How long can Fedor be the best if he isn't fighting the best?

Styles make fights. Fedor and Sylvia both defeated Tim Sylvia. Fedor's one minute destruction was more impressive - however there might be some that consider Couture's victory over Sylvia - at 40-something years of age - to be the more impressive accomplishment.

 

Now you're rationalizing.

 

How does one determine a fighter's prime anyway? Nogueira's only losses in Pride were to Fedor and then Barnett. It's not like he's been losing to every ham and egger to come along.

Crocop entered the UFC as the most feared striker on the planet. If he was shot - then in the words of Antonio Tarver - the UFC shot him.

 

Well there's no question that styles make fights. But you can't discredit Fedor's accomplishments if Randy beats Nog and Lesnar. You just can't.

 

Well the UFC labeled CC to be the most feared striker on the planet. Mirko's stand-up is awesome, don't get me wrong. But hardcore MMA fans know that wasn't the case.

 

He just beat a top 10 Heavyweight and former 2 time UFC Heavyweight Champion in 36 seconds. atsch

 

Er, it certainly was...

 

There are at least 3-4 good fights out there right now, the question will be if Fedor takes them reguarly or takes 3-4 lower level fights in between the good fights.

 

That's not what I'm saying. It means that there are other legitimate top heavyweights that Fedor should be fighting. If Randy beat the man who beat the man (Crocop) and goes on to beat Fedor's other most notable opponent - Nogueria - then there is no question that the Couture and Fedor need to fight to determine the best fighter on the planet.

None of this matters until the UFC mini-tourney is complete.

 

The same one Couture already beat one year ago - in his prime if you will.

 

I'm not trying to put Couture over as the top heavyweight in Fedor's place. There just seems to be an inordinate amount of Pride bias on this forum and it falls to guys like me to swing the pendulum the other way.

 

Most MMA fans agree that Couture and Fedor should fight. But I'm sure Fedor will fight either Barnett or AA before the UFC mini-tourney is complete. So there's still a lot to be determined before we can talk about a potential Fedor/Randy battle.

 

He is fighting the best. UFC does not have anyone except for maybe Randy who Fedor should fight. He beat Nog. Werdum is just another version of Nog and he lost to AA. Lesnar is a joke.

 

What do you expect? It was the greatest show on earth! The best presentation, stacked cards, respectful fans, great entertainment, and emphasis on GREAT entertainment what more could you expect? The diffrence between the UFC and PRIDE is like a sumptous well presented dinner and a side of beef with a beer.