Report: Fedor Emelianenko Is Running for Office in Russia, Could Retire After His Strikeforce Contract Ends
by Anton Tabuena on Jun 4, 2010 8:55 AM EDT
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Big news regarding the world's best heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko, as it was announced that he will soon be entering the world of politics. Word first came from Middle Easy, and was shortly confirmed by this press release:
The regional political council of the party "United Russia" approved the list of candidates for internal party elections - the primaries. In the list of 58 candidates. No less than 10 000 United Russia vote will determine the best, and who will receive the first place in the party list in the upcoming October elections in the Belgorod Regional Duma.
The list of early voting have 24 newcomers who have never participated in elections to the legislature. One of the achievements was the inclusion in the list not only members of United Russia, but also simply to party supporters and even non-party candidates. This is for example the managing director Combine KMA Ruda Vladimir Tom and CEO JBK-1 Yuri Selivanov. They are not only members of the party, but also by working in obldume fourth convocation, not included in the United Russia Duma faction.
Among the most notable candidates, in addition to the deputies (Anatolia Zelikow, Victor Filatov, Vadim Cage, Valeria Skruga, Ivan Kulabuhova, Vladimir Kulikovsky) - a famous athlete Fedor Emelianenko, the new director of Belarusian State Technological University Sergey Glagolev (by the way, non-partisan), director of the Institute of Public and municipal government BSU Alexander Mamatov.
Here's the potentially bad news for those hoping to see Fedor sign with the UFC -- Rumor is that he could call it quits at the end of his Strikeforce contract:
Fedor will be running for a congress seat in Russia for the pro-Kremlin party 'United Russia'. The party is dominant in the country and holds around 80% of the seats in the senate and Fedor will be representing his region. That's a fact... Now the accompanied rumor is that after Fedor fulfills the last two fights in his Strikeforce contract, he will retire from MMA.
'The Last Emperor' will be facing Fabricio Werdum this month, and possibly have a huge fight against Alistair Overeem next. Could this be the last two times we see what most people consider to be the greatest MMA fighter in history?
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I’ll be holding out for President Lesnar and Tsar Fedor to face off in 2034.
Keep Firing, Assholes!
Have you accepted BROCKLESNARRRRRR!!!!!!! as your personal Heavyweight Champion?
by Ubernoober on Jun 4, 2010 7:01 AM EDT reply actions 4 recs
UFC 614: MAD
Keep Firing, Assholes!
Have you accepted BROCKLESNARRRRRR!!!!!!! as your personal Heavyweight Champion?
by Ubernoober on Jun 4, 2010 7:21 AM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Thank God...
I remember the days of being in awe watching Fedor actual fight for a living. I am so incredibly sick of seeing what M-1 has done to him, I just want to him retire ASAP so that I can retain those fond memories that I had.
Take ONE Karate class, if you're so into Karate...
Who said that M-1 wouldn't be able to find another copromotion partner
Alternate punchline: Should Fedor go through with his plan the Duma is exepected to additionally seat Kiril Sidelnikov and grant a small eastern European region to Aleks.
Better line I should have thought of earlier:
Finally, a copromotion partner Russian enough to run M-1 out of business!
(In Soviet Russia, something something something situational irony!)
by capital L on Jun 4, 2010 7:06 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I would like to state, for the official amateur bloggish punditry records
That my comment had nothing whatsoever to do with a family guy reference.
I’d just like to make that explicit.
Russian parliament is obligated to put M1 Global logo on the national flag.
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by dancingChicken on Jun 4, 2010 7:15 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I heard
M-1 wants their new parter to build a stadium in Moscow
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by greco-roman airlines on Jun 4, 2010 8:38 AM EDT up reply actions
if he does this, he will never be the greatest..
by donthizz on Jun 4, 2010 7:11 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
For his era...
He is the greatest.
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by Leland Roling on Jun 4, 2010 7:23 AM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
I’d go even farther than that and say that he is the greatest fighter (in terms of accomplishments) in the history of the sport, and no one else is particularly close.
by Steve4192 on Jun 4, 2010 8:00 AM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
yup
I’m not huge Fedor fan but he is the greatest MMA fighter of all time. Is he the best right now? We may never know but he is the GOAT of MMA.
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by Thats It For you! on Jun 4, 2010 8:04 AM EDT up reply actions
For now
The sport is young, and we’ve got some awesome guys in the UFC who are kicking ass and taking names.
Will he be considered the greatest of all time? Yeah, probably…but lets see what happens in 10 years.
This is a dynamic sport. Cue Matt Hughes gif, “I LOVE IT!”
by Body Triangle on Jun 4, 2010 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
was he...?
sniffing some powder off his hands? or just rly excited to be there and to be wiping his nose?
Greatest of his era does not equal GOAT, the AT stands for all time. kind of like how Joe Louis in his prime would lose to Ali in his prime, the sport evolves.
Fedors accomplishments will always have a huge asterix next to them, whereas with someone like GSP, even though I don’t like the guy, may vary well earn that GOAT title assuming he continues on his tear.
by kanodogg on Jun 4, 2010 10:31 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
No
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My only problem with that is we are still in his “era” and it’s arguable he is the greatest.
Greatest in Pride era HW’s? Sure.
But we aren’t talking about a guy that is a decade plus removed from the sport, we are talking about someone still called the #1 HW today. So looking across the div and seeing a half dozen guys that can probably beat him while he is still in his era makes it hard for me to call him the greatest ever.
Who are the 6 HWs?
I know that you’ll probably include Lesnar, Carwin, Cain, Dos Santos, and Overeem. Just curious as to who you think that 6th guy is.
why on earth not? How does a guy who was already considered the best of all time by many finish his career off against aa, rogers, werdum and overeem and end up not being considered the greatest ever at this point in time?
by GeeDub on Jun 4, 2010 7:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Yep he will be the greatest MMA fighter until another fighter “out-greats” him. You can’t take away the amazing accomplishments of the last 10 years just because he never fought Brock Lesnar in the UFC. Heck at this point I don’t see another fighter that is that close to outdoing his accomplishments except Anderson Silva.
The crazy thing is, Anderson is still only halfway there. It seems like Anderson has been atop the MW division forever, but it has only been four years. Fedor was atop his division for twice as long. That is just insane.
I doubt anyone will ever top Fedor’s reign. Not because Fedor is superhuman or anything, but simply because the sport is growing much more competitive by the day. Going undefeated for nearly a decade just isn’t going to happen in the modern environment. There is just too much dangerous talent out there to keep on winning year after year without the occasional upset.
Wilt Chamberlin
I think Fedor’s legacy will be that of a historical great who was ahead of his time. Wilt still gets mentioned among the all-time greats, even though he played during comparatively less evolved and less competitive era.
Wilt isn’t MJ though.
Tatum: I think he's a good man. I like him. I got nothing against him, but I'm definitely gonna make orphans of his children.
But in the group of greats… he’ll be in that group forever.
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by Leland Roling on Jun 4, 2010 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Anderson and GSP are the people that could rival him. Both already have unbelievable records against great opposition and they seem to have the abilities to take all before them and what they do over the next few years will be great to watch.
I never like talking about legacies but if Fedor beats Werdum, how important does a Fedor v Overeem fight become if its his last fight ever.
yeah, really worried he'll dodge Alistair on the way out
and retire with the linear heavyweight belt, forever.
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Ughh
Now the worshippers really will think he’s the goat. When all actuality if he fought the best Now he’d be asleep on the mat.
by Bloodsport on Jun 4, 2010 7:53 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
For now...
In a few years at least GSP will have very likely surpassed him. Should Anderson get his shit together and stop acting a fool, and not hit the wall of age (he is 35) maybe him too. There are other candidates, but those are the two most prominent ones right now.
The point being, if Fedor is the GOAT of MMA right now, he won’t be considered so for long. He will always be the GOAT of his era though, like Leland said above.
The point being, if Fedor is the GOAT of MMA right now, he won’t be considered so for long.
I honestly won’t be surprised if nobody ever surpasses him. Guys like GSP and Anderson can and probably will certainly have better peaks than him, but I doubt anyone will ever match his longevity. Not because Fedor is some inhuman superman, but simply because the level of competition is going to make sustained dominance more and more difficult.
Oh yeah, high end talent will probably never be able to have an undefeated record again or go undefeated for so long due to a higher level of competition (and that is a special achievement for Fedor), for sure, but it’s that same higher level of competition that will give GSP, Andy, and the other dominant fighters of tomorrow a better resume then Fedor and have them being more respected in the eyes of history.
If her were to fight the best
He would be punching himself in the face repeatedly.
holls hoyce, i believe you win the wittiest MMA handle award.
by Body Triangle on Jun 4, 2010 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
YESSSSSS!!!
No more Fedor and the death of M-1 global. This would be very sweet if true.
by Razzel on Jun 4, 2010 7:53 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
Pitiful
I despise M-1 Global as much as the next guy, but Fedor is one of the greatest athletes this sport has ever produced. Jumping for joy at his impending retirement is lame.
Fedor is at fault for making it so easy to hate the guy. His alignment with M-1 global and with douchebags like Vadim and Jerry Millen, along with his career path that has been questionable and frustrating to say the least, make him more of a heel in my eyes than even somebody like Brock Lesnar.
oh do shut-up.
Fedor isn’t at fault for being with M-1 global…the guy is a huge success, has been undefeated in 10 years, and owns a stake (10%? 20%?) in the company. I’m sure they’ve taken care of him very well, as they have up until now. The guy’s gotten a ton of money for his fights and is trying to be the best he can while keeping his business interests in mind.
How the hell is he a heel, he’s the most humble, neutral looking guy ever… he has no emotions…
Well, you know, unless ducks or ice-cream are around.
by Body Triangle on Jun 4, 2010 9:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Lets all remind ourselves
that none of us actually know Fedor. At all. Like, what kind of person he is, or his values or ethics.
Rocks have given more in-depth interviews than this guy.
by judonerd on Jun 4, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We may not know him, but we can infer things about him. I love him as a fighter, but judging by his devout Orthodox beliefs and his apparent membership in United Russia I can guess I wouldn’t get along with him personally very well.
Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam.
I would be really glad if he did retire.
His legacy diminishes every day that he is associated with the promotion killing bloodsuckers M1 Global. I would prefer to remember him in the earlier days, when that emotionless, quiet beast would roll down some catwalk, half-asleep, before completely decimating whoever stood in his way.
Him at Strikeforce, surrounded by the new entourage of creeps and promoters, taking glamour shots for TV… the death of Affliction and Bodog, the Dana White/UFC mess… it’s just ugly now.
Do these guys have a platform?
And does anyone here know enough about Russian politics to explain what kind of party this is?
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by Leland Roling on Jun 4, 2010 8:07 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I only say this because I remember years ago seeing an article outlining how Russian farmers were without refrigeration.
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by Leland Roling on Jun 4, 2010 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
M-1: If you don’t vote Fedor, he’ll be “Putin” you 6 feet under!
Farmers: Hahaha…
M-1:….
Farmers:….
M-1:….seriously. That wasn’t a joke.
by Body Triangle on Jun 4, 2010 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
don't laugh too hard
America’s flat broke with no manufacturing base. Third world country status on the horizon.
bah
We don’t need a manufacturing base. We’re not a manufacturing country any more, we’ve gotten passed that era. We now deal in services, and we’re still a resource rich country. Our material context has allowed us to build up a very technologically strong standing army.
You know who has the largest standing army in the world?
Not us.
North Korea.
Know what else? Besides them possibly having a nuclear weapon, they’re so (warfare speaking) technically far behind us that our army of 100,000 could potentially wipe them out entirely. Not including nukes.
Material context. America’s got a shit-ton.
by Body Triangle on Jun 4, 2010 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Also...
If there’s anyone we should watch out for, its a member of the SECOND world. China. They’re owning us…literally.
by Body Triangle on Jun 4, 2010 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Not really, but if he’s running on a pro-kremlin platform, whose party already controls 80% of the legislature, he has a very, very good chance of winning considering his popularity in Russia.
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I hate to point this out,
but Fedor isn’t that famous in Russia. Certainly not as famous as Chuck is in America.
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It’s basically the “We’re with Putin” party.
by judonerd on Jun 4, 2010 9:08 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Ah, the only party that matters.
Can we see into his soul?
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This sucks so hard but saw something like this coming
Dude really is anyone actually surprised? I saw this coming for both Paquio and Fedor. They are national heroes. Also now Fedor has an out when he gets Destroyed By Overeem, oh I was focused on politics
Same goes for Manny when he gets clowned by Floyd
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I’m not impressed with your performance.
by Body Triangle on Jun 4, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
not at all shocked by this
fedors legacy will be great and will undoubtably be the greatest mixed martial artist of all time, however he will still have that flaw that after pride he did not continue to fight the best fighters and continue to challenge himself in the top promotion.
however while the werdum fight pretty much sucks, the overeem one would be a great one for fedor to go out on. its a fight that stylistically doesnt suit him very well and overeem has looked like a complete beast, but this is fedor we’re talking about who pummeled a prime nog in his guard when people said he couldnt do it and out struck cro cop which people said he couldnt do, one last fight of everyone doubting the last emperors chances would be a great way for him to end his career
We have a saying back home that if your coming on, COME ON!!!!
however he will still have that flaw that after pride he did not continue to fight the best fighters and continue to challenge himself
Sigh
His last three opponents have all been ranked in the top 10. Werdum is just outside the top 10, and assuming he wins that, Overeem is ranked in the top 10. Say what you will about the rankings being bogus, but the fact of the matter is they WERE ranked.
Yep, he’s actually fought better competition in his career recently, so many of his opponents in Pride were just bad jokes. He’s been fighting high ranked opponents for his last three fights and like him or not Werdum is also a consistantly highly ranked fighter too.
so many of his opponents in Pride were just bad jokes
Honestly, even that is overblown. Zulu and the second Coleman fight were the only fights in his Pride career I consider to be ‘jokes’. The rest of his fights were all defensible from a competitive standpoint at the time.
Wasn’t a Pride fight.
Being as it’s a Fedor lovefest might as well post his entire record.
Fabricio Werdum Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum June 26, 2010 San Jose, California, U.S.
Win 32–1 (1) Brett Rogers TKO (Punches) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers 02009-11-07 November 7, 2009 2 1:48 Hoffman Estates, Illinois Defended The WAMMA World Heavyweight Championship
Win 31–1 (1) Andrei Arlovski KO (Punch) Affliction: Day of Reckoning 02009-01-24 January 24, 2009 1 3:14 Anaheim, California Defended The WAMMA World Heavyweight Championship
Win 30–1 (1) Tim Sylvia Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Affliction: Banned 02008-07-19 July 19, 2008 1 0:36 Anaheim, California Won the first WAMMA World Heavyweight Championship
Win 29–1 (1) Hong-Man Choi Submission (Armbar) Yarennoka! 02007-12-31 December 31, 2007 1 1:54 Saitama, Japan
Win 28–1 (1) Matt Lindland Submission (Armbar) BodogFight – Clash of the Nations 02007-04-14 April 14, 2007 1 2:58 St. Petersburg, Russia
Win 27–1 (1) Mark Hunt Submission (Kimura) Pride Shockwave 2006 02006-12-31 December 31, 2006 1 8:16 Saitama, Japan Defended Pride Heavyweight Championship
Win 26–1 (1) Mark Coleman Submission (Armbar) Pride 32: The Real Deal 02006-10-21 October 21, 2006 2 1:16 Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 25–1 (1) Zuluzinho Submission (Strikes) Pride Shockwave 2005 02005-12-31 December 31, 2005 1 0:26 Saitama, Japan
Win 24–1 (1) Mirko Filipović Decision (Unanimous) Pride Final Conflict 2005 02005-08-28 August 28, 2005 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan Defended Pride Heavyweight Championship
Win 23–1 (1) Tsuyoshi Kohsaka TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Pride Bushido 6 02005-04-03 April 3, 2005 1 10:00 Yokohama, Japan
Win 22–1 (1) Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (Unanimous) Pride Shockwave 2004 02004-12-31 December 31, 2004 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan For Unified Pride Heavyweight Championship; Won 2004 Pride Heavyweight Grand Prix Final
NC 21–1 (1) Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira No Contest (Accidental Headbutt) Pride Final Conflict 2004 02004-08-15 August 15, 2004 1 3:52 Saitama, Japan Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Final
Win 21–1 Naoya Ogawa Submission (Armbar) Pride Final Conflict 2004 02004-08-14 August 14, 2004August 15, 2004 1 0:54 Saitinokiama, Japan Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal
Win 20–1 Kevin Randleman Submission (Kimura) Pride Critical Countdown 2004 02004-06-20 June 20, 2004 1 1:33 Saitama, Japan Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Win 19–1 Mark Coleman Submission (Armbar) Pride Total Elimination 2004 02004-04-25 April 25, 2004 1 2:11 Saitama, Japan. Pride 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix Opening Round
Win 18–1 Yuji Nagata TKO (Strikes) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2003 02003-12-31 December 31, 2003 1 1:02 Kobe, Japan
Win 17–1 Gary Goodridge TKO (Soccer Kicks and Punches) Pride Total Elimination 2003 02003-08-10 August 10, 2003 1 1:09 Saitama, Japan
Win 16–1 Kazuyuki Fujita Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Pride 26: Bad to the Bone 02003-06-08 June 8, 2003 1 4:17 Tokyo, Japan
Win 15–1 Egidijus Valavicius Submission (Kimura) RINGS Lithuania – Bushido Rings 7: Adrenalinas 02003-04-05 April 5, 2003 2 1:11 Vilnius, Lithuania
Win 14–1 Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (Unanimous) Pride 25: Body Blow 02003-03-16 March 16, 2003 3 5:00 Yokohama, Japan Won Pride Heavyweight Championship
Win 13–1 Heath Herring TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 02002-11-24 November 24, 2002 1 10:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 12–1 Semmy Schilt Decision (Unanimous) Pride 21: Demolition 02002-06-23 June 23, 2002 3 5:00 Saitama, Japan Pride Fighting Championships debut
Win 11–1 Chris Haseman TKO (Lost Points) Rings – World Title Series Grand Final 02002-02-15 February 15, 2002 1 2:50 Yokohama, Japan Won Rings Absolute Class Tournament
Win 10-1 Lee Hasdell Submission (Guillotine Choke) Rings – World Title Series 5 02001-12-21 December 21, 2001 1 4:10 Yokohama, Japan Rings Absolute Class Tournament Semifinal
Win 9–1 Ryushi Yanagisawa Decision (Unanimous) Rings – World Title Series 4 02001-10-20 October 20, 2001 3 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Rings Absolute Class Tournament Quarterfinal
Win 8–1 Bobby Hoffman TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Rings – 10th Anniversary 02001-08-11 August 11, 2001 1 0:00 Tokyo, Japan Rings Heavyweight Class Tournament Final; Won World Heavyweight Class Championship
Win 7–1 Renato Sobral Decision (Unanimous) Rings – 10th Anniversary 02001-08-11 August 11, 2001 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Rings Heavyweight Class Tournament Semifinal
Win 6–1 Kerry Schall Submission (Armbar) Rings – World Title Series 1 02001-04-20 April 20, 2001 1 1:47 Tokyo, Japan Rings Heavyweight Class Tournament Quarterfinal
Win 5–1 Mihail Apostolov Submission (Choke) Rings Russia – Russia vs. Bulgaria 02001-04-06 April 6, 2001 1 1:03 Yekaterinburg, Russia
Loss 4–1 Tsuyoshi Kohsaka TKO (Cut) Rings – King of Kings 2000 Block B 02000-12-22 December 22, 2000 1 0:17 Osaka, Japan Illegal elbow strike caused cut; King of Kings 2000 Tournament 2nd Round
Win 4–0 Ricardo Arona Decision (Unanimous) Rings – King of Kings 2000 Block B 02000-12-21 December 21, 2000December 22, 2000 3 5:00 Osaka, Japan King of Kings 2000 Tournament 1st Round
Win 3–0 Hiroya Takada KO (Strikes) Rings – Battle Genesis Vol. 6 02000-09-05 September 5, 2000 1 0:12 Tokyo, Japan
Win 2–0 Levon Lagvilava Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Rings – Russia vs. Georgia 02000-08-16 August 16, 2000 1 7:24 Tula, Russia
Win 1–0 Martin Lazarov Submission (Guillotine Choke) Rings – Russia vs. Bulgaria 02000-05-21 May 21, 2000 1 2:24 Ekaterinburg, Russia MMA debut
Ogawa and Lindland were also pretty questionable, IMO.
But I try to remember that the real thing some detractros are screaming is “FEDOR ISN’T AS IMHUMANLY PERFECT AS HE SEEMS,” not “FEDOR SUCKS”
Agreed on Lindland
Not so much on Ogawa.
I view that fight kind of like Couture-Lesnar. Brock might not have any business being in that fight from an experience standpoint, but the promoter made it happen anyway because it was a ridiculously marketable fight. Ogawa was basically the Japanese Lesnar, minus all the actual talent.
There is no point in posting that list as the people claiming that Fedor isn’t the current GOAT will have no clue who most of those fighters are or what their status was at the time of the fight.
not denying that
but the top guys who fedor is ranked next to in p4p rankings, anderson silva and gsp, have completely cleaned their division out which fedor essentially did in pride but since its demise there have been many top fighters in the heavyweight divison namely randy couture and brock lesnar who fedor never wound up fighting due to his management.
compare this to gsp or anderson who have literally knocked off every contender at their weight classes so much so that gsp is doing rematches and anderson has two fights left (one of whom is a lhw who dropped weight) before he leaves mw completely.
We have a saying back home that if your coming on, COME ON!!!!
GSP hasn't fought Shields, who was consensus #2-3 for a long time at WW.
Anderson hasn’t fought Vitor (management tried to angle around even getting offered the fight), didn’t fight Lindland when he was a top 5ish talent, and has yet to avenge his loss to Okami who was consensus #2-3 MW for an extended period of time.
Might want to double check that use of the word “literally.”
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Best of luck to him in his future career
Will miss him and hope he comes in top shape to his last fights. No point going on if the fire is not there anymore.
and like that
he was gone.
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Surprisingly not the first time this has happened
Cro Cop is a former politician.
As for Fedor he is the greatest Heavyweight in the sport’s young history but……
A close friend of Fedor on The UnderGround, TSGIgor, had this to say…
TSGIgor: Fedor, does not plan to finish the career. Elections, it is one more step, to his career. This recognition and respect of the people for it.
There isn’t any formal evidence that Fedor has plans to retire following the elections, it’s a speculation at this point that also surrounds a certain boxer by the name Manny Pacquiao in his home country of the Philippines. Time will tell if these two actually plan on retiring from their respective sport following a voted seat in government. For iconic figures as these two, it does not come as much of a surprise and both would be leaving at the very top of their sport. Here are the thoughts I posted about the situation…
A part of me is sad that we may not see Fedor under the UFC banner at least one time. But the other part of me is so happy to be able to witness what Fedor has done over the last 10 years and can’t wait to have kids so I can tell them about the stories of Fedor Emilianenko.
by midwestbred
by Nick Thomas on Jun 4, 2010 8:35 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Hopefully this is true
and he doesn’t plan to retire. He’s an amazing fighter, and I think he can contribute much to the sport for quite some time.
If you fight, you fight. If you hope, you hope.
Yay fanboys!!!
You got to be kidding me? A fitting end is spending the last 3 years of your career ducking Brock? Please.
I wouldn't say he's ducking anyone (unless he doesn't fight Overeem)
But this is definitely NOT a fitting ending for a talent like Fedor, floating around in SF not fighting the best.
Three years?
How could I have forgotten how he ducked Lesnar in 2007 after Lesnar’s K-1 debut. Or 2008 when Fedor ducked a 1-1 Lesnar.
It’s funny how the mind works, because I only remember the clamor starting for a Brock/Fedor fight starting around UFC 100.
by John Nash on Jun 4, 2010 10:48 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 3 recs
This sucks, now we will have to deal with fanboys calling Fedor the greatest ever forever because he spent the last several years fighting sub par competition to stay undefeated. Undefeated meaning jack shit when only a quarter of your competition was actually a threat to you. (Cue fanboys to explain how Hong Man Choi, Matt Lindland and many others were legit; or how Sylvia was still “dangerous” b/c people left him on their ranking list)
Fedor is an awesome fighter. He was the top HW for the Pride era. I take none of that away from him. But we really need to get past greatest fighter of all time. There are probably a half dozen HW out there that would defeat him now, not to mention P4P GSP and A.Silva are out there forming their own eras.
Personally I can see how people can argue that he is the best “of all time”, but the other side should be able to understand why many don’t think his is.
Either way, it’s disappointing that as soon as his division starts to flesh out and he might face some challenges, he is ready to retire.
or how Sylvia was still "dangerous" b/c people left him on their ranking list
LOL
Sylvia was only five months removed from pounding the crap out of the reigning UFC champ for 2+ rounds before getting caught in a choke. The notion that he was no longer dangerous is laughable.
what? psht, Sylvia was not that good, he got dominated by Couture and he was as dangerous to Fedor as Brett Rogers was maybe.
I still find it amusing that when Sylvia was the UFC champ, Pride/Fedor fanboys talked so much smack about how garbage he was, and that because he was the champ it was proof of how garbage the UFC was. But then when Fedor beat him, all of a sudden he became legit! Too funny!
That goes both ways, UFC fanboys used to talk smack about how Fedor couldn’t beat Tim Sylvia or Arlovski but when both of those guys left the UFC and fought Fedor they said they were never that good to start with.
Perhaps instead of going by what silly fanboys say we should go by the actual situations, both Sylvia and Arlovski were ranked where they were at the time for very real reasons, that they both went on negative slides after the Fedor fight doesn’t change where they stood before it. They were very legitimate opponents for Fedor.
But we really need to get past greatest fighter of all time. There are probably a half dozen HW out there that would defeat him now
What’s your point?
Wayne Gretzky was the greatest hockey player of all time, but I’m pretty sure that he couldn’t even make an NHL team today. That doesn’t do anything to lessen his standing as the greatest ever.
The GOAT title is based on past accomplishments, not on who would or would not beat today.
and the point being, if he is still fighting “today” then he is still in his “era” and who he cannot beat “today” matters.
No
The point is you cannot judge a guy on what might have been. The argument has to be on what has actually transpired.
and put away your rage
I won’t agree with you, I’ve had this argument with a hundred people from BE over time.
I love Fedor. I love watching him fight. I think he is one of the best.
It just bugs me when people call him the GOAT b/c I disagree and they are so fanboyish about it that it makes me like Fedor less for it. So forgive me if I get tired of a fighters fans making me dislike a fighter I like.
Wayne Gretzky was the greatest hockey player of all time, but I’m pretty sure that he couldn’t even make an NHL team today. That doesn’t do anything to lessen his standing as the greatest ever.
LOL, wrong, completely wrong.
In today’s NHL, Wayne Gretzky completely dominates because back in the days of Gretzky, you could interfere and hit people without the puck all day long without referees really calling it. Today, no red line and the openness of the game, Gretzky would probably put up even more insane numbers.
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by Leland Roling on Jun 4, 2010 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Of course...
That’s saying if he played in the modern game in his prime.
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by Leland Roling on Jun 4, 2010 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I bet he could make a NHL team today, albeit a shitty one.
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by Leland Roling on Jun 4, 2010 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
W! T! F!?
This shit is for realz on the realz? :’( I thought it was some lame joke poking fun at Pacman. Well this is horsepoo.
I are teh sad.
Mike Goldberg: "You know Joe, When Matt and his brother Mark Hughes were growing up, they would pound each other behind the barn."
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by MicahW on Jun 4, 2010 9:52 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
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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 Jun 4, 2010 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
dont care
he’s not the best.
it’d be like if frank mir decided to retire tomorrow. that’d suck, but oh well. onto the next HW attraction.
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Watch out for Rasputin, Fedor !!!
and keep him away from your wife
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Jun 4, 2010 10:05 AM EDT reply actions
Either no one got this historical reference, or it wasn’t as funny as I thought :(
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Jun 4, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Wasn’t as funny as you thought.
Ricky Hatton came closer to beating Manny Pacquiao than Marquez did to beating Floyd.
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by The Lethal Haze on Jun 4, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, hence the Rasputin reference. Tsar Nicholas II let Rasputin, a spiritual mystic who claimed to have supernatural powers, influence he and his wife, which was their undoing.
by MMAInFeRioRiTy on Jun 4, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
still a bad historical reference
because Rasputin was a badass motherfucker. If you had someone beat, poisoned, and drowned in a lake…but they still survived…well hell, I’d listen to ’em.
by Body Triangle on Jun 4, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Real disappointed...
I mean, I figured he’d be hired by Dana and the UFC as a “soldier” for Marc Ratner to “convince” politicians to sanction MMA. Nothing like good ol’ Sambo techniques to pummel old, decrepit politicians into microphone stands, television cameras, and podiums at Senate hearings after they say “No” to MMA.
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I would prefer the tried-and-true “Wake Up with Dead Prostitute” method.
by Flying Gogoplata on Jun 4, 2010 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I wonder about his popularity a little
I’ve talked to the few Russians I know (small sample size) and they have never heard of him. They have called their families back home and they didn’t know who he is. But if casual people from Moscow don’t know him, then where will all the votes come from?
Graves obviously. Come on man.
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by Leland Roling on Jun 4, 2010 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
Reminds me of a Sherdog article
M-1 Global did one of the Internet petitions, to get the Russian President Medvedev to “ask” Russian state TV to have a weekly time block for MMA to grow interest in the sport, as the stations had previously balked due to supposed lack of interest. (Read: “chicken + egg.”)
Heck, one of the commenting petitioners complained about the lack of native interest in Fedor. (“Americans ask if Fedor is famous in Russia, how can I answer them?” – paraphrase)
If this is true.............
Best possible news for Dana White. Fedor goes away, and the UFC locks up the heavyweight title.
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by FaultAndFracture on Jun 4, 2010 10:25 AM EDT reply actions
Poor Fedor
I foresee that he will be taken advantage of even more in the politics game than in the fighting game.
This is sad news indeed. I don’t know what would be considered worse. The thought that if Fedor doesn’t fight Overeem in his last fight on his contract, that Overeem will continue to defend the Strikeforce heavyweight title every 1-3 years. Or that if and when Fedor retires, and if Brock can get past Carwin, he’ll be considered the #1 heavyweight in the world! I get shivers just thinking about that concept!
by devious1 on Jun 4, 2010 10:35 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
No Plans to retire?
The Middle Easy item also mentions a rumor that Emelianenko plans to retire after his Strikeforce deal runs out, but there is “no truth whatsoever” to that notion, according to Evgeni Kogan, M-1’s director of global operations.
“He may run (for political office), that is true,” Kogan said in an e-mail to USA TODAY. “But there is no truth to the retirement rumors.”
Do your homework
Just a few minutes of searching will reveal Fedor has ZERO plans to leave the fight game, politician or not… http://www.bloodsportmma.com/mma-news/fedor-emelianenko-running-for-russian-congress-according-to-official-m-1-global-press-release/
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by bloodsportmmadotcom on Jun 4, 2010 12:39 PM EDT reply actions
Lol, because he would anounce his intention prior to actually winning the nomination. You’re right, a press release from the group responsible for the promotion of his fighting career would obvious instantly shoot themselves in the foot.
by rask4p on Jun 4, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Life over
After reading this I went back to bed depressed………………
I'm from Canada, and they think I'm slow eh!
I for one welcome our new Russian overlords.
Fedor is going to rise to power in Russia, then he will take over the world.
"If your going to come on then come on!" - Harold Howard
No surprise, Fedor has wanted no part of the UFC for years he knows that wrestlers + elbows + cage=loss. But i’m sure that his fanatics will continue to make excuses and justifications for him like the have these past 5 years oh well.
Yes, because we all know his years being a Sambo champion and one of the best HW’s on the mat would help him against wrestlers.
Also that the rule allows for elbows but since Fedor hasn’t been used to that rule, obviously he would not be able to throw elbows himself.
And that, without the Harry Potter-ian magic of a ring to help Fedor, all of his skills would just be non-existent.
I am heart broken if he does decide to retire
My two favourite fighters of all time are Genki Sudo and Fedor. Just like when Sudo retired, it will be a sad day for MMA when Fedor retires as well. He is the GOAT to me although all the recent fans may never recognize his true greatness. I look foward to telling my own children stories about Fedor. Just like my own father told me stories about all the Boxing greats.
by pRoXiMo on Jun 4, 2010 3:39 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Keep running Fedor!
I guess going into politics is fitting, especially considering how political he has been ducking and diving away from opportunities at quality opponents! Hopefully the Fedor chapter ends with a fight against Overeem, who will not only be the first challenge Fedor has taken on in recent years, but also will be his first and last loss of his career. I’m sure after almost losing to Brett Rogers, Fedor is aware that the Lesnars and Carwins of the new HW generation could eat him alive. Overeem also fits that mold, so I really hope that fight happens!
Of course he will likely end it in Fedor style, finding some excuse to dodge Overeem and end his “legacy” fighting some chump like Arlovski or “Big Foot” Silva for a much easier win…
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“Belgorod Regional Duma” = legislature for the Belgorod Oblast ≈ state senate.
Fedor appears to be doing nothing different than Chael Sonnen. I seriously doubt he’d retire to be what is roughly a state senator. It’s usually not a full-time job.
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