Fedor Emelianenko vs Brett Rogers Will Be for the WAMMA Heavyweight Belt
by Anton Tabuena on Nov 7, 2009 9:57 AM EST
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Promoted to the front page by Brent Brookhouse.
Despite earlier reports (and Brent's efforts), WAMMA has proven to be alive and well, as they will be "sanctioning" Strikeforce's main event that will be broadcast to millions of people on CBS. Fedor Emelianenko vs Brett Rogers will now be for the WAMMA Undisputed Heavyweight Championship.
They presented the new WAMMA belt in the press conference, and there were rumors that it was still going to be a three round non-title affair, but their press release says otherwise:
"It’s a pleasure and a privilege to be a part of this incredible fight card that our partners at STRIKEFORCE and M-1 Global have put together," said WAMMA Rankings Chairman, Andrew Falzon. "It is another landmark night for the sport on national television and a rare opportunity for fans nationally to see top WAMMA-ranked fighters compete on free TV."
Fedor’s manager and M-1 Global President Vadim Finkelchtein said
"Recognizing Fedor as the undisputed WAMMA heavyweight champion means that Fedor is the world champion wherever and whenever he fights.""Putting a title on the line just provides the fighters with more incentive to perform at their best," said Scott Coker, CEO of STRIKEFORCE.
In addition to sanctioning the main event, WAMMA will also be unveiling a new design for the championship belt, and a new logo, which will be featured on the fight surface during the live telecast.
"This is another sign of WAMMA’s new direction and continued commitment to moving the sport of MMA forward," said Falzon. "We remain open to working with all promotions at all levels of MMA, so long as it is to the benefit of the sport."
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So, is it a five-round fight?
I’m not sure what will be worse, doing a three-round title fight or pulling a last-minute switch on the fighters and telling them they’re now scheduled for five rounds.
by rabrown on Nov 7, 2009 4:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
No...
still 3 rounds
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by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 7, 2009 8:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t you feel that your collector item just lost some of his value? It used to be like…like a little rock from the berlin wall, now it’s just a fan item to wamma’s glory.
10/24
by spectaa on Nov 7, 2009 10:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Luke got the wall sign. not me
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by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 7, 2009 10:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Can someone kill WAMMA?
What good can come out of this? So is Fedor/Rogers gonna be recognized as a champion under Strikeforce and what about Overeem? Is there gonna be 2 hw champs that fight for Strikeforce?
Its not a bad idea but the fact that Zuffa has 6 of the 7 main division #1 fighters locked down and wont accept the WAMMA belt hurts any credibility they have.
So now WAMMA will still have 1 out of 7 divisions where their champ is regarded as the best. Congratulations.
by bigdmmafan on Nov 7, 2009 4:34 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fedor v. Rogers for a Fake Title
Sadly, although Fedor and Brett Rogers are now fighting for a title, they are fighting for the wrong title.
More on that in my latest article on Heavy.com.
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by Brett Jones on Nov 7, 2009 8:00 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
And once again
WAMMA and Strikeforce can’t get their shit together til the last minute.
by ufc4 on Nov 7, 2009 8:39 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
"till the last minute"?
seems like they still haven’t gotten their shit together, a 3 round fight for a SECOND heavyweight champion in SF?
by Shaun32887 on Nov 7, 2009 12:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You have to wonder if they will even mention it on the broadcast or if Fedor is just going to walk out with a belt that no one involved with Strikeforce will talk about.
by who me on Nov 7, 2009 4:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And just like that…WAMMA to get air time on CBS
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by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 7, 2009 9:16 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I could have sworn..
… that WAMMA required that both of the fighters be ranked in the top 3 in their weight class in the WAMMA rankings before the WAMMA belt would be on the line? I believe Aoki and Alvarez were #2 and #3 at the time.
This just takes away even more legitimacy from the already-laughable WAMMA Championship Belts.
by TDITZ on Nov 7, 2009 9:26 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Top 10 is their rule I believe.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 7, 2009 9:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You have their stupid rules confused.
They have to be in the top 3 when they decide to make up a wamma belt out of thin air, but once someone has the fake belt, they are supposed to defend it every time they fight.
by Phildo on Nov 7, 2009 9:34 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Right
So theoretically Fedor vs. Wes Sims would be for the title. Or Fedor vs. Choi or Lindland.
by ufc4 on Nov 7, 2009 10:00 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm …or Couture vs Lesnar ? What was Lesnar ranked when he fought for the title ? Besides , theoretically shmeoretically , Rogers is ranked as high as Carwin .
by JoelMan on Nov 7, 2009 10:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Well, if this had an actual point I
might respond to it.
by ufc4 on Nov 7, 2009 10:22 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Well u kinda responded to it…technicality , but still…
by JoelMan on Nov 7, 2009 2:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Lesnar was ranked 7 and Couture was ranked 5 at the time but I’m not sure what that has to do with how freaking stupid the WAMMA methodology is or the fact that in theory the WAMMA belt could potentially end up in the hands of a completely unranked fighter if Fedor decided to do another freakshow fight in Japan.
by who me on Nov 7, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m just saying that the UFC , the most prestigeous promotion in the world , gave a title shot to a former college and pro wrestler who was , at the time , 2-1 if I’m not mistaken . A win over Min Soo Kim , a loss to Mir , and a win over Herring. Am I missing something ? Nope , that’s all he had. And that made him become 7th ? That’s bullshit if you asked me.
So now WAMMA wants to senction this fight , so what ? Rogers is WAY more accomplished in mma than Lesnar was .
Will Fedor even fight freak shows in Japan again ? I’m not a fortune teller but if any fight in Japan was considered it was Overeem who’s far from a freakshow.
And even if he did fight a can , which seems unlikely , WAMMA doesn’t have to senction it if they feel it’s not holding to championship bout standards (I suppose , makes sense to me at least)
by JoelMan on Nov 7, 2009 2:25 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
You seem to be under the impression we’re bashing this because of Fedor’s opponent- we aren’t. Rogers is fine, it’s the fact that they wait until the day before to announce it and it’s not even a five rounder, plus the fact that WAMMA is just a completely useless entity that serves no real purpose other than to promote themselves and make money off other peoples hard work.
by ufc4 on Nov 7, 2009 3:01 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly this isnt an attack on Fedor fighting cans or freak shows its the fact the title he holds is a joke, just because a good fighter holds a title does not make it legit title. WAMMA is something that popped out of no where and thought “look the best HW in the world dont like the biggest promotion so we will give him a belt and hope that people take us serious”.
WAMMA is a joke and Fedor only has two more fights after rogers that mean any thing Three if you count barnett. It is quite possable he will retire after he fights Werdum, Overeen, and as i said maybe barnett after that its back to the freak shows and cans. Have fun Fedor
by Riley_96 on Nov 7, 2009 3:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree it’s very amateruish to announce the thing one day before , and make it 3 rounds . Hard to take them seriously .
by JoelMan on Nov 7, 2009 3:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Right, I’m happy with the fight itself, it’s the fact that ZWAMMA has to be involved.
by ufc4 on Nov 7, 2009 3:25 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know but it seems like you are so interested in defending Fedor and bashing Lesnar that you have tunnel vision as to what is being discussed here. You may not care for Lesnar getting the title shot (of course he proved he was worthy of it when he won) but that has nothing to do with the WAMMA system at all. The fact that Fedor holds the belt is 100% irrelevant to this, it applies to anyone who holds a WAMMA belt (well WAMMA apparently didn’t bother to sanction Aoki vs Shaolin or Aoki vs Hansen either for that matter). This is about a silly company that hasn’t made a peep in months jumping up last minute and trying to snag some CBS airtime at the expense of the value of Strikeforce’s own heavyweight belt (which admittedly holds very little value being as it hasn’t been defended in years). Bringing Fedor or Lesnar in to it doesn’t change the fact that WAMMA hand picking and chosing who does and doesn’t get sanctioned for the belt would be as sketchy as their stated policy that was mentioned above. WAMMA doesn’t decided anything at all they just attach their names to other people’s bookings for Fedor’s fights, that is worthless and utterly meaningless at this point in time.
by who me on Nov 7, 2009 4:49 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The whole point of WAMMA is that it ranks fighters across promotions and sanctions title fights based on legitimate competitive rankings.
The UFC belts are promotional belts, and the UFC openly makes fights based on who the fans want to see fight.
Lesnar fighting for a title does not negate what the UFC claims its belts represent. Rogers fighting Fedor for a belt openly discredits the only thing WAMMA claims to be able to do.
by Michaelthebox on Nov 7, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
oh for fuck's sake
you just can’t kill these roaches. the WAMMA belt means almost as much as the bobthewriter MMA spelling championship.
these people need to be stopped. with a hammer.
by bobthewriter on Nov 7, 2009 9:27 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
It’s like going through 2 rounds of Chemo, and then it goes dormant for a year. Then all of the sudden WAMMA!!! It’s back, and hear to proclaim it’s presence as the true authority on the best fighters in the world.
Spinning out solid gold, like Rumpelstiltskin.
by Heenan on Nov 7, 2009 9:41 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
*here
Spinning out solid gold, like Rumpelstiltskin.
by Heenan on Nov 7, 2009 9:41 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Old Yeller’s my dog, I’ll do it.
[grabs rifle]
Keep firing Assholes!
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by Ubernoober on Nov 7, 2009 9:43 AM EST reply actions 10 recs
Lol
I’m on my phone, someone rec this for me
by ufc4 on Nov 7, 2009 10:01 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
done
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by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 7, 2009 10:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks Brent, you’re a good guy, I don’t care what Fagan says.
by ufc4 on Nov 7, 2009 10:23 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Fedor can wipe his ass with the wamma belt at least?
for all intents and purposes, just consider all my posts as works of satire.
by Bandaka on Nov 7, 2009 9:49 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Yes. Yamma belt adds another dimension to this fight.
I have been always a fan of Yamma. oh wait. Did you say Wamma? What the heck is Yamma? Is it like ECW title or something? or it one of those you can pick up in a garage sale?
by cyrusking on Nov 7, 2009 9:52 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
MORE PURPLE!
Keep firing Assholes!
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by Ubernoober on Nov 7, 2009 9:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Are those genuine synthetic rubies?
by ufc4 on Nov 7, 2009 10:02 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder if the purple glass letters light up? That would really be classy.
by who me on Nov 7, 2009 10:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap, that looks even uglier than the WWE Divas title belt.
by lhasafi on Nov 7, 2009 10:26 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This one belt one king shit is stupid. There’s going to be 2 belts and 2 kings in SF now. Neither of which are the true king. BROCK LESNAR!
by reciprocal on Nov 7, 2009 11:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You mean like the one Strikeforce uses?
by ufc4 on Nov 7, 2009 1:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
i love the way the belt isn't leather at the edges...
and is clearly layed onto old tires
no doubt in case rogers wins
"he's the best punchy face man in the buisness"
by blubber_guard on Nov 7, 2009 1:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
i guess they had to make a new one b/c last i heard fedor said the old wama belt was to heavy to carry around, so he left it with “Tom” meaning Tom Atencio. this shows me that Strikeforce really is just a pawn in the whole grand scheme of things.
by bdw on Nov 7, 2009 3:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why the hell not ?
I think it’s an ok idea , the fighters wouldn’t mind getting a symbolic prize for their hard work. The casual fans might really think that WAMMA championships actually mean anything (actually I really do think Fedor is still number one , so in a sense he really SHOULD be fighting for a belt each time he fights). It just adds more interest and closure to the whole thing.
And don’t worry , the “two champions” thing won’t last long because Overeem will have to fight soon anyway. The UFC had a champion and an interim champion multiple times.
And if the fight is for 5 rounds that’s really good (I really doubt it’s gonna last that long , but i’ll be happier if it went to a 5 round decision than 3)
by JoelMan on Nov 7, 2009 10:00 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Lol, yeah, the wamma belt adds interest, because people know what that is.
by ufc4 on Nov 7, 2009 10:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
So allowing the casual fans to think the WAMMA championship actually means something would be a good thing? That would be the worst thing to happen in my opinion.
Just BE.
by mattman73 on Nov 7, 2009 10:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In heavyweight it really DOES mean something as long as Fedor is ranked 1. Whether you like it or not , ranking wise this is more of a world title fight than Lesnar vs Carwin.
BTW I heard Buffer announce “UFC heavyweight champion of the world” I think , so the UFC is doing the same thing
by JoelMan on Nov 7, 2009 10:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fedor means something in the heavyweight division. The WAMMA belt means nothing.
Just BE.
by mattman73 on Nov 7, 2009 10:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If it’s not 5 rounds and not under the unified rules it means nothing.
by ufc4 on Nov 7, 2009 10:36 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
The casual fans might really think that WAMMA championships actually mean anything
Which would be my entire problem with the scenerio
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by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 7, 2009 10:05 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
It could have added interest if they had been promoting it for months as a match to determine the “undisputed hw champion of the world.”
I doubt they’re going to announce before the fight that it’s for a belt and everyone watching is going to call their friends and convince them to change the channel because there’s a belt.
by Phildo on Nov 7, 2009 10:05 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Also…they have been promoting the fight for how long? And haven’t been able to promote it as a title fight. It’s a little late in the game to try and get that over with the fans.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 7, 2009 10:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You know what new fans really love when they are trying to pick up on something new that might interest them? Being confused and mislead by what they are watching. Someone is going to have to actually try to explain to the people watching at home why Mousasi has a Strikeforce belt that he isn’t defending for some odd reason, Miller vs Shields is a five round fight for a Strikeforce belt and Fedor vs Rogers is now apparently a completely unadvertised WAMMA title fight that will only be three rounds and that neither of them is a Strikeforce champion, it’s as clear as mud.
UFC interim belts are a completely different situation, they are labeled interim and it’s made very clear that they are UFC title belts directly related to the company that only exist due to a problem with the regular champion. It’s also always made clear that the goal in the end is to unify the interim belt with the regular belt too. It’s a vastly different situation.
by who me on Nov 7, 2009 10:46 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I don’t think a new fan’s head is going to explode or they’ll feel violated or mislead in anyway… honestly, they’re not going to give two shits. When looking into a new sport there’s an unconscious and conscious understanding that there’ll be a lot of shit you don’t know.
Obviously its a sloppy way to go about it but this collaboration is in its infancy and everyone is trying to figure out how to maximize the situation. Not saying its smart or a good move but obviously WAMMA wants to prove that they’re relevant and if it can ad more legitimacy to the SF, M1 and Dream alliance down the line, I’m all for it.
by bleve_ on Nov 7, 2009 11:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WAMMA are nothing close to legit. They have hooked their claws into Fedor and thats about all. Aoki i guess but the only fighter thats the top of the division is Fedor. They have tried a few times to be something and they have failed. So go crawl away in a cave a die plz
by Riley_96 on Nov 7, 2009 12:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Aoki has fought 5 times since WAMMA said he was their champion and none of those fights were for the WAMMA belt (the title hasn’t even been mentioned since then).
by who me on Nov 7, 2009 4:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Aoki has fought 4 times, my mistake, his fifth match would be the upcoming fight with Kawajiri. Wonder if the “new” WAMMA will try to sanction that one?
by who me on Nov 7, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Even the most lost of casual fans is going to immediatly pick up on the fact that the so called WAMMA heavyweight champion isn’t the Strikeforce heavyweight champion and they are going to wonder what the hell is going on. At least with Affliction they didn’t have their own belts involved with the situation and they didn’t have events were multiple belts from multiple companies were on the line. Hell why don’t they just come up with a belt for every fight? To the casual watcher that is what this will seem like.
by who me on Nov 7, 2009 4:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How much money did it cost WAMMA to get to be a part of this?
I can’t believe this came together at the last minute without someone getting paid something. Unless M-1 demanded Fedor still be recognized as the WAMMA Champ because they think the WAMMA belt actually means something.
I’m going with there is a money trail leading to why WAMMA is getting to be a part of this.
Just BE.
by mattman73 on Nov 7, 2009 10:01 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Well , there’s a money trail leading to why ANYONE does ANYTHING .
WAMMA ain’t a charity organization as far as I can tell…
by JoelMan on Nov 7, 2009 10:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yea but WAMMA has stated they will only earn their revenue from advertising and if WAMMA is paying Strikeforce or M-1 Global to be a part of this then that is wrong in a lot of ways.
Just BE.
by mattman73 on Nov 7, 2009 10:08 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know who is doing what to whom . As long as Fedor is number one and his opponent is ranked , it’s a legit world championship title , at least in my opinion.
by JoelMan on Nov 7, 2009 10:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fedor lasts legit belt was the pride title.
by Riley_96 on Nov 7, 2009 12:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WAMMA Sanctioning Fee:
3 clam shells and a handjob.
Keep firing Assholes!
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by Ubernoober on Nov 7, 2009 10:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Can the champ use the belt in the cage?
I mean as a weapon or something. It happened in WWF all the time. Heck WWF title was more relevant than WAMMA even though it was all fake.
by cyrusking on Nov 7, 2009 10:06 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Casual fans will be so confused with this. The fight hasn’t been promoted as a title fight. It isn’t scheduled as a title fight. It isn’t as many rounds as a title fight. Yet WAMMA at the very last second is saying it is for the title. It’ll confuse the casual fans because they will not get why WAMMA is giving a belt at a Strikeforce event. It still barely makes sense to me.
Also, it’s kinda stupid they would even be doing this for Fedor/Rogers. Yeah Fedor is the WAMMA champion, which means nothing really, but say Fedor losses. WAMMA wants us to believe that Rogers is the greatest fighter in the HW division? It’s a #1 vs a #8. Not really a fight to see who is the real HW king. Aoki/Alvarez sorta made sense as being for the WAMMA LW title. Aoki is a 1 or 2 depending on who you ask and Alvarez is a solid 3. That sorta made sense. This doesnt.
by Discman2 on Nov 7, 2009 10:09 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
It pains me to give WAMMA any credit, but this makes sense.
You can debate all you want about declaring the first champion, that’s why we gave them shit when they said lawler v lindland would make a good mw title match or whatever, but once you have declared a champion. They should be defending the belt every time they fight.
Beating the champ doesn’t make you the best in the world, it makes you the champ.
by Phildo on Nov 7, 2009 10:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree with this aspect...
it doesn’t make sense for them to NOT sanction the fight (even at 3 rounds) for the belt. BUT, how the fuck do you not get word out on this until the day of the fight? The press release is dated the 5th but I haven’t heard about it until now.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Nov 7, 2009 10:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yea, according to the nonsense that Wamma was spewing before, FEdor should be defending the belt all of the time, so they get some credit for doing whatever they have to do to “sanction” this fight. And that’s what bothers me. I want them to do more hypocritical shit so people will stop drinking their kool aid.
by Phildo on Nov 7, 2009 11:00 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the only reason they want the title on the line is so they can get their logo plastered all over the place.
by Riley_96 on Nov 7, 2009 12:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dude honestly , I don’t think a casual fan will give a f*** . Why should he anyway , you see two guys fighting , one is supposed to be the best in the world , the other is also a badass , and the winner gets a belt . I can’t think of anything simpler than that really.
The people who have a problem with it are people like you who know a lot about rankings and the sport in general. And honestly I don’t see why you would mind too . So the winner will get a belt , geez
by JoelMan on Nov 7, 2009 10:12 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
the casuals seen the ads and on football, i dont think that the Overeen factor wont matter seeing as casuals have no idea who he is (unless of course they mention another champion in the boradcast) but the fact that until now not title was mentoned at all. The casuals watching will say “wait? a title?” it would be a what the fuck moment, and give the view of the sport not really caring about titles or the titles meaning nothing(granted the WAMMA one means nothing any ways). I mean how do you do a huge ad campain and leave out the title.
by Riley_96 on Nov 7, 2009 1:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In hindsight the Aoki/Alvarez fight turned out to be a WAMMA sham fight because they have never given Aoki his WAMMA belt.
Just BE.
by mattman73 on Nov 7, 2009 10:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Why wasn’t there a press conference or pictures?
All these people have been able to do is have press conferences and put up pictures on their website, but no one has ever seen this mythical belt, and Dream has never mentioned it on the air.
by Phildo on Nov 7, 2009 10:57 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I vaguely remember seeing the pic on BE. There was no press conference. They just sort of gave it to him.
http://www.mmaconvert.com/2009/01/01/shinya-aoki-is-the-undisputed-wamma-lightweight-champion/
by Discman2 on Nov 7, 2009 11:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They said he’s the champ, no belt has ever been seen.
This is why WAMMA is bullshit. Dream doesn’t work with them, never had. If Aoki can be champ, so can everyone in the UFC.
by Phildo on Nov 7, 2009 11:35 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
They had a press release saying he was their champion but that doesn’t mean anyone actually gave him the belt, or that he has defended the belt, been pictured with the belt or even acknowledged the belt for that matter. I mean you would think if he had got one he would of at least shown it to someone. No one from WAMMA even went to the Dream event in Japan to give him a belt if they wanted to, I guess they may of boxed it up and Fedex’d it to him but that would really be pathetic.
by who me on Nov 7, 2009 4:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
How exactly does someone sanction an MMA fight for their prestigious title and not even have a representative there to oversee it? Just another reason WAMMA is a sham.
Just BE.
by mattman73 on Nov 7, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I honestly dont think Aoki knows he is their Champ
by The Bronzeville Bully on Nov 9, 2009 6:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You got a pic of him with the belt? Cuz nobody else does.
by ufc4 on Nov 7, 2009 10:58 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
There is no pictures of him with it even on the WAMMA site.
Just BE.
by mattman73 on Nov 7, 2009 10:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WAMMA Heavyweight Belt
Lineal MMA Heavyweight Belt
Keep firing Assholes!
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by Ubernoober on Nov 7, 2009 10:14 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Doesn’t have the same nice ring to it.
by ufc4 on Nov 7, 2009 10:42 AM EST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
So how come this can be a title fight and only a 3 rounder?
I personally don’t think we will need more than 1 round for this fight but is WAMMA that big of a joke to let its title defended in 3 rounds? What’s next? WAMMA is a fraud. It’s like, everytime the main event is not over a StrikeForce title, they are going to put up WAMMA title?
by cyrusking on Nov 7, 2009 10:15 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Im still hoping it’s for 5 rounds , but if it’s not obviously it’s because this deal was made too soon and the fighters disagreed going 5 rounds…though I really think 5 rounds would benefit Fedor a lot more than it would Brett
by JoelMan on Nov 7, 2009 10:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
do you think it matters?
Fedor will probably win this in like 2 minutes of the first round. Why not make it a one rounder? I like Rogers. But he can’t possibly go five rounds with Fedor. Someone gets knocked out or subbed before then
by cyrusking on Nov 7, 2009 10:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Judging by their styles it seems unlikely it will go to a decision , but who knows. I can actually see it going 3 rounds if Rogers worked on his submission defense a lot. 5 rounds…not very likely…
by JoelMan on Nov 7, 2009 2:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah. It'd be really tough
Rogers and Fedor both have knock out power. Fedor has submissions too. Velasquez did say an way that Rogers is not ready for Fedor’s ground game. It’ll either be a quick knockout or sub for the winners. Rogers might win too but it has to be within the first 3 minutes or so.
by cyrusking on Nov 7, 2009 3:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
A new logo and a new belt for Fedor, man WAMMA seems to of fixed all their problems :D You have to wonder who is funding all this silly crap?
by who me on Nov 7, 2009 10:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Someone needs to tell EA that WAMMA isn’t legit before they get all crazy and allow them in the EA MMA game as well.
Cause if WAMMA gets in that game I’m calling for a boycott.
Just BE.
by mattman73 on Nov 7, 2009 10:34 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Once again, Strikeforce doing their best to devalue their belts.
by Jahbulon on Nov 7, 2009 11:43 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
...at least the wamma logo is nicer.
Although the shape of it looks a lot like the harley davidson logo.
If they truly wanted to make it accurate, it should have been upside down, ha.
by willydynamite on Nov 7, 2009 11:49 AM EST via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Strikeforce don’t have anything about this fight being for the WAMMA title on their website.
M-1 don’t have anything about this fight being for the WAMMA title on their website.
Just BE.
by mattman73 on Nov 7, 2009 11:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
the picture
is from m1’s website though
"he's the best punchy face man in the buisness"
by blubber_guard on Nov 7, 2009 2:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
D'oh!!!!!!!!
Everyone has a game plan, untell they get hit.
by mma is #1 on Nov 7, 2009 12:40 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
This is all meaningless, as my fake organization, Slamma Jamma, just awarded our guardian and demi-god of the heavyweight division title to Brock, which means he currently holds two belts to Fedor’s one. The fact that the belt is made of an old white sheet, tie-dyed, edged with nurse shark teeth, and decorated with glued chocolate chip cookies, popcorn, and macaroni, is irrelevant.
by Kwisatz Haderach on Nov 8, 2009 2:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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