Fedor's crazy Russian Management strikes again

[ATRAIN]

Man to be honest, I am pretty sick of this. The Fedor to UFC is getting tiring like Brett Farve not wanting to retire, then retire again etc. I hope UFC signs him and brock smashes him just so we can get passed this .

[dbreiden83080]

Man to be honest, I am pretty sick of this. The Fedor to UFC is getting tiring like Brett Farve not wanting to retire, then retire again etc. I hope UFC signs him and brock smashes him just so we can get passed this .

You look at the comments from his brother bashing Fedor's manager and you get a clear picture of what has always been going on here.

"And all this talk about the restrictive conditions when signing the contract with the UFC comes only from Finkelstein, who wants to promote his own business through any Fedor-UFC contract," Aleksander told the site, which was picked up by Fighter's Only. "You can negotiate with the UFC. I know that their contracts are sufficiently flexible."

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/...62426&name=mma

Fedor is fiercely loyal but it's clear he is and always has been getting taken advantage of.. He goes to the UFC and the leaches may lose some of their control and income and they can't have that..

[ATRAIN]

You look at the comments from his brother bashing Fedor's manager and you get a clear picture of what has always been going on here.

"And all this talk about the restrictive conditions when signing the contract with the UFC comes only from Finkelstein, who wants to promote his own business through any Fedor-UFC contract," Aleksander told the site, which was picked up by Fighter's Only. "You can negotiate with the UFC. I know that their contracts are sufficiently flexible."

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/...62426&name=mma

Fedor is fiercely loyal but it's clear he is and always has been getting taken advantage of.. He goes to the UFC and the leaches may lose some of their control and income and they can't have that..

Yeah I know its his management but it ultimately reflects on him no matter what. I know he doesnt care really, he is a classy guy but he needs to cut that chord and do whats best for Fedor.

[LEONARD]

QFT

let's talk about other fantasy fedor matchups in the ufc since i think he would run over brock. how do you guys think a fedor/machida catchweight fight would go? i think machida is fedor's only compe ion in the ufc and if that were ever put together it would be epic imo. maybe anderson silva if he actually walks around at 220 like people say but i just don't think he is big enough for fedor. opinions?

Fedor could cut to LHW if he cared to. He's just not very big. 5'11"...223-230. He'd even be a small LHW if he cut, due to his height...

There are plenty in the UFC that would be interesting:

Lesnar
Couture (although I think Randy would get smoked)
Cain
Carwin
Dos Santos
Machida
Forrest

Machida could very well be the toughest test, although Lesnar is up there due to his size advantage and wrestling base.

[BlackSwordsMan]

bull fedor can't cut he's like the bj penn of the HW's

[Evan]

uh oh

[LEONARD]

bull fedor can't cut he's like the bj penn of the HW's

Wut?

You're saying he's not physically capable of cutting 18 lbs of water?? He was 223 at Real Deal.


Coleman is a LHW now, coincidentally...also weighed in at 223 in that pic...

[dbreiden83080]

Hopefully this is getting close...


http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/spor...st-friday.html


Sources: Fedor-UFC talks 'intense' but will likely drag past Friday


11:21 AM, July 29, 2009

The chief operating officer of Fedor Emelianenko's promotional company, M-1 Global, confirmed to The Times in an e-mail early this morning that the heavyweight, considered the world's best mixed martial arts fighter, is engaged in "intense negotiations with the UFC."

Joost Raimond told The Times that contract talks "are ongoing, but we have not reached any kind of agreement at this time."

On Tuesday, another source close to Emelianenko's camp told The Times it made sense that the "very civil" talks between Emelianenko, his people and the UFC would be the subject of a news conference call the UFC has scheduled for Friday. A UFC official did not dismiss the suggestion that the two events were linked.

However, the original source told The Times today it would now be surprising for UFC and Fedor to have a deal signed by Friday. The source requested anonymity because authorization hasn't been given to speak publicly on the issue.

The sides have been separated in the past by issues including the number of fights in the contract (the UFC wants six) and they have to address Emelianenko's business connection to M-1. No deal-breaking event has happened since yesterday, the source said, but negotiations are complex and will likely require "more than 48 hours."

A UFC spokeswoman said Tuesday that the special Friday news conference would "not be [UFC President] Dana [White] talking about UFC 101," scheduled for next month in Philadelphia, but she provided no more information about the subject of the call.

The Times' attempts to reach White and company owner Lorenzo Fer ta since Tuesday have been unsuccessful.

The Sun website in England is reporting that the UFC is planning to announce a venture that will allow ESPN to broadcast UFC events in England.

The UFC is also reportedly mulling how to handle the contracts of other fighters who were part of Affliction Entertainment, which canceled its Saturday show starring Emelianenko (30-1) at Anaheim's Honda Center after his scheduled opponent, Josh Barnett, tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

Emelianenko is scheduled to conduct a news conference today in Anaheim to discuss his post-Affliction plans, M-1 has announced. He has long maintained that he wants to fight the best possible opponent, and the UFC offers that person in its heavyweight champ, Brock Lesnar.

But Emelianenko could leave the U.S. as early as today, the source said.

[polandprzem]

wooo man

Isn't it got intresting in MMA world after affliction folded?



DAna will probably at press conference will talk about tv contract and ufc 103 - they wil have to concur with mayweather boxing match on ppv. That's why they scratched hendo vs Franklin as a main.
Also thre will be questions about Fedor, but Fedor issue will be solved earlier I suppose

[BlackSwordsMan]

dana said fedor's first fight would be a le fight today

[dbreiden83080]

dana said fedor's first fight would be a le fight today

Fedor/Brock immediately is a no brainer..

[angelbelow]

wow..

[polandprzem]

[BlackSwordsMan]

http://mmajunkie.com/news/15669/fedo...g-with-ufc.mma

[robbie380]

so basically fedor is going to be in the crappy ea mma game and dana has said in the past he would bar fighters from competing in the ufc if they were in that game.

[dbreiden83080]

so basically fedor is going to be in the crappy ea mma game and dana has said in the past he would bar fighters from competing in the ufc if they were in that game.

Dana is talking out of his ass on that one. It does not apply to any UFC big name. Like he is telling Rampage, Anderson Silva or GSP to take a walk if they are in another video game.. Typical Dana playing the bully, to all the little fish.. He wants Fedor, he'll make exceptions to get it done..

[BlackSwordsMan]

randy is gonna be in the EA game

[BlackSwordsMan]

it's just a shame EA is making an MMA game

[dbreiden83080]

"White has also stated that any fighters who sign on with the EA Sports videogame would be barred from competing in the UFC"

Did he actually in say that?? Will one of the Fer ta's put a muzzle on him already..

[dbreiden83080]

randy is gonna be in the EA game

Which shows you, he and the UFC still hate eachother. Not a coincidence he never went back to the broadcast booth..

[dbreiden83080]

http://www.examiner.com/x-15531-Long...nar-at-UFC-103

And on and on and on....

Rumor has Fedor fighting Brock Lesnar at UFC 103

To follow up on a report that I posted yesterday about a potential UFC-Fedor Emelianenko deal, Five Knuckles is now reporting that UFC 103 will showcase a bout between UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and Fedor.

None of this has been confirmed and is as of right now merely speculation. M-1 Global has stated that reports of Fedor signing with the UFC are completely false, but they may just be holding their cards close to their chest.

If such a match-up should take place it would more than likely set new records for paid attendance as well as pay-per-view buys. UFC 100 which took place a mere 3 weeks ago apparently broke the 1.5 million mark.

UFC 103 is scheduled for September 19th and will take place at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas. That would give Lesnar 10 weeks from his fight with Frank Mir at UFC 100. He should be rather fresh as he sustained no injuries in afight that was over in less than two rounds.

The source in question is reportedly from Fedor's camp and has told Five Knuckles that the rumors of fedor signing with the UFC are true and that Dane White will announce the signing at a press conference on July 31st.

[dbreiden83080]

Someone please throw Fedor's mgr under a train already..

M-1: No Fedor in UFC Without Co-Promoting

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/m-1...romoting-18792

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Fedor Emelianenko, the top-ranked heavyweight in the world, will not fight in the UFC unless Dana White and company agree to co-promote with Emelianenko’s partners at M-1 Global.

M-1 Global CEO Vadim Finkelstein made that clear Wednesday at a news conference. Finkelstein confirmed that M-1 Global had negotiated with UFC officials as recently as Tuesday.

“We are open,” Finkelstein said. “We do want to work with the UFC. We do want to work with other promotions.”

Finkelstein said the UFC made a new offer to Emelianenko, and M-1 Global made a counteroffer. However, Finkelstein said Emeliananko would not proceed without a co-promotional effort between M-1 and the UFC where they shared expenses and profits.

Finkelstein also communicated that the UFC's representation in the media of his negotiations with the organization has not been accurate. He said Emelianenko has been made completely aware of any deals, past and present, that have been offered.

“I have 100 percent faith in Vadim and M-1 Global," Emelianenko said.

M-1 Global also pressured the UFC by saying they are in talks with other shows, including Strikeforce.

“We're not going to wait,” Finkelstein said. “We have to move forward. It might be that very soon we will be able to announce a deal with another promotion. I'm going to tell you that we're only going to work under co-promotion conditions.”

[polandprzem]

in gotdamnit :

[robbie380]

you m-1. if you assholes this up with your co-promotional bull then you will be missing out on possibly the biggest ppv of all time.

[dbreiden83080]

Co-promote is what has basically messed up Fedor coming to the UFC for years now is my understanding. If that is still a sticking point for them then it's likely not happening. Whatever offer the UFC made i am sure was to minimize M1 participation. You know Dana doesn't want people to think he bent over just to finally get Fedor..