Fedor Emelianenko TKOed Brett Rogers at 3:12 in round two. The first round saw Fedor's nose cut and his face bloodied in the first round. Can anyone beat, or even hang with this guy? Outside of the UFC, i say no.
I went into this thing rooting for Rogers. I thought after that first round Rogers had Fedor figured out and was going to finish him. I stand and watch now though and bow down as Fedor can take it as well as dish. He is truly a Champion of Champions. I don't know if he can beat Lesnar or others in UFC but we all as fans will be robbed if that never comes to fruition.
As for Rogers, I was a semi fan and did go in rooting for him but his attitude at end of fight to me was poor. There was no aknowledgement of Fedor from him...nothing. He made it seem like it was his fault. And after stepping back a minute to think about this fight, If Rogers would have thrown more like he said he should have, Fedor would probably have taken him out sooner. Fedor is a genius in the ring on his feet or on the ground. That second round, wth the nose ripped apart and not sure if broken but looked like it, he waited for that opening and just layed into that punch like a cleanup hitter.
Fedor can be stopped and would be stopped if he would have actually agreed to fight real competition in the UFC. I would like nothing more for Lesnar, Carwin, Mir, or Coture to sign a one fight deal with strikeforce just to fight Fedor. If he will not go and fight the best let them go to him.
Fedor can be stopped and would be stopped if he would have actually agreed to fight real competition in the UFC. I would like nothing more for Lesnar, Carwin, Mir, or Coture to sign a one fight deal with strikeforce just to fight Fedor. If he will not go and fight the best let them go to him.
UFC won't just drop their fighters contracts to go let them give strikeforce (and showtime) a great card
of those you named i honestly only think a prime couture could take him, lesnar might be able to but fedor's ground game is out of this world and his standup is doubtlessly better than brock's
plus: fedor prefers fighting bigger guys, he's a lot like randy couture but unlike randy he has more trouble with smaller, faster fighters
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