Fabricio Werdum elbow surgery could delay Strikeforce return until 2011
by Eduardo Cruz on Jul 15, 2010 8:30 AM EDT
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"Everything has changed for better for me. That was very important. I’ve gotten over 30 phone calls a day in my gym after the win, more students have come, the seminar value went up. It’s like at any other profession, a singer, soccer player, as you develop and get the spotlight the value changes. After the seminars I will undergo a surgery on my elbow that I have put off for some time. We’re in July and I only want to come back 100-percent recovered. I think it’s hard to make it back this year due the physical therapy, conditioning and all else. Then I might just get back next year."
Strikeforce heavyweight grappler Fabricio Werdum may opt to have surgery on his elbow following his June 26 upset win over former PRIDE champion Fedor Emelianenko. "Vai Cavalo" has enjoyed a newfound popularity following his surprising submission over "The Last Emperor" in San Jose and has no objections to giving the Russian enigma an immediate rematch. But will Emelianenko wait until 2011? Or cash in his remaining Strikeforce fight to face division champion Alistair Overeem?
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Something must be broken, I mean technically this is a Fedor thread, isn’t it?
i think hes tryna keep his 15 mins of fame..
The fact that he is being Ranked #2 overall is BEYOND me. Hes a heavyweight MIA and i dnt think he would win a rematch either. its like the Lewis vs Rochman fight where the rematch was a onsided ASS WHIPPIN!
You dont have to like me.. but you WILL respect my opinion! Jon Jones Cannot be Stopped! and neither can Anderson SIlva! Cain or Dos Santos??
Something fishy going on...
Too convenient that he is now not going to be able to fight until 2011, suspiciously opening up a way for SF to let Fedor fight Overeem without issue. This was the only fight that makes SF a shit ton of money. Just seems too coincidental…
by Slim473 on Jul 15, 2010 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
this is normal for SF
But in this case, I would love to see Fedor and Reem mix it up.
"We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again."
Brazilian style
Getting away with a lucky win and then claiming injury to stay out of the game for a looooong time.
He’s gonna get smashed in the rematch just like Machida got smashed after hiding from Shogun for a year.
by Lester The Pimp on Jul 15, 2010 11:05 AM EDT reply actions
Don’t fool, Lester. He’s fucked up. He can’t reach his arm due the injury. Obviously he’s taking advantage of the momentum. He’s right. Does it fit perfect for Fedor to face off Overeem? Holy shit, make it for the fans. It’s fair.
"No one wants to be defeated" Michael Jackson on MMA fights
''A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits'' Richard M. Nixon on Fedor's loss
by Eduardo Cruz on Jul 15, 2010 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd much rather see Fedor fight Overeem, but
If SF makes that fight happen prior to a Werdum fight with Overeem, everyone goes nuts. This way, everyone backs off, says it makes sense since Werdum can’t fight, and all is good. I thought Werdum jumping in and automatically asking for a rematch instead of a title shot when he won the fight was weird. This just seems to confirm my suspicions on. This is a much bigger money draw for their potential last Fedor fight, and if they don’t get him resigned, they cash in. I agree, this is a better fight if it happens, I’m not complaining. SF screwed up royally when they let Rogers fight Reem and Fedor fight Werdum. This would be a solid PPV for them, which based on some other threads, seems to be on their minds.
any way I look at it
I just want to see Fedor fight. He’s got one fight left on his contract with Strikeforce, and especially now that Werdum is out with the surgery, it opens it up to see a very entertaining and highly skilled match between Overeem and Fedor. I seriously can’t understand anyone who wouldn’t want to see that go down, 2 giants in the world of heavyweight MMA. Its too bad we won’t see the Werdum/Fedor rematch right away, but I’m still excited about the prospects of Overeem/Fedor
RE: Carnagex
“if Fedor can get past Overeem” you mean if Overeem can get past Fedor!
man...
id actually like for a fedor/werdum rematch…overeem can wait. fedor needs to redeem this loss before movin on…besides that, as a fan i dnt want fedor to lose again….beat werdum then retire…and before anyone tells me, i kno grammer is bad…i have a phone that takes too long to type correctly in….
by blakc_guy on Jul 15, 2010 2:01 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
i rather see fedor fight overeem in the meantime and it's brock lesnar threads that are the largest here now
fedor is past – tense and brock is the future. get used to it.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. Glory favors the bold. Chance favors the prepared mind. Luck, well i have that too. University of Utah goes to the Pac-12 conference in 2011. I expect them to compete immediately for the conference CG. I still will always follow the Mountain West Conference. Brock Lesnar will defeat Cain Velasquez and face the winner of Junior Dos Santos vs Roy Nelson where he will defeat JDS and stake his claim as pound for pound champion. Womens MMA, the next big thing in sports. 50 days and counting to the first game of college football. UTAH vs Pitt. September 2nd 2010.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Jul 15, 2010 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions
really?
dude really, Fedor can still rock it hardcore. Brock is entertaining as hell to watch, but his skill in the ring is still very questionable. He has little stand up striking ability, and is mostly a big wrestler. Fedor is very experienced (obviously), a skilled grappler, striker, and submitter. I’d love to see him in the ring again, and against Overeem, wow that’d be fun to watch.
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