Affliction: Trilogy - Fedor Emelianenko vs. Josh Barnett in-Depth
by Nick Thomas on Jun 22, 2009 8:42 AM EDT
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August 1st on PPV:
Main Bouts:
- Fedor Emelianenko (30-1) vs. Josh Barnett (24-5)
- Gegard Mousasi (25-2-1) vs. Renato "Babalu" Sobral (32-8)
- Jorge Santiago (21-7) vs. Vitor Belfort (18-8)
- Paul Buentello (27-10) vs. Gilbert Yvel/Pedro Rizzo winner
- Jay Hieron (17-4) vs. Paul Daley (21-8-2)
Undercard Bouts (on HDNet):
- Dan Lauzon (12-2) vs. Chris Horodecki (12-1)
- Ben Rothwell (30-6) vs. Chase Gormley (6-0)
- Brett Cooper (9-4) vs. Akbarh Arreola (14-4-1)
- Deividas Taurosevicius (10-3) vs. TBA
Fedor training at Stary Oskol after the jump - Affliction: Trilogy coverage
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What a KO huh ?
definitely one of the more memorable ones , I really like it . When it happened it was so fast I had no idea what happened …
Yeah,
Everyone in the Honda Center was like WTF, what just happened?
by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 22, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s a really, really bad attempt at a promo there. I can’t see that making a casual fan who has just stumbled across it give a fuck.
Why do people think that Fedor beating the UFC champ and leaving would discredit the UFC HW division? All you have to do is watch him fight and you know he is better than any of those guys. Color it discredited right there. If anything it would be an opportunity for them to gain some respectability with a (fluke) win.
It would discredit the entire organization – Fedor doesn’t get to fight for a belt and then never have to defend it in the cage just because he’s Fedor. Fedor will soon finish his tour of non-UFC decent HW’s, and then he’ll have very limited options.
by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2009 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions
his number one ranking dosent discredit the organization already? anyone with access to youtube can see how far beyond any ufc HWs the guy is. Im not a huge fan, but he knows how to win fights.
And as long as he lays in waiting for the next UFC HW to leave, take a big pay day and get wrecked, he has no reason to. Id say he fights one of the losers of the two big UFC HW fights in the next year with a freak show in between.
I disagree
Beating up on the weakest division in MMA and freakshows does not a top p4p fighter make.
And I’d love for somebody to explain to me how Barnett is the No. 2 HW in the world.
Cause he beat up Semy Schlit about six years ago!
(Jokes; I have no opinion on rankings.)
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
I guess being dominant for 10 years in the HW division doesn’t do it for you?
by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 22, 2009 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
What part of “I have no opinion on rankings” did you miss?
"I'm AJB and I endorse this nut-puncher."
Sorry, meant to be a reply to Lewish.
My fault.
by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 22, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
That is the single falsest thing you have ever said.
by Derek Suboticki on Jun 22, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Name me a more dominant HW in the history of MMA?
by MMASuPreMaCy on Jun 22, 2009 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Fedor. :-P
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
by Richard Wade on Jun 22, 2009 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
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