Quote of the Day: Jeff Monson

by Chris Nelson on Apr 16, 2009 2:50 PM EDT in MMA News

"I'm the guy to beat Fedor. He's a great fighter, without doubt, he's one of the best in the world, but a fight is a fight and I think that I would have a good fight against him," affirmed Jeff, who is in contact with Affliction.

-- Jeff Monson speaking to Tatame about his rumored next opponent

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idk what that qoute means…so because a fights a fight you can beat fedor..?
thanks for clearing that up!

by radamez85 on Apr 16, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions

I would love for the guy to top Fedor to be Jeff Monson, partially so I could see this on the next heavyweight edition of Fightlines:

Fedor>Sylvia>Monson>Fedor
…FML

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Apr 16, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions

Crazier things have happened

Also, ‘WAMMA Heavyweight Champion Jeff Monson’ would make me smile AND give Tim Sylvia hope that he can be on top again. Win-win.

by Derek Suboticki on Apr 16, 2009 3:04 PM EDT reply actions

Hmmmm Wonder if Monson is drinking pee pee as well.

by poundnground on Apr 16, 2009 3:09 PM EDT reply actions

HAHA

Pure win comment PnG ;)

by ArmChairMMA on Apr 16, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Nobody believes he has any chance besides if he’s somehow able to lay and pray a decision. Even that can’t happen. This fight sucks, the guy really lost to Nelson and got a gift decision, and now he’s going to fight Emelianenko.

There’s no good reason to not do Fedor-Overeem or Fedor-Barnett. Here we have the greatest fighter of all time in his peak fighting gimme fights when legitimate opponents are abundant. All this while we see him fight twice a year, it’s ridiculous.

And because childish people always have to make it about a UFC comparison, yes Sylvia vs. Monson was a terrible title fight too.

by Michael Rome on Apr 16, 2009 3:20 PM EDT reply actions

He couldn’t even lay and pray to a decision. It’s next to impossible against Fedor. He’s deceptively quick to buck opponents and transition on them after the buck. He somewhat did that against Randleman, and Randleman even stated in the PRIDE: Decade documentary about how he let up slightly to try to make a move and Fedor immediately recognized, transitioned, and subsequently submitted him.

I want Barnett vs. Fedor, but I think Fedor kills him. I just think Barnett will be overwhelmed. Overeem is interesting though.

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by Leland Roling on Apr 16, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I no longer think the fight with Barnett is really all that competitive.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Apr 16, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions

me neither. I don’t really see anyone ouside the UFC that even makes an interesting fight for Fedor at this point. He already beat them all. Barnett-Arlovski might be interesting. I guess Fedor-Barnett is the best we could really hope for.

by P4P is a stupid concept on Apr 16, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Overeem is interesting?

Nobody thinks that Overeem will be submitted easily?

I do. I think Fedor takes Overeem down and submits him with ease. Monson is actually more of a challenge than Alastair.

by rainmaker6 on Apr 17, 2009 6:35 AM EDT up reply actions

I’ve come to terms that Fedor is never going to fight the fights I want him to fight.

by Derek Suboticki on Apr 16, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions

No Fedor/Carwin?? :( :( :(
For shame, Fedor!

by AnonymousA on Apr 16, 2009 3:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Fedor shouldn’t be fighting 4-1 noobs. If he did that in Japan you’d blow a gasket.

by FRANKIE on Apr 16, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions

He should be fighting the highest ranking HW’s that he can.

by Derek Suboticki on Apr 16, 2009 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions

He’s been doing that, and if he finally fights Barnett he’ll still be doing it. This shit about a fight with Monson is dumb though.

by FRANKIE on Apr 16, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions

He Is

They are all outside of the UFC.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Apr 16, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Good lord...

that was a quick to jump on the UFC when I don’t see him mentioning them. It’s simply that he should be fighting Barnett…

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 16, 2009 5:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I really thought I was the only one that noticed that.

by Derek Suboticki on Apr 16, 2009 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t have your abilities Subo do include Carwin’s name everytime Fedor is mentioned. I bow down to you on that one. =)

by MMASuPreMaCy on Apr 16, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions

He absolutely should be fighting Barnett, but for whatever reason it looks unlikely. Top ranked friends refuse to fight each other all the time, though. There’s not much to be done about it.

As for being quick to jump on the UFC thing, subo has us well trained. Is that a bell I hear? :drools:

by FRANKIE on Apr 16, 2009 6:01 PM EDT up reply actions

It’s a little inside joke with Subo, since he mentions the UFC (and Carwin when Fedor is mentioned) everytime I write something that has nothing to do with the UFC.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Apr 16, 2009 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions

?

Inside joke = both people are in on it.

by Derek Suboticki on Apr 16, 2009 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Just me is good enough.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Apr 16, 2009 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions

He doesn’t need to LnP, he has the mythic north/south choke!

by ilostmydog on Apr 16, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions

SO

should somebody tell him that he really got beat if not dominated by Roy Nelson, how the HELL is he going to beat Fedor?

by blueballlefty on Apr 16, 2009 3:32 PM EDT reply actions

Monson has been wanting this fight for a long time now, heck wasn’t the reason he left the UFC to start with because he wanted to fight Fedor on the Bodog card?

by who me on Apr 16, 2009 3:39 PM EDT reply actions

Everyone wants to fight the best!
=)

by MMASuPreMaCy on Apr 16, 2009 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions

And losing to Roy Nelson...

(even if you got a gift decision) is the best way to earn it

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 16, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions

No

Beating Kharitonov is, or has everyone in BE forgotten that?
He has beaten Fujita and Sergei in Japanese soil, so this fight makes sense if they can’t make Barnett fight Fedor.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Apr 16, 2009 6:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Did these matches took place inside a dirt pit of some sort? Or was it mud wrestling?

by ilostmydog on Apr 16, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions

by Chris Nelson on Apr 16, 2009 6:25 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm just saying...

yeah, he beat Kharitonov (who isn’t exactly the same guy he used to be…but he did dominate…I won’t hate on him for that) but the Nelson fight was pretty damn recent.

I’m fine with the fight honestly if Barnett can’t happen. An Arlovski rematch doesn’t work right now…so it’s not a bad fight. I’m just poking fun at him losing a passionless fight with Nelson

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 16, 2009 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t.

by natyong on Apr 16, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Monson's upcoming schedule...

April 25: Jeff Monson vs. TBA @ Headhunter Productions’ The Patriot Act II in Columbia, MO
June 6: Jeff Monson vs. Chase Gormley @ Vengeance FC 2 in Aruba

by Chris Nelson on Apr 16, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions

Dudes makin that paper.

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."

by xFenixKnightx on Apr 16, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions

That fight against Tim Sylvia was awful. I was having some friends watch that PPV to get on the MMA bandwagon and nearly lost them.

Monson is one of the most active fighters though, I’ll give him that.

by missmanners on Apr 16, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions

Don’t you just hate that? I was trying to convert some boxing fan friends into MMA fans on the GSP/Penn 2 PPV. Needless to say Guida and Diaz didn’t start the night of well for me. >:(

Then, when you get these crazy awesome action-packed fights, theres nobody watchin with you. Arghh!!!!

Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."

by xFenixKnightx on Apr 16, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions

What better way to pay your legal fees?

The court costs and lawyer fees have to been piling up. Nothing is gonna pay more than a fight against Fedor on an Affliction card. Smart move on Monson’s part.

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by schizosmurf on Apr 16, 2009 7:09 PM EDT reply actions