who are these "sea of fans"? tuf noobs?
i go with the fighters opinions, the majority say he is the best
and who has the better resume? now i'm the broken record
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This is true. These are all quotes from UFC champions about Fedor:
"Fedor Emelianenko" - George Saint-Pierre, UFC welterweight champion, answering the queastion of who he believes is the best MMA fighter ever.
"Emelianenko Fedor" - Mauricio "Shogun" Ruas, UFC light-heavyweight champion and former PRIDE competitor, answering the question of who he thinks is the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the World.
"The UFC doesen't have a monopoly on talent. There are some fantastic fighters outside the UFC. Obviously, Fedor comes to mind as an example of that." - Frank Mir, UFC heavyweight contender and former UFC heavyweight champion, talking about the UFC being or not the best organization.
"Few people in the United States know how good Fedor is. He is very well rounded. He is the only fighter I can think of who is a master on all aspects of the game." Randy Couture, MMA legend and former UFC heavyweight champion of the World.
"The best I ever fought against." - Mirko Crocop, UFC heavyweight competitor and former PRIDE open Grand Prix champion and K-1 competitor.
"I would need another 6 months to a year of training to stand a chance against him. Right now, I would stand no more than a puncher's chance against him. He is the elite." - Shane Carwin, UFC heavyweight contender.
"The toughest fights I had in my career were my two fights against Fedor. He is a complete fighter. So deadly and so masterly on all aspects of the game. Going into the second fight with him, it was the only time in my fighting career I was intimidated by a fighter..." - Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira, former PRIDE heavyweight and UFC heavyweight champion, on which were the greatest fights in his career.