Quote of the Day 2: Cain Velasquez "I Can Definitely Beat Fedor Emelianenko"
by Kid Nate on Oct 14, 2009 11:49 AM EDT
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"Definitely me. I'm a proud Mexican fighter. Anybody who steps in that ring with me, it's like **** them, I'm gonna beat them. The guy's gonna have to kill me. I think he's an awesome fighter, he's the best. It's not like the movies or TV with the biggest and most muscular guy going out there and he's the baddest guy, it's not always like that. Like Cheick Kongo, I don't look anything like him, but if you got the heart and the fighter spirit, that counts for a lot."
Cain Velasquez answering the question from MMA.Fanhouse, who would win between you and Fedor. (Transcription by MMA Mania) while prepping for Ben Rothwell at UFC 104.
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He’s going to get ripped mercilessly for this, but I get the feeling from his answer that he’d say the same of anyone. He’s just a proud, confident guy.
I STILL poop rainbows.
Also--
He’d get murdered.
I STILL poop rainbows.
by Blackout612 on Oct 14, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Why
would he get ripped mercilessly for his comments?
He didn’t say anything outrageous he said he’d win what’s he supposed to say I’d get my ass kicked?
He also mentioned Fedor’s the best so this whole thing is much ado about nothing.
by scrambledeggs on Oct 14, 2009 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions
And because some people...
feel that there is a double standard in play for comments like “I’m a proud Mexican fighter.” and having tattoos like “Brown Pride”.
Which there kind of is.
Agreed
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
Why would he get ripped mercilessly for his comments?
Mostly because he couldn’t beat Fedor with an Axe
"Japan is half-Machida" - iiowyn
Yeah
no kidding, but that’s got nothing to do with the point I was trying to make which apparently you didn’t get.
In no way was I insinuating he’d win.
by scrambledeggs on Oct 14, 2009 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Apparently not, but it looks like the majority of people are responding to your initial query rather than the point you were making.
"Japan is half-Machida" - iiowyn
Right
and only 1 guy actually made sense.
by scrambledeggs on Oct 14, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Or, you might want to work on the clarity of your points if you’re looking for a very specific response while everything else doesn’t make sense to you.
"Japan is half-Machida" - iiowyn
I guess you’re one of these people who just can’t let something go right?
I’ll show you how by not commenting to your eventual reply.
by scrambledeggs on Oct 14, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions
He'd get ripped..
for saying something stupid. Instead of guaranteeing victory and making a fool of himself, he could say it would be a good fight, or ‘I believe I have the tools to beat Fedor’.
I guarantee you, no MMA fan worth his salt believes 100% that he’d beat Fedor.
Bob Arum thinks I'm a white Nazi skinhead even though I'm a brown grad student (with hair)
and every top hw fighter worth his salt should believe 100% that they could beat Fedor, otherwise, what’s the point?
To be honest I think most top 20 heavyweights think they could beat Fedor if give a (2nd, 3rd) chance.
"Japan is half-Machida" - iiowyn
Tell Big Nog or Coleman (of 2004) that...
oh wait…
Bob Arum thinks I'm a white Nazi skinhead even though I'm a brown grad student (with hair)
Both of those guys thought and most likely still think that if given another shot they could beat Fedor
"Japan is half-Machida" - iiowyn
ermm...nope...
Bob Arum thinks I'm a white Nazi skinhead even though I'm a brown grad student (with hair)
Better make sure his stand up has improved if he were to ever take this fight, because Fedor wont be taken down like a human pinata like Chieck Kongo.
So how’s that broken pinata treating you?
The mat is my church, the ground is my heaven, Jiu-Jitsu is my religion. And once you hit the ground you're in my world. My world is like the ocean, I’m like a shark and most people don't even know how to swim - Draculino
by Patrick Tenney on Oct 14, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
His Mexican pride is getting annoying.
by Meshuggeth on Oct 14, 2009 12:00 PM EDT reply actions 8 recs
Yeah
I never understood why people are proud of where they’re from. I’m an American, but I’m not proud of it. It wasn’t my choice, and I didn’t do anything to “earn” it.
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Oct 14, 2009 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He is American. He’s a chicano. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicano
by TopperHarley on Oct 14, 2009 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Listen, I’m not saying I don’t trust you and I’m not saying I do, but I don’t.
"Japan is half-Machida" - iiowyn
by Day Man on Oct 14, 2009 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol
great movies
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
Hispanic isn't an ethnicity.
It points only to country of origin – a spanish speaking one. Spain counts. Brazil doesn’t.
I suspect he’s of mixed European and American Aboriginal stock. That’s his ethnicity.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Sorry, we are going to have to agree to disagree. Hispanic is an ethnicity. I don’t know why you would bring up Portuguese speaking Brazil. Kind of a non sequitur. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans
Hispanics and Latinos constitute 15.1% of the total United States population, or 45.4 million people,1 forming the second largest ethnic group, after non-Hispanic White Americans (which is also composed of dozens of sub-groups).2 Again, Hispanic and Latino Americans are the largest ethnic minority in the United States; Black Americans, in turn, are the largest racial minority, after White Americans in general (non-Hispanic and Hispanic).[3
by TopperHarley on Oct 14, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions
man, that sums it up. rec’d
"In Russia, Hell comes to you!"
by actionbastard on Oct 14, 2009 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess every fighter that hasn’t been beaten or is in the mix for a heavyweight title thinks they can beat Fedor. Technically anything can happen in MMA but I seriously doubt that Velasquez could beat Fedor. While he is still improving, Velasquez is just a one dimensional fighter who relies on his world class wrestling and decent ground and pound skills to beat decent opposition. If Fedor and Velasquez fought today I have a feeling it would go very similar to the Fedor vs Kevin Randleman fight. Velasquez would rely on his take downs and ground and pound to win the fight but would ultimately get submitted.
If Fedor and Velasquez fought today I have a feeling it would go very similar to the Fedor vs Kevin Randleman fight.
Ouch!
Ouch!
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
I love watching that throw. It’s so beautiful. I could see Cain using a throw just like that with the same hit the ground and get subbed fate.
by flickgrifter on Oct 14, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
:)
“No, he lost that fight. Seriously, like, 40 seconds later he was tapping out. Yes, the Russian, he won.”
most people would have had there neck broken if that happened to them
fedor knows sambo which teaches how to land when thrown. if you saw the fight on pride you can actually see fedor tuck an relax his neck when he hits the ground. that prevented a broken neck. he then submitted randleman with a kimura.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Oct 14, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
This begs for a link to the Cracked article
So here it is, courtesy of Seanbaby
Oh, SHIT!
Pride Critical Countdown 2004: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Kevin Randleman
Fedor Emelianenko is a merciless knockout machine that emerged from the ruins of war torn Stalingrad to avenge the angry dead. Kevin Randleman is a wrestler whose body was kidnapped by science and mostly replaced with horse DNA. After an early takedown by Randleman, Fedor scrambled to his feet and gave Randleman his back. It is stupidly inadequate to say that what followed next was the greatest suplex in the suplexiverse.
Randleman brought Fedor up in a perfect arc, jumped off his feet, and trebuchet’ed the weight of both of them directly on the point of Fedor’s head. It was like he was trying to make dinosaurs extinct again. When wheelchair salesmen watch it, their eyeballs turn to dollar signs.
But instead of bravely learning to walk again years later, Fedor swept him, got side control, punched him in the head 18 times, jumped to north-south, and locked in a kimura. All in the span of 45 seconds. For baseball fans, this is like getting your eye knocked out by a fastball, then hitting 16 home runs with one swing.
After the fight, a reporter asked Fedor how he was able to recover from such a devastating throw, and through a translator Fedor explained, "It didn’t affect me. I train to fall great distances." Oh, shit.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-top-eight-oh-shit-moments-in-mma/
by Shaun32887 on Oct 14, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Well the fight would be restarted on the feet after the ref stopped the fight and deducted a point from Cain.
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
I have to give Cain credit, he’s probably got better sub defence than Randleman, Coleman, or really anyone at Hammerhouse ever did. I still don’t think he’d win though.
I don’t know if Cain has better sub defense than Coleman or Randleman because he hasn’t really fought anyone with good BJJ. Most of the guys he has beaten are strikers or wrestlers. I guess only time will tell
by flickgrifter on Oct 14, 2009 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Not sure why Cain brings up Kongo. I would never talk about that fight again. If Kongo had any kind of TDD then Cain would still be unconscious.
"It would appear that the strain was more than he could bear".- Doc Holliday
by MyFistYourFace on Oct 14, 2009 12:17 PM EDT reply actions
Kongo almost finished that fight multiple times and was the closest to a finish until the last 5 seconds of the fight. I wish he tried a flying knee in the first instead of trying to shove Cain down.
As for Cain’s insinuation that Kongo has muscles but no heart and fighting spirit – Kongo was throwing punches from the bottom while he was mounted and sure to lose a UD. The reason he lost that fight wasn’t for lack of effort – it’s just that he isn’t much of a grappler.
How dare he suggest he has even a microscopic chance of beating the mighty Fedor!
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
Naa
this is good, he’s confident in his own abilities, but he seems to know about Fedor and respects him
pull his liscence
he has clearly suffered severe brain damage, and should not be allowed to fight anymore.
by masteroftheflyingguillotine on Oct 14, 2009 1:01 PM EDT reply actions
Your name is funny because it doesn’t even fit in the tiny box that notifies me you posted a reply.
I STILL poop rainbows.
you should have seen it before i took the description of how the move is done out.
by masteroftheflyingguillotine on Oct 14, 2009 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions
LOL
Lesnar, Mir, Carwin, now Cain? Who is next to call out Fedor?
I am pretty sure they know where to find him.
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by ElliotMatheny on Oct 14, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions
pfft
Unless Fedor bends over and wiggles for the UFC, he is afraid of them all and ducking the fights.
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
if lesnar brought in matt hughes to his camp and he taught lesnar how to best to get.......
his opponents in the crucifix position he could beat fedor. there is no doubt in my mind lesnar could take fedor to the ground. it’s keeping him there thats the problem. if lesnar could get (that is a big could) fedor in crucifix position fedor would have no chance to get a submission. fedor’s face would be twice as bloody as mir’s face was b/c fedor is a bleeder. fight is over. i doubt fight will ever happen b/c fedor’s mangement must know lesnar is just going to get better so the longer he waits the worst it would be for him. vegas actually has a line on the fight if it happens -300 favorite for fedor. +225 for lesnar.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Oct 14, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
If he ate shots from Fedor like he did from Kongo, it would be a short night for him.
And if he does take Fedor down, he has to stay out of subs, which he hasn’t proven whether he can do or not in his whopping six fights.
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by The Kittitas Kid on Oct 14, 2009 1:27 PM EDT reply actions
Wow @ everyone getting pissed off at "Mexican Pride"
The spirit of Mexican fighters has been a staple of combat sports for years.
Since everyone else is calling out Fedor lately...
… I thought I might throw in too. I can beat Fedor. It’s called Canadian Pride. Deal with it! :)
I love me some Sexyama!
Yeah Buddy!
If you can make 185, then you’re an ideal opponent for Fedor.
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
let fedor come down
to 155 and ill show him whats up (if hes got the wevos)
by masteroftheflyingguillotine on Oct 14, 2009 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Obviously...
Fedor is ducking you since he won’t come down to 155.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Oct 14, 2009 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
hey, without that gut, tell me he couldnt.
by masteroftheflyingguillotine on Oct 14, 2009 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
They’re doin the eh wrong. The eh is never the centre of attention, it is always added as an afterthought for some colour of phraise
Correct use:
Don’t mess with them, eh.
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
that looked real good, till i scrolled up to her face. goddamn.
by masteroftheflyingguillotine on Oct 14, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s just cause she’s really fucking stoned.
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
if by that you mean shes taken some stones to the face, especially as a child, i would tend to agree.
by masteroftheflyingguillotine on Oct 14, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions
If you’ve ever been up north, you’ll understand that the concept of beauty shifts dramatically once you hit the tee line.
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
Ah. I assumed there was some magic tee line where they don’t let all the hotties in Canada go passed.
"Japan is half-Machida" - iiowyn
All the hotties in Canada are magnetically attracted to Quebec.
Keep firing Assholes!
Never trust a man with no shirt on.
id fight gsp one handed for 5 minutes with his sister. allowing 3 for clean up cuz DAMN is she hot.
by masteroftheflyingguillotine on Oct 14, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
ive never been, and will now make it a point never to go. cause that shift must be a dramatic and sharp drop.
by masteroftheflyingguillotine on Oct 14, 2009 2:17 PM EDT up reply actions
here’s fedors number… the mother fuckin flying guillotine bitches!!!!
by masteroftheflyingguillotine on Oct 14, 2009 2:06 PM EDT reply actions
i had surgery done to put ball bearings in instead of bone. now wes sims and i make up the bionic end of mma.
by masteroftheflyingguillotine on Oct 14, 2009 2:13 PM EDT reply actions
Kudos for Cain for believing in himself
But I still believe all the AKA guys need a muzzle. Everytime they open their mouths, they’re always saying something cocky or whining about being wronged. I’m sure they believe they’re god’s gift to the MMA world.
i could beat fedor e. joey chestnut and kobiyashi(definitely spelled wrong) in an egg eating contest
then i would be the size of fedor and whup his over-rated, ducking behind his mangement team that won’t let him fight brock lesnar. peace.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Oct 14, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Seriously guys
What is he supposed to say? “Oh I could never beat him, he’s the greatest fighter of all time”. As the wise Tim Sylvia once said, 90% of the fight game is half mental. You have to believe you can do something before you can achieve it.
by Zack Gobie on Oct 14, 2009 5:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
zoooooom!
Right over your head :)
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
So would that be 45% of the fight game is mental?
I didn’t realize Cecil Peoples taught math in Maine.
Don't argue for the sake of arguing....
by Screwface on Oct 14, 2009 9:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i'm sure tim sylvia was thinking that the fight game is 90% mental when he was falling....
collapsing to the ground after being hit by 50 year old washed up ray mercer. peace.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Oct 14, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Why does this even matter> He gets past Rothwell he will be fed to Brock then nobody will care what he says. Brock is Fedor’s only threat and i got a feeling after 106 Fedor will be Brock’s
"Frank Mir had a horseshoe up his ass. I told him a year ago. I pulled it out of him and I beat him over the head with it." Brock Lesnar
I honestly think Gonzaga could, I emphasize could, give Fedor fits.
Don't argue for the sake of arguing....
by Screwface on Oct 14, 2009 9:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
have you noticed how Gonzaga
folds under pressure?
That’s going to be a big problem against Fedor.
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its not like fedor would ever fight him anyway
a moot point. He never fights anyone ever as it is, thats why his legions of fans have to bring up his fights from 5+ years ago constantly.
Fedor nut-huggers of the world…..
Unite and take over!
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