FEDOR Vs SYLVIA IS OFFICIAL

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Friday, April 18, 2008 - by Damon Martin - MMAWeekly.com

Fedor Emelianenko announced on Friday via his personal website that he has officially signed to fight Tim Sylvia on July 19 in the United States. MMAWeekly.com has since confirmed the bout with independent sources.

The announcement did not mention a specific show, but previous sources have indicated that it will be a promotion headed by clothing giant Affliction.

The news on his website also stated that Fedor has signed on for two more fights to take place later this year in October and December, although no particular opponent or organization was named for either fight.

The fight in December is set to take place in Japan on one of the New Year’s Eve shows, as Fedor plans on celebrating his sixth year in a row overseas.

This will be Fedor’s first fight since submitting Hong Man Choi at the Yarennoka event in Japan on New Year’s Even 2007, while Sylvia will face his first challenge since exiting the Ultimate Fighting Championship after being its champion on two separate occasions.

[$outhPhillypuppet]

I predict a win for the Red Devil by GnP.

[oso1]

Yeah Fedor will win this fight. I didn't know Sylvia left UFC ?

[$outhPhillypuppet]

I didn't know Sylvia left UFC ?

A lot of fighters are jumping ship.
With the success of MMA came a lot of money and apparently not much of that money is being kicked back to the fighters in the UFC.
Which I think is counterproductive on the UFC's part.
Without that big payday there will be little reason for big name guys to do UFC shows.
Hell, even homegrown UFC vet Tito Ortiz is leaving after 1 more match.

[oso1]

I heard about Tito Ortiz leaving. And Randy Couture already left. I was wondering if it is true that Dana White is greedy and not respecting his fighter's. I think Frank Shamrock has been saying that for awhile already.

I hope these fighter's find an organization that pays them what they are worth.

[Old Shatterhand]

Dana has done a lot for the sport imo. He was instrumental to saving the UFC and promoting both the UFC and MMA as a sport to the heights they enjoy today in this country and others as well.

That said, imo, yeah he's an egotistical dick who acts tough but really isn't running the UFC's stable of fighters like a pimp runs a stable of hos.

Still, he's been good for the sport of MMA and the UFC so far. I suppose we have to take the bad with the good for now... lol. It would be nice to see another well run clean organization emerge and go toe to toe with the UFC. Pride did for a long time but ended up being dirty.. outed as front for the yakuza crime organization over which they lost their television contract.

Some have gone defunct like the Don King backed World Fighting Alliance while others continue to restructure (the IFL, EliteXC and Bodog Fight) in hopes of giving the UFC a run for theim money and it will be interesting to see if Dana can keep his iron contract hold on his fighters should any of these other MMA fight organizations start to realize serious profits.

I heard about Tito Ortiz leaving. And Randy Couture already left. I was wondering if it is true that Dana White is greedy and not respecting his fighter's. I think Frank Shamrock has been saying that for awhile already.

I hope these fighter's find an organization that pays them what they are worth.

[$outhPhillypuppet]

Dana has done a lot for the sport imo. He was instrumental to saving the UFC and promoting both the UFC and MMA as a sport to the heights they enjoy today in this country and others as well.

That said, imo, yeah he's an egotistical dick who acts tough but really isn't running the UFC's stable of fighters like a pimp runs a stable of hos.

Still, he's been good for the sport of MMA and the UFC so far. I suppose we have to take the bad with the good for now... lol. It would be nice to see another well run clean organization emerge and go toe to toe with the UFC. Pride did for a long time but ended up being dirty.. outed as front for the yakuza crime organization over which they lost their television contract.

Some have gone defunct like the Don King backed World Fighting Alliance while others continue to restructure (the IFL, EliteXC and Bodog Fight) in hopes of giving the UFC a run for theim money and it will be interesting to see if Dana can keep his iron contract hold on his fighters should any of these other MMA fight organizations start to realize serious profits.

I heard about Tito Ortiz leaving. And Randy Couture already left. I was wondering if it is true that Dana White is greedy and not respecting his fighter's. I think Frank Shamrock has been saying that for awhile already.

I hope these fighter's find an organization that pays them what they are worth.

EliteXC has already made a major move against the UFC by signing the CBS deal.
CBS is probably the best channel to be on for any show because it's broadcast TV.
Now all they have to do is shake the stigma of being second class to the UFC and there gonna be golden.

[Old Shatterhand]

Agreed. That deal was offered to the UFC first remember but Dana didn't want to give up any control so declined it. That might have been a major mistake. Time will tell.

EliteXC has already made a major move against the UFC by signing the CBS deal.
CBS is probably the best channel to be on for any show because it's broadcast TV.
Now all they have to do is shake the stigma of being second class to the UFC and there gonna be golden.

[EmperorPenguin]

Agreed. That deal was offered to the UFC first remember but Dana didn't want to give up any control so declined it. That might have been a major mistake. Time will tell.

EliteXC has already made a major move against the UFC by signing the CBS deal.
CBS is probably the best channel to be on for any show because it's broadcast TV.
Now all they have to do is shake the stigma of being second class to the UFC and there gonna be golden.

The problem with the deal with CBS is instead of showcasing the sport for what it is, EliteXC is going to have Kimbo Slice headlining a less then stellar match-up. Which means MMA is going to have more bandwagon fans who don't really know the sport at all. I guess exposer is nice, but I for one can't stand this new breed of TUF fans who really don't know the sport or the fighters at all.

And I for one predict Fedor by Armbar.

[Old Shatterhand]

True. All good points. One thing the early UFCs, Battlecades, etc... did (even as skewed as they were) was sort out the rubbish from the real, so to speak, and provide a framework for what became the sport of MMA. Like you.. I prefer quality over quantity. But we need to realize I think that more exposure and more fight venues offers the opportunity for more fighters to fight. In an oligarchy you get these one sided fight contracts and few fighters fighting. Again, no disrespect to the UFC or what they've accomplished but I think the competition will be good for the sport and the fighters. .

Agreed. That deal was offered to the UFC first remember but Dana didn't want to give up any control so declined it. That might have been a major mistake. Time will tell.

EliteXC has already made a major move against the UFC by signing the CBS deal.
CBS is probably the best channel to be on for any show because it's broadcast TV.
Now all they have to do is shake the stigma of being second class to the UFC and there gonna be golden.

The problem with the deal with CBS is instead of showcasing the sport for what it is, EliteXC is going to have Kimbo Slice headlining a less then stellar match-up. Which means MMA is going to have more bandwagon fans who don't really know the sport at all. I guess exposer is nice, but I for one can't stand this new breed of TUF fans who really don't know the sport or the fighters at all.

And I for one predict Fedor by Armbar.

[EmperorPenguin]

True. All good points. One thing the early UFCs, Battlecades, etc... did (even as skewed as they were) was sort out the rubbish from the real, so to speak, and provide a framework for what became the sport of MMA. Like you.. I prefer quality over quantity. But we need to realize I think that more exposure and more fight venues offers the opportunity for more fighters to fight. In an oligarchy you get these one sided fight contracts and few fighters fighting. Again, no disrespect to the UFC or what they've accomplished but I think the competition will be good for the sport and the fighters. .

Agreed. That deal was offered to the UFC first remember but Dana didn't want to give up any control so declined it. That might have been a major mistake. Time will tell.

EliteXC has already made a major move against the UFC by signing the CBS deal.
CBS is probably the best channel to be on for any show because it's broadcast TV.
Now all they have to do is shake the stigma of being second class to the UFC and there gonna be golden.

The problem with the deal with CBS is instead of showcasing the sport for what it is, EliteXC is going to have Kimbo Slice headlining a less then stellar match-up. Which means MMA is going to have more bandwagon fans who don't really know the sport at all. I guess exposer is nice, but I for one can't stand this new breed of TUF fans who really don't know the sport or the fighters at all.

And I for one predict Fedor by Armbar.

No doubt, and I truly believe that sooner or later fighters will be able to fight where they please. Similar to boxing, in that you won't have a Don King type figure (IE: UFC) hanging over the fighters saying you fight for me and only for me. It's just a matter of time. More of a take for fighters and freedom to fight who and when they want.

[Old Shatterhand]

Yeah that would be good

True. All good points. One thing the early UFCs, Battlecades, etc... did (even as skewed as they were) was sort out the rubbish from the real, so to speak, and provide a framework for what became the sport of MMA. Like you.. I prefer quality over quantity. But we need to realize I think that more exposure and more fight venues offers the opportunity for more fighters to fight. In an oligarchy you get these one sided fight contracts and few fighters fighting. Again, no disrespect to the UFC or what they've accomplished but I think the competition will be good for the sport and the fighters. .

Agreed. That deal was offered to the UFC first remember but Dana didn't want to give up any control so declined it. That might have been a major mistake. Time will tell.

EliteXC has already made a major move against the UFC by signing the CBS deal.
CBS is probably the best channel to be on for any show because it's broadcast TV.
Now all they have to do is shake the stigma of being second class to the UFC and there gonna be golden.

The problem with the deal with CBS is instead of showcasing the sport for what it is, EliteXC is going to have Kimbo Slice headlining a less then stellar match-up. Which means MMA is going to have more bandwagon fans who don't really know the sport at all. I guess exposer is nice, but I for one can't stand this new breed of TUF fans who really don't know the sport or the fighters at all.

And I for one predict Fedor by Armbar.

No doubt, and I truly believe that sooner or later fighters will be able to fight where they please. Similar to boxing, in that you won't have a Don King type figure (IE: UFC) hanging over the fighters saying you fight for me and only for me. It's just a matter of time. More of a take for fighters and freedom to fight who and when they want.

[$outhPhillypuppet]

freedom to fight who and when they want.

they also get the freedom to not fight who they should.
In a boxing system I don't really see many fighters wanting to fight Machida or Huerta and Anderson silva would of never got a title shot.
The problem with the boxing system is that if your not a huge name fighter you gets no love at all.
And if your a no name fighter with talent the big name fighters don't have to fight you.

[EmperorPenguin]

freedom to fight who and when they want.

they also get the freedom to not fight who they should.
In a boxing system I don't really see many fighters wanting to fight Machida or Huerta and Anderson silva would of never got a title shot.
The problem with the boxing system is that if your not a huge name fighter you gets no love at all.
And if your a no name fighter with talent the big name fighters don't have to fight you.

It's a delicate balance, but it comes down to fan demand. If the fans are demanding to see a fight and both fighters are free to fight one another, they're going to fight, unless one wants to lose his fan base and makes himself look stupid (See Tito Ortiz when he wouldn't fight Liddell). Fedor and Couture would fight tomorrow if Couture was free to. See how fast the Fedor and Sylvia fight happened once Tim was free to fight? Fans dictate those fights, not the promoter. It is a tricky situation, but I think having the freedom to fight who you want, or even to cross promote like EliteXC does is much better for the fans then a lock down system like the UFC, where in if you're not in the UFC, you're not fighting those fighters and vice versa. As a individual they also stand to make more money. It's just a matter of time.

[$outhPhillypuppet]

freedom to fight who and when they want.

they also get the freedom to not fight who they should.
In a boxing system I don't really see many fighters wanting to fight Machida or Huerta and Anderson silva would of never got a title shot.
The problem with the boxing system is that if your not a huge name fighter you gets no love at all.
And if your a no name fighter with talent the big name fighters don't have to fight you.

It's a delicate balance, but it comes down to fan demand. If the fans are demanding to see a fight and both fighters are free to fight one another, they're going to fight, unless one wants to lose his fan base and makes himself look stupid (See Tito Ortiz when he wouldn't fight Liddell). Fedor and Couture would fight tomorrow if Couture was free to. See how fast the Fedor and Sylvia fight happened once Tim was free to fight? Fans dictate those fights, not the promoter. It is a tricky situation, but I think having the freedom to fight who you want, or even to cross promote like EliteXC does is much better for the fans then a lock down system like the UFC, where in if you're not in the UFC, you're not fighting those fighters and vice versa. As a individual they also stand to make more money. It's just a matter of time.

I agree with you.
I also wanna see the big name superfights like Couture V Fedor.
I just dont wanna see big name fighters ducking the lesser-name fighter like in boxing.
In boxing alot of people want to see Mayweather V Cotto but it isnt happening cuz Mayweather knows it wont be an easy win.

[oXJmAuPs2005Xo]

ufc is wak and a stupid concept in reality these bitches arent anything becuz when all said and done you can be the best fighter in the world and it only takes one bullet then clap and your done i know people could say this about me about some stuff but dont these guys have anything else to do besides prove how macho they are when in actuality they are chumps who got picked on in highschool and had to prove something

[oXJmAuPs2005Xo]

i dont enjoy watching a fight id have more fun being in one

[$outhPhillypuppet]

Yeah dude i agree.
i hate it when these bitchmade dudes try to feed there children and move out the hood.
shit is retarded.
It would be much better if they worked at burger king and was huggin the block all day.