I think it's because of Monson's game, versus Rizzo's. Fedor is susceptible to takedowns. Watch the Arona fight to see what I mean. I'm not sure Monson could do anything with that take down though.
Either way, Fedor should just retire and leave his legacy in tact. I don't see him fighting Tim or Randy. Other than that, I really can't think of any other fights I'd like to see him in.
Fedor vs Choi confirmed...
http://www.yarennoka.com/
He's going to take so much in the US for this fight, which is more of a tribute to the Japanese mma fan than anything. Hopefully we'll see some great matchups for him in 2008 and this will be a distant memory...
another freak fight added...Sapp to beatup the guy that Choi beat in his only MMA fight...
K1 Dynamite on NYE
-Bob Sapp vs Bobby Ologun
and Zulu vs Minowa
Fedor vs Choi
3 of them on 1 day...
added:
Nevermind (4 man tourny)
UFC 82 in Ohio on March 1, 2008
-Rich Franklin vs Travis Lutter
-Jon Fitch vs Gono
-Evan Tanner vs TBA
Last edited by LEONARD; 12-18-2007 at 02:20 PM.
I thought they were trying to legitimize Kimbo? Not the smartest way to do it, but it sure does look interesting
Sapp (assuming he actually shows up which is a huge question mark) is as big of a fight as can be made with him.
so what they will do I am sure is pair up Butter Bean and Kimbo and Tank and Sapp hoping the two meet after the first rounds. It will be a huge draw.
Please let this show on Showtime!
Looks like a bunk rumor!!
what?
Caplan says it's not true...
I do think Sapp is on that card though.
I've like to see him get beatup by Junior Silva...
Im friends with Rich Franklin on myspace; heres a bulletin he posted earlier today...
Date: Dec 18, 2007 4:51 PM
Subject: Fight Rumor - RF
Body: Hi guys. First off, I would like to thank everyone for the support. Thank you for the support leading up to, and since the fight with Anderson. He is a great fighter and deserves everyone's respect as a fighter, person, and ambassador to our sport. Also thank you for supporting American Fighter.
Todd tries to maintain our Myspace account because of my hectic schedule. Hopefully he is doing a good job for you all. He spends a good amount of time on here and does it for free. Sometimes he gets a t-shirt.
I am told there are rumors of me fighting multiple people in March. I have not signed for a fight in March. I don't believe that I am allowed to fight more than once in a night. I hope this clears up any confusion. I have not signed to fight anyone in March, or any other month.
Happy Holidays
RF
made some updates...the 2 NYE cards in Japan are mostly finalized...
K1 Dynamite - Dec 31, 2007
K-1 HERO'S Rules
-Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Masakatsu Funaki
-Rani Yahya vs Kid Yamamoto
-Joachim Hansen vs Kazuyuki Miyata
-Melvin Manhoef vs Yosuke Nishijima
-Kiyoshi Tamura vs. Hideo Tokoro
-Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Zulu Jr.
-Musashi vs. Bernard Ackah (K-1 Rules)
-Masato vs. Choi Yong-Soo (K-1 Rules)
Under 18 4-man tournament (K-1 Rules)
60 kg: HIROYA (15) vs. Tsukasa Fuji (15)
60 kg: Kenji Kubo (18) vs. Yudai (16)
60 kg: HIROYA/Fuji vs. Kubo/Yudai
New Year's Eve - Yarennoka (on HDNet)
LIVE at 5 am CST, replaying on HDNET the next day at 2pm CST.
-Fedor (#1 HW) vs Hong Man Choi
-Roman Zentsov vs Mike Russow
-Hayato "Mach" Sakurai (#2 LW) vs. Hidehiko Hasegawa
-Gilbert Melendez (#3 LW) vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida (#9 LW)
-Tatsuya Kawajiri (#4 LW) vs. Luiz Azeredo
-Shinya Aoki (#5 LW) vs. Gesias "JZ" Calvancante (#6 LW)
-Kazuo Misaki (#8 MW) vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama (#10 MW)
-Murilo Bustamante vs Takimoto
UFC 80: JANUARY 19, 2008 in New Castle England ( e TV)
-Jason Lambert vs. Wilson Gouveia
UFC 81 - Feb 2, 2008 - Las Vegas @ MGM Grand
-Cheick Kongo vs Justin McCully
HDNet Fights - Feb 15th at the AAC (date could change)
-Mayhem Miller vs Frank Trigg
-Jake Rosholt vs Chad Jay
-Johny Hendricks vs Blake McDaniel
and Franklin hurt his knee, so he's out at UFC 82 with Lutter
Last edited by LEONARD; 12-21-2007 at 09:57 AM.
Leonard and I are having a huge get together at Leonards house for the next UFC fight and the Fedor card in Japan for NYE, everyone is invited. Were hoping to have about 100 people there. No cover charge. You can bring 1 or 2 people but please no more than 3.
Just PM Leonard for directions.
BYOB you cheap b-s s!
Hope to see you all there!
Last edited by Evan; 12-21-2007 at 11:11 AM.
This UFC thang aint working to well for Lutter.
It's gonna be sweet...
Another Rich Franklin Myspace Posting...
Date: Dec 21, 2007 11:47 AM
Subject: Update...sad news
Body: So I am sure you have heard, Rich won't be able to fight at UFC 82. He tore his meniscus. This is news to me as well, I was around him at the gym on Tues and got a rd in with him and all seemed well. So I might do a little double checking up on this, but as it stands now he is out with an injury.
Rich will still be at UFC 82 cornering Jorge Gurgel and working the American Fighter booth at the Arnold Classic signing autographs and taking pictures. Please come out and see us that weekend.
Todd
Team AF
ps- I'll update again when I find out more details.
I'd go but i doubt you want any 19 and 20 year old kids there.Leonard and I are having a huge get together at Leonards house for the next UFC fight and the Fedor card in Japan for NYE, everyone is invited. Were hoping to have about 100 people there. No cover charge. You can bring 1 or 2 people but please no more than 3.
Just PM Leonard for directions.
BYOB you cheap b-s s!
Hope to see you all there!
I was just f-ing with LEONARD hoping he would get a few random pm's but the dude played along like a pro screwing up my bit.
No get together is happening.
But if we did have one, you would be welcome.
Please tell me sometime soon that Cuban isn't going to waste Mayweather on some lower level talent.
Mayweather is a top notch boxer & considered pound for pound the best so, get to training & AT LEAST fight some serious mid level comp.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html
http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/box...ory?id=3165552
How many eyelets do the standard MMA gloves have again?
If they are lower level talent then he should have no problem wiping the floor with them
Cuban better not throw him some pud so after he wins 2 or 3 in a row and retires, the boxing fans will have their satisfaction of "boxing beats MMA" and that crap. Lets see MWJ fight Yves Edwards and see what happens. But honestly, I dont see this happening. And if it does...its just further proof MMA is taking over boxing.
I would love to see a Mayweather well trained in BJJ and other angles of striking fight top level, but I dont think Floyd will train that long and has that motivation.
He would seriously have to take 2-3 years off to get to that stage. And the money isnt there that is in boxing.
I think Yves Edwards is about the bottom of the floor level of talent that could beat him.
I know but Im talking in terms of HdNet 155'rs
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