Tag: Fedor Emelianenko

Scott Coker Expects to Book Fedor vs. Overeem-Werdum Loser

Filed under: StrikeforceTwo days after Fedor Emelianenko suffered his second consecutive loss and said in his post-fight interview that it might be time to walk away, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said he expects Fedor to return rather than retire.

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Two days after Fedor Emelianenko suffered his second consecutive loss and said in his post-fight interview that it might be time to walk away, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said he expects Fedor to return rather than retire.

And Coker already has an opponent for Fedor in mind: The loser of the April 9 bout between Alistair Overeem and Fabricio Werdum.

“If the fighter doesn’t want to fight you’re not gonna want him to fight,” Coker told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour. “If the fighter doesn’t want to fight the promoter doesn’t make him fight. And if he wants to retire then it’s time to walk away. But I don’t think that’s the case … and I think the loser of Overeem and Werdum, that would be a great fight for Fedor.”

Falling Action: Best and Worst of Strikeforce – Fedor vs. Silva

Filed under: StrikeforceIf you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reser…

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If you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reserve bout between Valentijn Overeem and Ray Sefo felt almost meaningful (though it didn’t look it), and the Silva-Emelianenko fight had enough thrills to last us until the next wave of fights in April.

All in all, a success out of the gates for the most ambitious endeavor in Strikeforce history. Now let’s sift through the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between after the opening night of Strikeforce’s heavyweight Grand Prix.

Falling Action: Best and Worst of Strikeforce – Fedor vs. Silva

Filed under: StrikeforceIf you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reser…

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If you sat through Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva on Saturday night and still don’t think that a tournament structure instantly makes everything feel a little more exciting, then I’m afraid there’s no hope for you.

Even the reserve bout between Valentijn Overeem and Ray Sefo felt almost meaningful (though it didn’t look it), and the Silva-Emelianenko fight had enough thrills to last us until the next wave of fights in April.

All in all, a success out of the gates for the most ambitious endeavor in Strikeforce history. Now let’s sift through the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between after the opening night of Strikeforce’s heavyweight Grand Prix.

What Might Have Been: Fedor Emelianenko in the UFC

Filed under: UFC, StrikeforceOn July 28, 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported that Fedor Emelianenko and the UFC were finalizing a deal that would result in an announcement by the end of that week of the top heavyweight in mixed martial arts finally ag…

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On July 28, 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported that Fedor Emelianenko and the UFC were finalizing a deal that would result in an announcement by the end of that week of the top heavyweight in mixed martial arts finally agreeing to step into the Octagon.

That report was wrong, Fedor went to Strikeforce instead of the UFC, and now Fedor has lost two fights and lost the mantle of Best Heavyweight in MMA. The heavyweight division in the UFC, meanwhile, has moved on and looks a lot different now than it did a year and a half ago.

But what if the report had been correct? What if Fedor had accepted the UFC’s contract offer and had been with the UFC over the last year and a half? Some thoughts on what would have happened are below.

The MMA Wrap-Up: Post-Fedor vs. Silva Edition

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Well, it happened. Fedor Emelianenko not only lost two in a row, but he was also eliminated from the first round of the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix by Antonio Silva. Fortunately, the MMA Wrap-Up is here to put aside all the wailing and gnashing of teeth in order to ask, now what?

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Well, it happened. Fedor Emelianenko not only lost two in a row, but he was also eliminated from the first round of the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix by Antonio Silva. Fortunately, the MMA Wrap-Up is here to put aside all the wailing and gnashing of teeth in order to ask, now what?

Recent Results Don’t Change Fedor’s Place as Greatest Heavyweight Ever

Filed under: Strikeforce, NewsEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The revisionist history will start now.

After two losses in a row for Fedor Emelianenko, the naysayers and narrow-mindeds will come out in an attempt to discredit everything he ever did. Let’s ma…

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Fedor EmelianenkoEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The revisionist history will start now.

After two losses in a row for Fedor Emelianenko, the naysayers and narrow-mindeds will come out in an attempt to discredit everything he ever did. Let’s make this clear: Emelianenko is the greatest heavyweight mixed martial artist of all time. Perhaps one day he will be surpassed in the historical argument, but for now he is No. 1 with a bullet. There shouldn’t be a conversation, let alone a debate about it.

It seems important to settle this now, with Emelianenko perhaps at the end of his career. After dropping his second fight in a row, he suggested that retirement was a possibility.