Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum Weigh-in Results
by Nick Thomas on Jun 25, 2010 10:08 PM EDT
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PrintInside MMA will be airing LIVE at 8 PM ET This Friday from Strikeforce & M-1 Global. Kenny Rice, Michael Schiavello & Ron Kruck will be on hand to discuss all the fights on the card and interview all the key fighters.
Main card:
Fedor Emelianenko (229) vs. Fabricio Werdum (238.5)
Cung Le (184.75) vs. Scott Smith (184.75)
Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos (144.5) vs. Jan Finney (143.5)
Pat Healy (155.25) vs. Josh Thomson (155.25)
Preliminary card:
Chris Cope (175) vs. Ron Keslar (173.75)
Bret Bergmark (168.75) vs. Vagner Rocha (171)
Gareth Joseph (185.25) vs. Yancey Medeiros (184.25)
Derrick Burnsed (156.75)* vs. Bobby Stack (154.5)
* two hours to make weight
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Fedor looks so excited about it and werdum just looks scared.
by SecretR@peSauce on Jun 25, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Thats a really fucking offensive screenname you fuckstick karmas a bitch
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Jun 25, 2010 9:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Wow.
He should be banned for a name like that.
by Geno Mrosko on Jun 25, 2010 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Whats up with the empty parentheses?
Ricky Hatton came closer to beating Manny Pacquiao than Marquez did to beating Floyd.
-SC
by The Lethal Haze on Jun 25, 2010 6:01 PM EDT reply actions
wtf is up with these sf cards...
why are their prelims so miserable? do they really save that much money on having nothing for undercards?
M-1 provided most of the prelim fighters. The prelims here in LA were every bit as awesome as the televised fights though.
by Polyhedron on Jun 25, 2010 7:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Prelims are almost always terrible. You don’t get to see them anyways. What’s worse is a good fighter and/or fighter on the prelims.
Strikeforce is perpetually short of quality fighters for their few marquee names. It would behoove them utilize all of their undercard and preliminary space as a tool for discovering and developing fighters, as the “Challengers” shows have simply been too infrequent to fulfill that goal.
It’s not some crazy pipe-dream, it’s good business.
Furthermore, I categorically disagree with your final contention. I would much prefer to have potentially good fighters gaining relevant experience on an undercard even if I don’t get to see it. The fact that Strikeforce/Showtime is not very good about disseminating their undercard bouts is a related, but distinct issue.
Eye roll
Cause there are some talented MMA fighters hiding out in MMA gyms that Strikeforce isn’t taking the time to develop.
Bellator has emerged from nowhere and put together multiple tournments over the very time frame in which Strikeforce has struggled to flesh out it’s divisions. Some of the competitors in Bellator were known quantities going in, but the majority of their talent has been reasonably well scouted and reasonably well matched-up. Frankly, Bellator’s undercards are also as good as Strikeforce’s, which is a complete failure on Strikeforce’s part.
Strikeforce doesn’t really have the luxury of waiting for accomplished fighters to matriculate to their ranks, ala Zuffa. If they want to get new talent that is both ready to face their existing higher-level talent and at least marginally known to fans, they would be well served to do a better job at booking. It wouldn’t be hard.
That makes no sense. You aren’t even talking about the prelims any more and your comment is ripe with double standards that seem to slap at Strikeforce.
You also completely ignore my original point, there aren’t a host of quality fighters to even book for prelim fights hence the bitching about it is silly. UFC can barely gather up enough slap sticks to feature on a 12 week reality show and you are somehow under the impression that Strikeforce is missing a talent growth opportunity here. If TUF hasn’t produced squat in 5 seasons what do you Strikeforce prelims are going to produce?
Strikeforce prelims, booked in a logical manner, would be logical step int the process of developing talent. Most fighter’s careers involve a process of taking fights and gaining experience. Most promotions require a steady stream of talent identification and winnowing to generate an interesting and relevant product. Do you sense a certain basic connection between these ends?
The sorts of fighters that have filled out Bellator’s tournaments would have been ideal undercard and midcard talent for Strikeforces shows.
For that matter, many of the guys who move through the TUF ranks and then wash out of the UFC are the sort of talent that Strikeforce should be seeking to book for undercard fights.
The goal would be to avoid having cards, such as this one, with four televised bouts paird with collection of fights that will lead to nothing.
I don’t ignore your original point, I refute it.
Major caveat though
I have to say that as far as Strikeforce prelims go, this isn’t nearly one of their worst.
Yeah, it’s not like Showtime/CBS ever airs any of them anyway.
Bolts from the Blue // "He looks like a catfish" - Nick Hardwick on Brandon Siler
Bloody Elbow // " looks like your comment violated rule #4. and it’s a heck of a rule, rule #4" - Kid Nate
by Richard Wade on Jun 25, 2010 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey now BE, it's Strikeforce/ M-1 Global.
You wouldn’t want Vadim to get angry and “renegotiate” Fedor’s contract again now would you?
by Polyhedron on Jun 25, 2010 7:42 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Oh snap, The Voice is on Inside MMA tonight?
WAR THE VOICE!!
by Polyhedron on Jun 25, 2010 7:50 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
He's in rare form already...
…braziliarios have two occupations according to the voice. BJJ Fighter or Bikini Waxers.
/forgot about the whole soccer thing:(
Weak I dont get to make my obligatory strikeforce weigh in comment of
“Oh and guys, thanks for choosing the airport hilton.”
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
Oh and allow me some unrelated bragging:
2 Nevada players go in the NBA draft. Nicccccccccccccccce
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
The NBA still has a draft??
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Jun 25, 2010 8:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah, the kids that went to college for one year cuz they have to need love too!
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
by Earl Montclair on Jun 25, 2010 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
To me the NBA draft comes off like a really cordial slave audit.
“And now the first pick for the Johnson family plantation is, Kunta Kinte get up here son and congratulations.”
Fake Emcees, we always act hard, but won't walk the streets without our bodyguards.
Well considering David Stern has the personality of a rock, I could see this being true. Just bring Lebron to Da Bulls baby!!
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Jun 25, 2010 8:12 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Luke Babbitt snuck through
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
by Earl Montclair on Jun 25, 2010 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Rich rich slaves.
"I am a man who pisses largely and frequently, which they say is a sign of great mental activity" -Henry Miller-
Totally...
especially because those “slaves” basically can run the team because of their contracts. How many coaches get fired because some players (“slaves”) can’t bothered to try hard and because they’re too expensive to get rid of.
Oh, and by the way, isn’t the NBA (and all sport) voluntary?
Dude. It's Anderson Silva.
If he gives a damn he will end Sonnen’s night by either sub or KO.
-SSreporters
By Monday morning Chael Sonnen will be pissing out of his neck.
-Also SSreporters
Good Gravy son
it was a goof about a bunch of old white guys basically bidding on young black talent, what did you think I was over here trying to make a sincere statement or something?
I’m black, you don’t need to lecture me about how a voluntary sport paying these kids millions of dollars is in fact different from actual slavery, is that really necessary?
Now good day sir!
Fake Emcees, we always act hard, but won't walk the streets without our bodyguards.
You're absolutely right...
I’m white and we’re not used to black people making jokes about slavery, etc…so expect to catch us off guard with those sort of jokes all the time.
My apologizes.
Dude. It's Anderson Silva.
If he gives a damn he will end Sonnen’s night by either sub or KO.
-SSreporters
By Monday morning Chael Sonnen will be pissing out of his neck.
-Also SSreporters
Oh you don't need to apologize
and apparently the white people I’ve hung out with are a lot more racist then you are. ;)
(that wink isn’t me trying to come on to you btw)
Fake Emcees, we always act hard, but won't walk the streets without our bodyguards.
Im considering making the bet just to see if I can become a Internets Legend
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
by Earl Montclair on Jun 25, 2010 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
yep, but still.
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
by Earl Montclair on Jun 25, 2010 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
nice Nick.
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
by Earl Montclair on Jun 25, 2010 8:11 PM EDT up reply actions
I think I’ll be selecting these three for the penis parlay I’m working on.
Fake Emcees, we always act hard, but won't walk the streets without our bodyguards.
by Fake Emcee on Jun 25, 2010 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
There’s a penis joke in there somewhere.
Bolts from the Blue // "He looks like a catfish" - Nick Hardwick on Brandon Siler
Bloody Elbow // " looks like your comment violated rule #4. and it’s a heck of a rule, rule #4" - Kid Nate
by Richard Wade on Jun 25, 2010 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Atleast they know how to pick ring girls. Yummy.
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Jun 25, 2010 8:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
M1 operatives are busy working the crowd.
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
by Earl Montclair on Jun 25, 2010 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The one on the far right has a FANTASTIC ass
by TennesseeTopTeam on Jun 25, 2010 8:13 PM EDT reply actions
This is about as well orchestrated as a 2nd grade production of “Oliver”
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
I fear that other lady on stage is gonna go home and purge relentlessly
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
by Earl Montclair on Jun 25, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
wow
love Fedor, but strikeforce needs to get it’s production shit together. The camera has a shot of the screen, endless paused in between. You hear audio in the far distance..amateur night
WORST WEIGH IN EVER!!
I went to an XMMA event in Montreal once ...
I think XMMA8 and the weigh-ins were held in a Days Inn conference room … and i gotta say those shitty weigh-ins were more well-organized than these ones.
haha
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
by Earl Montclair on Jun 25, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
i need to be cuddled.
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
by Earl Montclair on Jun 25, 2010 8:25 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Cyborg looks like she just stepped out of a women's penitentiary.
Fake Emcees, we always act hard, but won't walk the streets without our bodyguards.
Me too, but I'm scared her penis would pwn mine...
by Snatchl on Jun 25, 2010 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
You must be Miguel Torres’ opening act on Twitter
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
by Earl Montclair on Jun 25, 2010 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Yeah,
and it’s not just the camerawork but the waiting. Pretty pathetic.
by StephenDedalus on Jun 25, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice before picture...
Here is the after:
Dude. It's Anderson Silva.
If he gives a damn he will end Sonnen’s night by either sub or KO.
-SSreporters
By Monday morning Chael Sonnen will be pissing out of his neck.
-Also SSreporters
by Razreshat on Jun 25, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Are they playing Simon Says?
Or it it just this stream?
If you fight, you fight. If you hope, you hope.
Is it just me, or does Cyborg really look pretty?
"...ride life straight to perfect laughter,
it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on Jun 26, 2010 5:11 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
probably not, but lot's of other posters are stuck on the shit camera work, etc.
at least they have hot eye candy
Do they?
Only one of them is in-frame on the stream.
If you fight, you fight. If you hope, you hope.
Im not trying to be a dick honest but did they give a guy in the crowd a HD camera and say hey shoot this?
"I’m the UFC heavyweight champion and I will be until the day I decide I don’t want to be. And that isn’t anytime soon." - Brock Lesnar
Hopefully Lee will finish it this time
Slow Cooking! MMM-MMM GOOD!
"I Wanna Thank Joe Rogan!" - BJ Penn
The extra E you gave him should help:0)
by Snatchl on Jun 25, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
Listen to this man
Having superfluous letters in your name does nothing but good things for you.
Like being disappointed? Sweet! Follow @teddwelch on Twitter!
Highly anticipated?
who’s been highly anticipating this fight?
Fake Emcees, we always act hard, but won't walk the streets without our bodyguards.
Why would I tip a waitress
they’d just use it for crack money.
Fake Emcees, we always act hard, but won't walk the streets without our bodyguards.
All the waitresses I know just smoke pot.
Bolts from the Blue // "He looks like a catfish" - Nick Hardwick on Brandon Siler
Bloody Elbow // " looks like your comment violated rule #4. and it’s a heck of a rule, rule #4" - Kid Nate
by Richard Wade on Jun 25, 2010 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Smith vs. Le = Chun Li vs. Balrog lolol
by Polyhedron on Jun 25, 2010 8:34 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
What are they taking intermissions between weigh-ins? Get these guys on a scale and lets get on with the rest of our day, by the time this shit is over it’ll be time to fight.
Fake Emcees, we always act hard, but won't walk the streets without our bodyguards.
If you're watching the stream,
you’d better get over them because they’re not real or, at least, they’re rather exaggerated. The aspect ratio is all out of whack.
Sorry, dude.
by StephenDedalus on Jun 25, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Shit 36 minutes into a UFC weigh in Joe Rogan has taken 3 bong rips back in his hotel room.
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
by Earl Montclair on Jun 25, 2010 8:37 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
How does an audience member have a better view then the guy they hired to do this for them?
Fake Emcees, we always act hard, but won't walk the streets without our bodyguards.
I dont like he Rollback Guy in the walmart commercials. Just saying.
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
Sometimes it is crazy to me how much Fedor looks like “some dude”
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
Probably a subtle part of his appeal.
Dude. It's Anderson Silva.
If he gives a damn he will end Sonnen’s night by either sub or KO.
-SSreporters
By Monday morning Chael Sonnen will be pissing out of his neck.
-Also SSreporters
Like he just touched his first boob.
Perhaps my best years are gone. When there was a chance of happiness. But I wouldn't want them back. Not with the fire in me now. No, I wouldn't want them back.
by jebushchrist on Jun 25, 2010 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
he did it again!
Fedor smile. I love it!
Slow Cooking! MMM-MMM GOOD!
"I Wanna Thank Joe Rogan!" - BJ Penn
I was talking Werdum. When he was facing the crowd, not the first smile when he glanced toward them; but after he was facing them a minute. He made a weird one.
Somebody's Getting Ice Cream
"I’m the UFC heavyweight champion and I will be until the day I decide I don’t want to be. And that isn’t anytime soon." - Brock Lesnar
Judging from the stream..
Fedor has shrunk to two-thirds his former height and doubled in width since his last fight. I wonder if this will affect his gameplan.
If you fight, you fight. If you hope, you hope.
audience member inspired comment:
I fucking hate Panama Hats. If you wear one, then i hate you too.
"The only reason I'm cryin is cuz of the adrenaline."
I had to look up what a Panama Hat is. I’m not impressed.
Bolts from the Blue // "He looks like a catfish" - Nick Hardwick on Brandon Siler
Bloody Elbow // " looks like your comment violated rule #4. and it’s a heck of a rule, rule #4" - Kid Nate
by Richard Wade on Jun 25, 2010 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Do all Russian women end up like that?
The mail order brides in my ‘hood are all tall and thin…what’s the haps?
Werdum is Werdun.
Be a man, not a child-Phil Anselmo
by ANance on Jun 25, 2010 8:43 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Schiavello agrees, it could go down like the Arona fight.
by Polyhedron on Jun 25, 2010 8:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I'm sure "The Voice" would be flattered.
If you fight, you fight. If you hope, you hope.
by Sabate on Jun 25, 2010 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
...
"...ride life straight to perfect laughter,
it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on Jun 26, 2010 5:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Is one leg shorter than the other, or is he wearing dress socks?
Yoplait....Fruit on the bottom,hope on top.
Wow, hilarious
Check out 1:42 of the video. Werdum makes the goofy monkey face to Fedor and cracks him up (most emotion I’ve ever seen out of Fedor).
I'm telling you...
he had the emotion chip installed since the Rogers fight. Its why M1 was stalling for the next fight, wanted to make sure it wasn’t going to mess up his training.
Dude. It's Anderson Silva.
If he gives a damn he will end Sonnen’s night by either sub or KO.
-SSreporters
By Monday morning Chael Sonnen will be pissing out of his neck.
-Also SSreporters
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