StrikeForce: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers – FIGHT VIDEO
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Strikeforce / M-1 Global – Fedor vs. Rogers
November 7, 2009
Sears Centre Arena,
Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Hoffman Estates, Ill.
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The best man won. The ring rust is no more.
FEDOR ‘THE LAST EMPEROR’ EMELIANENKO OOOOOOO
!!!!! IS THERE ANYONE IN THE UNIVERSE THAT CAN DEFEAT THIS RUSSIAN CZAR!!!!!! …. I DON’T THINK SO!!!! FEDOR KING OF M.M.A.!!!!!!
I knew Rogers would shock the world and he did. I honestly thought he could win, especially as the fight went on and he avoided submissions. Fedor proves once again, that he is the best pound for pound fighter in the world!
My heart was pounding hard in my chest for this fight. People were all saying how heavy Rogers’s hands were and how Fedor would armbar him (wich I also thought). But no, Fedor freakin elasti-punched his face and reminded the world what most people that faught him before Brett were all saying: ” I’ve never felt punches like that before” I’m happy that fedor defeated Rogers on what he thought was his field of expertise… Simply one of Fedor’s greatest knockouts! Welcome in occident Fedor.
A puncher’s chance bought Rogers a scab on Fedor’s nose. The Emperor’s reign continues!!!
i was so scared when rogers was pounding fedor from inside the guard, that armbar came way too late.
that right hand never fails though
I gotta say, I didn’t think Rogers would make it out of the 1st round, but hats off to Brett, he did great while he lasted, but this fight asks the question, “how much does Fedor have left?”
I know theirs some Fedor BALL LICKERS on this site who seem to think that beating Rogers was some sort of conquest, but all he did was struggle and lose the 1st round to a last minute emergency replacement for Josh Barnett. Hardly a crowning moment for “the last emperor”, but as always, Fedor found a way to win, even though he was suppose to all along.
I had no doubts Fedor would beat all of what the UFC has to offer, however, after this performance and seeing Rogers fight in his previous events, I’m inching closer and closer to Lesnar just being to big and strong, as well as Dos Santos size, stand up, and ground game (which isn’t better than Fedors, but good enough).
We will never know!!!
Another overwhelming performance. Now the critics and the e-shittalkers will shut up til his next fight announcement.
Props to Strikeforce and M1-Global for such a great card on national tv.
@PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE –
-Dos Santos is not bigger than fedor
why dont you just get on the bandwagon and lick his balls like the rest of us, second round KO against an extremely powerful and much bigger oponent, enough said.
Fedor #1 p4p, I even bring a pen when i take a shit so i can write it on the wall
I just dont understand how there is still people that doubt Fedor or wonder “how much does Fedor have left?”!!!! fedor was controlling the fight from beginning to end except when he tried to apply kimura from a very unusual position and therefor roggers managed to get on top… and that something fedor wouldn’t risk if he didnt know that he can take BEATING like no one else!!!!!..
for heaven sake, fedor was pulling his shorts up & wiping his nose during the fight.. he was so relaxed and so in control… he throw roggers like a little child!
when it comes to Fedor he is..
1- best ground fight.
2- hardest puncher EVER.
3- coolest emotions and always in control on his adrenalin.
4- the Smartest and most scientific fighter ever…
Fedor next opponent MUST be no other than GOD!
FEDORS THE BEST FOR ALL HIS CRITICS LONG LIVE THE RUSSIAN EXPERIMENT
Fedor got caught, fought 6 min with a broken nose. the only time he looked like he might be in trouble was when he was adjusting to the cage. This should have been a ko.
Simply put
Fedor Has all the talents and skills you can’t teach and must be born with!!
Instinct , Chin , Intelligence,1 punch knock out , heart , will , composer and honest modesty , humility . Plus everything you can teach . THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN CLAIM THIS IS FEDOR!!!!
Nothing else can be said about this man PURE CHAMPION
@andrew – Fedor is 6′0″ 230, Dos Santos is 6′4″ 240, that’s being bigger, you don’t have to be 6 inches and 50lbs more than your opponent to have an advantage.
Fedor also beat Hong Man Choi whose 7′2″ 350 lbs and very strong, is that suppose to be some sort of heroic win too.
Struggling against Rogers who hasn’t fought anyone but the glass jawed Arlovsky, just doesn’t do it as far as continuing with the best in the sport and if someone defends that, then there’s no since in talking about it.
As I said before, I think he would beat everyone in the UFC, but after this performance, I’m not so sure, not to mention you never know until it happens.
Congrats with the pen and the shit taking thingy!
@bosshog –
AHHH don’t know what fight you are talking about but this one was a KO!!
@PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE –
well yeah, there this something to say….. 31-1 record. Is there, has there ever been anyone int his sport who can claim this other than FEDOR ? Not to mention the caliber of opponents ….most of them #1 conteneders and ex champions .
@PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE
am sorry sir and i dont mean to sound rude but u are a fool!!! if all fedor fights doesn’t make you see him as the ‘all times greatest’ and looking down at roggers because his toughest opponent prior to fedor was no other than the glass jawed Arlovsky..then u are really a fool! why u think dos santos has any chance!!. who did he fought that is better than Arlovsky! unless if you considered the soulless crocop who still cant get over his loss to gonzaga!.. i bet ur a UFC fan boy! and probably cant wait to watch the lame brock vs carwin fight! who did these guys fought! at least rogers fought a former ufc champ! who did carwin fought!…. damn Haters!
i think ill start carrying a pen too!!
great fight, fedor is def top fighter, dont flame me but ide love to see him fight brock
@Demetrios – Well, I must say, I completely agree with your 1st post, but you can’t be the CURRENT BEST IN THE WORLD forever and by fighting opponents just like his last 8 which goes back to 2005, just doesn’t cut it. Cro Crop was the last worthy opponent that he has fought that you could say was another great fighter.
You can’t make false blanket statemenst like “most of his opponents were #1 contenders or ex champions”, that is the furthest from the truth, also ex-champions like Tim Sylvia were nowhere near being a high caliber opponent at the time they fought.
I just want him to fight the best and Rogers was nowhere near the best.
@PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE – and brock lasner is nowhere near the best nor carwin nor anyone in the UFC heavy weight devision!!! the past great UFC fighters all agree that there have never been anyone like fedor! (randy, bass, randelman, colman, gsp, even the big mouth Mirr). so who are you to say anything different!! and ohh yea no one will ever remain the current best fighter! but if u compare anyone prime to fedor prime!(which still goes on!) no prime is even close!…
@Hitman – Well, only a Fedor Ball LIcking fool would write something like you just did.
Does your dyslexic ass see anywhere in my post that I said Fedor wasn’t the “all time greatest”, I never even mentioned anything about his legacy, so I’m not even sure what air pocket in your so called brain you’re using. When you’re trying to make a point, try finishing what you’ve attempted to start. Yes, I wasn’t impressed with Rogers prior fights and like I said earlier, he was only an emergency replacement when Barnett was out due to steroids.
I consider Dos Santos a challenge because I’ve seen his fights and he looks impressive, plus he trains with the Noguiera brothers, that’s why I think that way. Yes, you’re right about Cro Crop, he was pretty much finished when Dos Santos got a shot at him.
And finally yes, I am a fan of the UFC, anyone who isn’t is lying because 95% of the best fighters fight there, PERIOD!!!
Don’t worry about taking a pen with you while your taking a shit, use it to get your GED so you can make a better contribution to this site.
@PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE – dude your post was all doubt!!! in every word! you are a fool just for thinking there is anyone in UFC who is better or even close to fedor!!.. the point that i DID finish was.. how can you criticizing roger fights or fedor fights, and not your ufc heros fights! again.. who did brock fought and who did santos fought! and the same goes for the one who is supposed to be brock toughest opponent! (carwin), how is it that any of those heros opponents were any better than rogers opponents! or fedor opponents since 2005!!….
another reason for being fool is that u think fedor really struggled against rogers!!! this just proves u never saw his fights! and am not gona talk much about this point! watch this video again dude! its a fucking 2nd round KO!!!! is that such a struggle to u!!!
@Hitman – Damn, how can I make this more simple, I agree Fedor is the “BEST EVER”!!!!!
I love his tenacity, I love his explosiveness, I love it that he tries to finish every fighter no matter what their strengths are, I love his all around game, and I love that he’s one of the most classiest fighters around.
What I want him to do is simply continue to prove that he is STILL (meaning currently) the best in the business by facing the best that’s out there, and he hasn’t done that in years, PERIOD!!!!
I have posted on every occasion that I believe he would beat everyone in the UFC, but you simply don’t know until it happens. And after this showing, I think he would have a tougher time then I personally thought. When Lesnar ball lickers started saying he could beat Fedor, I knew Fedor would beat Brock in the 1st round, however, Brock has gotten much better and he’s as strong as hell and his (true) wrestling skills is evident.
Why you’re talking about how good Fedor was in his prime is beyond me, because we were never talking about that, again, that’s just living off of his past. Fedor in his prime was definitely the best their will ever be, PERIOD. I already knew that.
For you not to acknowledge that the best heavyweights to challenge Fedor “ISN’T” in the UFC, tells me you’re blinded by Fedors NUTSACK, keep it real, because if you can’t be truly objective, then theirs no sense in talking to you.
@PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE – ohh man am trying to keep it so real, and i like every thing u said in ur last post except for the last part… when i mentioned fedor prime i said its still going! fedor now is way better than he was 5 years ago!!! his game is much better! his stand up is waaay much better… what i cant understand even though am trying to keeping it real is why the ufc fighters is such big deal!.. how can u be sure that any of them is better than rogers!! again who did those guys fought!.. btw i do respect brock a lot! and only brock! and i admit his wrestling skills , he isnt just a big guy… he is a big WRESTLER!!.. comes to boxing he still suck,, he might be able to to throw punches but cant avoid the slow fancy Mirr punches! period..
Rogers apparently has huge issues maintaining balance on his feet and he cant wrestle, but he is way more better boxer than brock is.. so i think he is as much of a threat for fedor as brock is.. one last time other than brock i dont see any big names in the UFC. (at least not against fedor).. the bottom line is FEDOR need to prove NOTHING!!!! and ufc must start licking his balls too and beg him to sign a deal with him…
(miss PrideFC!)
IM A 30 YEAR OLD FAGGOT WHO WEIGHS IN AROUND 20 STONE AND WEARS A BRA, I STILL LIVE WITH MY PARENTS AND HAVE NEVER KISSED A WOMEN, MY WHOLE LIFE REVOLVES AROUND LEAVING INACCURATE COMMENTS ON EVERY FIGHT I WATCH, BUT I SPELL GOOD AND MY GRAMMERS THE BEST SO THEREFORE IM HARDER THAN THE FIGHTERS AND THE MMA FANS IM CONSTANTLY DISSIN, I ONCE GOT INTO A FIGHT AT SCHOOL AND PISSED MY PANTS WHICH MAKES ME AN EXPERT ON MMA AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD.
I JUST WANT A HUG………
@PRE-EMPTIVE WANKSTAIN – LOLLLLL
@Hitman – The reason I’m mentioning the UFC fighters is because that’s the best that’s out there and you cannot deny that. I’m in no way saying their future hall of famers or anything like that, but simply they have the best heavyweights in MMA currently and they would pose the biggest threat to Fedor, that is all, I can’t make it anymore easier than that.
If you won’t to be the best you have to fight the best and the best is in the UFC. Every publication, every credible MMA website, any fighter in MMA will tell you the same thing. Every top 10 list will have nothing but UFC heavyweights on it, that’s something you can very easily look up yourself.
I disagree about Fedor being the best he was 5 years ago, certainly not his stand up, his punches are sloppier than they used to be, he was untouchable 5 years ago. The Fedor of today would lose to Fedor of 5 years ago.
Yes Brocks stand up isn’t that good and quite frankly, I don’t think he’ll be able to take a hard punch, nobody has tested his chin yet, but Frank Mir got a descent shot in and I thought it hurt him a ittle.
And you’re wrong about Fedor needing to prove himself, if everyone wants to call him the best in the world and p4p king, then he needs to defend that each and every time out just like BJ Penn, Anderson Silva, GSP, ect. He doesn’t have to prove what he’s done in the past, because if any says he’s been nothing but great, then they’re just haters.
The best pound for pound title represents WHAT HAVE YOU DONE LATELY!!!!
@PRE-EMPTIVE WANKSTAIN – Wow, way too much info on a MMA website, maybe you should seek help elsewhere. That’s a sad story, but keep your head up Wankstain, I’m sure you’ll find someone to hug you, maybe if you get up early tomorrow and mow your parents lawn, they’ll break you off a hug or something.
But why does pissing your pants make you an expert on MMA?
@PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE –
So who is then a 4 -1 Brock lesner? Fedor Has beaten Noguera twice In his prime, Coleman twice, Randalman , Semmy schillt , Cro cop when he was good, Mark hunt , Matt lindland ,Heath hearing, Sylvia, arlovski. Rogers is good and is a top ten fighter.
Again can anyone here name another fighter to ever hold such a record in MMA? 31-1 and still getting dogged. I honestly don’t know how you can dispute in tiny little mind.
Once again simply put
Fedor Has all the talents and skills you can’t teach and must be born with!!
Instinct , Chin , Intelligence,1 punch knock out , heart , will , composer and honest modesty , humility . Plus everything you can teach . THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN CLAIM THIS IS FEDOR!!!!
Pre-Emptive is right. Im not giving Fedor credit till he fights in the UFC. DANA WHITE said Fedor is a hoe and he is. Bret Rodgers won the 1st round. Fedor landed one big punch in two rounds unfortunately it was KO type punch. After seeing Bret Rodgers I dont think Fedor can beat Brock and I hate Brock but Lesner is better than Rodgers and Rodgers almost had Fedor.
@Demetrios – “Who is Brock”? Well at the risk of sounding redundant, he’s considered by every MMA publication and MMA website to be the second best heavyweight in the world. It doesn’t matter what I think and It doesn’t matter what you think, the experts in the sport feel he’s the second best. And to continue to be considered the best in the world (currently), you have to fight the best that’s available, CAN YOU ATLEAST AGREE WITH THAT?
In just 5 fights, he’s beaten 2 ex champions and a very tough and experienced Heath Herring. Nobody is arguing how great Fedor is or that he’s the best ever, CAN WE AGREE TO THAT?
You don’t have to list Fedors fights, I’m well aware who he’s beaten, besides, some of those fighters are definitely not worth mentioning. Schilt lost to every good fighter he’s faced, Lindland was way past his prime, Sylvia was damaged goods, and Mark Hunt was a tough fighter, but he also has a 5 – 6 record.
I’m not sure where you’re missing the point, but all I’m saying is that the best competition in the hw division is in the UFC, and if you argue with that, then you’re arguing with anyone that’s credible in MMA, it has nothing to do what Fedor has accomplished or his legacy, but only to retain the title of being the best (currently) in the world.
Awesome fight. My heart was pumping. I tip my hat to Rogers because he did great although I though he could have handled himself better during the interview and at least compliment Fedor.
In the opening round after Fedor got cut, I do believe that Fedor was playing it cautious a bit especially on the ground because he didn’t want to expose his cut to further damage. I think Fedor won the first round and really well against someone bigger and stronger fighter. I was surprised when Fedor threw Roger’s…. maybe Rogers was off balance.
This shows how truly dominant Fedor is. He could fight anyone lighter than him and heavier than him and still come out on top. I have no idea how hard it is to fight someone 40 pounds heavier than me but it must be friggin hard. I’d like to see Rogers or Lesnar fight and beat someone 40Ib heavier and see how they do. Lesnar usually fights people lighter than him so he should have the advantage no matter the circumstance. Someone Fedor’s size should not be fighting fighters of this size and strength but he does… and wins.
Congratulations Fedor!!
@John
I think pre-emptive makes a relevant point too, but Fedor is hardly a hoe -_-
Rogers won the first round, but Fedor won the fight. That’s all that matters. It’s not as if Fedor has never been put in a tough spot before… He has, and he’s come out on top every time. After 31 wins, many of which were against top contenders, I think it’s safe to assume that Fedor is the real deal. I imagine Brock could beat Rogers (The battle of the behemoths), but who could’ve imagined Mir beating Lesnar? With Fedor’s strength, iron jaw, and expertise in jiu-jitsu, I would imagine he’d make Lesnar tap. I mean, just look at the shots Fedor took from Rogers against the ground. That would’ve been the end for most opponents (especially if they were wide open already), yet Fedor kept his cool, got out, and pulled it off. I don’t call that luck… I call that skill.
@PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE –
The experts also say that UFCs heavyweight division is the weakest of all its division. Who has Brock beat that Fedor probably couldn’t beat? I mean, besides Lesnar, is there any fight for Fedor in UFC that would be an interesting matchup? Mir? Couture? Velasquez? Kongo?
I wouldn’t disagree that Brock is a top heavyweight, but I have to disagree when people say that the heavyweights outside the UFC are weak. Rogers seems to have as much credibility as Carwin. Both men defeated a top-10 heavyweight which catapulted them to title shots. In the case of Rogers, he beat Arlovski. In the case of Carwin, he beat Gonzaga.
Carwin vs. Rogers… now THAT would be an interesting fight.
who is brock lesnar? brock lesnar is the heavyweight champion of wwe u guys didnt know that? jeez…. he will beat anyone because he has a cock tattoo on his chest. the only guy that can beat brock lesnar is john ceena no one else. ok so guys leave me alone UFC has the best fighter in the world no one else but only ufc cus i love dana white. im hating on fedor even though he just won because i was the biggest fedor fan but he didnt sign in the ufc so now i hate him because if ur not in the ufc then ur not the best. except for jean claude van damme and steven seagal
@MavV – It doesn’t matter that it’s the UFC’s weakest division, that’s apples and oranges because all of their divisions are great, nobody elses roster compares to the UFC’s.
You’re right about the Carwin/Rogers comparison, they both made the top 10 with a win over a named opponent. But the whole MMA heavyweight scene is weak in general.
But I feel like I’m beating the deadest horse in the f*ing cemetary, it doesn’t matter that you think he’ll beat all these guys, the bottom line is that this is what’s available. The hw’s in the UFC are considered to be the biggest threat and the best any organization has to offer. PERIOD!
Do you want to see Fedor fight anyone less than the best out there?!?!?!?!?!
Any matchup in the UFC would be huge and I just don’t understand why you can’t see that. The only way for Fedor to be a huge star in America is to fight in the biggest promotion in the MMA universe, otherwise he’ll just continue to fly under the casual fans radar because he fights for Strikefarce. There’s a reason why the other promotions failed at making it big with Fedor, that’s because he’s hard to market outside of the UFC.
With every MMA site in sync with the consensus top 10, why would you want him to face less competition? Besides Rogers, all the other top 10 is in the UFC.
@pre emptive limp dick – LOL from 1:04am till 3:34am, you took all this time to reply with that, well atleast your entertaining (yourself). I guess this post is supposed to offend or something, it’s rather boring, the 1st one was ok, but now it’s just old. Maybe next time you should spend 4 hours instead of 2 1/2 to be a little more creative.
Congrats to Fedor …..
Rogers looked great out there and appears to be a very quick learner if you watched his ground defense etc. Point being Bret isn’t even in his Prime and he broke Fedor’s nose. A lucky haymaker does not make you the czar sorry. Bret bitched him around the first round and got out of all of his attempted submissions.(Supposed to be the Sambo Champion no?). Anyways… Hey Fedor…. COME TO THE UFC! Cain V. or Duffey would destroy this fool. Brock or Shane Carwin vs Fedor would equal the end of Fedor’s career.
@pre emptive limp dick –
LOL I agree bro, how much beer did you have last night? And what about Chuck Norris?
Am I the only one who thought the fight was stopped a bit early? Rogers was not out by any means. Oh well hats off to Rogers for not bitching about it but seriously these early stoppages are fucking retarded. I mean shit he was in as much trouble as Fedor was. Figures they would stop it early for Fagdor.
He didn’t sign with the UFC because he might not being looking for success at all price… If he felt disrespected by Dana’s management and decided to go somewhere else, that’s fine with me for the moment and he is one of the only big names that could survive to such a decision. Other fighters wouldn’t support their entire company’s image on their own back like this.
I think it’s fine that there are other companies that are offering a similar product and are trying to survive to the big monopolysing companies around them. I really don’t think that Fedor is avoiding the best fighters in the world by fear. It’s a business decision that is only gona last like 1 or 2 years. Then he’ll probably go in the UFC to finish his career and hopefully will not have a too long contract so we don’t see him in bad shape at the end.
Seriously, the UFC heavyweights aren’t diffrent than the others, just more promoted. They pass on your TV so you know them, that’s all. The only treats would be Lesnar and Dos Santos. And we will see these fights. They are probably going to be in Fedor’s last ones and I hope that he will go with his head high.
Everyone is so well rounded, it doesn’t matter who or where Fedor fights, the competition is at a very high level. He’s the best and has proved it again and again and again and again.
OK this was a cracking fight I see it like this.
Pro’s Fador
1 Fast hands and hard hitting
2 fast submissions
3 Exalent composure Maybe the key to Fadors wins
4 I am FADOR you wont beat me he wins a lot of the time befor stepping in the ring.
Con’s
1 Looks like a stronger man can power out his sub’s
( I know its the same for most just saying )
2 He cuts easy
3 Is some times to relaxed
Now I see it like this to beat Fador
1 Got to be as strong if not stronger then Fador to help get out of his sub’s
2 If not stronger then better ground game
3 a must have is you got to the have good hands to open him up
Now I know you can say this and that about what I have put but I think thats all thats needed to beat him and I think the fighter that could do this is Frank Mir
Or a guy called Kyle Maynard look him up >;p
Rogers wasn’t doing badly at all. Yopu can just see the strength of Fedor when they clinched and he threw Rogers off, brilliant stuff.
Haha! no… Frank Mir is not at all in the same league as Fedor ( with an ”e” after the ”F”)
Even thought I respect Mir, I don’t even think he would have survived against Brett Rogers!
Nice Win By Fedor But Some Of You Peeps Need To Pull His Nuts Out Of Your Mouth! Okay I Get It…”He’s the Best” “He’s The Greatest” “He’s God” That So Stupid It’s Funny.
“See I Told You Fedor Is The Best Ever” LMFAO – Get Over It!
@PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE –
I never said I want Fedor to face less competition. I’d love to see Fedor fight in the UFC, but looking at the list of big fighters, many of the top 10 heavyweights are still non-UFC. Josh Barnett (regardless of steroids) is usually up in the top 5, Arlovski up in the top 10 (despite his losses to Fedor and Rogers, many still believe that he can stand toe-to-toe with the other top 10). Rogers and Carwin are often ranked alongside each other (some rank Carwin above Rogers, others Rogers above Carwin). So with that said… the UFC hardly has a monopoly on heavyweight talent.
When it comes down to it, business is what keeps us frome seeing what we wanna see… Fedor vs. Lesnar. Fedor’s management will likely never let him sign with UFC without some sort of clause for M-1. UFC doesn’t want the fight bad enough that they would be willing to co-promote with a much smaller organization. There’s no upside for UFC if Lesnar lost to a guy from another organization and they’d rather not risk it regardless of how much money they’d get from that one fight. We’re arguing about ranks here and I’m just trying making my predictions based on what I see. Fedor is still either 1 or 2 in the world and I’m leaning toward 1.
@Frank –
Yeah… you were pretty much right on
@PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE – i agree with you 100 percent if these fools believe brock would not be a fight for fedor they are sadly mistaken, brocks hands are way more heavier than rogers are, he did send a man almost hsi own size flying across the ring for gods sake, and brock has won nearly 200 wrestling matches in college, fedors wrestling game is not as good as brocks, on the ground he would have to rely on his submissions to win, and brock would by far be the strongest opponent fedor has faced so submitting him would not be so easy, he couldnt even submit rogers! lmao yeah………i hate it when people under estimate brock just because hes new to the sport, hasnt he proved himself enough? hitman is a fool, and no ones prime was better than fedors in history?? ali and tysons primes both pass fedors by a mile, fedor really has had too many high caliber opponents and the ones that use to be high caliber were not on a roll when they got to him, go look at the history and the fight records, the ex ufc people left or got kicked out of the ufc for a reason, they werent the best of the best anymore…..point blank
@MavV – Well, I guess we’re at a stand still, you said that “many of the top 10 hw’s are non-UFC”, but you only named 2, Arlovsky, who already lost to Fedor and Josh Barnett of steroid fame. Both of these guys are top 10, despite Arlovsky has been ko’d in his last 2 fights, which again shows how weak the division is as a whole. But we’re talking about future opponents for Fedor, so that would eliminate Andre, which only leaves Mr. Steroid. If many are not in the UFC, then let’s see your top 10 list, or better yet, show me any MMA websites or publications list that would only contain a few UFC fighters on it.
And we’re not arguing who is #1, but who has the best competition to challenge Fedor in order for him to retain that #1 status. The others just don’t have enough high caliber fights on their resume to claim that spot, so Fedor is still on top . . . . for now.
It’s possible that Fedor has just beat the second best HW fighter. I could see him KO any HW in Strikeforce and UFC. Yes. Yes… even Lesnar and Overeem.
Brett is strong and powerful and I don’t see anyone hitting him as hard as Fedor did. Rogers has a really strong chin to take that hit and still be slightly conscious.
@PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE –
I see Rogers going to UFC before Fedor, so it’d be interesting to see how he’d stacks up. I actually named 3 heavyweights. Barnett, Arlovski, and Rogers… Fedor would be the fourth. So… I guess I really named 4 heavyweights.
Would UFC provide the better fights for Fedor? Of course it would, I already said I’d like to see Fedor fight Lesnar (I think Fedor and Lesnar are a good step or two ahead of the rest of the top 10). I really don’t see a UFC-Fedor thing happening any time soon though, which is a shame. But it is what it is… they’ll just have to find more unsigned talent to take him on… Roy Nelson maybe?
@MavV – Rogers going to the UFC would definitely be interesting, but if Strikefarce knew anything about marketing, they could easily make a rematch between Fedor and Rogers a big event, but they just don’t have the know how or the resources, because I would definitely want to see that again. The biggest reason I would want that fight again is because Fedor will never end up in the UFC, unless some cataclysmic event happened between him and his management.
M-1 has way too much to lose if Fedor loses in an event that M-1 isn’t apart of. The only way to make their company relevent is to continue to use Fedor as a pawn to push their way into other companies promotions. Once Fedor is done, then so is M-1, and It’s a sure bet Strikefarce will no longer co-promote with them once that happens.
I truly believe Fedor has lost a step (or 2), while I have an all new respect for Rogers, the Fedor from Pride would’ve finished Rogers once he got him down to the ground. Fedor has faced just as big and bigger opponents with 3 times the skill level and experience as Brett, so I wouldn’t doubt that the Last Emperor finishes up his MMA career in Strikefarce.
Overeem will probably be next for Fedor, that is if he can get all the steroid residue out of his system in time for testing.
another person destroyed by fedor -_-
i think these characteristics of the person that who should win against fedor
1. Speed of someone like dare i say, Manny Pacquaio? @_@
2. striking as good as Junior Dos Santos Maybe..
3. Great brazilian jiu-jitsu like Demian Maia
4. Accurate Striking like those of Anderson Silva
5. Elusiveness like those of Lyoto Machida
too bad
no fighter in the world has all this characteristics XD
The fact that people are arguing about his performance in this fight is testiment to his
un human like abilities. Its like if he performs like a human we attempt to discredit him. Fedor is the greatest fighter on the planet nuff said. Brock is a good fighter but relies on his size and strength to much this early on in his career. give him a few years and some more tests and he will be a great fighter. he is surley on his way but please dont take away from fedor the man is insane. Also is someone who had brett winning the first round able to tell me how they came to this. surviving 3 sub attempts and landing a jab doesnt win the round for me. i mean its like the arlovski fight they grapple a bit he throws a kick or two 30seconds later he is asleep and you people think fedor was troubled wtf? again a testement to his abilities if he doesnt destroy someone within the first punch of the first round we discredit him. long live the king
@Hitman – i agree with you 100 percent if these fools believe brock would not be a fight for fedor they are sadly mistaken, brocks hands are way more heavier than rogers are, he did send a man almost hsi own size flying across the ring for gods sake, and brock has won nearly 200 wrestling matches in college, fedors wrestling game is not as good as brocks, on the ground he would have to rely on his submissions to win, and brock would by far be the strongest opponent fedor has faced so submitting him would not be so easy, he couldnt even submit rogers! lmao yeah………i hate it when people under estimate brock just because hes new to the sport, hasnt he proved himself enough? hitman is a fool, and no ones prime was better than fedors in history?? ali and tysons primes both pass fedors by a mile, fedor really has had too many high caliber opponents and the ones that use to be high caliber were not on a roll when they got to him, go look at the history and the fight records, the ex ufc people left or got kicked out of the ufc for a reason, they werent the best of the best anymore…..point blank
Very good fight, I think Brett Rogers took Fedor’s rematch statement offensive, I think Fedor was just trying to say it was a very good fight, and Brett Rogers was a worthy opponent, but if you come back swimming your just going to get dropped again Brett.
I found it hilarious how the commentators where talking about this ghetto kid who thought he would never get to show his skills to the world, and how they where interupted by Brett hitting the ground. I think this fight is a good example of the outcome when you just try to purely muscle your way threw things, you get tired out, Brett could of got himself off the ground sooner, but instead he played chicken and started backing up to the cage, his cardio was torn apart, then he felt a right and got dropped. A nose is a easy thing to break, it’s much easier thing to do then apply a knockout.
Fedor NR1, even when he lost that match he is stil would be nr 1, he always be nr 1…….
Rogers is just a redneck hillbilly born in the wrong colour, en BTW if there comes a rematch roger will lose faster tahn this match!!!!!
I have always wondered what kind of talent would emerge if they made MMA an olympic sport. Sure, Fedor would be an obvious choice to represent Russia, but you know if there was any country to be holding some freak of nature, collosal, asskicking Jason Bourne style fighting monster in some basment somewhere it would be Russia. Picking fighters to represnt each country in the various weight classes would be the greatest thing that could happen to this sport. There would be no more arguments about which orginazation holds the best fighter, there would just BE the best fighter the country had to offer. Just throwing this out there!
fedor is so good that i would love for him 2 flatulate in my mouth and at least drop a duec e on my chest i would fondle myself as i sniff that steaming log i would wait 4 that russian log 2 hardin so i could hoop it over and over again from russia with love ps iam an MDO
i really hope there would be a Fedor vs Couture fight
yeah, fedor would kill him
but i really want to see Captain America against The Last Emperor
fedor would get destroyed by any top heavyweight in the UFC. Fedor is not the greatest mma fighter in the world, he is in the top 5 but not the greatest
tht looked set up rogers was smashing him and a punch tht didnt even connect fully put him down seams like a set up to me reminds me of the forrest griffin vs anderson silva fight lol
@matt –
My friend, his record dictates otherwise!!!
@i_hate_communism –
My friend Brett was not the first nor will he be the last . Tot he people who thought this was fixed or stoppped early look at Brett’s eyes you can’t fake that . Rogers didn’t complain because he was beat plain and simple .
@mark – your wrong, when you step in to throw a punch, your chin is vulnerable BECAUSE your guard momentarily drops to focus on a punch which is why fight instructors advise you to keep your chin tucked and your punching arm shoulder very close to your cheeks to minimize any opening and of course your other arm needs to be up as well. So added with the force your moving in with and the force that’s hitting you back it doesn’t take much power to knock someone out like that.
im thinking … now fedor has a advanced age for fights, ten years ago he would be a legend, a monster Oo !!! FEDOR THE BEST OF ALL TIMES !!
affffffff num intidi o que eis falo !!!!!
who were the last 3 opponents Fedor defeated?
Fedor is the new Chuck Norris
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