Tag: Fedor

Cain Velasquez and Fedor Emelianenko: Examining the GOAT Question

In light of the promotion for UFC 166’s main event between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, it is perhaps unsurprising that the most prominent talking point to emerge from last night’s chaos concerns the UFC heavyweight champion’s place in history. From the moment Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan hailed Velasquez as the greatest heavyweight […]

In light of the promotion for UFC 166’s main event between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos, it is perhaps unsurprising that the most prominent talking point to emerge from last night’s chaos concerns the UFC heavyweight champion’s place in history. From the moment Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan hailed Velasquez as the greatest heavyweight […]

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Jose Aldo: Fedor Emelianenko Is Greatest of All Time, Anderson Silva Is 4th

Many can lay claim to being the greatest of all time, but in Jose Aldo’s eyes, there has never been a more impressive or dominant fighter in MMA history than former Pride heavyweight champ Fedor Emelianenko. During an appearance on Brazil TV station Esporte Interativo, the reigning UFC featherweight champ was asked to list his […]

Many can lay claim to being the greatest of all time, but in Jose Aldo’s eyes, there has never been a more impressive or dominant fighter in MMA history than former Pride heavyweight champ Fedor Emelianenko. During an appearance on Brazil TV station Esporte Interativo, the reigning UFC featherweight champ was asked to list his […]

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Dana White: Finkelstein ‘Blew It in Every Way Possible’ with Fedor Emelianenko

In all the years UFC president Dana White has been negotiating deals to land fighters, only Fedor Emelianenko stands out as the one who got away. White, along with fellow UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta, spent months and months trying to land the Russian legend after he finished his career with Pride Fighting Championships, but despite […]

In all the years UFC president Dana White has been negotiating deals to land fighters, only Fedor Emelianenko stands out as the one who got away. White, along with fellow UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta, spent months and months trying to land the Russian legend after he finished his career with Pride Fighting Championships, but despite […]

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Dana White: UFC Was Close to Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brock Lesnar in Dallas

If you’re a fan of mixed martial arts you’ve probably heard the horror stories regarding the attempted negotiations between the UFC, Fedor Emelianenko and M1. If you haven’t, they sound like some kind of fantasy novel where UFC president Dana White has to jet off to Skull Island or somewhere like that to try and […]

If you’re a fan of mixed martial arts you’ve probably heard the horror stories regarding the attempted negotiations between the UFC, Fedor Emelianenko and M1. If you haven’t, they sound like some kind of fantasy novel where UFC president Dana White has to jet off to Skull Island or somewhere like that to try and […]

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Cain Velasquez: Can He Surpass Fedor as Best Heavyweight Ever?

For Cain Velasquez, vengeance is a dish best served cold. The MMA world had all but abandoned the “Brown Pride” advocate after his 64-second knockout loss to Junior Dos Santos in Nov., 2011. It’s a familiar feeling for fighters coming off losses. You’re only as good as your last fight, and people tend to write […]

For Cain Velasquez, vengeance is a dish best served cold. The MMA world had all but abandoned the “Brown Pride” advocate after his 64-second knockout loss to Junior Dos Santos in Nov., 2011. It’s a familiar feeling for fighters coming off losses. You’re only as good as your last fight, and people tend to write […]

Breaking Down a Potential UFC Fight Between Brock Lesnar and Fedor Emelianenko

Yesterday, Dana White broke the Internet. I don’t know if that was his goal, but the UFC President’s post on the popular mixed martial arts forum The Underground last night, discussing a possible fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Brock Le…

Yesterday, Dana White broke the Internet. I don’t know if that was his goal, but the UFC President’s post on the popular mixed martial arts forum The Underground last night, discussing a possible fight between Fedor Emelianenko and Brock Lesnar caused quite a stir in the MMA world: From: dfw jrMember Since: 1/1/01Posts: 1246Is this the […]