Strikeforce
Fedor Emelianenko: Alistair Overeem keeps finding excuses not to fight me
One of the most legendary figures in the history of Mixed Martial Arts, and the current #3 P4P Fighter in the World according to LowKick.com Community Rankings, Fedor Emelianenko answered on fan questions via his website www.fedor.bel.ru. Here's a translation of Fedor's answers on questions regarding his next fight in Strikeforce, and the possible retirement after his current contract expires.
"The Last Emperor" also personally relared the rumours about M-1's renewed negotiations with the UFC (posted earlier on LowKick.com) saying that the only who deals with contract negotiations is the M-1 boss Vadim Finkelstein. However, Emelianenko directly labeled the talk about his signing for the UFC as "not true".
And finally, to all the Fedor fans out there: "The Last Emperor" turns 34 today (September 28th). You can congratulate him through his Official Page on Facebook. The full transcript of Fedor Emelianenko's Fan Q&A can be found on Mixfight.ru.
Fedor hello! I have a question for you. Why you are not fighting Bigfoot Silva, and then Alistair Overeem? I wish you good luck and I would like to see you more as a top fighter.
Fedor: I have said many times that I have nothing to do with match-making. Right now, Strikeforce are struggling to find me a serious opponent. Alistair Overeem keeps finding all sorts of excuses not to fight me. The remaining stars have lost in their recent fights, so the promotion has no desire to put them up against me. And Fabricio Werdum is still recovering from his surgery. In addition, I have only one fight remaining with Strikeforce.
Hello Fedor Vladimirovich. They wrote about you in the papers that you will retire immediately after the last bout for Strikeforce to become a coach?
Fedor: My next fight will be last on the Strikeforce contract. I'm yet to decide whether I'm going to continue my fighting career after this contract expires. Also, my candidacy nominated for the Post of Deputy in Belgorod Regional Duma, and if I'm elected, I think, will defend the interests of the people and try to do my best efforts for the development of sport. But again, I think it's too early to talk about it. I have to finalize the contract and prepare for my last bout.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/hypocrisy Reply 1 year ago
A being who speaks badly,and/or takes negative actions in attempt to create problems for a successful person.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hater Reply 1 year ago
dont you get it? lol Reply 1 year ago
The combined record of Brock Lesnar opponents is 74-37-0. He has fought 4 fighters currently or previously in the UFC, and fought a total of 10 rounds with these fighters.
The combined record of Shane Carwin's opponents is 79-62-0. He has fought a total of 5 fighters currently or previously in the UFC and fought a total of 6 rounds with these fighters.
The combined record of Allister Overeem opponents is 587-318-20. He has fought a total of 8 fighters currently or previously in the UFC and fought a total of 19 rounds against these fighters.
The combined record of Fedor's opponents is 439-239-4. He has fought a total of 11 fighters currently or previously in the UFC and fought a total of 24 rounds with these fighters.
So I would say that the competition is not as stiff as one would think in the UFC. Zombie. Reply 1 year ago
Go grab and dangle Dana White's balls you ignorant nuthugging hater! Reply 1 year ago
Fedor isn't even in the same universe. How many bums did he warm up on before he fought anybody good? 20?
Not even remotely in the same ball park. Reply 1 year ago
http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Travis-Fulton-80 Reply 1 year ago
I am not saying that the UFC fighters are crappy, I think that their heavyweight division is not as solid as their other divisions. In fact I don't think their is a fighter out there right now that can break into the light-heavies and make an impact, maybe one or two in middleweight and welter weight and possibly one in light-weight.
But the heavyweight division has always been weak and it always will, that has always been the nature of that division.
It's my opinion. Reply 1 year ago
I really wish the organizations would open up though and cross promote more so that we can see the best fights possible instead of who can "ink" people first. Someday. Reply 1 year ago
No buddy, you just had trouble understanding it. What I stated is fact. Average level of competition, nobody else comes close. Fedor isn't on the list. Reply 1 year ago
Let me know when you can do better than click weak like an infant okay?
When it comes to total average level of competition, nobody comes close, not Fedor or Anderson or Georges or BJ. You can't address that. So, just click weak instead of commenting with a lame dodge. Reply 1 year ago
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC_HLtrxOAU Reply 1 year ago
Anything to avoid making an attempt an argument.
SF hw division is better, hilarious. Reply 1 year ago
Sorry, can't type... Hyperventilating from laughter. Reply 1 year ago
I'm sure I used to be a bigger Fedor fan than you are now. Must have turned a lot of people on to the sport by showing them his videos.
If you have integrity though, you hold fighters to equal standards. Fedor accusing ANYBODY of ducking competition, is hypocritical. That's just reality.
And, it would be the same if Alistair talked down about someone in the same way. How long did he refuse to defend the Strikeforce belt? Reply 1 year ago
Honestly, it wouldn't be that good a fight. Overeem is WAAYYY overhyped just because people want to make it look like a big deal when Fedor beats him. Before he fought rogers he was just another steroid junkie who fought nobody's, now apparently he can take down the UFC by himself.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bandwagoner Reply 1 year ago
following that logic,fighters that share common opponents shouldn't even fight each other,you could just compare their performance against that opponent.
with that said,i don't think overeem is overrated.i think he is the fighter that developed the most since his Pride days.And i really don't know how can anyone say he fought nobody's..
As for steroid use..well i think talking about that is just a waste of time.in professional sports in general.its not going to stop,even when its that obvious.they obviously found a way to get away with it,and they only get caught when they become careless.when their career is over,they will admit steroid use like marion jones did..or ken shamrock in mma.. im not saying i agree with it,but seriously,you will never be as big and ripped as brock or alistair,no matter how hard do you train,if you dont take supplements.and as far as im concerned,they are all illegal.how can they be illegal one year,and somehow,they become legal the next.its all bullshit.
i just hope that,in the end,skill will win over the power.. Reply 1 year ago
So what pony, did you just see my post and jump on it without even understanding what was written? Reply 1 year ago
I completely agree with you both on your points about Alistar's development since Pride and the whole debate about steroid use.
Nobody seems to be completely innocent in high level competitive professional sports. I don't think it's fair to just point to a few fighters when the next day another Chael Sonnen type story happens to fighters people didn't expect where on stuff.
Cheers! Reply 1 year ago
the thing i have the problem with,is commentator having an argument about difference between "american athlete" and all others.like that his strength developed from nothing but hard training.and he was probably suggesting that it has something to do with some special,never seen,training regime that can only be found in america...
you can clearly distinguish guys that are (reeeeaaally)using supplements,like sherk,gil etc,from those who probably just train their asses off like kenny,aoki..
This post has nothing to do with overeem and fedor :) Reply 1 year ago
Their common opponent is the one tangible piece of evidence. You arguing that it doesn't matter, because of whatever reason you want to offer, is all empty speculation.
Common opponents are always being cited when commentators are trying to predict a fight. Pretending it means nothing is irrational. Reply 1 year ago
it can mean that alistair has better form at the moment.it can mean that fedor had a bad night.it can mean rogers was scared of overeem.it could mean that rogers didn't bounce back after his loss to fedor.it can mean that overeem is better fighter,but it can also mean that rogers is simply better matchup for him,than he is to fedor. it can equally mean any of that,and probably much more.
so,who are you to decide which one is it? Reply 1 year ago
if overeem beats fedor,it sure as hell is not going to be because he dominated rogers,and fedor just KO'd him. Reply 1 year ago
What is your "evidence" telling you then?
Transitivity does not apply to MMA, it is just a way to oversimplify things. Reply 1 year ago
No man, you are just trying to hold on to your arguments on simplification.
Fedor himself said that his toughest fights were with Crocop, Nogueira and Arlovski, in an interview with Bas Rutten, look it up on youtube. Reply 1 year ago
But then again, I respect people that can agree or disagree with our thoughts/opinions, but they remain respectful in the discussions. Reply 1 year ago
I didn't say that. But yes it is evidence that the odds are in Alistair's favor. Rogers blasting Arlovski so much more decisively and quickly than Fedor did, is more evidence. Reply 1 year ago
THANK YOU!!! Reply 1 year ago
Come on man we all know we all know wins count and that's why winners move up and get better fights. But... its all going to depend on the matchup as to who wins. And yes I do believe Brock got a title shot to quick especially since one of his fights was a loss. Frankie worked his way up and beat BJ. Why couldn't Brock climb the ladder? If Frankie fought BJ after his first couple of fights, he might have won so why didn't he get the fast track? Brock got the shot because of business. No I'm not saying he shouldn't have taken advantage of his chance or he doesn't deserve to be champ. What's done is done and he is the champ but he didn't deservethe shot at that particular time. Reply 1 year ago
To this day, I still wish Hendo would have won the belt when he came over from Pride, things would have been very different today. Reply 1 year ago
Then the obsessed ones suggest that Fedor has taken more damage to his body over the years. Which isn't true either, Lesnar was destroying his body more severely ever single night when he was in retard-wrestling, than Fedor has endured over his entire career. It's part of the reason all those WWF guys juice, because they're always hurt doing that stupid crap, and roids turbo-charge the healing process. Reply 1 year ago
@Ston3pony... Overeem did not "refuse" to defend the SF title. They had no potential HW challengers at the time. Reply 1 year ago
It says a lot about SF doesn't it? It says a lot about the organization that Fedor decided to join, and the level of competition that he was seeking. Reply 1 year ago
I think his plans and Finklefart's plans backfired on them in the long run. Reply 1 year ago
They f'd up bad when they turned down that epic UFC contract. They know it, which is why right after Fedor lost, he made a statement about how he would be willing to go to the UFC, for the same contract he was offered previously.
Which, is another one of his "I want to fight the best, but here's why I won't" stories. He demands what he knows cannot be offered, that way he can pretend like he was interested at all. He knew perfectly well that he would never get that contract offer, ever again, from any organization. So, that was his demand, what he knew would be rejected. Reply 1 year ago
As for best competition. I'm not sure which organization would win the most fights if there was a head to head competition between the heavy weights of UFC vs the heavy weights of Strikeforce right now. There are some really good match-ups top to bottom. Fedor has some serious fights ahead of him in either organization. Reply 1 year ago
It doesn't add up. Reply 1 year ago
The fact that only a few, were able to make the cut. Reply 1 year ago
I will agree that it has been hit or miss with a lot of fighters from Pride. YES a lot of them were on steroids. Some have done well though and many from Pride have held the belt. Reply 1 year ago
If Strikeforce wants any legitimacy, they can't have their HW champ defend against a guy coming off a loss twice in a row. Reply 1 year ago
I'm sick of it. I refuse to believe that Fedor has no control over himself. He is a legend of the sport, and a great fighter, but he needs to grow a pair. Reply 1 year ago
hmmm, thought not. maybe you should concentrate growing some ****ing pubes and stop focusing on Fedor growing a pair. I bet you never boxed, or had a proper fight. you sit at ya keyboard spouting dribble even Kos and Sonnen wouldnt use trying to feel important. But this is MMA. Every single fighter has balls in case you hadnt noticed. Reply 1 year ago
Want another example? Rewind to TUF 5 with Jens and BJ and look at gabe rudiger...nuff said. Reply 1 year ago
fedor is accused repeatedly by pubescent ignorant fans of this that and t'other. he says he is the greatest, he blames his management, he ducks fights.
get over it. he is the greatest living heavyweight and one of MMA's finest. there may be some legit competition in UFC for him now, so what, they chose not to go where he is, so stop baming fedor blaming his management blaming dana White. Blame yourself for being such a gullible ignoramus Reply 1 year ago
You're crying again? Its pretty easy to spot the guys who troll forums and argue all day long about Fedor and whatever else they hold near and dear to their hearts. When they say things like "pubescent" or if they pull the "WWE" card it makes it even that much more obvious. Just stop embarrassing yourself, Moots has intellectually dwarfed you with every single post since you began trying to bash him for having an opinion. Reply 1 year ago
I don't see what is embarrassing about correcting misguided juveniles. It actually undoes damage from hype and lies that the gullible masses so readily devour. How I am intellectually dwarfed you cannot say, as you, like Moot, spout opinions without any capability to support factual evidence. I was not bashing Moot for having an opinion, I was bashing the opinion itself regardless of who has it. there is a big difference.If you engage your brain before posting it would be obvious. I get weaked alot because I post stuff that sometimes cannot be argued against with much success. I'm not always right, there are more knowlegable folk than me, but judging by many opinions I have a better knowledge than the majority. Reply 1 year ago
Not being sarky towards you 66, you are old school MMA fan and I agree with most of your posts, but jeezs there's some numb nutz around. Reply 1 year ago