Despite his recent loss to Fabricio Werdum, heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko is still considered one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. It makes it hard for casual MMA fans to understand why he isn’t in the UFC, considered to be the highest level of the sport we love. There’s been […]
Despite his recent loss to Fabricio Werdum, heavyweight fighter Fedor Emelianenko is still considered one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. It makes it hard for casual MMA fans to understand why he isn’t in the UFC, considered to be the highest level of the sport we love. There’s been talk from both UFC president Dana White and Fedor’s management M-1 Global as to why the two sides have not met but Fedor addressed the situation directly in a recent spread with Tatame:
If Dana White really wanted me in UFC, I would have been in UFC by now. Dana is the guy who speaks more than he actually does
There’s an entire interview in July’s issue of Tatame, and it sounds like an interesting piece as Fedor discusses Junior Dos Santos, Shogun, and the UFC.
During the recent UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin pre fight press conference Dana White left no doubt that he doesn’t want long time fighter and friend Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell to fight again, and he went far enough to say that if Liddell was still thinking of fighting that the UFC would release him to […]
During the recent UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin pre fight press conference Dana White left no doubt that he doesn’t want long time fighter and friend Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell to fight again, and he went far enough to say that if Liddell was still thinking of fighting that the UFC would release him to pursue other options. Seems like White is looking after Liddell’s best interests, particularily his health and is certainly standing by his words that Liddell will not fight in the UFC again. Will it remain that way? Here’s the UFC president’s words:
“We’ll have that conversation. I guess if he asked me to release him, I’d release him. That’s not what I want. Everybody knows how I feel about Chuck Liddell. Not only has he been a great friend, he’s been a great business partner, a great champion and a great representative of the UFC. Being one of those guys that when we all came from nothing and then everything blew up – and this guy got more fame and money and all this stuff – he really kept it together. We’ve had a couple of speed bumps, but that can happen to anybody. He’s really kept it together and been a great guy.”
Despite MMA fans like or dislike for the larger than life Dana White, he’s certainly doing the right thing as it relates to Liddell, and he comes across looking very honorable and sincere.
UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will be out of action until March 2011, according to UFC president Dana White, and it seems the knee surgery Rua underwent was much more severe than originally thought. Fighter’s Only had the scoop:
Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua’s latest knee surgery involved a “significant” amount of work and was […]
UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua will be out of action until March 2011, according to UFC president Dana White, and it seems the knee surgery Rua underwent was much more severe than originally thought. Fighter’s Only had the scoop:
Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua’s latest knee surgery involved a “significant” amount of work and was more like a “reconstruction” of the joint than a standard ligament-repair job, according to a source close to the UFC light-heavyweight champion.
If Rua takes considerable time in returning the UFC may have an interim champion as they’ve done in the past in various weight classes. Rua is coming off an impressive victory over Lyoto Machida but expect Machida to be in any hunt for an interim title. Other names mentioned for a shot would include Rampage Jackson and Rashad Evans, though there’s nothing officially in the works. Rua’s had several injury issues, and one has to wonder how the champ’s body is holding out. It’ll be at least March before we find out.
UFC commentator Joe Rogan recently commented on Fedor Emelianenko’s recent loss to Fabricio Werdum amongst other things during a UStream podcast. Rogan is set to resume his normal color role at UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin this Saturday and expect the popular comic to continue to think that every fight is the “Biggest, best, […]
UFC commentator Joe Rogan recently commented on Fedor Emelianenko’s recent loss to Fabricio Werdum amongst other things during a UStream podcast. Rogan is set to resume his normal color role at UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin this Saturday and expect the popular comic to continue to think that every fight is the “Biggest, best, or most important” in UFC history and he might be right when it comes to Brock Lesnar taking on Shane Carwin.
UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva may not be fighting as the co-man event at this weekends UFC 116 but it’s still his birthday and his “Surprise” birthday party is open to all fans of The Axe Murderer. There’s no wonder that Silva is still one of the most popular mixed martial artists on the planet […]
UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva may not be fighting as the co-man event at this weekends UFC 116 but it’s still his birthday and his “Surprise” birthday party is open to all fans of The Axe Murderer. There’s no wonder that Silva is still one of the most popular mixed martial artists on the planet as the combination of his never say die attitude and fighting style mixed with his accessibility to both fans and the media. Happy early birthday wishes for Wanderlei Silva.
