Comments on: Fedor Signs With Strikeforce

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:43:55 +0000

I think it is funny that Randy Couture dropped out of the UFC in a dispute that was all about money and people stood by him. Fedor stays true to his word (or at least that is the way it seems) and people say all sorts of things about him! Anyway right now the UFC HW division is not that solid. There are already fighters like Nogueira, Herring, and Cro Cop that he has already beaten. After that you have Mir, Carwin, Velasquez, and Lesnar and out of them Lesnar is the only one even remotely interesting. I say let Lesnar defend the belt a few times before everyone makes him the best P4P fighter in the world. Then I would be mad if Fedor did not fight him.

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:41:40 +0000

I like what you’re saying ironman. It’s true that, when I think of the UFC side of things, they have already run out of big names for Lesnar to fight. At least it feels that way. The up and coming heavyweights in UFC probably have as much general public mindshare as the heavyweights in Strikeforce. People on other forums are also commenting that this deal might attract heavyweights to Strikeforce such as the popular Randy Couture.
I think Fedor would seem like a slimeball if he abandoned M-1 by signing to UFC without co-promotion (even if he was allowed to wear M-1 attire in front of the cameras).

By: ironman

ironman — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:28:21 +0000

Dale, I don’t get it. Every major rankings board lists both Overeem and Rogers. There’s a reason.

The reality is, the UFC heavyweight division is great, but it doesn’t have the level of dominance that the rest of their divisions do.

With Lesnar (who has four career wins, and still a very undeveloped style that relies heavily on his athleticism and amateur wrestling background, though those are things that Lesnar can win a ton of fights on) at the top of the division, it may become a great weightclass, but until it’s dominant (and not just good), it’s going to be hard to motivate M-1 to negotiate bringing Fedor into the UFC on the basis that he has other options.

Strikeforce was one of those other options.

By: Tim Bolger

Tim Bolger — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:29:25 +0000

I wanted Fedor in the UFC to contiuiously fight the best in the world. Strikeforce (whom Im a big fan of) doesnt offer that. Seriously Brett Rogers? Thats what I gotta watch, and sure Rogers could land a lucky punch and pull off the upset, but who the hell wants to see that? After all Fedors accomplished, in such a tough sport to dominate the way he has. That would be an absolute shame! I agree that when Overeems healthy hes a major threat! But thats a big if. Then what?

By: dale

dale — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:05:08 +0000

Overeem – #10.
Rogers – #11.

Both fall out of the Top-10 if Barnett is still there. On my list he isn’t.

By: ironman

ironman — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:11:26 +0000

Vee, I don’t know if anyone can beat Fedor with a punchers chance. After the Fujita fight, it’s hard to believe, but you’re right, if anyone can land that shot, it’s Brett Rogers.

There are a few heavyweights that Strikeforce has that make for interesting fights. I’ll be honest, I think a health Overeem fighting Fedor is more interesting than Brock, simply because Overeem is more technical and more versatile, but that’s just my opinion.

At least he’s got two more top ten opponents he can take on in Overeem and Rogers, assuming Overeem stays healthy.

We’ll see if Roger Gracie comes into play, too, though I don’t think he’s got a shot against Fedor unless he can get on top (and given Fedor’s judo, I think that’s very unlikely).

By: VEe

VEe — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:25:26 +0000

This is cool because we’ll get to Fedor fight sooner than later.

Fedor vs Brett Rogers would be great because Brett Rogers clearly has a punchers chance to beat Fedor. That’s exciting!