well rumors have it that sf has offered m-1 and fedor a title fight with dan hendorson which is stupid imo if he wants this fight drop to hw and win a couple of fights then get a title shot he shouldnt get a title shot after two losses thats unheard, if coker can make this fight happen why
Everyone is curious as to what’s next for the once considered best
fighter on the planet, Fedor Emelianenko. After a second straight loss
last month, which happened to be only the second real loss of his
career, Fedor has become unsure of where his MMA career will go from
here. After his brutal loss to Antonio “Big Foot” Silva last month Fedor
stated that maybe it was his time to move on from the sport. In a fight
in which he was manhandled by the much bigger Silva, Fedor was battered
by hammer fists while stuck in Silva’s mount. It was obvious that the
size of Silva was a huge factor in Fedor’s inability to do much to
defend himself, and after the fight it seemed that Fedor fighting such
bigger men had finally caught up to him.
With his career now hanging by a thread in vicious winds and his age
steadily creeping forward, it has been fairly unclear what Fedor or the
promotion want to do next. With the Heavyweight Grand Prix in full swing
throughout the rest of the year Fedor may not have many appealing
choices for Heavyweight matchups.
However, just when we thought “The Last Emperor” might hang up the
gloves we found out that there may be a very bright light at the end of
Fedor’s suddenly dark tunnel.
Representatives from M-1 Global informed Fighters Only Magazine that
Strikeforce has offered Mr. Emelianenko a title fight against the newly
crowned Light Heavyweight Champion, Dan Henderson, at the end of the
year. It was then confirmed that Fedor is strongly considering dropping
down a weight permanently and taking the title fight with “Hendo”.
Fedor has always been a very small Heavyweight, but his power, accuracy,
speed and agility have always kept him on the winning side of fights
against bigger men. However, at 34 years old Fedor may be losing some of
the snap that he held in his earlier fighting years. This is nothing
against Fedor, but it’s just part of aging. Moving down a weight may
even the playing field for the former PRIDE HW champion. Instead of
being the smaller fighter and having to formulate a game-plan in hopes
of eliminating the size difference, he will now have the luxury of being
the bigger, stronger fighter. This move could be just the thing Fedor
needs to catapult his career back into the stars, not to mention the
excitement it would bring into the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight
division.
With two consecutive losses by Fedor the Strikeforce head office was
desperate to save their number one promotional draw from deflating
completely, and a title offer at LHW may be just the thing to reignite
the career and star-power of Fedor Emelianenko.
But let us not forget, Dan Henderson is a very strong, experienced, and
game opponent that has beaten his share of bigger men throughout his
career. The newly crowned Strikeforce LHW champ has no intention of
letting the strap be ripped from his waist, but a classic matchup
between the two former PRIDE champions could end up being an epic battle
for the ages.
No definite plans have been drawn up at this point, but the idea is now
out in the open, the offer has been given to Fedor, and the rest will
have to play out with time. So what do the fans think of this move? Is
moving to LHW the right move for Fedor and Strikeforce, or is Dan
Henderson a bad matchup for “The Last Emperor”? Let’s hear the Fedor
talks BJPenn.com! cant he make diaz vs mayhem happen but anyway heres the article
Everyone is curious as to what’s next for the once considered best
fighter on the planet, Fedor Emelianenko. After a second straight loss
last month, which happened to be only the second real loss of his
career, Fedor has become unsure of where his MMA career will go from
here. After his brutal loss to Antonio “Big Foot” Silva last month Fedor
stated that maybe it was his time to move on from the sport. In a fight
in which he was manhandled by the much bigger Silva, Fedor was battered
by hammer fists while stuck in Silva’s mount. It was obvious that the
size of Silva was a huge factor in Fedor’s inability to do much to
defend himself, and after the fight it seemed that Fedor fighting such
bigger men had finally caught up to him.
With his career now hanging by a thread in vicious winds and his age
steadily creeping forward, it has been fairly unclear what Fedor or the
promotion want to do next. With the Heavyweight Grand Prix in full swing
throughout the rest of the year Fedor may not have many appealing
choices for Heavyweight matchups.
However, just when we thought “The Last Emperor” might hang up the
gloves we found out that there may be a very bright light at the end of
Fedor’s suddenly dark tunnel.
Representatives from M-1 Global informed Fighters Only Magazine that
Strikeforce has offered Mr. Emelianenko a title fight against the newly
crowned Light Heavyweight Champion, Dan Henderson, at the end of the
year. It was then confirmed that Fedor is strongly considering dropping
down a weight permanently and taking the title fight with “Hendo”.
Fedor has always been a very small Heavyweight, but his power, accuracy,
speed and agility have always kept him on the winning side of fights
against bigger men. However, at 34 years old Fedor may be losing some of
the snap that he held in his earlier fighting years. This is nothing
against Fedor, but it’s just part of aging. Moving down a weight may
even the playing field for the former PRIDE HW champion. Instead of
being the smaller fighter and having to formulate a game-plan in hopes
of eliminating the size difference, he will now have the luxury of being
the bigger, stronger fighter. This move could be just the thing Fedor
needs to catapult his career back into the stars, not to mention the
excitement it would bring into the Strikeforce Light Heavyweight
division.
With two consecutive losses by Fedor the Strikeforce head office was
desperate to save their number one promotional draw from deflating
completely, and a title offer at LHW may be just the thing to reignite
the career and star-power of Fedor Emelianenko.
But let us not forget, Dan Henderson is a very strong, experienced, and
game opponent that has beaten his share of bigger men throughout his
career. The newly crowned Strikeforce LHW champ has no intention of
letting the strap be ripped from his waist, but a classic matchup
between the two former PRIDE champions could end up being an epic battle
for the ages.
No definite plans have been drawn up at this point, but the idea is now
out in the open, the offer has been given to Fedor, and the rest will
have to play out with time. So what do the fans think of this move? Is
moving to LHW the right move for Fedor and Strikeforce, or is Dan
Henderson a bad matchup for “The Last Emperor”? Let’s hear the Fedor
talks BJPenn.com! cant he make diaz vs mayhem happen but anyway heres the article
