Snapshot of the Day: Fedor Emelianenko's "Amazing" Physique

by Luke Thomas on Jul 23, 2008 4:06 PM EDT in MMA News

Your beach muscles mean nothing to this man. Yet another reason to love the baddest man on the planet. View more of these here.

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Could we ask for a more unassuming champ? The elements of his mystique are numerous: Zero ego. Cuts easy. No trash talk. Kinda rolly-polly. Premature balding and smashes people like they owed him money.

Best moment of the Affliction card was Fedor moseying down the isle to the ring wearing a gaudy sponsor shirt, looking at his feet, and seemingly a little melancholy. Kinda like that mouse that is let loose to beat up the cats. Totally unimpressive right up until he does his thing. Let’s hope he really does fight two more times this year.

by Jaydoggydog on Jul 23, 2008 4:32 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

My introduction to MMA was Aleks vs. Thompson. To date, that staredown is one of my favorite things in humanity’s history.

by Simco on Jul 23, 2008 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Which kind of cuts are we talking about? Because he bleeds, but he sure doesn’t go out of his way to lose weight…

Don't believe a word I say, I don't train BJJ. -- TangleBones

by jemaleddin on Jul 23, 2008 5:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Pretty sure he was talkin’ about the bleeding type.

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by Richard Wade on Jul 23, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ve never heard of this guy before, but looking at his picture I’m not very impressed. I’m thinking Kimbo via first round K.O.

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by Day Man on Jul 23, 2008 4:47 PM EDT reply actions

John Peretti does not approve.

by Chris Nelson on Jul 23, 2008 4:53 PM EDT reply actions

Pictures like this make me forget that he’s actually YOUNGER than Anderson Silva.

by Gong on Jul 23, 2008 4:53 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

This pic was not his recent one from the Silvia fight.

by Tommy7 on Jul 23, 2008 5:02 PM EDT reply actions

Yes it is.

by Luke Thomas on Jul 23, 2008 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions

God, he’s so flashy, look at that over the top design on his shorts. Tone it down a notch Hollywood.

by Day Man on Jul 23, 2008 5:14 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

He should try his hand at LHW. Maybe is a few years we are talking about Anderson Silva v. Fedor to unify every belt on the planet.

by szucconi on Jul 23, 2008 5:21 PM EDT reply actions

Where is the testing?!?

He is clearly juiced. You don’t get a physique like that naturally!

"The bigger the cushion, the sweeter the pushin'"

by BJJDenver on Jul 23, 2008 5:21 PM EDT reply actions

He looks like a Russian BJ Penn (when Penn fought GSP)

by steak_knife on Jul 23, 2008 5:31 PM EDT reply actions

My beach muscles are like my kids. I love them.

by Yasnian on Jul 23, 2008 6:25 PM EDT reply actions

In some of the other pics you can see that his triceps are almost as developed as his biceps – which should give him more snap in his punches. Big biceps are useful for holding people close and pulling things in, but as the largest muscle group in the arm, they’re almost ALWAYS strong enough without wasting time on a million curls like those idiots in the free-weight area at the gym. This is the kind of physique you see on people with useful strength: professional movers and such.

Don't believe a word I say, I don't train BJJ. -- TangleBones

by jemaleddin on Jul 23, 2008 6:26 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

I’m not sure I exactly agree with this logic. Neither the assumed proportions of the muscles in the arm nor the use of biceps being irrelevent to boxing.

by Simco on Jul 23, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions