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Monday, Jun 15

UFC: Co-Promoting May Be Good for Business

CA The UFC would be able to deliver "super fights," ie Fedor vs. Lesnar, and make a huge profit in return without losing their monopoly-like status. There is no mixed martial arts promotion in existence that will ever be on the same level as the UFC and ...

Thursday, Jun 11

Fedor Beats Down The Entire Triple "Nose" H

CA Triple H in a recent radio interview, stated "MMA is for girls and that he thinks hornswoggle could beat fedor". When I heard this, it just made my blood boil, just imagine, do you think this ugly freak, could even last a few seconds with fedor. ...

Tuesday, Jun 9

My 10 BOLD Predictions For UFC Through 2010

CA Lyoto Machida. Make sense? 7. Michael Bisping defeats Anderson Silva for the Middleweight title. 6. Fedor finally signs a UFC contract and will fight (in order) Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar, and Frank Mir. 5. BJ Penn quits the UFC, again. ...

The Top 10 Greatest Career Comebacks In MMA History

CA Only Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Kevin Randleman beat him. Then came the marathon war of attrition against Fedor Emelianenko. The fight the Last Emperor credits as his toughest to date. Mirko would go three rounds and 20 minutes with the baddest man ...

Monday, Jun 8

Five Non-MMA Sports Combat Competitors That Could Challenge Fedor

CA During a recent interview, Alain indicated that he intends to eventually fight in the UFC. If any of these men described here could step into a ring with Fedor today and have a shot at winning, it is this man. His training regimen is similar to ...

Sunday, Jun 7

Robbie Lawler vs. Jake Shields: Strikeforce Aftermath and Analysis

ESPN CA Seated in the first couple of rows were the likes of Fedor Emelianenko, Josh Barnett, Gegard Mousasi, and Tim Sylvia. The night was kicked off by a series of undercard fights that featured a lot of local flavor and one big exclamation point courtesy of ...

Saturday, Jun 6

The Real Iron Men: The Top Ten Toughest Chins In MMA History

CA People could argue for hours about which fighter came closest to knocking out Fedor but they can never come up with a fighter that did. He truly is, The Iron Man. This man is a living legend. Much like Fedor only slightly less immortal. ...

UFC or KFC, Fedor Exposes Zuffa As a New Breed of Bird

CA If they dont take a fight with Fedor, then the UFC is admitting defeat and they lose by default. I don't ever want to hear anyone say the UFC has the best fighters in the world. Just the most frightened ones. If the UFC Heavyweight Champ is a coward ...

Friday, Jun 5

Mixed Martial Arts Hall of Fame: The First Class

CA An active contending fighter will not be listed unless they have truly transcended the sport, ie Randy Couture and Fedor Emelianenko. Anderson Silva will ultimately make the cut, as will Georges St. Pierre, Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei Silva, ...

Thursday, Jun 4

Exclusive Andrei Arlovski Interview: Stronger Than Before

“The Pitbull” is coming off a devastating and disappointing loss to WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko at the Affliction: “Day of Reckoning” event that was held earlier this year in January 2009. As a result, he now sits at 15–6 in his ...

Wednesday, Jun 3

Why MMA Is Overtaking Boxing

In MMA, there is this "unbeatable" champion, Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko. Fedor is a mild-mannered stone cold fighter who is versed in every aspect of the MMA game. He is considered unbeatable by most, which makes it all the more appealing to ...

Tuesday, Jun 2

The Top Ten MMA Competitors Since 1993

CA He is not only the number one fighter today, but also the greatest fighter since MMA began in 1993. His only loss coming by way of a doctor stoppage from a cut, Fedor has proven himself to be the closest thing to invincible that exists today. ...

Brett Rogers-Andrei Arlovski: Strikeforce Fight Week Preview

Then came his anticipated WAMMA title fight with world-renowned badass Fedor Emelianenko at Affliction: Day of Reckoning this past January, a bout many thought he was in control of before he ran into Fedor's fist. The first-round knockout defeat killed ...

Monday, Jun 1

Affliction: Trilogy Is Making Me Mad

by Jaime Moreno (Scribe) Dude I'm so steamed right now. Affliction is once again getting me excited to watch them, but a part of me should know better. Thus far, they have a main event that most fan have been begging to see in Fedor vs. ... AFFLICTION NEWS: No Belfort? No problem; Mousasi to face "Bab...

Tuesday, May 26

Lyoto Machida Breaks Open The P4P Rankings

CA by Darren Michael W (Scribe) Since Fedor and Georges St Pierre's resounding victories in January, a the p4p rankings appeared to be crystallizing. The consensus was this: Fedor Emelianenko, Georges St Pierre, Anderson Silva, and then everyone else. ...

Monday, Feb 9

Dana White: Friend or Foe to the UFC? A Closer Look

Dana White has been criticized for many things, but most recently for his outlook on acquiring Fedor Emelianenko, arguably the best fighter in the world pound-for-pound. You would think after knocking out two former UFC heavyweight champions, Emelianenko would be a prime target of th...

Sunday, Feb 1

Is It Too Late To Make My Matchups for '09?

2. Aleksander Emelianenko 14-3 vs. Paul Buentello 22-9 Lately Paul Buentello's been looking very good with Affliction; Aleksander is currently trying to get into Affliction, which is my reason for giving this fight some thought.

Tuesday, Jan 27

Fedor-Silva: Narrowing the Gap

After wrecking shop in Japan and dispatching heavyweights stalwarts like Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Mirko Filipovic, the fight fan wanted to see how Emelianenko would fare against the UFC’s 1-2 punch of Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski.

Thursday, Jan 22

Fedor a Whole New Animal For Seasoned Arlovski

Emelianenko contains arguably the most well-rounded ground game of any fighter Arlovski will have competed against—from his relentless ground-and-pound to one of the most fluid, seamless arm-bars in all of mixed martial arts.

Wednesday, Jan 21

Fedor Emelianenko vs Andrei Arlovski: The Break Down

Fedor is a well decorated Sambo fighter having one of the highest rankings a Sambo fighter can have as a “Master of Sport.” His game is at the top of the Heavyweight ladder and more impressive than most BJJ black belts, minus maybe Big Nog. On the submission front, Fedor has it no question.

Tuesday, Jan 20

Affliction Follows Elite XC's Path to Failure

The card featured such stars as Vitor Belfort, Renato Sobral, Matt Lindland, Pedro Rizzo, Josh Barnett, and Andrei Arlovski. The main event of that card was supposed to be the holy grail of MMA. The former UFC champion was pitted against the best in the world, Fedro Emelianenko in a fight tha...

Sunday, Jan 18

Opinion: Affliction 2: Transcript of Conference Call with Fedor and Trump

Promoted by Golden Boy Promotions and brought to you by Affliction Entertainment and its partners, Donald J. Trump and M-1 Global, Affliction M-1 "Day of Reckoning" is scheduled for January 24 at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA and live on Pay-Per-View. The loaded fight card includes 11 rou...

Tuesday, Jan 13

Lesnar Vs. Lashley/Ishii in 2010?

Bobby Lashley, like Lesnar, was a professional wrestler. And like Lesnar, he is also a decorated collegiate wrestler. A great wrestling base is arguably the best skill set to have entering mixed martial arts. It’s what has made Lesnar so competitive and it will likely do the same for Lashley....

Tuesday, Dec 16

Top 10 MMA Fighters: Past and Present

Evan Tanner, Liyota Machida, Matt Hughes, Tim Sylvia, Antonio Nogueria, Matt Serra, Forrest Griffin, Rampage Jackson, Maurice Smith, Vitor Belfort, Gary Goodrich, The entire Gracie Clan, Dan Severen, Roger Heurta, Maurico Rua, Josh Koschek, Kazuyuki Fujita, Alister Overeem, Mik...

Sunday, Dec 14

Opinion: Should Fedor Quit Sambo?

There's a big misconception about the reasons the UFC and Fedor Emelianenko didn't come to an agreement. If Fedor really wanted to do Sambo that badly, he wouldn't be complaining after Sambo matches about how he wished the fight was MMA.

Sunday, Nov 23

MMA's Forgotten Art: 10 Best Staredowns

10. Heath Herring 9. The Emelianenko Brothers (Fedor and Aleks) The best example is Thompson vs. Aleks Emelianenko. He may have lost that fight, but he showed absolutely no fear. It's like he had no idea whose brother he was about to fight. 5. Mirko Cro Cop 3. Josh Barnett 2. Wanderlei Silva

Monday, Oct 6

Random EliteXC Thoughts: How About Hiring Refs Who Pay Attention?

Speaking of Affliction, I wonder how they are feeling today? They received a tremendous amount of promotion on Saturday night on the broadcast and during the commercials. If casual fans did not know about Fedor Emelianenko, they sure do now.

Wednesday, Oct 1

Opinion: The Five Biggest Potential UFC Fights

Neither fighter is a huge pay per view draw by himself. Silva has been making steady progress towards that top tier of earners in the UFC, and St. Pierre brings in huge viewer numbers in Canada, but neither man can claim to have the kind of drawing power on their own that a Chuck Liddell, Randy Co...

Monday, Sep 29

Fearing the Reaper: The Rise of Aleksander Emelianenko

As a MMA competitor, Aleksander Emelianenko is both blessed and cursed. On the one hand his primary training partner is Fedor Emelianenko (the best fighter on the planet), on the other, Aleksander is Fedor’s younger brother and, therefore, will always find himself obscured by Fedor’s A...

Friday, Sep 26

Slaying the Minotaur: Can Anyone in Defeat Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira?

Following a series of victories against MMA veterans such as Gary Goodridge, Mark Coleman, Heath Herring, Semmy Schilt, and Dan Henderson (the very man who had defeated Nogueira several years previously in RINGS), it appeared as if Nogueira would rule PRIDE’s heavyweight division wi...

Sunday, Aug 24

The UFC's Most Wanted List

1) Fedor Emelianenko Affiliation: Affliction MMA TGMMA Ranking: #1 Heavyweight Why Fedor? Shields' grappling and jiu-jitsu are his biggest strengths. He was an All-American wrestler in college and is a black belt in Gracie jiu-jitsu under Cesar Gracie. Affiliation: DREAM