fedor signed with.....

[jipped genes]

strikeforce

only one top 10 guy in that org. brett rogers

[bionic redneck]

Re: fedor signed with.....

he went to a place where he could dominate... and he would have too much trouble with lesnar, mir, and carwin

[FUZO]

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wow what a sell out,I just lost repect for him

[Schiznick]

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he went to a place where he could dominate... and he would have too much trouble with lesnar, mir, and carwin

I agree 100%.... I think he's is definitely over rated... GREAT yes, but not as good as he's made out to be... He was offered the best contract in UFc history and turned it down..

[gator_mclusky]

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Screw him. Im no longer a fan of his.......

He would have been a multi millionaire with so much money his kids couldnt spend but he opted out.

Screw him....

gator

[FUZO]

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I agree 100%.... I think he's is definitely over rated... GREAT yes, but not as good as he's made out to be... He was offered the best contract in UFc history and turned it down..

you think everyone is over rated

[tn94z]

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I actually think it is his manager that is screwing him over. Fedor has never failed to meet a challenge against any opponent. Many managers are just out to use their fighter and Fedor's is one of them. The biggest thing the UFC has against them is they won't let him compete in his Sambo Championships while under contract with the UFC. He will never sign with them unless they take that out.

But they also said that Vitor had signed with Strikeforce.....but who is he fighting with now? Like I said, I'll believe it when I see him fight for them.

And I disagree with him being over rated and having trouble with Mir, Carwin, and Brock. They would be good fights, but none of which he would be an under dog in.

[tn94z]

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I want to add a little something to what I said...I think Fedor's manager is the one that is scared to come to the UFC. Obviously a guy like Fedor is not going to be scared to fight anyone, but I think his manager is scared that Fedor will lose and then the manager loses all bargaining power.

Like I said earlier, Fedor's P4P rankings will drop if he doesn't start fighting the top guys

[tn94z]

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And this could be another reason:

While many fans have adopted a pro-UFC policy and an anti-M-1 stance regarding Fedor Emelianenko’s current status, they are overlooking several key facts.

First, Fedor hold a significant ownership stake in M-1. As such, he’s not just a fighter, he’s also an owner. Additional, he is not a pure free agent. He has a three fight promotional agreement with M-1 and is not a pure free agent. Legally, any promotion wishing to do business with Fedor, must also negotiate with M-1. While there are pundits who feel it would be “crazy” for the UFC to co-promote with M-1, hopefully those same pundits can understand it would be “crazy” for M-1 to just suddenly release the number one fighter in the world from his contract.

Bringing some more sanity to the one-sided debate is SportsIllustrated.com’s Josh Gross. In a new article for SI, Gross recaps the recent turn of events between the UFC and M-1, correctly pointing out that reports claiming Fedor and M-1 turned down a six-fight, $30 million contract were completely erreneous.

Gross does additional reporting and reveals that the money guaranteed money that the UFC offered Fedor turned out to be less than the guarantee Fedor will make for each of his three remaining fights for M-1.

“Rumors of a six-fight, $30 million deal from the UFC were shot down by Emelianenko’s camp.” writes Gross, before continuing, “Sources inside M-1 Global told SI.com that the UFC offer was for half as many fights at a rate less than what Emelianenko currently receives from his promotional company.”

[FUZO]

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ANYONE WHO SHOOTS DOWN 30 MILLION IS A IDIOT AND JUST WANTS MORE MONEY AND IT ISNT ABOUT THE SPORT OF FIGHTING ANYMORE,ITS GREED.

[Doink the clown]

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I am growing tired of all the drama in this sport, the marketing and hype i understand but the infighting and crying gets old...........Let's just sit back and watch Gina Carano wander around.

[tn94z]

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ANYONE WHO SHOOTS DOWN 30 MILLION IS A IDIOT AND JUST WANTS MORE MONEY AND IT ISNT ABOUT THE SPORT OF FIGHTING ANYMORE,ITS GREED.

I think they were saying that the "30 mil" wasn't true.

I am growing tired of all the drama in this sport, the marketing and hype i understand but the infighting and crying gets old...........Let's just sit back and watch Gina Carano wander around.

Yes sir!!! I remember seeing the weigh ins when she didn't make weight and had to completely undress to make it! I would love to have been the guy that was holding the towel. Kit Cope says he has some "sex tapes" with him and her!!

[Stout1]

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I actually think it is his manager that is screwing him over. Fedor has never failed to meet a challenge against any opponent. Many managers are just out to use their fighter and Fedor's is one of them. The biggest thing the UFC has against them is they won't let him compete in his Sambo Championships while under contract with the UFC. He will never sign with them unless they take that out.

But they also said that Vitor had signed with Strikeforce.....but who is he fighting with now? Like I said, I'll believe it when I see him fight for them.

And I disagree with him being over rated and having trouble with Mir, Carwin, and Brock. They would be good fights, but none of which he would be an under dog in.

They gave him everything he wanted except co-promotion. M-1 Global wants to co-promote with UFC that was the only sticking point for both sides. UFC gave in on every other offer.

[tn94z]

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They gave him everything he wanted except co-promotion. M-1 Global wants to co-promote with UFC that was the only sticking point for both sides. UFC gave in on every other offer.

The problem is that Fedor has some stock in M1 and there is no way he will sign a contract that will not co-promote...he would be losing more than gaining that way.

[6p6]

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he will still get a lot of attention!