http://www.mmabay.co.uk/Story 02082.html It appears Finkel is willing to talk but still wants to co-promote and event with Fedor in it which is really a joke. Why would the UFC want to or need to promote with M1 global??? what the **** is M1 global anyhow, Fedor or the Dana is not the problem it's Finkel**** with his ridiculus demands. What if Anderson,Brock,Gsp and BJ decided to pull that **** and their managers wanted to co-promote an event...it's bull**** really. I'm sure the Dana hate club will get here and blame him but if you were running the UFC would you do what finkel wants?
I think they should let Fedor compete in Sambo 100%. But realistically I dont think it would work with the co promotion. I also think the dropping him if he gets beaten and being able to continuiously renew his contract is not workable.
I really don't think Sambo is a sticking point or the money, it's the "co promotion" bs that is the prob.
Hopefully it will be done. I'd like to see Fedor in the UFC. But it would be bull**** to blame one side, the co promotion may be a sticking point. But the other stipulations from the UFC set are not exaclty greasing the wheels.
Fedors Sambo love is relatively underground. No mainstream fan I know has a clue about it. Hardcore fans know he has lost before but don't hold it against him as a complete MMA fighter. I think Dana knows if Fedor comes into the UFC and becomes the champ then he could be a poster boy. If he is talked about more then they can't have him losing in any sort of fight as it taints the invincibility factor.
Because it's about M1 trying to get exposure at the expense of the UFC. Everyone says Fedor doesn't need the UFC, welll the truth is UFC doesn't need Fedor or M-1. UFC will make millions of dollars now and long after Fedor is gone.
Well the ufc kind of does need fedor its hard to sell the heavyweight's as the worlds best like they do when everyone with any knowledge of mma knows fedor is the man.
****ing Finkel. It's both sides but UFC would be willing to bend a lot to FEDORS' demands but not for some ****head who wants to push his measly promotion.
Exactly Does Finkel really think the UFC needs to "co-promote" or would ever do so? He leaves that out there knowing that the UFC won't do that just so he can say it was their fault. I would be surprised if even strikeforce signed him because Finkel would want a peice of them to.
the hardcore mma fans may not like it but this is a very true statement, and to the casual fans fedor is pulling a floyd mayweather jr pricing himself out of dangerous fights or having his manager pull this co-promotion b.s. knowing all the while that anyone who isnt a fledgling, brand new startup promotion doesnt need fedor for the rediculous pricing and co promotion headaches
