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my goodness...
I don't deny Fedor is the best fighter in the world, i fully believe he is but this makes him look so bad it's not even funny. It's like Jordan opting for the CBA and telling the NBA to take a walk..
my goodness...
Haha....pretty much
Not trying to be harsh he is a legend but 5 mil a fight wasn't enough, for 's sake..
well said
Lets just see how this plays out tho.
If i were a betting man i'd say the UFC made all the concessions they thought a few years ago they'd never make. They maybe see it as a last ditch effort to sign this guy but it was such a good offer, it was take it or leave it. And it seems Fedor and nis nutty mgt still said no.
http://ringpsychology.wordpress.com/...-fedors-offer/
Don’t Believe The UFC Spin: The Real Details on Fedor’s Offer
By Ty Lannister
The MMA media is abuzz with the latest in the Fedor Emelianenko-UFC negotiations. Carmichael Dave, one of the UFC’s favorite go-to guys in the media, announced the terms Zuffa is offering Fedor:
The UFC offered Fedor a 6 fight, 30 million dollar contract. That’s 5 mil a fight
- The UFC offered Fedor an immediate le shot
- Lesnar/Fedor would be the biggest PPV in MMA history (we assume), and the UFC offered M-1 Global a cut of the PPV on top of Fedor’s purse.
- Fedor was free to wear as many M-1 logoed items as he wished.
- The UFC also relented on allowing Fedor to compete in combat sambo.
Apparently, for good or bad, M-1 refuses to sign a deal unless the UFC agrees to co-promote
That’s the story. The question: why is everyone buying it? Our new special contributor Jonathan Snowden, the author of Total MMA: Inside Ultimate Fighting has the real scoop on the UFC’s offer.
“The numbers being floated there are a little misleading. The UFC’s offer of $30 million over six fights isn’t a guarantee,” Snowden learned from a source. “The number is based on Zuffa’s projections of what Fedor’s take of the PPV money would be, and the numbers they are projecting are based on selling a ton of PPV’s. The actual guarantee for Fedor is much more modest. It’s true that if business stays at record levels Fedor could walk away with $30 million. But that is no guarantee.”
In reality, this is a deal no more generous than many others Zuffa has offered to most of their top fighters. It’s a deal that is risky for a fighter like Fedor who prefers getting his money up front, rather than take a risk on whether the UFC’s business will continue to grow.
As long as Fedor can get guaranteed money elsewhere, he isn’t likely to take a chance on a deal that only pays him huge money if the business model continues to grow at an astounding rate. He seems willing to wait for the next promotion to come along and throw money at him: guaranteed money.
So if it happened 6 fights and his first being against Brock.....WHAT if he loses!!!! GOD I hope that happens so M1 can stop riding their own jock!!
“The numbers being floated there are a little misleading. The UFC’s offer of $30 million over six fights isn’t a guarantee,” Snowden learned from a source. “The number is based on Zuffa’s projections of what Fedor’s take of the PPV money would be,
Which is exactly what i figured was the case, it's an incredible offer once you factor in all the bonuses. The Brock Fight will pay him the 5 mil easy right out of the gate..
In reality, this is a deal no more generous than many others Zuffa has offered to most of their top fighters.
And why the should it be? His track record of making a company a -load of money is what exactly? The fight with Arlovski sold like 100,000 PPV's. UFC 100 just did 1.5 million. They have like 5 shows in the last 10 months that did close to a million PPV buys.
It’s a deal that is risky for a fighter like Fedor who prefers getting his money up front, rather than take a risk on whether the UFC’s business will continue to grow.
LOL, then take a walk Fedor. Have fun fighting in complete obscurity the rest of your career. Funny thing is, once Strikeforce goes belly up, he and his crazy Russan MGT will be going back to the UFC, whining about M1 cross promotion again..Who cares anymore???
Till then Fedor will be too old to comepte. I don't think he will be fighting till 40
The thread le seems a bit misleading.
The more you think about the deal, the more i go to the UFC's side. Of course he is not getting offered 5 mil a fight guaranteed, when there is only one fight (Brock) going to bring in massive PPV numbers. The interest in the Randy fight went out the window the moment Brock, KO'd him. So who's left. Nog, already beat him. The UFC is not paying Fedor 5 mil guaranted to whip up on the likes of Cheick Kongo..
Well it was the exact le of the thread from the orginal article..
Change it Evan to
"Fedor's crazy Russian Management strikes again"
HA
there ya go Evan...
Evan you don't miss a beat bro..
Classic but since we are talking about Crazy Russians, Rocky 4 seems fitting.
"I must break you"
"Is this fight co-promoted"
"No"
"Oh well then never-mind"
What could the UFC be announcing on Friday?
By Maggie Hendricks
http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cag...urn=mma,179851
The UFC has a press conference scheduled for Friday that is supposed to announce "a laundry list of news." What could the UFC possibly be announcing?
1. Dana White is leaving the company to pursue his dreams to dance on Broadway.
2. The UFC is no longer satisfied with worldwide domination. They are going to the moon. UFC 110 will take place in a lunar module.
3. After flourishing on e, the television station for men, the UFC is going after the ladies. They've signed a deal with Lifetime Television for women, and will soon be producing the movie, "Not Without My Coors: The Brock Lesnar Story."
4. The UFC will revolutionize gaming with a new console for Wii. In the new Wii UFC game, you will actually be punched in the face by an actual UFC fighter.
5. After years of speculation, contract discussions and rumors, the UFC has signed Fedor Emelianenko to a five-fight contract. He will fight Brock Lesnar for the UFC heavyweight championship at UFC 106.
Nah, that last one is too crazy to believe.
Yup the last one seems so unreal it won't happen, but the previous ones are more probable
this is so sad man
I will never watch another fedor fight again
It's tough to be a fan of his right now, i wonder how Leonard is holding up.
The bottom line though is the UFC can never be blamed again for not doing whatever it took to sign this guy.
They offered a insanely rich contract to him
Relented on the Sambo compe on
Said he could wear all the M1 crap he wanted
Agreed to pay out tons of money to M1 on his fights
Everything and anything short of the co-promotion which is an insane demand on M1's part and the UFC should never feel obligated to say yes. They are a rinky dink outfit trying to push their brand on UFC time.
I still don't know where Fedor goes if the UFC deal is dead. Strikeforce is not paying him anywhere near what the UFC was offering for an extended deal. They can't afford it..
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