Fedor Emelianenko‘s management was the main reason the UFC never inked the legendary heavyweight to a fight deal, at least according to UFC President Dana White. Emelianenko, who is widely considered the greatest heavyweight of all time, was in s…
Fedor Emelianenko‘s management was the main reason the UFC never inked the legendary heavyweight to a fight deal, at least according to UFC President Dana White. Emelianenko, who is widely considered the greatest heavyweight of all time, was in serious negotiations with the UFC throughout various points of his career, but the two sides were […]
Despite his constant belittling of the former Pride FC heavyweight champion, UFC president Dana White insists he does not hate Fedor Emelianenko. The Russian heavyweight was a hot commodity for the UFC boss for many years and had pursued Emelianenko on…
Despite his constant belittling of the former Pride FC heavyweight champion, UFC president Dana White insists he does not hate Fedor Emelianenko. The Russian heavyweight was a hot commodity for the UFC boss for many years and had pursued Emelianenko on several occasions in an attempt to sign him with the company. White made one […]
Following a messy split with his former gym and management, current UFC heavyweight No. 1 contender Alistair Overeem has revealed that he has joined Authentic Sports Management and will be training in Florida with the “Blackzilians.” The fo…
Following a messy split with his former gym and management, current UFC heavyweight No. 1 contender Alistair Overeem has revealed that he has joined Authentic Sports Management and will be training in Florida with the “Blackzilians.” The former Strikeforce, K-1 and Dream champion is still involved in legal action with his former representation, Golden Glory. […]
(“Why do you keep following me to these things? I told you you’re fired.”)
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua announced last night via Twitter that he had split from his longtime manager Marcelo Alonso and today went on to explain the reason for his decision
According to Mauricio, he and Alonso had differing opinions of how Rua’s career should be handled. Marcelo apparently felt that he should be in charge of securing sponsorships, co-ordinating fight camps and handling press for the former UFC light heavyweight champion, while his client believed that the tasks should handled by three people.
“What happened was that Eduardo believed in a line of working and I trust another one,” Rua told Tatame. “He believed my career should be managed by one guy, I don’t agree with that.”
(“Why do you keep following me to these things? I told you you’re fired.”)
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua announced last night via Twitter that he had split from his longtime manager Marcelo Alonso and today went on to explain the reason for his decision
According to Mauricio, he and Alonso had differing opinions of how Rua’s career should be handled. Marcelo apparently felt that he should be in charge of securing sponsorships, co-ordinating fight camps and handling press for the former UFC light heavyweight champion, while his client believed that the tasks should handled by three people.
“What happened was that Eduardo believed in a line of working and I trust another one,” Rua told Tatame. “He believed my career should be managed by one guy, I don’t agree with that.”
“To me, some guys has to be leading my training, and it is Andre Dida,” Shogun says.” [I also need] a marketing team to accessorize me and a manager. He didn’t agree with that and said he already knew it could happen.”
It sounds like Alonso didn’t want to share any of the pie and now he’s left with an empty plate. Regardless, Rua says the split was an amicable one and that he’s shopping around for new representation. Alonso has been with Shogun since his UFC 76 loss to Forrest Griffin back in 2007.
Alonso isn’t the only manager to be dropped by a Brazilian fighter in recent weeks. You may recall that Jose Aldo eighty-sixed Black House Management a week or two ago in favor of his longtime coach, Andre Pederneiras, who managed him prior to his WEC title win.
UFC president Dana White and boxing promoter Gary Shaw rarely agree on things publicly, but in a video recently released by FightHubTV.com, Shaw backs up White’s claims about how difficult it was to deal with Fedor Emelianenko‘s management …
UFC president Dana White and boxing promoter Gary Shaw rarely agree on things publicly, but in a video recently released by FightHubTV.com, Shaw backs up White’s claims about how difficult it was to deal with Fedor Emelianenko‘s management group, M-1 Global. For years White had been criticized by fans and media for not dealing with […]
The rift between Jon Jones and Rashad Evans has been ugly. The former friends and training partners had a falling out that began when Jones stepped into to replace an injured Evans at UFC 128. Jones replaced Evans in a title fight against light heavywe…
The rift between Jon Jones and Rashad Evans has been ugly. The former friends and training partners had a falling out that began when Jones stepped into to replace an injured Evans at UFC 128. Jones replaced Evans in a title fight against light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Jones positively destroyed Rua in that […]
