Strikeforce/M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Henderson (7/30)

[EmpireWF]

able to use Zuffa footage = EPIC

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uTqLIYsD9Y[/ame]

 

[Liquidrob]

New pic, my sources in the hotel (the guy on the phone calling me) tell me that hendo is wearing flip flops and Fedor is wearing Vadim's platform shoes

 

[EmpireWF]

Best Buds!

 

[Liquidrob]

I might have to weight until the wigh in to make my 'official' pick, Fedor looks a little slimmer in that pic, but you never know until weigh ins

 

[EmpireWF]

Hendo says he will look to tire Fedor out in the first round, he expects him to be moving around a lot. So no H-Bomb until the second?

I'm still hesitant to pick against Fedor against a guy whose best odds to win will either be by KO or through wrestling.

 

[EmpireWF]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkseY35AZjU[/ame]

 

[Liquidrob]

Like I said in the other thread, dan will work the clinch, use the cage, wrestle him than try and unload later in the fight, he isn't dumb

 

[SHOGUN]

I'm riding that Coenen Classywagon as usual and I really hope Daley can knock Woodley the fuck out after his cowardly performance against Saffiedine.

 

[SHOGUN]

Dana continues to throw shots at Fedor...

SI.com: Fedor Emelianenko has a big fight coming up. Do you feel a bit vindicated? Because for years you were saying, "This guy's been fighting some dodgy opposition on short notice, and let's see what happens when he fights in a cage under unified rules." And we've seen what's happened.

White: No, I don't feel vindicated. Listen, I'm not out to hurt Fedor, or hurt any fighter. People ask me my opinions, I give you my opinion on what I think about a fighter. It's like the Kimbo Slice thing. You know, I said, "Kimbo Slice, this guy is always going to be the toughest guy at the barbecue, but he's never going to da-da-da-da-da." And then, Kimbo Slice, I give him the offer. "You want to come over? I don't think you can win The Ultimate Fighter, but I'll give you the opportunity if you want to try it." Bring him in, and he doesn't.

Well, I like Kimbo Slice, ends up the guy is the nicest guy in the world when I meet him, and so is his management. The guys who handled him were great people to work with and everything else. It doesn't mean that I feel vindicated and I say, "See, I told you, I told you that Kimbo Slice couldn't do this."

Listen, I'm in the fight business, and I think that I know a little bit about the fight business. I've been in it since I was 19. And I'm going to have my opinions on fighters, just like you sports reporters or the fans, you know? Sometimes I'm right, and sometimes I'm wrong. I didn't think that Kimbo Slice could win The Ultimate Fighter. I thought the Fedor hype was ridiculous. And the people who were really as great people as he thought he was weren't getting their dues, you know?

A guy like Anderson Silva, who's really fought the best competition in the world since 2006, and beat them all. Even in a fight where he was injured and was getting the s--- kicked out him, he pulls off the submission with a minute twenty left in the fight. Those are the guys that deserve to be talked about and deserve to be called the greatest, and you had these reporters who were calling Fedor the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. Are you s------- me? You know, it's stuff like that. But I don't feel vindicated, I don't have any dislike toward Fedor. I was just trying to set the record straight and tell these people that they're out of their minds.

SI.com: Who do you like between him and Dan Henderson?

White: Well, that's a tough one, you know, because let me tell you what. Although I don't think Fedor is anywhere near the pound-for-pound list, and as far as heavyweights go, I'd have him toward the bottom of the top 10 and maybe just out of the top 10, here's what I will not deny Fedor. He can punch, OK? That guy can punch and if he catches you, he can knock you out. The other problem is, though, that he rips easy. His face gets cut very easily, you know. Dan Henderson is tough, he's got a great chin, he's got great cardio, and he can knock you out with either hand, too. So that's going to be a very interesting fight.

If I've got to still give Fedor his digs, my dig would be, "Dude, you're fighting a 185-pounder." Henderson's got a great chin, he's durable, he's got good wrestling, he can stay out of submissions, and all the great things I can say about Henderson, but Henderson weighs 185 pounds. So I actually think this fight, as far as Fedor is concerned, it's a lose lose for him. If he knocks out Dan Henderson, he knocks out a 185-pounder. If he gets knocked out, he just got knocked out by a 185-pounder.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/tim_marchman/07/27/dana-white/index.html#ixzz1TPJyhDgF

It's a pretty good interview. I recommend reading the rest.

 

[EmpireWF]

Hendo is a 205-pounder now smug and what's this about him being able to stay out of subs? He's been subbed 3x so it's not like he has impenetrable sub defense.

Everything else he said about the fight was spot on.

 

[Liquidrob]

Fedor looking good

http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/07/28/fedor-emelianenko-media-workout-video/

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

This really is the toughest card to pick in quite some time.. im really not sold on any pick.

 

[EmpireWF]

lol @ Woodley getting no love. People really think Daley can stay off his back?

 

[SHOGUN]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzxnkoDp9qc[/ame]

 

[Liquidrob]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmq6jqoZtrA&feature=player_embedded#at=311

 

[EmpireWF]

This is how you embed YouTube videos.

....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmq6jqoZtrA&feature=player_embedded#at=311

Okay, that's the full link. You only need to post this to embed (whatever the link is BEFORE the & symbol).

::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmq6jqoZtrA:: without the :::::

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmq6jqoZtrA[/ame]

 

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[Liquidrob]

Fedor at 223

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Mother fucker looks less in shape every fight. Im convinced Hendo may end Fedor's career this Saturday.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Hendo +225
Daley +225
Scott Smith +225

DOG DAY!