Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva Trailer

by Nick Thomas on Jan 19, 2011 10:52 PM EST in Strikeforce News

The first two quarterfinal fights begin on Saturday, Feb. 12, live on SHOWTIME from the IZOD Center in E. Rutherford, N.J. In the main event, the 34-year-old Fedor Emelianenko will face the towering Antonio "Big Foot" Silva in a STRIKEFORCE and M-1 GLOBAL co-promoted event. Co-featured on Feb. 12, former world champion Andrei Arlovski will face Sergei Kharitonov.

All Heavyweight main card:
Fedor Emelianenko (32-2) -500 vs. Antonio Silva (15-2) +325

Andrei Arlovski (15-8) +105 vs. Sergei Kharitonov (16-4) -125

Shane Del Rosario (10-0) vs. Lavar Johnson (15-3)

Valentijn Overeem (28-25) vs. Ray Sefo (2-0)

Chad Griggs (7-1) vs. Gian Villante (9-1)

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What if Fedor loses to Silva?

Surely not possible…

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by SheepleBuster on Jan 19, 2011 7:41 PM EST reply actions

anything is possible

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by Major B on Jan 19, 2011 7:42 PM EST up reply actions

I just happen to be in the "Silva is overrated" camp

Fedor is not unbeatable but Silva almost lost to Mike Kyle. Nothing against Mike Kyle…

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by SheepleBuster on Jan 19, 2011 7:44 PM EST up reply actions

And Werdum almost lost to Silva.

And Fedor definitively lost to Werdum. So where does that leave us?

OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!

by lowellthehammer on Jan 19, 2011 7:46 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

Holding a big ass tournament to figure all this out.

by fitefan on Jan 19, 2011 7:57 PM EST up reply actions

missed the point

OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!

by lowellthehammer on Jan 19, 2011 10:36 PM EST up reply actions

not really. that was a good response. it accentuated your point that MMAmath is dumb by saying hey, well we’re gonna play it out for real

live pleasant

by eastcoastatlas on Jan 20, 2011 11:29 AM EST up reply actions

Silva was badly hurt. Also, Werdum is a heavyweight. Mike Kyle is really a light heavyweight. I just find Silva to be too slow and don’t give him any chance against Fedor. Nil. And this comes from a guy who is not a Fedor fan at all.

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by SheepleBuster on Jan 19, 2011 8:07 PM EST up reply actions

doesn't make sense

OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!

by lowellthehammer on Jan 19, 2011 10:37 PM EST up reply actions

whose fault is that?

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by SheepleBuster on Jan 19, 2011 11:28 PM EST up reply actions

Yours for not forming a single coherent thought.

OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!

by lowellthehammer on Jan 19, 2011 11:50 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs

BigFoot is Top 10 deal with it.

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 11:56 PM EST up reply actions

Lern 2 reply n00b

OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!

by lowellthehammer on Jan 20, 2011 12:04 AM EST up reply actions

it leaves us on the edge of our seats

watching some fucking awesome MMA in which anything can happen.

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by nostraboris on Jan 19, 2011 8:43 PM EST up reply actions

missed the point

OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!

by lowellthehammer on Jan 19, 2011 10:36 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

nope

I got it, just bad mma math nothing new jerky

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by nostraboris on Jan 20, 2011 2:04 AM EST up reply actions

continuing to miss the point

OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!

by lowellthehammer on Jan 20, 2011 2:22 AM EST up reply actions

did you recently quit a longtime vice or something? been really extra plucky the last couple weeks

live pleasant

by eastcoastatlas on Jan 20, 2011 11:31 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Back at school

which probably has the same effect. Lots of stress + no sleep, plus I’m just an asshole in general. Don’t mind me.

OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!

by lowellthehammer on Jan 20, 2011 11:55 AM EST up reply actions

I feel ya..

by Menime on Jan 20, 2011 1:44 PM EST up reply actions

Everyone is missing your point

Where does that leaves us?

They see me rollin...

by spectaa on Jan 20, 2011 8:03 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs

Kyle could knock out a lot of heavyweights. Bigfoot is not a world beater but he is massive, solid ground game and good power. He could definitely beat Fedor.

I still think Fedor does the same thing Kyle did except finish him but anything could happen.

by Tats16 on Jan 19, 2011 7:47 PM EST up reply actions

This^

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by Snatchl on Jan 19, 2011 11:14 PM EST up reply actions

Man Silva's clearly losing this fight

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 9:01 PM EST up reply actions

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 9:01 PM EST up reply actions

did you see the first round or are you trolling?

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by SheepleBuster on Jan 19, 2011 9:02 PM EST up reply actions

So who’s the troll? Lost and losing are two different words.

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 9:04 PM EST up reply actions

but Silva almost lost to Mike Kyle

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 9:05 PM EST up reply actions

If i have to define "almost" here

I really don’t see a need to continue this discussion.

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by SheepleBuster on Jan 19, 2011 9:06 PM EST up reply actions

Didn’t Matt Hughes almost lose to Frank Trigg? Didn’t Briock Lesnar almost lose to Shane Carwin? Didn’t Big Nog almost lose to Bob Sapp? Didn’t Cung Le almost lose to Scott Smith? Didn’t GSP actually lose to Matt Serra? “Almost losing” and sometimes even “losing” doesn’t always indicate what the relationship is in talent level between said fighters.

by John Nash on Jan 19, 2011 10:21 PM EST up reply actions 5 recs

Cung Le DID lose to Scott Smith.

SF just gave him a do-over.

by gzl5000 on Jan 19, 2011 10:52 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

um I think I explained to you, Silva is considered a top 10 heavyweight

by some folks. He “almost” got killed by a light-heavyweight. Don’t give me Lesnar, Hughes stuff man. I ain’t talking about those. Frank Trigg was not a lightweight when he fought Matt Hughes. Carwin was not a light heavyweight.

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by SheepleBuster on Jan 19, 2011 11:25 PM EST up reply actions

And Mike Kyle was not a Light Heavyweight when he fought Bigfoot

He was 219. Not 206 or 210, 219. Less than 10 pounds lighter than Fedor.

BJ will enter the cage 15-20 pounds lighter than Fitch, does that make it a LW vs. WW fight in your mind?

What about Kampmann, he has fought at MW? Or where do you put Shields with this sort of logic?

Give this a rest…

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by The American Ronin on Jan 19, 2011 11:30 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs

He also stepped in on like 1 days notice and lets be honest this turned out to be a better match than the original Valentijn Overeem fight.

And 219 is HW, Randy fights at 220.

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 11:39 PM EST up reply actions

Considering that fight never happened it’s hard to tell…

They see me rollin...

by spectaa on Jan 20, 2011 8:05 AM EST up reply actions

Really you were pumped for Valentijn vs BigFoot?

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 20, 2011 8:51 AM EST up reply actions

thats the truth though

he did almost lose

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by milk72 on Jan 19, 2011 9:06 PM EST up reply actions

I said he almost lost in the first

Didn’t say he actually “lost”. Why don’t you post gifs of both rounds? What is the point of this gif anyway? All I am saying is, Kyle had Silva hurt. That’s just a fact man.

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by SheepleBuster on Jan 19, 2011 9:05 PM EST up reply actions

Because gifs and trolling is fun :)

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 9:07 PM EST up reply actions

Happy now ;)

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 9:07 PM EST up reply actions

good

fair * balanced like Fox?

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by SheepleBuster on Jan 19, 2011 9:08 PM EST up reply actions

This is also the first time I’ve seen this part because apparently I missed the whole first round when it aired 0_o

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 9:09 PM EST up reply actions

haha

By the way, I am sorry I used the word troll. I hate that word and should not have :)

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by SheepleBuster on Jan 19, 2011 9:11 PM EST up reply actions

Chadd Griggs is winning this tournament via standup (ref standup, not Muay Thai, Boxing)

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 9:13 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

I wish this tournmament was round robin though

meaning that Overeem, Fedor, Werdum, and Silva all faced each other once and the winner advanced to the final. Oh well :) Chadd Griggs… haha. That standup was justified. I mean Lashley had his 10 seconds on the ground and did not manage to do anything in that short period of time. And he was tired, so that justifies standing him up

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by SheepleBuster on Jan 19, 2011 9:16 PM EST up reply actions

Anyway should Fedor win, yes he should. BigFoot has a giant cranium and Werdum was able to slip quite a a few of his shots. Fedor just has to make sure he doesn’t get underneath him as Silva has a pretty good positional top game and uses his weight well.

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 9:06 PM EST up reply actions

u missed the whole first round where he was in fact losing that fight

but the gif works so why argue with facts

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by milk72 on Jan 19, 2011 9:02 PM EST up reply actions

Very Possible. There’s value on Silva for sure.

Antonio isnt a top HW by any means but Fedor has clearly degraded – we just dont know by how much.

I think he’s lost enough of a step and his training in todays MMA is so obsolete that Antonio can win.

The fight against Brett Rogers was very telling and Brett who’s nothing more than a jobber in the division didnt even have a real training camp.

Even though big foot isnt a top tier guy he’s still solid and probably the best opponent Fedor has faced since fighting crocop in 2005. Big foot is a better fighter than werdum… even though technically he lost to werdum it was pretty clear who the better fighter was. And obviously Antonio is a better fighter than Arlovski.

The only thing that’s concerning for Antonio is the speed difference but if he comes in shape like he did against Arlovski that should be mitigated. Fedor could catch him with the right hand But in a 3 rd fight I think Antonio will win if he fights a smart game.

Fedor has become obsolete…. it hasnt been apparent because he hasnt been fighting the top guys and it’s finally caught up to him. People for the longest time thought Frank Shamrock could still compete with guys like franklin and hendo until he lost to Renzo Gracie.

Imagine if Matt Hughes never fought GSP the second time and instead of fighting guys like Fitch, Alves, Kos, etc… he spent the last 4 years fighting guys like Karo Parysian and then got caught by the 170lb version of werdum (ricardo almeida)… people would still beleive he could compete with the GSP’s , Fitch’s and Alve’s.

Now Fedor fighting Bigfoot isnt comparable to Matt Hughes fighting Fitch, Alves or GSP. It’s more like Hughes fighting guys like Kampmann, Condit, Hardy, Paulo Thiago, Diego Sanchez.

I wouldnt favor Hughes so highly against those guys and Im not favoring Fedor so highly over Big Foot.

There’s Value on Big Foot and I’d bet on him to win this fight.

by mmalogic on Jan 19, 2011 8:13 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs

Fedor has become obsolete?

That ignorance of that statement can never be overstated.

by Menime on Jan 19, 2011 8:30 PM EST up reply actions 4 recs

Also keep in mind Fedor lost his sambo fight to a bigger grappler. Big Foot could keep Fedor down as long as he can get the takedown without getting ko’d.

by mmalogic on Jan 19, 2011 8:31 PM EST up reply actions

its a possibility

but he showed remarkably crisp boxing against arlovski, i think hes gonna stand with fedor for a while to test it out let the russian break his hand then go for the takedown if things arent looking that great on the feet

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by milk72 on Jan 19, 2011 9:05 PM EST up reply actions

When HMC landed on Ferdor I though he may have killed him. It take more than just size to beat Fedor.

by fitefan on Jan 19, 2011 9:42 PM EST up reply actions

Forgot to add. Silva does have a reasonable chance. He isn’t a joke.

by fitefan on Jan 19, 2011 9:43 PM EST up reply actions

nothing like a nice glass of Fedorhate to go with the "MMA logic"

It’s easy to argue a negative:

If Fedor wins it’s really unimpressive, but if Silva wins it proves how obsolete Fedor really is.

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by nostraboris on Jan 19, 2011 8:56 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

I got to say. Fedor losing is very intriguing to me. Not because I hate Fedor but

that I dislike M1. If he loses, M1 might just go away. … Nah. They probably won’t

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by SheepleBuster on Jan 19, 2011 8:58 PM EST up reply actions

Are you sure it doesn’t have to do with your BROCK-man crush?

by Menime on Jan 19, 2011 10:29 PM EST up reply actions

was this supposed to be a zinger or something?

When did I talk about Brock? Just a question, does bloodyelbow pay people based on the number of comments they make?

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by SheepleBuster on Jan 19, 2011 11:27 PM EST up reply actions

Clearly degraded by getting caught in a sub by a fantastic grappler.

That makes a ton of sense. Why do people still rec your rambling nonsense?

OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!

by lowellthehammer on Jan 19, 2011 10:47 PM EST up reply actions

What exactly did Rogers do?

He landed one jab, 2-3 ground strikes (and Fedor put himself there with a failed submission attempt), and held him on the fence for a few seconds. That’s it.

I don’t get how people think Rogers had him in trouble or even won the round.

by Mint on Jan 19, 2011 10:59 PM EST up reply actions

I great that SF is finally doing a commercial. If any one spots this playing on a TV channel can you post the details ie city, channel. I would like to see what they do with this.

Earth to Showtime, earth to Showtime, come in Showtime. Is there any body there?

by fitefan on Jan 19, 2011 7:44 PM EST reply actions

An all Heavyweight Strikeforce main card, huh? I know that this is being optimistic, but I think that Strikeforce may actually have a great year in MMA as far as having consistently solid cards and some relevancy.

I won't jump off the bandwagon just because you lost.

by chrisbboy82 on Jan 19, 2011 7:49 PM EST reply actions

Don't jinx it dammit.

OHHHHH! OH MY GOODNESS DID YOU SEE THAT?! He ran up the wall like a ninja and landed a high kick! Unbelievable! I've never seen anything like that, it's like something out of a movie!

by lowellthehammer on Jan 19, 2011 7:51 PM EST up reply actions

Oops

I meant to say: That Strikeforce, let’s see if they survive this year.

I won't jump off the bandwagon just because you lost.

by chrisbboy82 on Jan 19, 2011 8:18 PM EST up reply actions

Meh..

I expected a better trailer.

by Menime on Jan 19, 2011 7:53 PM EST reply actions

Man, that card looks like dooty.

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by Brian Mayes on Jan 19, 2011 7:53 PM EST reply actions

If by “dooty” you mean awesome, then I agree.

by Rob Young on Jan 19, 2011 8:18 PM EST up reply actions

Beyond the main event, what is “awesome” about it? Are you really stoked for Chad Griggs vs. Gian Villante or Valentijn Overeem vs. Ray Sefo?

"Everytime I start talking about boxing, a white man gotta pull Rocky Marciano out of their ass!"

by Brian Mayes on Jan 19, 2011 10:58 PM EST up reply actions

VO vs Sefo, not really. But I’d rather see that fight than Hague vs Mitrione tbh.

Villante on the other hand, I am extremely excited to see. The kid is a serious prospect and it’s nice to see him on a card that so many people will be watching.

MMA > The UFC

by Renny on Jan 20, 2011 12:39 AM EST up reply actions

What about Hunt vs Tuschner?

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 20, 2011 1:07 AM EST up reply actions

Oh thats another fight to drool over. In all honesty I’ll be enjoying that fight for the 8 seconds Hunt can keep it standing.

MMA > The UFC

by Renny on Jan 20, 2011 1:16 AM EST up reply actions

Shane Del Rosario vs Lavar Johnson?

I’m not sure why Rosario is fighting Johnson. Isn’t that guaranteed to kill off the momentum of one of your top heavyweight prospects? Wouldn’t it make more sense to pair each of them up with Sefo and Lessereem? A winnable fight against an opponent with a little more recognition in the fighting community? I don’t know maybe those fights wouldn’t be as winnable as I’m figuring.

Anyway, I’m not going to nitpick anymore. Really hyped for the Arlovski/Kharitonov fight. I’m curious to see what each of them can still offer.

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by StreetofCrocodiles on Jan 19, 2011 7:53 PM EST reply actions

Sorry to be the one to have to tell you this, but Lavar Johnson ain’t much of a prospect. Winning a few on Showtime then getting stepped on by Del Rosario is about right for his skill level.

by smoogy2 on Jan 19, 2011 8:20 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed.

Lavar will never be in the upper echelon, but Shane shows a lot of promise.

by Rob Young on Jan 19, 2011 8:25 PM EST up reply actions

He did have a big layoff. But I will mostly agree with this.

by fitefan on Jan 19, 2011 9:45 PM EST up reply actions

Pretty much

I like Lavar though, would like to see him against guys like Sergei, Rogers, and Arlovski. Although I am not sure he would beat any of them.

by mikedh on Jan 20, 2011 7:06 PM EST up reply actions

No Sorry needed :)

I also wasn’t aware he was approaching 33.

Peter Aerts vs Semmy Schilt, K-1 World GP Semi-Final 2010: Fight of the Year

by StreetofCrocodiles on Jan 19, 2011 8:29 PM EST up reply actions

yea two guys who havent been tested against other good guys

just what they need, more not so good guys.

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by Urijah Bieber on Jan 19, 2011 8:29 PM EST up reply actions

Greasy George says: Eventually you have to start weeding the lesser fighters out...

…and letting the creme rise to the top. There are plenty of HW prospects of Johnson’s caliber that SF can continue to sign to keep the ranks full.

by greasy george on Jan 19, 2011 9:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

I really like this card

the top 3 are awesome matchups. i think strikeforce has a deep enough pool of talent, plus one loss for johnson or del rosario isnt going to kill them.

I think SF will be seeing lots of up and coming talent. M-1 Global is actually bringing a lot of talent to fighting, and they will only grow from here. They have control over a growing group of russian MMA fighters.

Werdum beat Fedor, Dos Santos beat Werdum, Joaquim Ferreira beat Dos Santos. Therefore Ferreira is WAAAAY better than Fedor. Keep MMA math alive!

by crizzy on Jan 19, 2011 8:04 PM EST reply actions

The bottom two

are likely to be wicked KO’s.

Werdum beat Fedor, Dos Santos beat Werdum, Joaquim Ferreira beat Dos Santos. Therefore Ferreira is WAAAAY better than Fedor. Keep MMA math alive!

by crizzy on Jan 19, 2011 8:05 PM EST reply actions

meh

At one time Fedor was one of if not my favorite fighter, but I’m sick of hearing the never ending bullshit with him and M1. I hope he loses then drifts quietly into retirement so we never hear anymore Fedor debates.

I'm gonna give you three seconds; exactly three-fucking-seconds to wipe that stupid looking grin off your face or I will gouge out your eyeballs and skull-fuck you!

by attgnp on Jan 19, 2011 8:06 PM EST reply actions

that is like the worst post i have ever read…

by suavemilagro on Jan 19, 2011 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 7 recs

Lucky you.

by crazybones on Jan 19, 2011 8:36 PM EST up reply actions

it's in the mix

They see me rollin...

by spectaa on Jan 19, 2011 10:42 PM EST up reply actions 3 recs

HAHAHAHAHAHA

by AHutch on Jan 19, 2011 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

This event is gonna be amazing

by Urijah Bieber on Jan 19, 2011 8:30 PM EST reply actions

fedors hand +1500 bigfoots head -2000

the real matchup we should be concerned about

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by milk72 on Jan 19, 2011 8:51 PM EST reply actions

Kinda a 'meh' trailer

UFC still cuts much better promos for themselves than StrikeForce/Showtime.

I’ve seen fan promos that are superior to promos done by either, though. So for me it goes.

The best fan promos
UFC
StrikeForce
The worst fan promos

CPG
Alistair Overeem - StrikeForce HeavyWeight Champion, K-1 2010 World Grand Prix Champion, DREAM Interim HeavyWeight Champion

by Chris Groves on Jan 19, 2011 8:51 PM EST reply actions

Are you saying NicktheFace’s Grand Prix promo sucked??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HBIavLiCxM

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 8:57 PM EST up reply actions

Hell no

NickTheFace does some of the greatest MMA promos around, I’ve been a fan since before he had to start the new ‘NicktheFace2’ account.

CPG
Alistair Overeem - StrikeForce HeavyWeight Champion, K-1 2010 World Grand Prix Champion, DREAM Interim HeavyWeight Champion

by Chris Groves on Jan 19, 2011 10:41 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

Well Strikeforce had to cut a trailer that could only feature 2 Fedor fights, one of which is a loss. They didn’t have much to work with.

by M.Sphinx on Jan 19, 2011 9:18 PM EST up reply actions

This. You get great fan trailers because they don’t give a shit about copy rights.

by fitefan on Jan 19, 2011 9:47 PM EST up reply actions

NickTheFace trailer contains no Zuffa footage at all and it’s still epic.

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 9:49 PM EST up reply actions

How much footage did it have of Fedor?

It’s a great trailer, but it had footage of everyone, used some non-SF footage, and was several minutes long.

This one is about one event, and is basically a copy of the commercial that Showtime runs on TV so it’s only 30 seconds long. It’s basically like the short UFC commercials.

by Mint on Jan 19, 2011 11:08 PM EST up reply actions

Well remember when he debuted all they used were those photos of Fedor vs Silvia and Arlovski.

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 11:13 PM EST up reply actions

And some footage of the HMC fight

I remember seeing that.

CPG
Alistair Overeem - StrikeForce HeavyWeight Champion, K-1 2010 World Grand Prix Champion, DREAM Interim HeavyWeight Champion

by Chris Groves on Jan 19, 2011 11:34 PM EST up reply actions

I remember prior to the Affliction Day of Rectioning event they were able to put together that Fedor doco and aired it on Fox giving them the ability to use the PRIDE footage.

Food goes in here

by Pandanus on Jan 19, 2011 11:40 PM EST up reply actions