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Does Brett Rogers Have the Suplex to Beat Fedor Emelianenko in Strikeforce?

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MMA Weekly talks to Rogers' trainer Mike Reilly:

Most believe the fight is far from competitive if Emelianenko gets Rogers to the ground. Not surprisingly, Reilly disagrees.

"People don't realize, when he gets on the ground, he gets up," said Reilly. "But if he stays on the ground, he has a lot of tricks and submissions."

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When it comes to the ground wizardry of Fedor, Reilly says Rogers' size will be a major asset in the fight.

"His suplex - nobody has ever seen it in a fight - is insane," he said. You're 10 feet in the air. When he suplexes you, it's for real; you should pack a parachute."

Rogers has promised to pressure Emelianenko like few have done before, and Reilly has taken him to several different gyms for perspective on climbing the mountain, including sessions with the Russian's friend and would-be opponent, Josh Barnett.

MMA fans should all be familiar with Kevin Randleman's famous suplex of Fedor Emelianenko at PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004. For those unfamiliar with it, Cracked.com featured it in their immortal "Top 8 'Oh Shit!' Moments in Mixed Martial Arts":

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.

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that cracked.com segment is the best thing i have read all day

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by GregS123 on Nov 3, 2009 10:12 AM EST reply actions  

The rest of the article

is just as funny, if you can take off your “MMA is serious business” hat for a little while.

by rzor on Nov 3, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions  

this was not so much a matchup between top contenders as it was a field test of jiu jitsu against wild animals

ahhahaa sapp vs nog

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by GregS123 on Nov 3, 2009 10:35 AM EST up reply actions  

Well, there’s a reason the call it the Mata Leao.

by loboplata on Nov 3, 2009 6:14 PM EST up reply actions  

The reason it is so funny, relative to a lot of what goes out on Cracked--

the author: Seanbaby. Dude has been putting funny stuff on the internet for a loooong time now.

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by capital L on Nov 3, 2009 11:25 PM EST up reply actions  

i tend to think rogers has a chance in this fight, his only chance being rushing fedor like he did arlovski. when you rush a man like that, alot of technical skill goes out of the window and that would neutralize fedors strengths… that being said, fedor by submission @ :55 rd1

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by MicahW on Nov 3, 2009 10:13 AM EST reply actions  

I have a feeling Fedor will be more than ready to side step a bullrush

and answer with some huge looping overhands.

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by Kid Nate on Nov 3, 2009 10:18 AM EST up reply actions  

A bullrush plays right into Fedor’s judo game. It’s a good way to end up on your back, with the best GNP artist of all time on top of you….

by Jonathan Snowden on Nov 3, 2009 11:25 AM EST up reply actions  

Next thing I’m going to hear is that he’s bulletproof and he eats babies for breakfast.

At least he doesn’t eat jiu jitsu guys for breakfast. sometimes. bro.

by loboplata on Nov 3, 2009 6:16 PM EST up reply actions  

I think Rogers has a chance, that being said, I doubt his win is dependent on a ‘suplex’

by cagefightonacid on Nov 3, 2009 10:16 AM EST via mobile reply actions  

If Rogers suplexes Fedor I’ll eat all the hats.

by ufc4 on Nov 3, 2009 1:18 PM EST up reply actions  

Suplexes don’t work on Edor.

Keep firing Assholes!

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by Ubernoober on Nov 3, 2009 10:21 AM EST reply actions  

Edor is coming

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by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 3, 2009 11:24 AM EST up reply actions  

Damn

That’s the best MMA action shot I have ever seen. I liked CP’s collection of fighters taking a punch. Facial expressions were priceless, but none had Fedor still fighting to break his opponent’s grip while being depositing on his dome.

And the description is one of the funniest I have read about a fight. “It was like he was trying to make dinosaurs extinct again.” That needs to be used more often.

by pwrcartel on Nov 3, 2009 10:30 AM EST reply actions  

Rec'd for the Cracked reference

And if Brett wins via suplex. or submission… wow.

Anyone want to take a sig bet on that?

by Shaun32887 on Nov 3, 2009 10:38 AM EST reply actions  

Correct me if Im wrong but...

Have we ever seen Roger’s ground game? Wrestling game?

Anything but his brawling?

by Discman2 on Nov 3, 2009 10:41 AM EST reply actions  

some effective clinch game against abongo humphrey, but not much else comes to mind. thing is, i think brett rogers is a pretty good fighter. just because he’s fighting fedor and will probably lose doesn’t mean we need to diminish what has otherwise been an impressive start to a career for the guy. just my opinion…

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by GregS123 on Nov 3, 2009 10:55 AM EST up reply actions  

Right

I think this is mostly is case of being rushed to a title shot too quickly.

by Shaun32887 on Nov 3, 2009 11:00 AM EST up reply actions  

Every time I read that article, I chuckle. Months behind, still funny. They should update that with Corey Hill’s leg snapping like a pixie stick tho

by Cory Braiterman on Nov 3, 2009 11:13 AM EST reply actions  

I train to fall great distances.

"It would appear that the strain was more than he could bear".- Doc Holliday

by MyFistYourFace on Nov 3, 2009 11:55 AM EST reply actions  

Rogers beating Fedor by suplex is crazier than Shogun beating Machida by decision.

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by Ubernoober on Nov 3, 2009 11:59 AM EST reply actions   1 recs

Rogers beating Fedor period would be crazier than Mike Goldberg beating Brock Lesnar, Lyoto Machida, Anderson Silva, Georges St.Pierre and BJ Penn in a single match.

by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Nov 3, 2009 12:51 PM EST up reply actions  

i dont care if your fedor or not when you are in mid air like that your thinking “ahh fuck this is not going to end well”

by Riley_96 on Nov 3, 2009 12:39 PM EST reply actions  

mark hunt and his ass drop on wanderlei and that double knee smash on the boxer at pride 31 were pretty crazy too

by Riley_96 on Nov 3, 2009 12:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Strikeforce should just pray that this fight is an exact recreation of Fedor/Randleman, because they will cease to have any problems marketing Fedor to the American audiences.

by John Nash on Nov 3, 2009 1:07 PM EST reply actions  

I’m all for Rogers trying to take Fedor’s back for a plex. Please Brett, please go for the suplex.

No matter how it goes we get something for a highlight reel

by asa on Nov 3, 2009 2:13 PM EST reply actions  

Nobody has posted the gif yet?

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by Scott C. Broussard on Nov 3, 2009 4:55 PM EST reply actions  

It’s eerie how calm Fedor looks through it all.

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by pud333 on Nov 3, 2009 5:31 PM EST up reply actions  

The only way a suplex by Rogers could put Fedor away, is if he suplexes Fedor onto a land mine, and afterwards all the little bits of Fedor are cremated and the ashes are shot out into space, just in case he somehow reconstitutes himself and comes back to life.

I love me some Sexyama!

by pud333 on Nov 3, 2009 7:13 PM EST reply actions  

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