family are enjoying the time spent soaking in the ‘pool’ you built with your own 2 hands (a self dug mud hole with a hose draped over the edge), fart in it before you get out to try to clean some of the mud off.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 2, 2010 9:42 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
guru
Andrei fights for a living, he doesn’t suck your dick for a living. He is good at fighting and people pay to see him do it, that’s that, just becuase he doesn’t smile and give a thumbs up every time a camera turns up doesn’t make him an arrogant cunt.
That’s actually one of my pet hates, when guys say that they don’t like a fighter because he doesn’t care enough about the fans. Who gives a shit, I like to watch him fight, I’m not interested in how many autographs he signed at his last expo. Some fighters like the attention and indulge in it, others don’t. Andrei is one of the ones that doesn’t. I don’t see how that warrants being called a cunt.
Fedor with a gun... ULTIMATE DANGER!!!
by Spinning Fat Kick on Mar 2, 2010 5:24 AM EST up reply actions
good news
SF needs more stars and aa is a great answer. Hope he gets lashley since lashley is scarred of rogers…
Bas Rutten: He has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Stephen Quadros: Yes, well many of the fighters have a black belt.
Bas Rutten: Yes, but in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu you cant buy your belt like in say, Tae Kwon Do.
Stephen Quadros: Do you have any belts?
Bas Rutten: I have a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Wasn't Arlovski Supposed to box Fres Oquendo on feb 27th?
What ever happened with that? Many new outlets reported it but no results?
He did
No results because it’s an exhibition, not really a win or lose scenario. You can watch the bout on his website by paying 30 bucks to become a VIP member. No thanks.
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
by Jesse Holland on Mar 1, 2010 6:13 PM EST up reply actions
i read that it was available for 9.99 on ppv. LOL.
by bdw on Mar 1, 2010 6:16 PM EST up reply actions
Actually AA has it up on his site now for all to view for Free if ya wanna check out how it was. Pretty good showing for him indeed, and would have been declared winner if their were to be one, as mentioned though, was exhibition and they are friends/sparring partners, but hey, twas for charity right!
How do you Know where Im at? If you dont Know where Ive been...Understand where Im coming from??
The money is for charity
for Knockout dog Fighting, and a year membership to all those type of events, videos and pictures. They streamed it live free for the VIP members, and it’s a worthy cause. I’d like to destroy the sick fucks who promote dog fighting, so even if you’re not that big of an AA fan, it’s worth considering making the donation.
'How's taste my pee pee pee?'
they boxed
a 4 round exhibition fight sat for charity. there was no official winner or loser., but from what iv’e read arlovski made a good showing of himself and score a knockdown. those 2 are friends and sparring partners, so i’m sure they didn’t go “all out”. regardles win or lose, i always enjoy watching arlovski in mma.
by bdw on Mar 1, 2010 6:15 PM EST up reply actions
Has ability for sure but needs to avoid his glass jaw from being hit.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Mental mistakes
I stayed in the same hotel as him for the Rogers fight. The day of the fight he was clowning around in the lobby with his entourage in shorts and a T-shirt, not a care in the world. I looked over at my friend and said “Does he realize he’s facing a man who is fighting to stay out of a career at Sam’s Club?” The rest is history.
It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.
by Jesse Holland on Mar 1, 2010 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
lol so the guy trains for 6-8 weeks
And in that time isn’t supposed to smile or joke around? Perhaps it takes his mind off of some of the stress he’s about to deal with.
When the intro music starts I’m sure the jokes are put aside. But before then i’d do my training and try to keep my head clear a lil bit after training etc. That’s what training is for.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 1, 2010 6:46 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
for once I agree with Worby
I’m a firm believer of “game faces” but in this day and age it’s different!
Jesse was talking about the morning of the fights. AA was joking around instead of focusing.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
you know a guy is about to get his ass handed to him when he comes in smiling and joking around before a fight.
I wanted to throw up all over Joe daddy when he came in to fight at the last event, he’s scared to fight and wants to act cool and calm with a smile all the time.
familiar faces in unfamiliar places.
Big time agree with that Roberto
Even my wife(who is a casual fan at best, but loves Joe) was saying he was screwed before the fight even started. That annoying face is also the trademark of Guida, I hate when he enters the cage.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
ok so you guys call me out cause you're 'speaking of fight day'
Then you guys go ahead and make it sound like he was telling knock knock jokes on his way out to the cage! Jesse said in the lobby of the hotel in the am. What’s he supposed to do, ignore everyone around him from the second he wakes til 8 or 9 that night, just to ‘stay in the zone’? How long do you ACTUALLY think it takes a seasoned vet to get ‘into the zone’? I’m gonna guess maybe an hour or 2 max after training that long with as many fights under his belt as AA has.
What Joe daddy did was just as different as what you guys tried to call on me.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 1, 2010 7:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I think it only took AA five seconds to get into the zone....Too bad it was 5 seconds after he woke up from being knocked the fuck out.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
I wasn't giving you any grief, WB. I just think that the guys who are dancing around and trying to look like they don't care, aren't successful.
Maybe the AA fight is a good example of that. I’m not saying you are wrong, but that just seems to be a pattern.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
sorry I was talking to daniel worby....Not sure where I got WB from.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
Good point jay
Lets look at the best fighters in the worlds appearance before the fight
Penn – Serious
Kflo – serious
GSP serious
Fitch – serious
Alves – serious
Silva – serious —gets cocky at times though __
Henderson Serious
Machida – serious
Rua – serious
Lesnar – serious
Fedor – serious
Why so serious? It’s called focus and when your focused on a fight you appear SERIOUS as your mind is preparing for a battle.
Now of coarse there are guys that are gifted and can get away with it but I can’t think of one right now.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Silva has changed...
But in Pride he came out dressed and dancing like Michael Jackson.
"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." -Dr. Johnson
Mayham Miller did that shit too
Like I said some can do it I remember the entrance show Jones use to put on in boxing too LOL. But for 99% of the fighters the look is determination. I think some do it to try and calm the nerves but it doesn’t work because at some point they realize they are going to be in a fight.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Exactly
Joking around backstage with your entourage suggests that you’re not taking the fight seriously and if you overlook any opponent then you’re screwed. Look at what happened to Jardine when he was whining about facing a no-name after beating Forrest. Same thing happened to AA when he had to fight that guy from Sam’s Club. If you’re not mentally prepared for a fight then you’ve already lost, look at Aldo-Swanson for what to do and what not to do before a fight, no surprise that the goof smiling and giving the thumbs up got brutally KO’d by the focused killer immediately.
"Not a lot of professional sports down here (in Australia)"
"We just had our best season (of TUF) last season and it was season 10"
"Nogueira is probabaly the best HW of all time"
Dana White, proving that he's clueless about Australian sports, has never heard of Fedor and is still trying to hype up TUF 10.
GSP before the Serra fight-thought it was going to be easy.
The list goes on and on.
canadians cheat and lie…whereas americans are fair and respectul in sports…--HellaHectic the funniest MF'er on Mania
cant think of any
Mayhem Miller
Andy Silva at times
Its due to lack of personality at points. But like I said I agree to a point. But I don’t think we know what these guys were all doing at 9am that day. We see them walking out to the cage. AA did not stroll out to the cage laughing and throwing dollar bills. He was just beat by a better man that night.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 2, 2010 11:21 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
No he was beat because he has a glass chin
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Cowboy Cerronne always comes out real relaxed and smiling
his results dont reflect the sentiments here
Fedor played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
AMERICA.....FUCK YEAH
diego - relaxed
Fedor played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
AMERICA.....FUCK YEAH
lol no no jay i see what you're saying
And I agree on the joe daddy side of that. And ya had no clue who WB was lol.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 2, 2010 9:47 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Nice piece of info, JH.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
by OJR on Mar 1, 2010 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
Very good move by SF
As the article mentioned, they needed to bring in a big name with at least some credibility after it came out Fedor was not fighting. Hopefully AA gets a win or two, because depending on the Fedor situation I would love to see him fight Overeem
good ratings getter but won't last
SF will pick up some viewers with Arlovski but as he loses more and more, he’ll become less of an attraction.
Reminds me of Cro Cop.
Im taking Steroid Silva
AA aint knocking that dude out. He has bigger bone density in his head than Rocky Dennis.
Steroids via KO.
@fjbar on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
ya im with you i think
Big returning fight. I think Lashley would’ve been a good choice too. Let Rogers fight Silva.
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 1, 2010 6:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
i dont see how
personally id rather see AA against a more credible opponent for his comeback fight, Silva is just that guy. Give Lashley to rogers
Fedor played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
AMERICA.....FUCK YEAH
Not to thread hi-jack but in other Strikeforce news
Aoki is supposed to fighting Melendez on April 17th per Josh Gross.
@fjbar on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
That would be so sick if they add that to the Cashville card
"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." -Dr. Johnson
It's been confirmed
3 titles in one night.
Also Overeem is supposed to be fighting Rogers on the same card Fedor is fighting on in May. Overeem/Rogers I dont get at all.
@fjbar on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
I don't get that fight either...
But I definitely want to see it. One has to wonder what’s going on with Fedor/M-1/Strikeforce. You think it may be because M-1 is telling SF that Fedor won’t be around after this contract is up?
"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." -Dr. Johnson
Fedor won't face Overeem unless he gets tested first
And Fedor most likely won’t be on this card either. I think SF has their money on Rogers winning so a rematch against Rogers and Fedor happens later in the year?
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Wait...
The article on the front page of Mania says this fight is happening in May. What gives Mexi? Also, is Mousasi not fighting on this card?
"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." -Dr. Johnson
Mousasi only fights on cards Fedor is in
SF might save Fedor and Mousasi for the next event. If Hendo wins could = a Mousasi vs Hedno fight and I bet SF is praying a Rogers vs Fedor fight? just a guess though.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Since Mousasi isn't with M-1 anymore
I’m sure that clause is out the window.
@fjbar on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
Uh, yeah
Also Overeem is supposed to be fighting Rogers on the same card Fedor is fighting on in May. Overeem/Rogers I dont get at all.
Thats what I wrote
@fjbar on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
I said Strikeforce related news
Never that the AA fight or Overeem or Fedor were fighting in April.
@fjbar on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
April main fights = Hendo and Shields and Gegard and King Mo
May = Rogers vs Overeem and AA vs Big foot
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Fedor... or should I say M1 hasn't confirmed anything yet
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
this is good news
pull for Rogers in this one. Then get the roid monster out of SF and then Fedor must come to the UFC :)
McArthur is going to have his work cut out for him in April and May
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
Good signing, good fight
AA has a good chance in this one though he’s not had a proper fight in a while and Big Foot isn’t an easy person to face after a long lay-off. AA has much better boxing but a much worse chin, should be a fun fight. Cardio could be the difference in this one as Silva gassed against Werdum and after a year of doing nothing other than a charity boxing match who knows what AA’s cardio will be like.
"Not a lot of professional sports down here (in Australia)"
"We just had our best season (of TUF) last season and it was season 10"
"Nogueira is probabaly the best HW of all time"
Dana White, proving that he's clueless about Australian sports, has never heard of Fedor and is still trying to hype up TUF 10.
Yeah David I hope AA gets his sh^t together
His offence is deadly but he needs to improve his defence and protect that chin to get back to the top he’s an exciting fighter
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
AA has been putting in work at Jacksons if i'm not mistaken
this could kelp tighten his overall MMA game. and moreimportantly his mental game
Fedor played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won.
AMERICA.....FUCK YEAH
Wow
Awesome. Hopefully the boxing trainings sharpened his technique abit.
I saw AA train at Jacksons
He is very impressive in training, just needs to learn to tuck that damn chin and put his hands up.
I am very excited that my favorite MMA fighter is back in the ring. I love watching Arlovski fight and I hope it really happens in St. Louis. I live in Kentucy, which isn’t that far away. I’ve seen Arlovski in Louisiville once for a picture and autgraph session. I hope that I’ll get to see him in the ring. Anywase, Arlovski may have a weak chin or whatever, but he’s still a great fighter. He had Fedor on the ropes until he got over excited and went for that flying knee. Well, welcome back and I can’t wait.
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