"step up to the plate and give Nogueira the chance to win the title,” White said

You do really think Dana White is the Devil don't you?:fire Do have nightmares about him...you know there actually is alot of fighters that are happy being in the UFC even with their contracts...you act like Dana is the AntiChrist and should be avoided at all cost:-( ...Alot of the former Pride fighters are actually happy...that might surprise you, I don't think anyone is saying Fedor is actually afraid of any other UFC fighters himself. I think it's more Finkelstink protecting his investment. And I don't people are even saying Randy "would win" because he is the obvious underdog.

And then say nog would "own" Randy is another ignorant statement.Randy beat Sylvia in all 5 rounds of their fight....Tim almost KTFO Nog in the first round so don't make comments assuring us who would win a fight....especially all that has happened in MMA

in Dana's position not everyone will happy and fallouts will happen....maybe not in the perfect world of Pride and M1, but this is the real world. So do you really think Fedor is in a better position now then if he would have signed with the UFC?...At least in M1 he is guaranteed to get hugs and kisses from Jean Claud Van Dam after he beats his Tomato Cans:tired

 

Couture will fight Noguiera. It will happen.

 

There's a few people. I'm too lazy right now but Im pretty sure uve said it too.

 

I think Fedors in the position he wants to be in. As a person who is patriotic about his own country, a person who was in Japan during the hayday of Pride, I can honestly say, I at least think I understand Fedor's point of view.

Why would a person like Fedor, Russian want to take part in an org that is incapable, or unwilling to take members of his own family and friends (Alexander and Barny). All the **** talking in the U.S., the poor U.S. fanbase (not talking about folks on the forums, but talking about the mobs chanting USA during fights and booing). If you have ever heard the term, "Ugly American." You might understand just why Dana White is so repulsive to so many people.

The UFC is one of the best things to ever happen to MMA. But at this point, it's taking MMA in an Americentric direction, regardless of where the fights are taken geographically.

 

I don't know about that...he is in Canada now promoting UFC 83 and can't say enough about Canadians and how they support MMA wherever it takes place. He brings in fighters from all over the world even if they beat his former pets like the all american Hughes,Franklin,Sherk and even liddell and Couture could be beat by other nations so I'm not sure I agree with your point of view on that. And how can you make a contract when a fighter demands his buddies and family are included....really is that even realistic and to have control over who he fights....I don't think Dana was being unrealistic in the contract dispute...because he wanted Fedor in the UFC but wasn't ready to give up his children in the process.

 

Nog is 240, how much does Jacare weigh? 185? And all Randy could do was stall. Fedor has excellent submission defense, Randy was subbed 3 times.

 

Randy is tailor made for Nog, imo. Really bad style match up for Randy, Randy will want him on the ground, which is exactly where Nog is at his most dangerous. Unless Randy goes for bullying Nog against the cage and avoiding takedowns and squeezing out a boring win, I don't see him beating Nog.

 

And I'm sure Fedor is scared stiff of fighting in a division where he's already convincingly proved he's better than the champion.

 

I think that people really bash Dana without reason as well. I mean... the guys gives opportunities to so many people. They bash on him for not paying some of the lower level, non-televised fighters much more than a few thousand.... are you kidding me? These guys are doing NOTHING for the UFC event. They aren't bringing asses in the seats, and he is giving these guys an opportunity to showcase their talent to the UFC, and the fans in attendance... even televise it later if the fight is good enough. I know a lot of low level fighters who fight on cards for MUCH MUCH less than that, and would strangle their mother for an opportunity "disrespected" by Dana White in that manner.