Fedor wins world Sambo title

I think that shows his dominance in the sport. People aren't even willing to try. I know how it feels, and I bet you anything that Fedor wishes the guys would show up. I once wrestled in a team dual meet, with 6 schools, everyone had to wrestle 5 times... one person from each school... I only got to wrestle twice, because the other 3 kids forfeit their matches to me. It sucked. You don't train so hard to go out there and have people refuse to face you. I literally let one kid (who sucked) hang with me until the 3rd period, just so the last kid wouldn't forfeit. Then... I embarrassed that kid in front of Channel 9 news who was shooting the event. It really pissed me off. Especially considering one of the kids who refused to wrestle me was also ranked in the Top 5 in Ohio at our weight class. It was this huge match that was built up to be "The Match" of that event... and the ***** acted like he hurt his shoulder in the match before ours. His own teammate told me that he was faking it on purpose.


Sorry, I got carried away there with my old High School war stories.

 

Thanks for the memories Al Bundy :good

 

:yep That's what I felt like when I finished with that post. I was just typing away, and was like "where the **** am I going with this?"... so I stopped.

 

or maybe because he's fighting bums that should never be fighting him in the first place perhaps??? Good attempt at an excuse for Fedor for fighting weak opponents I guess. Better luck next time!

 

He doesn't need excuses, he knew he would likely be fighting lesser opppenents when he signed with M1. So he is just getting used to it.

 

Doing tournaments is a good idea. Let's you fight many different opponents.

I still think that taking Olympics and World in amatuer boxing is a bigger athletic achievement for an individual then a pro boxing title. You fight a new top guy every other day, instead of twice a year after studying tapes.

It is not Fedor's fault if anybody forfeited. Would you prefer that he has spent this weekend sucking Dana White's balls?

 

Agreed. nuff said on this endless debate.

 

well put, If you are the #1 fighter in the world and you could have went to an org where the best fighters are and had a "superfight"with Couture that would have been the biggest fight in MMA history. and even if the offer was bigger from M1 if he would have came to the states and fought and beat Couture he would become huge and likely make tons more on endorsements and other various offers. He is not a big name in Western MMA and that's where the money is, in PPV. As big as the crowds were in pride they didn't get the PPV numbers that UFC did just because ppv isn't a big thing over there. So M1 thinks they are going to market a guy fighting has beens..... good luck, he will not become a household name in M1. And don't be surprised if M1 finds itself in red tape.

I lost alot of respect for Fedor for doing this he could have fought the best in the world and he choose not to.....plain and simple, couture was calling him out....and it went on def ears. I know there is more to the story and negotiations that we know of but bottom line is he cannot be considered the world #1 if he never fights a ranked fighter again. Just think if he should ever loose to one of these has beens, his value will be worthless, in fact I hope he looses.

:bart

 

that's what urks me, a "real" champ fights the best he can to proove he is the best. A real champ like Couture wanted him because he wanted to fight the best like the real warrior he is. Fedor is living on past glory and I don't see even his fans supporting him in this charade. he's embarrassing himself and doesn't seem to care.

 

Why did couture take 250k to fight Sylvia in UFC vs fighting Fedor for 3 mil?