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Title: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: MindSpin on February 26, 2010, 08:46:32 AM
"M-1's Apy Echteld said that they were interested in fighting Overeem, however they would not fight unless Overeem was drug tested leading up to the fight"

So let me get this straight.  Fedor is willing to fight Barnett (who has tested positive for steroids multiple times), without imposing a drug test , but he's not willing to fight Overeem who has never tested positive?

::) 
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: titusisback on February 26, 2010, 09:05:08 AM
That's an unreasonable request in your opinion?  ???
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: MindSpin on February 26, 2010, 09:16:54 AM
Why didn't he request it of Barnett?
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on February 26, 2010, 09:17:05 AM
Slowly but surely it is all caving in on Fedor.

Don't know why he is even worried about Overeem....he has to get past one of his toughest fights to date against Werdum ::)
If Strikeforce can ever manage to get their shit together.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: MindSpin on February 26, 2010, 09:17:40 AM
lol
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: gmflex on February 26, 2010, 09:21:14 AM
 :o :o
the hate is strong in this thread...
In japan they dont drug test.... ::)
in the states its automatic...

the hate is strong with the UFC guy's  :-\
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: MindSpin on February 26, 2010, 09:22:39 AM
no hate.  I just want fedor in that freaking octagon already >:(

The sooner all these other orgs go out of business, the sooner we'll see it happen :D
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: gmflex on February 26, 2010, 09:32:29 AM
I totally agree with u...

I get the feeling he doesn't re-sign with M-1 global as his contract expires at the end of this year /2010...
then Dana will offer him his retirment plan....

Fedor to the UFC in mid 2011

 :-\
i hope...
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on February 26, 2010, 09:35:37 AM
I hope Fedor does sign with the UFC as well.
But my gut feeling tells me that he will walk away from MMA after his current contract is up.
Why would he risk a couple of losses at the end of his carreer? If he wanted money, he never would haver turned down the UFC's offers originally.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: smoothasf on February 26, 2010, 10:35:16 AM
overeem in his juiced up state is a freaking animal, hes the only fighter in the world who i would place money on to beat fedor at this present time. 
overeem has been fighting the best, the best k1 stand up guys in the world and doing very impressively.  hes the man to watch mark my word.  i think fedor is dodging him. 
love to see badr hari in mma though
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: HICKSON on February 26, 2010, 11:18:09 AM
Let’s just see how Overeem handles Rodgers before we start toasting his cum to the MMA gods.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: Petrucci on March 01, 2010, 04:19:56 AM
no hate.  I just want fedor in that freaking octagon already >:(

The sooner all these other orgs go out of business, the sooner we'll see it happen :D

why dont you call him directly and tell him all of that??

i mean, why you complaining here every single day makes you think there is going to have a difference...

Man, this shit has to end already...i like you but this board is resumed to you bashing Fedor, praising UFC and then guys fighting what you said.... That or just posts about some news someone found in another board...

why can we just talk about it without getting always to the Fedor vs UFC + rest of the world debate?
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: MindSpin on March 01, 2010, 08:36:26 AM
why dont you call him directly and tell him all of that??

i mean, why you complaining here every single day makes you think there is going to have a difference...

Man, this shit has to end already...i like you but this board is resumed to you bashing Fedor, praising UFC and then guys fighting what you said.... That or just posts about some news someone found in another board...

why can we just talk about it without getting always to the Fedor vs UFC + rest of the world debate?

Relax big guy.  It's only Monday.  Now to address your concerns: 1) look at most of my threads and you'll see they are news related 2) discussing Fedor and whether or not he should be in the UFC is as relevant a topic as you could have on this board 3) Fedor is a pussy :D
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: gmflex on March 01, 2010, 08:58:00 AM
Relax big guy.  It's only Monday.  Now to address your concerns: 1) look at most of my threads and you'll see they are news related 2) discussing Fedor and whether or not he should be in the UFC is as relevant a topic as you could have on this board 3) Fedor is a pussy :D

x2
i agree with spin... ;)

Except the Fedor is a pussy >:(
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: Krankenstein on March 02, 2010, 07:34:32 AM
overeem in his juiced up state is a freaking animal, hes the only fighter in the world who i would place money on to beat fedor at this present time. 
overeem has been fighting the best, the best k1 stand up guys in the world and doing very impressively.  hes the man to watch mark my word.  i think fedor is dodging him. 
love to see badr hari in mma though

Correct me if I am wrong, but didnt Badr Hari hand Overeem his ass at a K-1 tournament?  Even predicting it in the pre-fight news conference?
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: *ChuteBoxe* on March 02, 2010, 09:01:50 AM
Correct me if I am wrong, but didnt Badr Hari hand Overeem his ass at a K-1 tournament?  Even predicting it in the pre-fight news conference?

Nope he beat him in the rematch.  Badr talked all this shit about MMA and it's fighters then got his ass put down twice (the second time for good) by Ubereem.  Then they fought again and Badr won.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: noworries on March 02, 2010, 10:08:18 AM
Yea Fedor is a pussy ::) ::)
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: FREAKgeek on March 02, 2010, 04:41:19 PM
"M-1's Apy Echteld said that they were interested in fighting Overeem, however they would not fight unless Overeem was drug tested leading up to the fight"

So let me get this straight.  Fedor is willing to fight Barnett (who has tested positive for steroids multiple times), without imposing a drug test , but he's not willing to fight Overeem who has never tested positive?

::) 

But Barnett was tested, and failed.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: MindSpin on March 02, 2010, 05:41:49 PM
But Barnett was tested, and failed.

That's my point.  Fedor is willing to fight a known steroid user in Barnett, but not willing to fight a suspected steroid user in Alistar.  And by the way, the latest is that Fedor will not fight Alistar, because he doesn't think he is ranked high enough!  LOL!!  Yet he was willing to fight guys like Hong Man Choi & Matt Linland....weak!  He is dodging the top UFC Heavyweights and he is dodging what few decent heavyweights there are out of the UFC ::)
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: FREAKgeek on March 02, 2010, 05:51:24 PM
That's my point.  Fedor is willing to fight a known steroid user in Barnett, but not willing to fight a suspected steroid user in Alistar.  And by the way, the latest is that Fedor will not fight Alistar, because he doesn't think he is ranked high enough!  LOL!!  Yet he was willing to fight guys like Hong Man Choi & Matt Linland....weak!  He is dodging the top UFC Heavyweights and he is dodging what few decent heavyweights there are out of the UFC ::)

Overeem is on because of Fedor.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: *ChuteBoxe* on March 02, 2010, 06:34:49 PM
That's my point.  Fedor is willing to fight a known steroid user in Barnett, but not willing to fight a suspected steroid user in Alistar. 

He was going to fight Barnett in the US where they actually test for steriods, both before and after fights in some cases.  Alistair didn't want to fight Fedor in Strikeforce or in the United States.  He wanted Fedor to go to Japan (where they are notorious for not testing for steroids) and fight him in Dream.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: heavyNbasic on March 03, 2010, 12:35:05 AM
Why didn't he request it of Barnett?

He's friends with Barnett.  He's prob not friends with Overeem. 

I think the Barnett fight would have been awesome.  Fcukin' Barnett can't get his shit together. >:(
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: smoothasf on March 03, 2010, 12:35:38 AM
im a huge fedor fan but this is rediculous he is now officially dodging top fighters. and badr barely deserved the win for the 2 knock down rule in the rematch, overeem didnt even puff, great cardio, great strength and his ground game is awesome.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: CARTEL on March 03, 2010, 08:16:10 PM
im a huge fedor fan but this is rediculous he is now officially dodging top fighters.

Barnett was the #2 rated fighter in the world when he was supposed to fight Fedor.

How is that dodging top competition. If anything, you could say everybody else is ducking top competition since Fedor IS the top.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 04, 2010, 09:19:16 AM
Barnett was the #2 rated fighter in the world when he was supposed to fight Fedor.

How is that dodging top competition. If anything, you could say everybody else is ducking top competition since Fedor IS the top.

Being that Fedor is afraid not in the UFC, he has severely limited his access to top fighters. Not saying all the best are in the UFC, but most are.
Werdum is hardly a deserving opponent.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: CARTEL on March 04, 2010, 06:51:00 PM
Being that Fedor is afraid not in the UFC, he has severely limited his access to top fighters. Not saying all the best are in the UFC, but most are.
Werdum is hardly a deserving opponent.

I'm not sure what you mean by "deserving" but...
 
I can think of only two "deserving" opponents in the UFC. Mir and Lesnar. I think Ubereem has the same case as those two also.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: RUDE BUOY on March 05, 2010, 01:46:04 AM
hahahahahahahaha huge limb here no fedor would not be scared of the big boys in the ufc as stated earlier in this thread yea fedor is a pussy  ::)
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 05, 2010, 08:20:10 AM
hahahahahahahaha huge limb here no fedor would not be scared of the big boys in the ufc as stated earlier in this thread yea fedor is a pussy  ::)

I don't think that Fedor himself is afraid of the UFC...I think his management is though.
Lets afve it...he has been collecting easy paychecks for a while now.

Win      Brett Rogers      TKO (Punches)      Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Rogers      11/7/2009     2     1:48
 Win    Andrei Arlovski    KO (Punch)    Affliction - Day of Reckoning    1/24/2009    1    3:14
 Win    Tim Sylvia    Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)    Affliction - Banned    7/19/2008    1    0:36
 Win    Hong Man Choi    Submission (Armbar)    Yarennoka - New Years Eve 2007    12/31/2007    1    1:54
 Win    Matt Lindland    Submission (Armbar)    Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations    4/14/2007    1    2:58
 Win    Mark Hunt    Submission (Kimura)    PRIDE - Shockwave 2006    12/31/2006    1    8:16
 Win    Mark Coleman    Submission (Armbar)    PRIDE 32 - The Real Deal    10/21/2006    2    1:15
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 05, 2010, 08:49:16 AM
The two best HWs in the world after Fedor are Overeem and Barnett. Neither is in the UFC.

If Fedor is interested in fighting overrated cans that hyped their way into the top 10 then he would be smart to sign with the UFC. I mean, everyone claims he's collecting easy paychecks so the UFC should be the logical choice then.  :-X




Would Dana let Fedor fake an illness like Brock so he could train for a year and adjust to the cage?  ???

Barnett is a good fighter, but a disgrace to MMA. Flunked two steroid tests in the U.S.
Overeem...well we won't even bring up the drug talk.
When he fights in the US and tests clean, then I will consider him a top contender.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: MindSpin on March 05, 2010, 09:36:45 AM
The two best HWs in the world after Fedor are Overeem and Barnett. Neither is in the UFC.

If Fedor is interested in fighting overrated cans that hyped their way into the top 10 then he would be smart to sign with the UFC. I mean, everyone claims he's collecting easy paychecks so the UFC should be the logical choice then.  :-X




Would Dana let Fedor fake an illness like Brock so he could train for a year and adjust to the cage?  ???

Two questions:

1) who has Overeem beaten to be considered the #2 Heavyweight in the world?
2) what proof do you have that Lesnar faked an illness and that Dana was in on it?
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: George Whorewell on March 05, 2010, 10:17:09 AM
I don't think that Fedor himself is afraid of the UFC...I think his management is though.
Lets afve it...he has been collecting easy paychecks for a while now.

Win      Brett Rogers      TKO (Punches)      Strikeforce / M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Rogers      11/7/2009     2     1:48
 Win    Andrei Arlovski    KO (Punch)    Affliction - Day of Reckoning    1/24/2009    1    3:14
 Win    Tim Sylvia    Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)    Affliction - Banned    7/19/2008    1    0:36
 Win    Hong Man Choi    Submission (Armbar)    Yarennoka - New Years Eve 2007    12/31/2007    1    1:54
 Win    Matt Lindland    Submission (Armbar)    Bodog Fight - Clash of the Nations    4/14/2007    1    2:58
 Win    Mark Hunt    Submission (Kimura)    PRIDE - Shockwave 2006    12/31/2006    1    8:16
 Win    Mark Coleman    Submission (Armbar)    PRIDE 32 - The Real Deal    10/21/2006    2    1:15



Every single one of those opponents was game-- Except Hong Man Choi. 3 former UFC champs including a UFC hall of famer-- 2 very dangerous experienced opponents, one previously undefeated guy with proven KO power that outweighed him by 50+ lbs,  and one cup cake that was a full foot taller and 100 lbs heavier. Give me any top HW's last 7 fights and  show me how Fedor has fought below par competition--
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: FREAKgeek on March 05, 2010, 03:24:23 PM
Two questions:

2) what proof do you have that Lesnar faked an illness and that Dana was in on it?

What proof do you have that any of Fedor's fights were fixed?
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 05, 2010, 04:49:42 PM


Every single one of those opponents was game-- Except Hong Man Choi. 3 former UFC champs including a UFC hall of famer-- 2 very dangerous experienced opponents, one previously undefeated guy with proven KO power that outweighed him by 50+ lbs,  and one cup cake that was a full foot taller and 100 lbs heavier. Give me any top HW's last 7 fights and  show me how Fedor has fought below par competition--

Coleman and Sylvia have been beaten by Couture who was then KO'd by Lesnar.

Fedor cheated in the Lindland fight by grabbing the ropes as well.

Rodgers....come on?? He wouldn't stand a chance with any of the top UFC guys.

Then we have Fedor's next fight against Werdum...I like Werdum and he is a decent fighter, but he is not even close to the talent of Cain, Carwin, Mir, or even Lesnar.

We can argue all day about Fedor, but unfortunately it is very apparent that Fedor and his management are looking for easy paydays.
Why would Fedor risk a loss on his record at this stage of his career. Can't say I blame them.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: FREAKgeek on March 05, 2010, 04:52:31 PM
Coleman and Sylvia have been beaten by Couture who was then KO'd by Lesnar.

Rodgers....come on?? He wouldn't stand a chance with any of the top UFC guys.


Rodgers hits hard and is still unrefined. I think he will become a force.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 05, 2010, 06:31:35 PM
Rodgers hits hard and is still unrefined. I think he will become a force.

He is unrefined, hardly a top competitor for Fedor. But what else have we come to expect with the opponents that Fedor's management is choosing these days.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: *ChuteBoxe* on March 05, 2010, 08:30:58 PM
Coleman and Sylvia have been beaten by Couture who was then KO'd by Lesnar.

Ian Freeman TKO'd Frank Mir, does that mean he would beat Brock Lesnar?  MMA math dosen't add up.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 05, 2010, 08:54:33 PM
Ian Freeman TKO'd Frank Mir, does that mean he would beat Brock Lesnar?  MMA math dosen't add up.

I was being sarcastic in that post. I agree MMA math never adds up.  I was mocking Georgie Whores post when he stated:

Quote from: George Whorewell on Today at 10:17:09 AM


Every single one of those opponents was game-- Except Hong Man Choi. 3 former UFC champs including a UFC hall of famer-- 2 very dangerous experienced opponents, one previously undefeated guy with proven KO power that outweighed him by 50+ lbs,  and one cup cake that was a full foot taller and 100 lbs heavier. Give me any top HW's last 7 fights and  show me how Fedor has fought below par competition--
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: Hedgehog on March 06, 2010, 12:00:02 PM
I hope Fedor does sign with the UFC as well.
But my gut feeling tells me that he will walk away from MMA after his current contract is up.
Why would he risk a couple of losses at the end of his carreer? If he wanted money, he never would haver turned down the UFC's offers originally.

From what I understand, he was never offered any one-fight deals with UFC.

They were only offering him a deal where he would be figthing multiple fights in UFC.

Which, from what I understand, is where the disagreement was/is.


My gut feeling is that the fighters right now are getting too little of what the MMA industry is generating.

Look at Formula One, or basketball, or soccer.

Even average names in those sports earns sometimes multi-million dollars.

Hopefully, fighters will leave, or threaten to leave UFC, until they are getting the biggest share of the earnings.

The promoters should only have a slight percentage - they're not the stars, they're not in there risking everything.

Conversely, look at NBA.

Who's got the biggest salary - Lebron James or David Stern?

Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 06, 2010, 03:46:39 PM
From what I understand, he was never offered any one-fight deals with UFC.

They were only offering him a deal where he would be figthing multiple fights in UFC.

Which, from what I understand, is where the disagreement was/is.


My gut feeling is that the fighters right now are getting too little of what the MMA industry is generating.

Look at Formula One, or basketball, or soccer.

Even average names in those sports earns sometimes multi-million dollars.

Hopefully, fighters will leave, or threaten to leave UFC, until they are getting the biggest share of the earnings.

The promoters should only have a slight percentage - they're not the stars, they're not in there risking everything.

Conversely, look at NBA.

Who's got the biggest salary - Lebron James or David Stern?



You are right, the last offer was a multi-fight deal worth about $30 mil. The UFC had met all of his other demands, including the option to fight Sambo if he desired. The only hang-up that was last reported was that Fedor wanted the UFC to co-promote with M1. The UFC declined and I do not blame them. Why let another org ride on the coattails of UFC when they have nothing to offer long term except one fighter, who quite frankly the UFC can and has been successful without.

Here is one of many sources on the topichttp://www.mmafighting.com/2009/07/30/fedor-emelianenko-turns-down-three-fight-ufc-contract/ (http://www.mmafighting.com/2009/07/30/fedor-emelianenko-turns-down-three-fight-ufc-contract/)

Fedor Emelianenko said on Wednesday that he does not intend to sign a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship unless the UFC agrees to promote fights jointly with Emelianenko's promoter, M-1 Global. Since then, several Web sites have reported that Emelianenko had turned down a six-fight contract with the UFC worth $30 million.


I agree the fighters should be paid more, but how can they leave the UFC? With sponsorships and PPV buys, how can a fighter make more in any other org? Where are they going to go? Another thing the UFC offers is exposure that leads to better sponsorship money for the fighters than any other MMA org.

You can not compare the UFC or MMA to any of the other sports you mentioned. MMA as a whole has less sponsorship/advertising money coming in. Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, Football etc. have been around much longer. They make huge profits on advertising with company's like Nike, Multiple beer company's, Financial institutions, etc. The UFC is young, in time they may. This has a lot to do with how well an athlete is paid. The UFC does make a lot of money, but these fighters are making a lot more than they were even a few years back. The UFC is also dumping a lot of money back into the org to help it grow worldwide.

Afterall, nobody is forcing these guys to fight in the UFC. The UFC has a right to make as much money as they wish, just like any sport or business.

If you were to compare the economics of today with what they were when baseball, football, soccer, basketball, etc, started out, players were not paid on the scale that they are today. Owners of these sports/teams are making a higher profit then they were when they just started out.

Same is true with the UFC. Afterall, Dana and the Fertitas have only owned the UFC for a little more than 10 years. Look how much they have done for the fighters in this time.


Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: *ChuteBoxe* on March 06, 2010, 04:19:39 PM
You are right, the last offer was a multi-fight deal worth about $30 mil. The UFC had met all of his other demands, including the option to fight Sambo if he desired. The only hang-up that was last reported was that Fedor wanted the UFC to co-promote with M1. The UFC declined and I do not blame them. Why let another org ride on the coattails of UFC when they have nothing to offer long term except one fighter, who quite frankly the UFC can and has been successful without.

Here is one of many sources on the topichttp://www.mmafighting.com/2009/07/30/fedor-emelianenko-turns-down-three-fight-ufc-contract/ (http://www.mmafighting.com/2009/07/30/fedor-emelianenko-turns-down-three-fight-ufc-contract/)

"The actual guarantee for Fedor is much more modest. It's true that if business stays at record levels Fedor could walk away with $30 million. But that is no guarantee."
That link also says it was less than 2 million per fight for three fights.  Dana and Fedor's manager issued statements about these "supposed" offers soon after those rumors started circulating.  They were pretty inflated to say the least, I'd search for them right now but I don't want to accidently come across spoilers from the WEC.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 06, 2010, 04:26:38 PM
"The actual guarantee for Fedor is much more modest. It's true that if business stays at record levels Fedor could walk away with $30 million. But that is no guarantee."
That link also says it was less than 2 million per fight for three fights.  Dana and Fedor's manager issued statements about these "supposed" offers soon after those rumors started circulating.  They were pretty inflated to say the least, I'd search for them right now but I don't want to accidently come across spoilers from the WEC.

Overall money was not the problem. It was the co-promoting. Besides, unless you can post a reputable source showing otherwise, whatever you state is YOUR OPINION.



Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: *ChuteBoxe* on March 06, 2010, 06:48:24 PM
Overall money was not the problem. It was the co-promoting. Besides, unless you can post a reputable source showing otherwise, whatever you state is YOUR OPINION.

So I take it your post is just YOUR OPINION?
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 06, 2010, 07:45:25 PM
So I take it your post is just YOUR OPINION?

My statement was not only my opinion, but fact as well.

I neve claimed to know or disputed how much money Fedor was going to make.

What part of this do you not understand?

Fedor Emelianenko said on Wednesday that he does not intend to sign a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship unless the UFC agrees to promote fights jointly with Emelianenko's promoter, M-1 Global. Since then, several Web sites have reported that Emelianenko had turned down a six-fight contract with the UFC worth $30 million.

Where's your source?? Please...show me Fedor and/or his management is not afraid of the talent in the UFC.

Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: Hedgehog on March 07, 2010, 10:25:41 AM

You can not compare the UFC or MMA to any of the other sports you mentioned.

I think in one area it is comparable. And that is how the money in the industry is distributed between suits and athletes.

My issue isn't with how the fighters earn small money.

But rather, that they get such a small percentage of the total earnings.

It's just not right that the fighters should get less than the promoters from an event.

Should Dana and the Fertitta's willingly lower their own cut from the events?

Of course not.

That's why I hope to see other federations start up, and compete for the athletes with higher fight salaries et al.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: *ChuteBoxe* on March 07, 2010, 10:40:51 AM
My statement was not only my opinion, but fact as well.

I neve claimed to know or disputed how much money Fedor was going to make.

Since then, several Web sites have reported that Emelianenko had turned down a six-fight contract with the UFC worth $30 million.

Where's your source?? Please...show me Fedor and/or his management is not afraid of the talent in the UFC.

I'm disputing the amount of money offered to Fedor you are saying is a fact, when it hasn't been confirmed by anybody of name or importance.  All you have to go by is a vague statement that seems to have been recirculated by a few websites.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 07, 2010, 03:56:08 PM
I'm disputing the amount of money offered to Fedor you are saying is a fact, when it hasn't been confirmed by anybody of name or importance.  All you have to go by is a vague statement that seems to have been recirculated by a few websites.

I never said I could confirm the exact amount that Fedor was going to make. What I DID claim was that money was not the issue.

Still waiting on your source to prove othewise.The WEC event was over almost 24 hrs. ago.
What is your excuse now?
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 07, 2010, 04:05:21 PM
I think in one area it is comparable. And that is how the money in the industry is distributed between suits and athletes.

My issue isn't with how the fighters earn small money.

But rather, that they get such a small percentage of the total earnings.

It's just not right that the fighters should get less than the promoters from an event.

Should Dana and the Fertitta's willingly lower their own cut from the events?

Of course not.

That's why I hope to see other federations start up, and compete for the athletes with higher fight salaries et al.

I agree with you to some extent, but what is exactly the UFC's profit on an event? Also, how much do the UFC suits make on each event?

Another thing to consider is that the UFC obviously puts a lot of money back into the growth of the org. This is very important in the success of the org and the sport.

I do hope that a successful org comes up and can give the UFC some competition, but I think at this point nobody can compete financially or with what that UFC can offer its fighters and STILL stay in business. I did think that Strikeforce had a chance, but unfortunately doesn't look that way.

Having a successful org involves more than paying the fighters huge amounts of money and putting on good fights. That is just the surface. Affliction demonstrated that to us all.

It takes these orgs months to pull of one show. Hard to compete when the UFC is putting on successful shows every other week.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: Hedgehog on March 08, 2010, 04:37:30 AM
I agree with you to some extent, but what is exactly the UFC's profit on an event? Also, how much do the UFC suits make on each event?

Another thing to consider is that the UFC obviously puts a lot of money back into the growth of the org. This is very important in the success of the org and the sport.

I do hope that a successful org comes up and can give the UFC some competition, but I think at this point nobody can compete financially or with what that UFC can offer its fighters and STILL stay in business. I did think that Strikeforce had a chance, but unfortunately doesn't look that way.

Having a successful org involves more than paying the fighters huge amounts of money and putting on good fights. That is just the surface. Affliction demonstrated that to us all.

It takes these orgs months to pull of one show. Hard to compete when the UFC is putting on successful shows every other week.

Dana White owns 10% of Zuffa, so his net worth is approx $135 million.

Any fighters even close to that?

No.

Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 08, 2010, 06:43:29 AM
Dana White owns 10% of Zuffa, so his net worth is approx $135 million.

Any fighters even close to that?

No.




Why should the fighters be close to that? What other sport has athletes making the same amount of money as the owners? I don't know about where you work, but the owners usually make CONSIDERABLY more than the employees.

On top of that, we really have no idea what the top fighters make. All we see is what is reported to the comissions. You know as well as I do that this is only part of the picture.

Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: gmflex on March 08, 2010, 07:53:58 AM
MLB,NBA,NFL

should i continue ;D
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 08, 2010, 08:58:24 AM
MLB,NBA,NFL

should i continue ;D

Yes, continue. Prove it.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: gmflex on March 08, 2010, 09:06:28 AM
your such a rookie..  ;D

just google...

collective bargining agreement for any of three sports i mentioned..

60% to 70% of gross revnue goes to players...
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 08, 2010, 09:12:50 AM
your such a rookie..  ;D

just google...

collective bargining agreement for any of three sports i mentioned..

60% to 70% of gross revnue goes to players...

Show me an owners entire income figures to prove it. Collective bargaining agreement is not the whole story when it comes to the owners income/salary from the team. Nice try.

Besides, who in MMA pays more than the UFC?
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: gmflex on March 08, 2010, 09:17:21 AM
 ;D ;D

Affliction did  ;D

by the way Dream also...

Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 08, 2010, 09:31:04 AM
;D ;D

Affliction did  ;D

by the way Dream also...



Affliction just paid two guys too much money. Overall they did not pay more. What they DID do is not hadle their money correctly.
Post me some DREAM payouts so we can compare.
Otherwise it is just speculation.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: RUDE BUOY on March 12, 2010, 07:55:56 PM
all in all how with all these athletes cashing in and whiners in the nhl threatening to go to Russia how the hell you gonna hate on this man for wanting what he wants monies   
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 12, 2010, 08:35:41 PM
all in all how with all these athletes cashing in and whiners in the nhl threatening to go to Russia how the hell you gonna hate on this man for wanting what he wants monies   

If money is what Fedor wanted most, he would have signed with the UFC.
If he wants less money, but EASIER paydays, then he is on the right track.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: RUDE BUOY on March 12, 2010, 08:38:27 PM
If money is what Fedor wanted most, he would have signed with the UFC.
If he wants less money, but EASIER paydays, then he is on the right track.
lol easy paydays you talk as if these men he fights are 3 year old babies who cant defend themselves
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 12, 2010, 08:47:13 PM
lol easy paydays you talk as if these men he fights are 3 year old babies who cant defend themselves

What part of EASIER did you not undertand? I did not say EASY paydays.
Fedor has been fighting way below his skill level lately.

Silvia, Arloski, and Rodgers are not nearly on the level of Fedor.

Siliva got his ass handed to him by two senior citizens. Arvloski's jaw reminds me of a porcelain doll.
Rodgers...well he has stand-up. I guess that counts for something ::)
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: RUDE BUOY on March 12, 2010, 09:12:08 PM
What part of EASIER did you not undertand? I did not say EASY paydays.
Fedor has been fighting way below his skill level lately.

Silvia, Arloski, and Rodgers are not nearly on the level of Fedor.

Siliva got his ass handed to him by two senior citizens. Arvloski's jaw reminds me of a porcelain doll.
Rodgers...well he has stand-up. I guess that counts for something ::)
all in all the man is pretty dam accomplished IMO but of course there will be other opinions for sure
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: WeightPSHR on March 12, 2010, 09:14:29 PM
all in all the man is pretty dam accomplished IMO but of course there will be other opinions for sure

That he is! I just want him to fight other top ranked guys so he can retire on top.
Title: Re: Fedor again exposing himself as a big pussy....
Post by: RUDE BUOY on March 12, 2010, 09:16:14 PM
That he is! I just want him to fight other top ranked guys so he can retire on top.
would be a shame if he didnt because the majority thinks now he is being protected that he is not fighting the best would be sad to see him go out like that if thats the case