@ ivo: ich weiss auch nicht mehr wovon ich sprach
@klette: Auf der M-1 homepage steht das da was kommt von fedor. Preparing to fight Arlovski oder so soll das heissen?! kommt sicher erst nach dem Kampf online
Hab das auch grad entdeckt:
Preparing for the upcoming fight against former UFC heavyweight champion Andre Arlovski in a bout headling Affliction & M-1's 'Day of Reckoning' set to emanate on January, 24-th from Anaheim, California WAMMA heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko talks the training, why he prefers to stay in Stary Oskol, whether he's willing to fight Josh Barnett, Randy Couture of Brock Lesnar, comments the statements of Dana White and Freddie Roach and so much more. The interview was conducted together with MMA & UFC News, Results, Opinion, and more
Question: You train in your home town of Stary Oskol, which is very isolated from the rest of the world. With so many world class camps popping up that have some many top coaches and training partners, why do you choose to keep things simple?
MY TRAINING IS NOT SIMPLE. I BELIEVE I TRAIN HARDER THAN ANYONE ELSE IN THE WORLD. AND THE STRENGTH AND POWER I OBTAIN CAN ONLY BE HERE IN RUSSIA. I FEED OFF MY SURROUNDINGS AND I DO NOT BELIEVE I WOULD BE AS PREPARED IF I TRAINED SOMEWHERE ELSE. I LIKE TO HAVE EVERYTHING I LOVE AROUND ME WHEN I TRAIN.
Question: During a recent press conference to promote "Day of Reckoning," Andrei Arlovski questioned the sincerity of a statement you made last month regarding the your loss at the Combat Sambo Championships. His exact quote was the following: "After his loss in the Sambo tournament, I think he's messed up a little bit. He says it's not important, but c'mon, let's be serious. He was unbeatable, like, five years, six years in Sambo, and he's not beatable in MMA. When you lose something, of course it's (expletive) important. For me, it's really hard to believe that he doesn't care about it. Of course he cares. He's not like 100 percent sure of himself."
Can you respond to that statement?
MAYBE ANDREI IS TRYING TO CONVINCE HIMSELF THAT I HAVE BEEN WEAKENED IN SOME WAY. BUT IT IS NO MATTER. WE ARE NOT FIGHTING SAMBO WITH ANDREI. THE ONLY 100% I AM SURE ABOUT IS THAT I WILL BE 100% READY TO FIGHT MMA AGAINST ANDREI. AND THAT IS THE ONLY THING I CARE ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
Question: One of Arlovski's trainers, famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach, questioned some aspects of your standup from a technical boxing perspective, most notably your footwork. Do you feel Roach's criticisms are relevant to MMA?
THE BEAUTY ABOUT MMA IS THAT EVERY FIGHTER HAS HIS OWN UNIQUE STYLE AND PREFERENCES. BUT IT IS NOT A BEAUTY CONTEST. WE FIGHT TO SEE WHICH FIGHTER'S APPROACH PREVAILS. BUT AGAIN, WE ARE NOT BOXING AND WE ARE NOT FIGHTING SAMBO. WE FIGHT MMA.
Question: How do you feel about an opponent's trainer saying picking apart your standup like that?
SOMETIMES IT IS A TRAINER'S JOB TO POINT OUT WEAKNESSES IN HIS FIGHTER'S OPPONENTS. AND SOMETIMES IT IS A TRAINER'S JOB TO CONVINCE HIS FIGHTER THAT HIS OPPONENT HAS WEAKNESSES. WE WILL SEE.
Question: During a recent radio interview, UFC president Dana White once again made some negative remarks about you. He especially tried to discredit your victory over Tim Sylvia, saying: "Tim Sylvia!? Everybody knocked Tim Sylvia down in the first round… Randy Couture knocked Tim Sylvia down in the first round too and took his back. Randy just couldn't choke him out or he would have choked him out the same exact way Fedor did!"
Could you respond to that statement?
I THINK IF DANA WHITE SAYS SOMETHING NEGATIVE ABOUT HIS CHAMPIONS THEN HE IS ONLY SAYING SOMETHING NEGATIVE ABOUT HIS OWN ORGANIZATION. I HAVE VICTORIES OVER MANY OF THE UFC'S CHAMPIONS. IF HE SAYS SOMETHING BAD ABOUT ME OR THEM THEN HE ONLY MAKES HIS ORGANIZATION LOOK WEAK.
Question: White has said many negative things about you in the past. Is it at a point where he has burned a bridge with you, or would you still consider fighting in a promotion he's involved with under the right circumstances?
I DO NOT PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO WHAT DANA WHITE SAYS IN THE MEDIA. HE IS TRYING TO SELL ONE THING AS GOOD AND MAKE YOU NOT BUY ANOTHER THING BY SAYING IT IS BAD. I JUST WANT TO FIGHT THE BEST FIGHTERS IN THE WORLD. I AM LUCKY THAT THE BEST HEAVYWEIGHT FIGHTERS IN THE WORLD RIGHT NOW ARE WITH M-1 GLOBAL AND AFFLICTION. IF THE SITUATION IS RIGHT AND THERE IS SOMEONE REALLY GOOD IN THE UFC THAT WILL FIGHT ME THEN I WOULD BE FINE WITH FIGHTING THEM.
Question: If you fought for the UFC, do you think Dana would be referring to you as the number one heavyweight in the world?
(LAUGHS) I THINK IF I FOUGHT FOR THE UFC, HE WOULD TRY TO SELL ME AS THE GREATEST MMA FIGHTER THAT EVER LIVED.
Question: White has blamed your management as the reason why you are not in the UFC. Do you agree with his assessment?
NO.
Question: There have also been questions raised about how much control you have over your career. Could you set the record straight and comment who has the final say in regard to who has final say: you or your management?
IT DEPENDS ON THE DECISIONS. I AM NOT A SPECIALIST IN SOME THINGS. SOMETIMES I MAKE THE DECISIONS AND SOMETIMES WE MAKE THEM TOGETHER. IF I STOP FIGHTING TOMORROW, I STOP. IF I WANT TO FIGHT SAMBO, I FIGHT. IF I NEED TO FINISH MY TRAINING CAMP AND MISS A PRESS CONFERENCE, I NEED TO. BUT I AM LUCKY TO HAVE GOOD MANAGEMENT AND MY TEAM, M-1 GLOBAL. I AM PART OF M-1 GLOBAL SO IT IS EASY TO MAKE DECISIONS TOGETHER.
Question: White has proclaimed Anderson Silva the number one pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Do you have any interest in fighting Silva and if so, how do you see that fight going down?
IF THIS WAS FIGHT THAT THE FANS WOULD WANT, WHY NOT? I NEVER MAKE PREDICTIONS ON HOW A FIGHT WILL TURN OUT.
Question: M-1 USA Vice President Jerry Millen made the statement that in a fight with Brock Lesnar, he would not make it past the first round against you. Do you agree with that assessment?
I DO NOT LIKE TO MAKE PREDICTIONS. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN A RING. LESNER HAS SOME NATURAL TALENT. IT WOULD BE AN INTERESTING FIGHT FOR FANS TO SEE.
Question: Your protege, Kirill "Baby Fedor" Sidelnikov will also be competing at "Day of Reckoning." At only 20-years of age, do you think he's ready for such a high-profile match against a seasoned veteran such as Paul Buentello?
KIRILL HAS IMPROVED GREATLY WITH HIS FIGHTS IN THE M-1 CHALLENGE AND HELPED OUR RED DEVIL TEAM REACH THE WORLD FINALS. I THINK BUENTELLO IS A GOOD TEST FOR KIRILL BUT I KNOW KIRILL IS READY.
Question: During some recent interviews you revealed that you weren't looking forward to a possible fight vs. Couture because he's a friend. But if he were to suddenly to become a free agent, would you refuse the fight?
I WOULD NOT REFUSE THE FIGHT BECAUSE I BELIEVE RANDY AND I ARE BOTH AMBASSADORS FOR THE SPORT OF MMA AND WE WOULD HELP GROW THE SPORT VERY MUCH WITH THE FIGHT. THIS WAS THE MAIN REASON WHY I WANTED TO FIGHT RANDY, EVEN IF IT MEANT TO FIGHT SOMEONE I ADMIRED.
Question: If you are able to defeat Arlovski, it's been said your next fight could come against the winner of the Barnett vs. Yvel fight. It's also been said that you are friends with Barnett. You said you weren't looking forward to fight Couture because he's a friend, so how do you feel about the possibility of facing him?
YES, JOSH AND I ARE FRIENDS. BUT ONCE AGAIN, THE BEST SHOULD FIGHT THE BEST FOR THE SPORT OF MMA. IT WOULD BE OK.
Question: Ideally, how many times would you like to fight in 2009?
GOD WILLING, IT WILL BE NICE TO FIGHT 3 TIMES IN 2009 AND HAVE ONE MORE FIGHT NEW YEARS EVE.
Man, kann der einem Angst machen .Zitat von Fedor
die haben auf jeden fall dicken respekt wenn nicht so gar ein wenig angst vor Fedor sonst würde man sowas nicht höhren.
Bas Rutten hat auch gesagt Fedor ist der einzigste Kämpfer der eine angsteinflössende aura hat wenn er zum ring geht als wenn er kommt seinen job macht und wieder geht
der klitschko macht fedor im käfig fertig.
Mos Def & Massive Attack - I Against I
vom Blade 2 Soundtrack
Also den Klitschko Kommentar hab ich jetzt einfach mal überlesen. Der soll lieber mal anfangen anständige Boxkämpfe zu liefern. Über MMA kann er überhaupt garnicht erst nachdenken.
Zurück zum Thema. Arlowski ist mMn das beste Matchup für Fedor z.Z. Natürlich würde ich auch gerne Brock vs Fedor sehen, aber Andrei stellt sicherlich ein paar interessante Probleme für Fedor auf.
Es gibt eine Art Reportage von seinem Team (Team Pitbull), hier mal die links zu den ersten drei Folgen:
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=jZC7On7izBk
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=3JRkeOAdjPE
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=FYIp1iWBqjU
Also von Selbstvermarktung versteht er was
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