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1 month ago
in Josh Barnett PLEASE KO Fedor Emelianenko on Extreme John
I have to admit I am and have been a serious Fedor Emelianenko fan for years in the same way I was once for Mike Tyson & Roy Jones Jr & Marvin Hagler. He is an amazing fighter and so well rounded and really I cannot see anyone better then him at the moment (I am in good company with people like GSP and Couture in agreement).
As for being "bitch slapped around the ring by Andre Arlovsk" I just went back and watched the video - he did look unsettled in his ring position but I did not see any major blows landed, until of course Arlovsk got well and truly bitch smacked and put down lick sack of potatoes.
And for getting rocked - that was Kazuyuki Fujita and really that showed some amazing chin considering he then switched the fight and tapped him out with Rear Naked Choke submission.
Also Randleman Suplexed Emelianenko and looked like he had broke his neck, but he recovered and tapped him out in a Kimura. So thats thing with this guy, his stand up is fast and strong, his ground work incredible and he has a chin and amazing heart to come back.
So yeah considering what you say I still stand by my belief he is the best. As for the UFC I think the person to really challenge him will be Cheick Kongo as opposed to their current champion with an Amazing 2 wins 1 loss record.
As for being "bitch slapped around the ring by Andre Arlovsk" I just went back and watched the video - he did look unsettled in his ring position but I did not see any major blows landed, until of course Arlovsk got well and truly bitch smacked and put down lick sack of potatoes.
And for getting rocked - that was Kazuyuki Fujita and really that showed some amazing chin considering he then switched the fight and tapped him out with Rear Naked Choke submission.
Also Randleman Suplexed Emelianenko and looked like he had broke his neck, but he recovered and tapped him out in a Kimura. So thats thing with this guy, his stand up is fast and strong, his ground work incredible and he has a chin and amazing heart to come back.
So yeah considering what you say I still stand by my belief he is the best. As for the UFC I think the person to really challenge him will be Cheick Kongo as opposed to their current champion with an Amazing 2 wins 1 loss record.
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I watched the Randleman video it was a nasty suplex no doubt, and all though an extremely exciting move with explosion and excellent sound effects, unless he rendered Fedor unconscious I can't see anyone's back being broken by a suplex and losing a fight because of it, good explosives.. Not a show stopper.
In regards to Fedor being hurt by Kazuyki and coming back, without a doubt it shows excellent chin and heart. The picture was used in this post more for effect than anything, and to highlight the fact that Fedor is hardly invincible.
Hey I have no problem taking a step back on the current UFC champion with his incredible record of 2-1, Im no huge Brock Lesner fan, as a matter of fact I wouldn't mind seeing Mir beat him again, it would be hysterical. Kongo is a bad ass but we will see what he has against Cain Velasquez, depends which Kongo shows up to the fight that night.
I can't blame you for standing by him Luke, I wouldn't expect anything less. On August 2nd we can revisit the Fedor vs Barnett fight and see what the outcome is, like I said in my post Im not sure that I believe that Barnett is the guy that will beat Fedor, I just think he has better total skills than Arlovski and Sylvia put together. Thank you for taking the time to comment Luke, Im hardly against learning facts about Fedor that might make me see a different position on the guy. I just had someone write me last night on Twitter that was responding to my article and the guy had a great point, "It's the promoters that are making you hate Fedor, not Fedor making you hate Fedor". Thats a very solid point and right on the money, in addition to the fact that I can't rate the guy based on the two sleeper fights that I saw him in.