Fedor and Mousasi Have Arrived For USA Tour! (Laker Game Pics!)
by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 2, 2009 4:56 PM EDT
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It appears that Fedor Emelianenko and Gegard Mousasi will arrive stateside and tour the country within several days.
Fedor's and Gegard's USA Tour Schedule:
1) Arrives in New York for Interviews with Fox News, AOL MMA Fanhouse, Versus MMA.
2) Press Conference in New York Trump Towers to announce Affliction 3.
3) Go to Los Angeles for Affliction "Trilogy" Press Conference and InsideMMA interview for HDNet.
4) To attend "EA Sports MMA" game photoshoot.
5) Visit Dodger (throwing out first pitch) and Laker (NBA Finals) games.
6) On June 5th, he will fly to Kansas City for M-1 Challenge and interviewed and photograph with Fight! Magazine.
7) On June 6th, Fedor and Mousasi will be guests of honor for Strikeforce in St Louis for Lawler vs Shields.
8) Fedor will return home next day and Mousasi will head to the Netherlands to train.
Here is the full release of Fedor's and Mousasi's schedule:
As it became known exclusively www.mixfight.ru, tomorrow fighters M-1 Fedor Emelianenko and Gegard Mousasi will arrive in the USA where at them it is planned by tour on the country within several days. Intriguing details further... Next day after an arrival to New York Fedor and Gegard will lead interview with Fox News, AOL MMA and magazine Versus then will direct on press conference in Trump Tower on the Fifth Avenue. Along toward evening they New York is left and will land in LAX, the airport of Los Angeles.
Affliction and M-1 "Trilogy" further will follow. After the next press conference fighters M-1 will answer questions in interview for program Inside MMA broadcast on partner channel HDNet.
The following in the schedule will be photographing for company Electronic Arts, planning to start MMA-GAME in following year.
Last action for Fedor and Gegard will be visiting or games of local baseball command Dodgers where to the Russian will give a honourable opportunity to throw the first ball, or visiting of basketball game LA Lakers. on June, 5th in Kansas City will be organized by interview and photographing for American magazine Fight!, then fighters will go on show M-1 Challenge to the USA.
We shall remind, that Emelianenko trains command Imperial Team, and Mousasi - Team Turkey.
On Saturday of both sportsmen expect on show Strikeforce as guests of honour.
Next day Fedor will return home, and Gegard will depart to the Netherlands.
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MMALOGIC
“don’t be surprised if this turns into the WEC game”
Do you ever stop being wrong?
by MuayThaiHasaBeltsystem on Jun 2, 2009 5:04 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Awesome!
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, growing up as a child Kimbo Slice was never given any bread with his meals. This is why he insists people give him his bread."
by xFenixKnightx on Jun 2, 2009 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Jesus, jump the gun much? Do you realize all sorts of stuff gets scrapped, especially early stuff?
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
Nah...
EA Sports has always worked with Randy, Frank Shamrock, Fedor, WAMMA, etc for their MMA game, and that was about a year ago. No way in hell that got scrapped now, if it did, it was a LOOONG time ago, in which case the WEC wasn’t even that popular.
If its been announced at E3 then theres a really god chance they will come out with the game.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, growing up as a child Kimbo Slice was never given any bread with his meals. This is why he insists people give him his bread."
by xFenixKnightx on Jun 2, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Lots of things get announced at E3 and never actually materialize. I don’t have any reason to think this won’t come out, but it’s not like E3 is a vaporware-free zone. I expect this game to be finished and released (assuming EA doesn’t acquire THQ in the next year), but I don’t believe there was any game footage, much less a playable demo.
by An Old Friend on Jun 2, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions
WEC isn’t even Strikeforce popular. I don’t think most people on this forum can name 3 WEC fighters.
1. Faber
2. The guy who beat Faber
3. uh. . . Miguel Pulver
Honestly, the cast of misfits fighting under War Gods would make more interesting game play than anything the WEC has to offer.
by bignerd on Jun 2, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I call bullshit on this. And if you seriously cannot name more than 3 WEC fighters…
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
Guess which promotion has more google hits?
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
Guess Who Has More Google Hits, WEC or Kimbo?
http://www.google.com/trends?q=WEC,+KIMBO&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
=)
Really though, this is what’s more telling for the WEC:
http://www.google.com/trends?q=WEC,+UFC&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
Unless, UFC Undisputed can incorporate the WEC as another promotion in the game, it will be tough for the WEC, just like if Strikeforce or any promotion based game will struggle outside of the UFC.
The difference is that EA will have the best fighter in the planet, Randy, Frank, Carano, etc, along with fighters from different promotions, that way, they are not tied to just one.
We will see what happens.
I honestly feel bad for any MMA fan that doesn’t know more than 3 WEC fighters because that means they have been missing some of the best fights of the last couple years.
by mattman73 on Jun 2, 2009 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Personally I think the WEC has the best fights in the entire sport, even their bad cards are damn entertaining. The smaller guys know how to entertain and no discussion of pound for pound best in the sport should be had without including Miguel Torres.
by who me on Jun 2, 2009 11:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Word.
"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 Jun 2, 2009 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha, exactly.
Personally, I really like the WEC. They have some entertaining fights, even if the LW+ divisions don’t have any top 5 fighters in their division.
WW had Condit, Larson, & Alessio before it was injected into the UFC, MW had Sonnen & Filho, LHW had Stann, Cantwell, and Marshall. And then you have FW and BW, which WEC has on lock.
Supporting all Las Vegas MMA.
'09 is the year of the FW's.
by ElliotMatheny on Jun 3, 2009 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I like the WEC, but they won’t have enough fighters/division or fanbase for a standalone game, which is what started all this ridiculous talk.
I can see them piggy back’ing on UFC Undisputed game perhaps, but then the WEC will be hiding in a UFC Undisputed game, which I am sure the WEC wouldn’t like.
I like the WEC, but they won’t have enough fighters/division or fanbase for a standalone game, which is what started all this ridiculous talk.
That applies to every promotion outside of the UFC. IF this EA game becomes the WEC game, that would be a really good way for EA to help themselves snag the UFC license when it is up in 2011.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jun 3, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Exactly my point, which is why I stated that the game shouldn’t be tied to 1 promotion outside of the UFC =)
IF this EA game becomes the WEC game, that would be a really good way for EA to help themselves snag the UFC license when it is up in 2011.
Your going to have a game with 3 divisions (FW, BW, LW) and with limited amount of fighters? Much better to make a game with fighters from different promotions so they are not limited to only a set of fighters from one promotion.
155,145,135,125 is more than enough… possible female division to boot? :)
Look at fight night they dont have that many fighters and weight classes.
No one is seeing the most important factor here:
and that’s Zuffa’s distribution channel. The only reason this isnt a WEC game yet is because THQ was on life support. Wait until the game comes out.
anyone who can fight at 125 needs to have a freaking sandwich and come fight with adults.
I dislike Matt Hughes.
Hey!
I’m 5’4, 105. With enough work, I could barely make 135, maybe 145 if I use enough steroids.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 6, 2009 2:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Ima have to disagree with this.
If the UFC Undisputed Franchise does well, then I could see a WEC based game coming out in 2-3 years, after they get more exposure, keep building up their divisions (as well as developing a Flyweight division, and maybe adding some Women’s MMA fights), and possibly fventuring into PPV territory.
One thing I noticed about the UFC video game is that the fighters move much faster than they should, and the clock goes physically faster. With a WEC game, in which the faster, lower weights are displayed, they wouldn’t have to speed the fighters up as much, which would allow fights to go as long as they should.
Supporting all Las Vegas MMA.
'09 is the year of the FW's.
by ElliotMatheny on Jun 3, 2009 6:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed. This game would be quite boring… Look at all the talent the UFC has, and you still end up fighting the same 3 guys for the second half of career mode.
“Congratulations Champ, you earned the title and made a cool 5000 bucks! After management, equipment, and training fees, your takehome is $50! Have a drink on us!”
I’ve marked your words in the past. Specifically these words from January:
“Attencio within 7 days will be announcing that Affliction will be done as an "MMA promoter" and the 3rd show will be it’s final.”
I had heard that you were “Mr Inside Info” but sadly, that never eventuated so now your predictions dont carry much weight.
by GeeDub on Jun 2, 2009 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
2 Weeks later after I said Fedor vs Barnett at Honda Center for Affliction 3 with Mousasi and Belfort on the card, Josh Gross reported it on SI, and 4 months later, it became true. See, I can do it too and it was correct.
Wait... MMAlogic is supposed to be some prognosticator?
I thought MMA Supremacy was somebody in the know… At least he’s had stuff come true. I think he’s much more likely to actually be somebody that matters. Logic just throws shit at a wall and hopes it sticks. So far its a slippery wall.
by MuayThaiHasaBeltsystem on Jun 3, 2009 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
That’s hilarious.
Bolts from the Blue // "Game over." - Jamal Williams
Bloody Elbow // "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - H.L. Mencken
I wonder who rec’d it? Oh wait, no I don’t.
by Derek Suboticki on Jun 6, 2009 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Every man and his dog has been saying the next event is gonna be Afflictions last from their very first event, so you dont get credit for making that claim……..especially when it hasnt happened yet. I was referring specifically to the claim that an Atencio announcement was on the cards within the first week of Feb. It didnt happen…..and the first half of the year is nearly over and it still hasnt happened.
Im holding you to loftier standards than others due to this apparent reputation of yours as having ‘inside info’. I’ll remember this WEC claim of yours and if that call is a bust too, Im putting you in the same category as Michael Pepper from mmabay.co.uk…….that being that you operate based on the theory “If I make 10 bold, blind claims, 1 or 2 are bound to eventuate and nobody will remember the incorrect ones”.
by GeeDub on Jun 2, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Im putting you in the same category as Michael Pepper from mmabay.co.uk…….that being that you operate based on the theory "If I make 10 bold, blind claims, 1 or 2 are bound to eventuate and nobody will remember the incorrect ones".
That describes supremacy more so than logic.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jun 2, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you aren’t getting a paycheck from Strikeforce/Affliction/Dream, you really should ask them for one.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jun 2, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
he has an incredible reputation for having called the couture thing. since then, lots of stuff thrown at wall; not much sticking. wheres the 400 person roster and the japanese event? the best thing is that when logic is nowhere near the mark, no one ever remembers lolol
by nigelzackit on Jun 4, 2009 8:24 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
It is so cute how you guys rally around each other and pat each other on the back.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on Jun 4, 2009 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
lolol hello pot, this is kettle.
anyhow, let me know when something he says comes true again. its been like 9 months. please dont tell me that spitting the obvious truth that working with successful companies as sponsors rather than starting your crappy failing ones was some sort of great newsflash. wow, signing budweister as a sponsor instead of trying to push american head charge records or overrated microbrew turned out to make more paper. you gotta be kreskin to see that coming true.
Isn’t it? DREAM/Affliction to hold event! Fedor/Monson imminent!
by Derek Suboticki on Jun 4, 2009 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions
All I have to say is that EA is doing the damn thing! :)
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, growing up as a child Kimbo Slice was never given any bread with his meals. This is why he insists people give him his bread."
I like your articles but...
The title for you post is about 20 words long, you gotta pare that down some, man. They could be called “MMASuPreMaCy’s Rumor Roundup 02/06/2009”, and then just adjust the date.
Keep firing Assholes!
This is a dream competition for me. I drink as much coffee as I want, and eventually I hallucinate.
Other than that I gotta say that there ain’t not nothin that don’t need no changing to make this article no more readable.
Keep firing Assholes!
This is a dream competition for me. I drink as much coffee as I want, and eventually I hallucinate.
The Real Question Is...
Will Fedor sign with the Dodgers after he throws the first pitch of the baseball game hes attending?
so what promotions are gonna be in this mma game?other than strikeforce and wamma?
do you think dream is going 2 be in it?ea has never been asian centrist
Affliction, Strikeforce fighters most likely, and DREAM is a possibility.
EA mentioned that they will have the best non-UFC fighters, so that would mean some DREAM and Sengoku fighters, so we will see.
Already linked to the game are Randy Couture, Frank Shamrock, Trigg, Fedor, and possibly Mousasi and Carano.
Great Info
Hopefully more news will come from EA about Fedor and Mousasi as fighters for the game.
I also wonder if there is more to Fedor and Mousasi visiting Strikeforce.
i feel like ea will continue to make mma sports until thq’s deal is up and then they are gonna make a play for ufc and drop all the other promotions from the game and soon we’ll have UFC/WEC 2012 by EA.
by then i dont think affliction or dream will be in business,and gomi,barnett,rodrigo, and sylvia will have retired or moved on to strikeforce(if that’s still around)
i can see fedor,overeem, and kid yamamaoto in ufc by 2011 and satoro ishii and moussai a yr after
the older guys like beflort and babalu wont have a job
ea always gobbles up its competition eventually thru their bucketloads of cash
thq will go the way nfl 2k and pro evolution soccer did to madden and fifa
ea starts with an inferior product but eventually thru marketing closes the gap just enuff to justify the switch of the company/franchise that owns the rights to the sport to switch over to them
i just hope we wont have to wait to long til ea can make a quality mma game
I agree with your analysis of EA.
I don’t agree with your assessment how everyone relevant outside of the UFC will be a bum or be in the UFC…LOL.
well im not saying their bums,im just saying that a lot of the old pride veterans are getting up there in age just like wanderlei,cro cop,anderson,hendo
so i just dont expect them 2 be around that much longer cuz they r getting old
belfort and babalu i think might still be in strikeforce
i think dream has a shot of becoming of the new pride if they get rid of this super hulk thing
but affliction just spends too much for not sufficient return
i dont see strikeforce as as too credible,so idk i just feel like all roads leads to ufc :/
This is a shitty poster. It looks like Fedor farted and is enjoying his own brand while the smell is just getting to Barnet. Its a poor design.
by szucconi on Jun 3, 2009 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
They have Rothwell on the poster. Thought they might be jumping the gun a bit until I saw somewhere else that he is fighting Chase Gormley (6-0). Seems a bit unfair for Gormley.
SATOSHI ISHII TO TRAIN WITH FEDOR EMELIANENKO AND GEGARD MOUSASI
Japanese Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii will be spending some time preparing for his much-anticipated MMA debut with a man he once publicly challenged.
M-1 Global sources informed www.M-1Global.com on Tuesday that Ishii will enlist the services of M-1 Global’s Fedor Emelianenko leading up to his first-ever bout under the Sengoku banner.
An exact date for Ishii’s training sessions with Fedor have not been finalized, however, sources within M-1 Global indicated that Fedor will work with Ishii in Holland at Gegard Mousasi’s brand new M-1 training facility in Amsterdam.
I like how he’s referred to as the WAMMA champ but they show him with the PRIDE belt.
by Derek Suboticki on Jun 3, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I think this explains the big UFC Announcement today
Of course, there was an Affliction press conference.
Gegard Mousasi
Is getting so overhyped.
Doesn’t anyone get the feeling that he’s believing all of his own hype? He beat Kang (after being dominated at the beginning) and got a lucky kick in on Jacare and now he’s prancing around like he took out Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson all at once. He’s good but I honestly think he’s letting all the hype get to his head.
Huh? Why is that?
He hardly says anything and is pretty humble. He has a crazy winning streak and just beat Hunt, will fight Babalu, and the Soko. Not many people with a 10+ winning streak and that type of schedule exist out there.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 4, 2009 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, they spelled Barnett right this time!
by Derek Suboticki on Jun 4, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Link Update:
Fedor Interview with MMA Fanhouse (Helwani):
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/6/4/898617/fedor-emelianenko-interviewed-by
Mark Cuban Interview with MMA Fanhouse (Helwani):
http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/06/04/mark-cuban-talks-affliction-hdnet-and-relationship-with-dana-wh/
Affliction Trilogy Press Conference Video:
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2009/6/4/898675/affliction-trilogy-nyc-press
Fedor At Laker Game NBA Finals
People wondered why the Lakers had such a great game and why Kobe went on a tear!
Reason, they knew Fedor was watching them and they couldn’t dissapoint.
What’s the source for AA’s face? I’ve seen it in plenty of ’shops, but never the original.
Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett
by Scott C. Broussard on Jun 5, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
He seems to give a big fat damn about the game, doesn’t he.
At least he didn’t wear any team colors or any of that shit. Fuck the Lakers.
by Derek Suboticki on Jun 5, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought SkyNet sent him back in time to kill Kobe?
by bignerd on Jun 5, 2009 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Probably the M-1 event.
"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 Jun 6, 2009 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions
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