Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

[ManiacMatt1782]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

Fedor beats up a can, rinse repeat! King of the high-middle rankings, FEDOR!!

I know he's good, but come on! This fight is like Brock/Carwin/Mir taking on Al-Turk!

Werdum was supposed to be inline for a titleshot till dis santos uppercutted his out of shape *** to hell

[JerseySuave4]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

This isn't a PPV guys, it's on Showtime. That being said, as big of an MMA fan as I am Strikeforce won't make me drop HBO for Showtime any time soon.

you have to pay for showtime though and i dont have showtime, only HBO.

[goh]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabricio Werdum - Fedor,first round KO
Title bout: Cristiane Santos vs. Jan Finney - Cyborg by second round TKO
Cung Le vs. Scott Smith - Cung Le by Decision
Josh Thomson vs. Pat Healy - Thomson by Decision
Ron Keslar vs. Magomed Shikshabekov? Shikhshabekov? I dunno there's at least 3 spellings of his last name around - The Russian dude,first round.

[Vast]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

To be fair I don't think SF is trying to spin anything. They know what it is.

Also, Rogers proved to be at the very least a solid HW. We'll see if he's improved and has kept in shape.

Based off his fights, I would say if Rogers were in the UFC he'd be just as an intriguing prospect as he is with SF.

What do you mean? Overeem mopped the floor with him.

[ex carrabba fan]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

What do you mean? Overeem mopped the floor with him.

Yeah I made that post before Overeem destroyed him.

All I said was he'd be an intriguing prospect, but he was exposed in his last fight.

[aholbert32]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

MAIN CARD

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabricio Werdum
Champion Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos vs. Jan Finney (for women's middleweight title)
Cung Le vs. Scott Smith
Pat Healy vs. Josh Thomson

PRELIMINARY CARD (un-aired)
Ron Keslar vs. Magomed Shikshabekov*

[ex carrabba fan]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

Something to look forward to.

I don't see any way for Werdum to win this. Seriously pissed off every time I hear Fedor's name because it's a joke he's fighting in SF

[mgoblue]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

Is this on Showtime or PPV? I thought it was Showtime, but then I also thought that Fedor had a requirement that he only fights in PPV's

[aholbert32]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

Is this on Showtime or PPV? I thought it was Showtime, but then I also thought that Fedor had a requirement that he only fights in PPV's

Showtime. The next Fedor fight will be PPV.

[mgoblue]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

Showtime. The next Fedor fight will be PPV.

Thanks...I'll watch through various means, even though I'm not that into Strikeforce it's still decent MMA. It'll be fun watching Fedor cream Werdum, I just hope Fedor doesn't get too much tomato sauce on him from punching that can

[goh]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

As if he doesn't have enough already. Nevermind politics he can take over Heinz.

[jb12780]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

As if he doesn't have enough already. Nevermind politics he can take over Heinz.

LOL. I found this article interesting.

Fedor: "I'm not a fan of the UFC."

Top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko said today that he doesn't think much of the promotion that's so aggressively courted him for more than three years.

"I'm not a UFC fan," Emelianenko said when asked if his June 26 headliner against Fabricio Werdum at "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum" is more relevant than an a UFC title-unification bout between champ Brock Lesnar and interim title-holder Shane Carwin at UFC 116.

"I would invite all the fans to watch our fight, which I believe is more important," he said through translator Steven Bash.

The winner of Emelianenko (31-1 MMA, 1-0 SF) vs. Werdum (13-4-1 MMA, 2-0 SF) is expected to fight current Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, who in May defended his title against Brett Rogers.

Overeem and his managers have sparred in the press with Emelianenko's representatives over the potential bout and have traded accusations as to the the long-anticipated fight's delay.

Emelianenko, who this past August signed a three-fight contract with Strikeforce after intense negotiations with the UFC, did not back off his statements when later asked to clarify.

"I'm not a fan of watching [the UFC's] fights," he said. "Compared to a lot of the commercials and promotion in anticipation of their fights, and compared to a lot of the shows I've seen, there seems to be a lot of negativity involved in their shows.

"So I'm just not a fan of watching their programs."

It was the first time Emelianenko took a direct shot at the UFC's product. In the three years since the Russian became a free agent with the shuttering of PRIDE Fighting Championships, he shied away from criticizing the industry-leading fight promotion.

UFC president Dana White alternately has blasted Emelianenko and coveted his services.

"I've signed Brock Lesnar, who came from the WWE, James Toney from boxing - he's a nut chasing me all over the place - Tito Ortiz, whom I hated, and he hated me," White told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) in an interview following UFC 115. "I've kept Chuck Liddell, kept Matt Hughes, kept Rich Franklin, when they were all champions. Anderson Silva, I've dealt with all the crazy [expletive] with him.

"But I can't sign Fedor? How is this possible that I can't sign this guy? It's not possible. These guys don't want to fight the best in the world."

Emelianenko said his dislike of the UFC stems from how its fights are presented and the fighters it employs.

"I think a combination," he said. "And also, in some ways, (it's due to) the actions and the behavior of a lot of fighters from the UFC. It takes away from the sport."

In the past, Emelianenko's manager, Vadim Finkelchtein, has addressed White's claims. But today, the manager and M-1 Global president was silent.

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said today that "Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum" has crossed the 10,000 mark in ticket sales, and he expects a full house at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., for the event.

[Gibbz]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

I've actually reached the point that I don't even care that Fedor isn't coming to the UFC.


It's somewhat frustrating that we'll never get the amazing Fedor/Brock or Fedor/Carwin fight, but it's pretty entertaining watching highlight KO after highlight KO for Fedor in Strikeforce.

[MC Fatigue]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

I've actually reached the point that I don't even care that Fedor isn't coming to the UFC.

Ditto. I'm over him. I've said elsewhere, it's like watching Gretzky play in the AHL or Jordan play in the D-League during the later years of their careers. Who the hell wants to see that?

I'm at the point where I don't care if he comes to the UFC or not; they've got enough great fighters that he's just not missed.

[The Chef]

Re: Strikeforce - Fedor v. Werdum - June 26

Thanks...I'll watch through various means, even though I'm not that into Strikeforce it's still decent MMA. It'll be fun watching Fedor cream Werdum, I just hope Fedor doesn't get too much tomato sauce on him from punching that can

I cant imagine the epic meltdown if Fedor was to lose to Werdum so for that reason alone Ive gotta pull for Werdum to somehow pull the upset. It wont happen imo, and Werdum has less then a 1% chance of winning, but damn would it be amazing to see it happen anyways.