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| Below is a copy of today’s ground-breaking announcement that former PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko has signed with Strikeforce… After a week of intense negotiations and speculation, the hottest topic of discussion in the professional fight world has come to a head as the world’s number one heavyweight and most sought after mixed martial arts (MMA) champion Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko has signed a historic, multi-fight agreement that will see him headline mega-events co-promoted by world championship promotions STRIKEFORCE and M-1 Global. Emelianenko, known globally as Fedor, will make his premium television debut this Fall when his first fight under the new agreement airs live on SHOWTIME®. Up until now, Emelianenko’s live fights have aired exclusively on pay-per-view in the United States. “I am looking forward to going back to work and fighting at the highest level,” said the 33-year-old Emelianenko. During his nine year professional fight career, which included a four and a half year stay with the world’s former top MMA promotion, the now defunct PRIDE Fighting Championship, the Russian native has faced and defeated all comers. In his last effort, the 6-foot, 235-pound Emelianenko decimated the number two ranked heavyweight at the time Andrei “The Pitbull” Arlovski with a single punch in the first round (3:14) of the main event of Affliction: “Day of Reckoning” at Anaheim, California’s Honda Center on January 24. “STRIKEFORCE is a top fight promotion that houses some of the greatest fighters in the world,” continued Emelianenko. “I am prepared to fight any of them.” “We are extremely excited to have the opportunity to work with M-1 Global and Fedor,” said STRIKEFORCE Founder and CEO Scott Coker, a martial arts fight promoter of over 25 years. “Fedor has been the reigning king of MMA’s heavyweight division for quite some time now so being able to work with M-1 and Fedor will substantially increase the level of competition amongst the athletes in this weight class.” “With the addition of Fedor and STRIKEFORCE’s new relationship with M-1 Global, SHOWTIME is now the home of the best pound-for-pound male and female fighters in the world,” said Ken Hershman, Senior VP and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports®. “The Aug. 15 Carano-Cyborg matchup on SHOWTIME will clearly determine the best female mixed martial artist on the planet. Then, come this Fall, our subscribers again will witness history when the universally recognized best male fighter-Fedor Emelianenko-joins the already long list of world-class athletes on the STRIKEFORCE roster, and for the first time ever plies his skills live on SHOWTIME.” Hershman continued: “We are better positioned now than ever before to deliver on our promise to televise the top fighters in mixed martial arts today.” “I am very happy and excited about the upcoming collaboration with Strikeforce,” said Vadim Finkelchtein, President of M-1 Global. “We are very pleased that we found a reliable partner and I feel that Strikeforce and M-1 can support each other on many things. This will create big opportunities for both parties to test their fighters against worthy opponents.” Though his official professional record is 30-1, Emelianenko is considered undefeated. The only blemish on his record is a December 22, 2000 fight that was stopped after 17 seconds and declared a TKO in favor of his opponent, Tsuyoshi Kohsaka, due to a cut Emelianenko sustained in the opening seconds of the matchup in Osaka, Japan. Amongst those on Emelianenko’s list of impressive conquests are former PRIDE Heavyweight Champions Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mark “The Hammer” Coleman, and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic as well as former UFC Heavyweight Champions Kevin “The Monster” Randleman and Tim Sylvia, whom Emelianenko submitted with a rear naked choke only 36 seconds into their main event showdown at Affliction: “Banned” on July 19, 2008. Despite his extensive experience, Emelianenko’s debut under the new STRIKEFORCE-M-1 venture will, interestingly enough, mark his first start in a cage. To date, all of his bouts have taken place in a ring. After co-promoting two events live on SHOWTIME in 2007 and 2008, STRIKEFORCE in March 2009 signed a multi-year agreement to stage live MMA events on the premium cable television network. quelle: M-1Global.com: The offical website of Fedor Emelianenko and M-1 Global Wird wohl nix mehr mit UFC. |
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| . Geändert von Ben Baracus (03-08-2009 um 20:29 Uhr). |
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| Ich finds gut gegen overreem könnte nen netter Kampf werden ... |
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| Black Adder war schneller, ne Minute ![]() |
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| Zu wenig Optionen in der HW Devision, denke nach 1-2 kämpfen ist der drops gelutscht... |
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| *lach* waren wohl recht gleichzeitig mit dem Copy&Paste doch er hat's dann wohl etwas schneller veröffentlicht .Fedor Emelianenko vs. Alistair Overeem Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brett Rogers Fedor Emelianenko vs. Fabricio Werdum |
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| Huh? Fedor ist erst 33 ![]() Ich hätte ihn gute 5-6 Jahre älter geschätzt, wenn nicht gar schon 40. Aber irgendwie sehen alle Pro Fighter älter aus als sie sind. Generell freue ich mich aber drauf mal wieder was von Fedor zu hören/sehen ![]() |
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| Bitter finde ich es trotzdem. Die HW Divison der UFC hat sich signifikant verbessert! Fedor hätte ihr die Magie gegeben! Für die Fans ist das traurig.
__________________ - pain is temporary, pride is forever - |
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| Fedor Emelianenko vs. Brock Lesnar Fedor Emelianenko vs. Shane Carwin Welche Kämpfer wären in der UFC den ausser die beiden noch interessant für Fedor? Finde Mir, Couture oder ein vierter Kampf gegen Nogueira jetzt nicht wirklich die Top Match-Up's für Fedor... |
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| ich finde es gut wenn einer der ufc kontra gibt bzw. esnicht nötig hat denen hinterher zu laufen. in diesem falle sind wir fans jedoch definitiv die verlierer. außerdem kann unter diesen umständen nicht ermittelt werden wer der beste ist. darum ging es doch mal oder? |
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| Na endlich!!!!!! |
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| Strikeforce war immer cool. Schade, dass es nun dem Untergang geweiht ist. |
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| Hatte ich nicht erwartet, finde ich aber gut.
__________________ Jiu-Jitsu Academy Kronach |
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| Ich verstehe nicht, was die Leute an den Matchups so toll finden. Der beste Kämpfer der wollt sollte auch gegen die besten Kämpfen und das sind nunmal nicht Werdum (ggn Dos Santos verloren), Rogers (One Hit Wonder) oder Overeem (Verloren gegen Werdum, Lil Nog, Shogun ..) Hätte ihn definitiv lieber in der UFC gegen Couture, Lesnar oder auch Carwin gesehen. |
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