Fedor Emelianenko says he will need to stay sharp and be ready for anything against Brett Rogers in their Strikeforce heavyweight main event on Nov. 7.In a blog penned Wednesday for Sports.ru, Fedor expressed his respect towards Rogers as a quality opponent for having proven himself with an undefeated record of 10 wins and acknowledged the Minnesotan slugger's variables as quickness and his powerful hands.
"I'm sure Rogers will want to surprise me with something," Fedor said (translated). "I need to be ready for anything."
Fedor also took the time to address criticism that he has fought against weaker opponents, stating that he believes there is no such thing as a weak opponent in MMA, as there are many nuances to a fighter's individual style and there is no predicting what a fighter can bring to a fight.
He says the complexity of the sport is where lies the beauty of mixed martial arts.
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Funny. Fedor will be knocked out in under 2 minutes. Rogers is an honest man. I trust him when he said he'll go for a knock out. Maybe Fedor is already making excuses. Who knows.
Let me guess, if Fedor wins you're going to say ... "Rogers sucks! Anyone could beat that tomato can!"
This isn't Fedor's first Rodeo. The reason no one has even beaten him is because he is honest with himself about his abilities and the abilities of his opponents. Fedor is definitely not scared, and would never concede defeat.
No. If Fedor beats Roger, I'll eat my words for 6 months until Fedor faces another tough guy. Fighting Zulu and other freakshows like Sylvia don't count. Listen. I am not a Fedor basher. He just hasn't fought anybody recently. And no. Arlovski and Sylvia don't count. If they were any good, UFC would keep them.
Arlovski was 10-4 in the UFC with 7 KO's, and was on a 3 fight win streak when HE left the UFC.
The guy was knocked out by Sylvia who was knocked down by Couture. And he lasted like 10 seconds with Rogers. Enough said.
"The guy was knocked out by Sylvia who was knocked down by Couture"
You've got to be kidding me. Dumb logic like that doesn't apply to fighting.
lol exp what in the world are you thinking? Fedor knocked out in under 2 min? That is the most absurd thing I have ever heard. I admit Rodgers has a punchers chance but if he lands a hard punch that dazes Fedor I see another Fujita happening where fedor takes it and recovers to submit rodgers shortly after. You do realize that Fedor has never loss much less been knocked out by anyone dont you? All of the people that came before that everyone said had a chance to knock fedor out ended up being destroyed. I think Rodgers is gonna go for a knock out blow and Fedor is going to avoid it and submit Rodgers via Armbar or some other submission in the first or early in the 2nd round.
I am just saying what Rogers said. To be honest, I don't really care what Rogers does. He didn't deserve a shot at Fedor either.
@exp
So if Fedor wins are you going to honor your word and never come back to this site? You said you'd leave forever if Rogers didn't beat Fedor.
Let me guess ... you'll say the russian mafia paid off rogers to lose or some other equally paranoid statement.
I've never seen someone as divisive and rejected by a community in my life. This happened in a matter of days as well. Two weeks ago none of the regulars knew who the hell you were. Now, we all know you as some disturbed Machida psychophant. You are one sick puppy ...
Dana White has said during more than one interview that the only fighter he's ever lost that he regretted losing was Arlovski. Seems to me that based on your own logic of, "If they were any good the UFC would keep them" he must be good for White to regret losing him. He was not mentally into his fight with Rogers, he hasn't been right mentally since Fedor flattened his ass.
So when Dana said that he wanted to make Fedor the highest paid fighter, he was lying. But he wanted Arlovski, truly. A guy with no chin. Which is it then. Dana is either fixing all UFC matches according to you or is super honest.
If you look at the guys Fedor has beaten over his career ... like 75% of them lost their next fight after fighting Fedor. It seems he sucks the spirit out of his opponents. Breaks their fortitude if you will.
10-30-2009 @ 8:31AM
exp said...
I am sorry.
1. You did apologize
2. I don't accept because it wasn't sincere
3. I never said Lesnar was on steroids
4. I still think Machida lost but is has nothing to do with Lesnar
Saying Machida lost and being a Fedor fantard aren't mutually exclusive. Only in your thick skull do such extremes and parallels exist. In reality, us normal peoples opinions have context. You know the difference between us? You are a con artist pretending to know what he is talking about. That, and you are a psychophant. You are worse than any Fedor fantard I've ever seen.
Wow, you're all over the board here. I never made any mentions about fedor's negotiations with the UFC, nor did I ever accuse Dana White of lying or fixing any fights. All I am pointing out is that you stated that if Arlovski was a good fighter, the UFC would have kept him, yet White has said that he regretted losing Arlovski. Are you going to ignore that point, or try to deflect that point by throwing a bunch of gibberish about salary and fixed fights into the mix?
I wasn't just talking about you. I am talking about all you guys who say, Fedor is the best human being ever. Then say, Dana fixed Machida fight. Then say, Dana is lying about Fedor deal. Then say, but he said Machida lost so it should be true. Then say, Dana wanted Arlovski so it's real.
Listen. I don't mind if you come out and say, Dana lies all the time. But to pick and choose what you want to believe is just straight crazy. Again, I am not singling you out. I never do. I am on a crusade to expose ALL Fedor fan boys. Can you explain Zulu and Hong Man Choi to me? If Fedor doesn't fight cans, then I guess Zulu is a super MMA fighter. I am not here to fight you or bash you or anything. But when the lead writer on this site comes with nonsense like "Fedor the best person in the world even better than Jesus" then it makes me mad. This is AOL not some trash site.
There is a difference in saying Fedor is the best P4P in MMA and saying he is the greatest human being in the history of the world. Enough with the hyperbole and rhetoric. It's beyond pathetic.
Yes Dana lies
Yes negotiations fell through with Fedor
Yes Dana said Shogun won
Yes Dana said he regretted letting AA leave the UFC
Whats your point?
Dana also said Kimbo wouldn't be in the UFC unless he won TUF and then he signs him to a 3 fight deal after he loses in his first fight. Are you new to this MMA game or something? Pull your head out of the sand and for christs sake let the Machida/Shogun fight go already. It's consuming you.
Enough with the Machida psychophant syndrome. This is gotten out of hand with the trolling. If the topic is about the Machida fight then bring it up. Otherwise, it's blatant trolling and your just trying to be a dick for no good reason. Butt hurt Machida fantard is butt hurt. Big shock.
you just contradicted yourself. Dana lies when you think he lies. Like when it's about Fedor. But he is telling the truth about things you want to be true (like Shogun thing). I am not bringing Shogun Machida up. You keep saying that people who don't see the fight the way you do are idiots. No. Josh Thompson, Anderson Silva, and everybody else who is not biased with Shogun of PRIDE saw that it was too close to call one way and another and Machida won. Dana said Shogun won so he could sell the repeat fight. Shogun even didn't deserve a shot. Dana is what's wrong with the UFC trying to give in to these cry babies who are upset that Shogun (someone who lost to Forrest Griffin of all people) got decisioned by a limping Machida.
I digress. Let's stick with this topic. Dana respects Arlovski. But that doesn't mean he is any good. Dana stuck with Vera even though he looked crap his first two fights. You are making Arlovski to this guy who was a world beater and lost to Fedor. He wasn't. I though he could have lost to Roy Nelso had the referee not screwed Roy and stood up the fight when Roy was trying a submission. Listen. I know you are obsessed with Fedor. I know you enjoy insulting people. That's fine. I don't really care what you call me or how you insult me. The truth will be known in a matter of weeks. If Rogers loses, I'll eat my words. What will you do if Fedor loses? You'll make an excuse that he was sick or his family was threatened or the cage was too small for him or this or that.
You still don't have a coherent point.
1. I never said Dana lied about Fedor I said negotiations fell through
2. I never said Machida wasn't a great fighter I just thought he lost. No amount of your excuses changes the fact that the overwhelmingly majority of people think Rua won the fight. You have to up with ulterior motives but can't deal with reality that is peoples poising view.
3. I never made any bold predictions or called Fedor or Machida overrated. I'm secure in my beliefs unlike you.
4. I still rated Machida as the number 1 LHW in mma, picked him to beat Shogun and Ill pick him to win the rematch. I just thought he lost the fight. Nothing more nothing less.
5. You started the non sense by calling me racist and all other stuff. If you can't take it don't dish it out.
6. The last thing I am is obsessed with Fedor. I think he's the best based on the body of work but he's not one of my favorite fighters. Everyone here knows my two guys are BJ Penn & Rampage.
You call everyone with a different opinion racist, biased, agenda driven and idiots. Do you expect people to respect you or even tolerate someone as over the top as yourself? On top of that your a hypocrite. Using your own logic one could say your racist and xenophobic because you don't like fedor and he's Russian.
I give Rogers a punchers chance but I expect Fedor to win by submission. That's being realistic.
You want to hype your guys and downplay everyone else. Look at all the cans Machida had fought. You act like he is GOD when he's just a man like everyone else.
You say I'll make excuses if Fedor loses (I won't because I don't care) when you've done nothing but make excises for Machida. That's being a hypocrite.
Even of Machida lost that decision it wouldn't mean he wasn't still one of the best P4P in the world. Same goes for Fedor. If he loses he'll still be one of the best.
You have this black and white approach when the truth is things aren't that cut and dry.
You accused me of accusinng Lesnar was on roofs which I never said. You accused me of being racist which I'm not and never brought it up. You say I'm a machida hater which I'm not. You say I'm obsessed with with Fedor which I'm not.
See things for how they are not how you'd like them to be. You just going around making absurd accusations and slinging mud when you are the exact person you claim everyone else is on these boards.
Long piece, same points. I DID not call you racist. I said a portion of fans are and that's the truth. Just because 90% of fans are drunk, doesn't mean they are right.
Racism is the big elephant in the room in the game of fighting. Some are picking on Cecils People perhaps because he is African American. Some fans threaten to kill him. Is that how to behave?
Once again, I did not call you or anybody specific racist. Go read it. I never point at one person calling them this or that. But you keep repeating just you repeat the nonsense about Rua winning. He didn't win, and judges agree with me. I don't care if Jesus saw it 4-1 for Rua, Machida won.
@exp
"I DID not call you racist."
10-26-2009 @ 9:30PM
exp said...
@Johnny you are racist. You are saying Brock, you are on juice. That my friend should get you a few years in jail.
http://mma.fanhouse.com/2009/10/26/brock-lesnar-out-of-ufc-106-main-event/2#at
I guess when all you do is talk out of your arse it's hard to keep all the crap straight. Idiot. To top it off I never said a damn thing about Lesnar being on steroids. Let's see you come up with an excuse this time. Once that hate crimes bill passes your always blabbing about I'll be sure to have you put away for a few years in the klink. Hypocrite.