TapouT Cancels Fedor Shirt After UFC Plays Hardball

Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, M-1 GlobalUFC President Dana White and co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta have both said many times that they want Fedor Emelianenko in the Octagon. But they’re not trying to accomplish that by developing a positive relationship w…

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UFC President Dana White and co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta have both said many times that they want Fedor Emelianenko in the Octagon. But they’re not trying to accomplish that by developing a positive relationship with Fedor.

Instead, they’re going to try to demonstrate to Fedor that they’re the major players on the global MMA scene, and that if Fedor won’t play ball with them, they’ll make sure major sponsors won’t play ball with him.

Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum Preview and Predictions

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Fedor is back.

There’s a lot to like about Saturday night’s Strikeforce/M-1 Global card in San Jose, but the fundamental fact that makes the show compelling is that the best fighter in the history of MMA, Fedor Eme…

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Fedor is back.

There’s a lot to like about Saturday night’s Strikeforce/M-1 Global card in San Jose, but the fundamental fact that makes the show compelling is that the best fighter in the history of MMA, Fedor Emelianenko, is returning to the cage. We’ve got the full preview and predictions for Fedor’s fight and the other three Showtime bouts below.

Strikeforce Main Event Breakdown: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabricio Werdum

Filed under: StrikeforceAll month long, the narrative about Saturday’s Strikeforce/M1: Fedor vs. Werdum show has had little to do with the main event. Instead, it’s been about whether Fedor Emelianenko is soon to retire, his thoughts on the UFC, why he…

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All month long, the narrative about Saturday’s Strikeforce/M1: Fedor vs. Werdum show has had little to do with the main event. Instead, it’s been about whether Fedor Emelianenko is soon to retire, his thoughts on the UFC, why he’s not fighting Alistair Overeem. Anything, it seems, but Fabricio Werdum.

You could probably chalk up the phenomenon to the fact that most people simply don’t believe that Werdum is going to be the one to end Emelianenko’s nine-and-a-half-year unbeaten stretch. Most people will simply watch to find out how Fedor wins. Will it be a KO? A submission? Will Werdum be able to last the distance?

To make it clear, I’m not going to be the one to pick against Emelianenko. You don’t pick against men in the midst of historic win streaks. But I do see a path to victory for Werdum, as remote as it may seem.

Sneak Peak: Final ‘Fedor vs. Werdum’ Prefight Hype

(VidProps: ShoSports/YouTube)   The above video gives you a look at the final product of that promo shoot we showed you a couple days back and the results seem, well, just as generic as we feared. As it turns out, the road to the probable destruc…


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The above video gives you a look at the final product of that promo shoot we showed you a couple days back and the results seem, well, just as generic as we feared. As it turns out, the road to the probable destruction of Jan Finney and Fabricio Werdum will be paved in fireballs and misting sleet and Fedor Emelianenko will try to get as much mileage as possible out of that pair of nondescript black athletic shorts. Meanwhile the bass baritone voice of former Crash Test Dummies lead singer and current Strikeforce play-by-play man Gus Johnson – the voice certain CP editors hear in their dreams before they wake up screaming “My name’s Al Harris and I get buckets!” – will prattle on about legends and destiny and history or some such similar bullshit.

It appears that Strikeforce is going the extra mile to make Finney look both attractive and credible, though at least one of those concepts seems like a major stretch. Likewise, the only people giving Werdum much of a shot are Fedor himself, Renato “Babalu” Sobral and one of my co-workers at The Rumble. An extremely scientific internet poll of fans conducted by The Junkie shows just 13 percent of y’all think the 6-foot-4 jiu jitsu ace can pull the upset. Frankly, I’d hate to see the numbers on Finney.

After the jump,  some final thoughts from Fedor about why fighting him seems to be career suicide for his opponents and a few snapshots of the official weigh-in featuring the ubiquitous Rockstar Girls, just to get your Saturday started right …

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Fedor Can’t Explain Why His Opponents Can’t Get Past Losing to Him

Filed under: Strikeforce, M-1 GlobalBrett Rogers lost to Fedor Emelianenko, then looked terrible in his next fight. Andrei Arlovski lost to Fedor Emelianenko, then looked terrible in his next fight. Tim Sylvia lost to Fedor Emelianenko, then looked ter…

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Brett Rogers lost to Fedor Emelianenko, then looked terrible in his next fight. Andrei Arlovski lost to Fedor Emelianenko, then looked terrible in his next fight. Tim Sylvia lost to Fedor Emelianenko, then looked terrible in his next fight. Noticing a trend here?

Emelianenko himself says there’s nothing to it. But there’s no doubt about it: Of Emelianenko’s last eight opponents, not a single one has notched a significant victory since losing to Fedor. You have to go all the way back to Fedor’s victory over Mirko Cro Cop almost five years ago to find anyone who has accomplished much of anything in the ring or cage after fighting Fedor.

Fedor Emelianenko: Fabricio Werdum Is One of the Greatest Fighters in MMA

Filed under: MMA Videos, Strikeforce, M-1 Global, VideosThe time for talking is officially over, as headliners Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio Werdum met with the press Thursday afternoon in San Jose, Calif., to discuss their Strikeforce/M-1 Global main…

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The time for talking is officially over, as headliners Fedor Emelianenko and Fabricio Werdum met with the press Thursday afternoon in San Jose, Calif., to discuss their Strikeforce/M-1 Global main event on Saturday night.

Emelianenko explained why he thought Werdum is one of the “greatest” fighters in MMA, while Werdum discussed his game plan going into the fight of his life.

Watch a highlight video of the press conference, shot and edited by MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon, below.