Best Idea to get Fedor into the UFC
by RyanHobbs on Jul 19, 2009 5:28 PM EDT
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An individual posted this idea on a different website and I felt that this was a great idea. I was hoping to get your thoughts on it.
"Numerous sticking points have been reported as complicating the negotiations between the UFC and Fedor Emelianenko. One issue is that M-1 Global wants additional Red Devil fighters brought to the UFC along with Emelianenko. Also, Emelianenko wants to continue Sambo competitions. Of course, there's also the obvious multi-fight deal required by the UFC as well. The best solution appears to be a U.S. vs. Russia season of "The Ultimate Fighter," which would provide Emelianenko with massive publicity in the U.S., and Red Devil fighters would have the opportunity to prove themselves and earn contracts. UFC president Dana White would have to compromise on the Sambo competitions, and Emelianenko would have to compromise on accepting a multi-fight deal. Further details would obviously have to be worked out, but I see this as the best win/win situation for both parties. Either Brock Lesnar or Randy Couture could be the U.S. coach leading up to a grand season-ending superfight that will interest hardcore and casual fans alike."
I personally felt that Randy should be the coach being as this was part of the agreement for him coming back to the UFC. (they try to make a fight between him and Fedor happen.) Also, Randy would make a great team USA coach being as he used to be a US olympic wrestler. Randy also has much more experience in the fight game than Brock Lesnar and would have much more to offer to the team in my opinion. Thoughts?
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For those who voted "other"
I would like to hear who they chose. Did they choose Nog and wanted to have a team brazil vs team russia?
The best way to get Fedro into the UFC is for something to happen to Finkie.
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by iiowyn on Jul 19, 2009 5:51 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs
I say leave a trail of Reses Pieces leading to the Octagon.
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by Ubernoober on Jul 19, 2009 5:59 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Brock Lesnar?
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 19, 2009 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Its an interesting thought and it would allow them to build up Fedor. Does a non-english speaking coach and a bunch of competitors make much sense though? They seemed to avoid this with Lyoto.
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But if this were to get Fedor into the UFC then so be it. It would be a great way to break into the Russian market and it would also give Russian fighters the publicity that Fedor was shooting for. In TUF, fighters throughout the show win or lose, wind up competing in the UFC. I am sure that plenty of Russian fighters would get the opportunity as well. Would be very interesting to say the least.
The best way to get Fedor into the UFC is to systematically destroy every other organization with both the capacity and desire to pay him.
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by Derek Suboticki on Jul 19, 2009 6:46 PM EDT reply actions
Good thinking Mr. Shaw.
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by ufc4 on Jul 19, 2009 7:51 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If someone posted this elsewhere you should probably link to it.
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by ufc4 on Jul 19, 2009 7:51 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Good idea
It was posted on mmajunkie.com on this weeks edition of the Sunday Junkie. http://mmajunkie.com/news/15561/the-sunday-junkie-july-19-edition.mma
I was just gonna say the same thing as ufc4 ^
I think this would be a really awesome idea. There are a number of talented Russian fighters and perhaps Fedor would be very interested in giving “his guys” some much helpful TV time and a chance to break into the UFC. Sweeten the deal by saying a certain number of Russian guys will get deals no matter the outcome of the season, and let Fedor come into the superfight with way more people in this country knowing about the guy.
On the topic of who would be ideal to coach the Americans, I think it would only be fair to give Randy the opportunity. If he loses to Nog, then I don’t know, but he would be a great coach, and that fight would still by ultrahyped. If Fedor wins, throw a ton of money at him and do Brock/Fedor.
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Best way to get Fedor in the UFC is to have him sign a contract again what motivation does the UFC have to bend over backwards for a guy who isn’t a draw and isn’t known by their fanbase?.
Enough of the bs with this guy, either he signs or he doesn’t regardless the UFC will continue to grow and expand without having to change the way they do business which has proven to be very successful.
This would actually be good for both the UFC and Fedor. Fedor would be giving Russian fighters the exposure which he desires. The UFC would break into the Russian market (which may not be too profitable but it aids them in their quest for global domination). Fedor would stand to make a ton of cash and he would be able to further challenge himself. The UFC would also have Fedor which is bound to bring in a ton of cash and finally settle all of this talk about who is the best once and for all. Plus the UFC would have another great season of TUF and some new talent in the UFC. It just sounds like a great situation for both sides if you ask me..
The best way to get Fedor into the UFC
is to allow him to participate in Sambo, and to offer him more money than any other competing org.
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Both of these were already done
and still no deal. M1 wants the keys to the castle. Pretty ridiculous.
by Nick Travaglini on Jul 20, 2009 8:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Source?
I’m not calling you a liar or anything, but I definietly haven’t heard anything about the UFC/ Dana allowing Fedor to compete in Sambo.
Also, I find it hard to believe that Fedor was offered more money to compete in the UFC than he’s being payed right now (if it’s true that he gets cuts of the PPV revenue, which probably means that he’s making upwards of 1 mil per fight).
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by ElliotMatheny on Jul 20, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
There’s an online petition called FedorChant.com, where a thousand people are going to cheer "Fedor" (Emelianenko) during the main event (at UFC 100). Is that going to put more pressure on you, and just the fact that Fedor doesn’t want to sign because of sambo, was that something that you’d ever overlook?
Fertitta: I hope all 12,000 people yell Fedor’s name at the same time. The pressure’s not on me. The pressure’s on him. They already know. The facts are the facts. We made him the best offer out there, more money than anybody offered him –- so you can’t say it’s about the money. Then they come back and they say, "Well, it’s a one-sided contract." Let’s break this down from a logical standpoint. We offered the exact same contract that three hundred other guys have signed, including Brock Lesnar, Chuck Liddell, Anderson Silva, GSP, all the top stars. Why is that contract not good enough for Fedor? What Fedor wants is this. He doesn’t want to be exclusive. So, it’s like saying, okay, Tom Brady: "I’m going to play for New England Patriots one Sunday, but you know what? After that game’s over, I want to be a free agent and go see where I can play for the rest of the season." Every weekend he’s going to skip around and play for whoever he wants. How does that make sense for us as a business or for the fans? He needs to come into our fold if he wants to cement his legacy as the best fighter in the world. We can figure something out with the sambo thing… (but) at the end of the day, I think we need to have a situation where at least 90 or 120 days before he’s signed a contract to fight, he shouldn’t be out there competing in events like that because I don’t want to take the chance of him getting hurt. But all of this stuff with Fedor: we want Fedor. As soon as he gets done with this show that he’s doing, he can come –- we’ve never met Fedor. I want to sit down. I want to talk to him and that’s part of the problem. We’ve never even met the guy. But it is a shame that he has not come forward to challenge the best guys in the world and I hope he comes. We want him.
Is the sambo really a sticking point?Emphasis mine.
Fertitta: That’s a big excuse for Fedor to say he’s not coming to the UFC, and quite honestly, I don’t think it’s Fedor. I think Fedor wants to compete. The issue has been his management. They’ve completely kept him aside. I’m not sure he even knows what we offered him, to be honest with you. I think if he knew what we offered, he would have been here a long time ago. There’s been a little bit of disconnect there… we want to meet him in person. We will not sit down and negotiate until me and Dana meet him in person. And if at that time he decides to not be a part of what we’re doing, then we know.
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by Rundownloser on Jul 20, 2009 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions
I remember Fedor saying that he would like to sit down and talk with the UFC officials. I do not remember when but I think I read it in an interview with Fedor..
And even if these quotes weren’t there, there’s always Monte Cox’s failed alliance with M-1 Global.
He gave Fedor a 1.5 million dollar signing bonus and said he could do sambo, and he still couldn’t get the guy to sign a contract. (why did he get a signing bonus before signing a contract? who knows).
Money and sambo are not the major sticking points when it comes to Fedor being in the UFC.
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