Things seem to be moving good with mma right now. Now all we need to is stack the HW division a bit with the likes of Josh Barnett, Brett Rogers, Alistair Overeem, Aleks Emelianenko, ect... I'm getting excited
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I think the Hong Man Choi fight would be similar to if he were to fight Brock. That's how Brock got beat last time.
Fedor has plenty of "big" fights, especially compared to Lesnar. If anything, Lesnar could use more "practice" fights.
so Fedor signs with strikefarce. what a pussy. he really does not want to fight the best fighters in the world. he wants to have the legacy of a great record. what a bitch move.
the harlem globetrotters are undefeated, look at their legacy. lol
how you can you compare Mir's armbar to Emelianenko's? Since Lesnar got out of a couple, he's automatically immune?
Strikeforce has been around longer than EliteXC(and probably UFC), so I wouldn't put them in the same boat. They've had to have good money management to stay afloat for so long. I think we may see something similar to WCW vs. WWF.
For the sake of argument: while the UFC holds a majority share of quality heavyweights, the idea that Emelianenko’s legacy will be tainted by never making eye contact with them is a stretch.
Consider:
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: A non-entity where Emelianenko is concerned. He loses a fourth fight only if he fractures both his hands against Nogueira’s skull.
Randy Couture: Legendary, but well into middle age.
Frank Mir: Smashed to pieces by Brock Lesnar, and traditionally weakest where Emelianenko is strongest: dropping nuclear bombs on grounded opponents.
Ben Rothwell, Junior dos Santos, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, Cheick Kongo: I could think of better ways to spend a Saturday.
Putting aside inter-divisional fights with Anderson Silva or Lyoto Machida -- which would be lots of fun for spectators -- the UFC really has three upper-tier heavyweights with skills that could potentially give Emelianenko a very hard time: Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin and Cain Velasquez. Three.
Strikeforce can match the ante with Alistair Overeem, Brett Rogers and some kind of wild card entrant: Bobby Lashley, Blagoi Ivanov, perhaps even Josh Barnett.
The proposition that Strikeforce employs air conditioning repairmen and the UFC enlists only Olympic athletes is pushing the envelope; I’d almost sooner see Emelianenko go on a free-agent tear for a year or two before settling in with the UFC, considering that their asphyxiating contracts invite retirement at their conclusions.
don't people fight just to entertain anymore? is it always about the money...