Dana White Wants To Do Brock vs. Fedor
Posted by on 07.12.2009
Says Fedor will eventually come to the UFC...
During a post-UFC 100 press conference, company president Dana White addressed the possibility of Undisputed UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar facing the world's #1 ranked heavyweight, Fedor Emelianenko. White insisted that he wants to see the fight happen just as much as anyone else.
"This whole Fedor thing has been going on and on and on. I keep saying this and that about him and he keeps waiting. Eventually, Fedor's going to be here. I want Fedor. I want him to come to the UFC and everything else."
"[Lesnar] just became the heavyweight champion. We'll end up getting that deal done. And then we'll do Brock vs. Fedor, and it'll be a huge fight."
Fedor has one fight remaining on his contract with Affliction, and he'll be facing former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett on August 1st at Affliction: Trilogy.
So would that really be considered a coup, if Dana signed both main event participants from Affliction's next show if it also ends up being their last show?
Posted By: Wyatt Beougher (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 12:05 PM
Brock will beat Fedor. Everyone will cry. Then it will be Black Lesnar v Brock Lesnar for the title. But before that happens Lesnar and Black Lesnar will return to WWE and Vince will have killed MMA.
Posted By: Champ (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 12:07 PM
can you say ARM BAR!!!
Posted By: Guest#4813 (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Brock, "You will lose".
"I will break you".
Posted By: Fedor (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Russian bear vs Grizzly bear!
Posted By: guest (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Fedor will win....too good for Brock.
See the fight last night? Fedor would have won that in Round 1...take advantage of Lesnar's boxing style. Hell Mir got some OK knees into Brock before being taken to the ground.
Posted By: Guest#7924 (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Dana is overconfident in Brock. He's a monster but Fedor is the MMA god.
Posted By: Shawno420 (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 12:59 PM
if you're gonna quote Ivan Drago, get the line right you fucking stooge.
Posted By: JP (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 01:00 PM
anyway....if this match happens and if somehow Lesnar can pull it off....expect the Russians to send in Zangief.
Posted By: JP (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 01:01 PM
The match ends when they touch fists and a small explosion erupts due to the sheer force of their punches.
This fight happens at The Ultimate 2009. BOOK IT!
Posted By: Ramsey (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 01:05 PM
Brock, "You will lose".
"I will break you".
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That didn't work out so well for Drago, did it?
Posted By: King Durin (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 01:12 PM
If you want him so bad then why do you say he is a "crazy russian" and that he is overrated and "fights middleweight cans and washed up fighters" and that "in the UFC he would be ranked #37"? Yeah, that shows how much you want him.
Maybe you can offer him a real contract that doesn't let you cut him whenever you want, and gives you all rights in his likeness and doesn't allow him to do anything else. A contract that a lawyer would actually approve instead of throw back in your face.
Fuck you Dana, just shut up. I can't believe people are stupid enough to respect this douche's antics. He's done well for the UFC, I won't downplay his accomplishments, but he doesn't care about getting Fedor at all.
Posted By: Guest#7061 (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 01:23 PM
Personally, i hope that Dana is right. I have been dying to see Fedor fight someone like Brock for a while. Because even though he's fought guys that were bigger than him, guys that were faster than him, guys that were stronger than him, and guys that were better wrestlers than him, he's never fought anyone who was all of those things at once.
I think it would be an amazing fight. Much better than it would have been if it happened earlier in Brock's career, like when he fought Mir the first time.
But lets be realists for a minute, even if Fedor does come to the UFC, the fight wouldn't likely happen until December at the absolute earliest, most likely even later than that. I mean, Fedor has his fight with Barnett in Aug, win or lose, he will probably be out for 4-6 weeks and the UFC already has the next 3 or 4 PPV's put together and most likely they have a couple after that well into the planning stages.
On top of that, Lesnar fought last in NOV, now in July, that's a 8 month lay-off between fights, so he could very well sit out until the January show(another show the UFC loves to stack) and in all honesty, I think that the winner of the couture-nogueira fight or of the carwin-valesquez fight should get the next shot.
But most importantly, lets not forget that Fedor still has to beat Barnett. And yes I know, "Fedor is invincable, he can't lose to mere mortals" blah, blah, blah. But in the real world, everyone loses. And just because Barnettisn't the best fighter in the world(although i think he is among them) he can still win. Hell, even Andrei Arlovski did well against Fedor until he tried a flying knee(what was he thinking).
Just because Fedor hasn't lost(NO, it doesn't count)doesn't mean he won't/can't. Hell, just ask GSP.
Posted By: Red Cloud (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 01:24 PM
You know Brock's dominate in a fairly sub-par (compared to middleweight, welterweight, and light heavyweight) divisions. He still is pretty in experienced. And Fedor is the top p4p fighter in the the world. There is no way Fedor wont destroy him. Brock punches hard, Fedor punches unbelievably harder. This will be like when Rampage came to the UFC and killed Chuck.
Posted By: J.J.T (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 01:37 PM
Put Fedor against UFC competition and watch him get killed. Andre was rocking him before the ko
Posted By: Iceberg (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 01:50 PM
There's no plausible way that Brock would beat Fedor. Nobody in the world has stopped Fedor, and nobody has ever legitimately beat him because he's a fantastic stand up fighter, far superior to Brock in that respect, but it doesn't even matter if he can't knock you out, because he makes people tap in no time.
Dude get suplexed on his HEAD, and won the fight in about thirty seconds after. He's been rocked maybe four or five times in 30 fights, what can Brock POSSIBLY bring that Fedor hasn't already faced barring incredible strength and athleticism? As a fighter, he doesn't have anything to worry Fedor IMO.
Posted By: Jon (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 01:53 PM
Fedor wont get out of round 1 against brock. For goodness sake if you check the arlovski fight...andre had fedor stunned and backing off with some of the punches he landed, before in typical arlovski fashion he dropped his hands and got caught.
if arlovski can stun Fedor what is going to happen when Brock hits him?
Fedor has never faced ANYONE with the physical gifts brock has, with man that big, with speed, and superior wrestling ability. IF fedor beats him all the props in the world...I don't see it happening as brock is just going to get better and better as the months go on.
Posted By: sho'nuf (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 02:09 PM
TUF: Russia vs USA, with Fedor and Lesnar as the coaches.
Posted By: jst (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 02:16 PM
no one in the ufc currently can dominate brock. fedor will make him look foolish.
Posted By: rey (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 02:27 PM
No disrespect to Fedor, but the people defending him here are mostly retarded.
"He can't POSSIBLY lose"
Well, once you say that, everythign else cna be discounted, sicne EVERYONE can possibly lose at any time.
"Brock can't beat Fedor because no one beats Fedor"
That's not exactly great analysis, and really, its just fanboyism.
On the other side...
"Fedor would lsoe to Brock sof ast cuz hes the biggest and strognestestest"
Yes he is, but that doesn't automatically make him the winner.
I think it'd be a hell of a fight, regardless. But both sides fo thsia re being pretty dman one minded and stupid here.
Posted By: AdamS (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 03:24 PM
this would be a smart move, because you already have huge potential matches after this fight. if fedor wins, he can fight either big nog or randy. IF brock wins, he can fight the same people. the ufc is guaranteed money if randy wins though.
Posted By: Justin. (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 03:30 PM
Suicide watch for many here if Brock actually beats Fedor
Posted By: gwpbrian (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 03:45 PM
Err... Arlovski is a very cultured striker with great hand speed and accuracy... comparing the way Arlovski fought Fedor and the way Brock will fight Fedor is utterly inane.
Brock might be able to hit harder than Arlovski, but so what? Arlovski uses TECHNIQUE that Brock simply doesn't possess in his stand up. And Arlovski never rocked Fedor at all, he caught him a couple times and pressed the pace, before Fedor did what Fedor does, and won the fight in the first round. You're right, Brock/Fedor WOULDN'T get out of R1, but it'd either be armbar tap or KO for The Last Emperor.
Posted By: Jon (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 03:57 PM
fedor can only fight washed up has beens from ufc so we will see fedor vs mir not brock.besides fedor dosent want the world to know how lucky he is to fight nobodys
Posted By: Guest#5874 (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 04:14 PM
" Arlovski is a very cultured striker"
Did you even see the fight with Fedor and Arlovski?? All he did was box the entire round before getting KO'd. There was no "cultured striking" (whatever the hell that means). It was straight up boxing, nothing all that special.
Pretty sure Brock can do that but with more power (knocked Mir on his ass in their first fight while still green boxing). Let's see Fedor come over here and try.....chances are his team will make all sorts of excuses as is the normal with his camp, and managers.
Posted By: sho'nuf (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 04:43 PM
As much as I like Brock, Fedor will beat him. Fedor got dumped on his head by Kevin Randleman and still came on top plus he only has one loss I think? so the match is there and will most def draw huge money, so much so that UFC will make their own mint.
Brock last night did what Henderson did. Their opponents talk so much trash that they had to silence them. Brock, if you watched the countdown show said that he didn't like Mir and that he wasn't going to show respect. Asshole or not he won. Hate him or not he is the champion for right now until he loses(which I highly doubt if he doesn't face off with Fedor).
Posted By: tacosrambo (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 04:43 PM
Fedor was rocked once in his entire career and it was by a former professional wrestler.
Posted By: WilliamMorgan (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 04:53 PM
God I hope this fight happens. I can't wait for the idiots that worship Fedor like he's a fighting god to cry and commit suicide when their overrated hero loses.
Posted By: Butters4Prez (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 05:07 PM
Boxing IS cultured striking, doofus, it's something Arlovski is good at and Brock isn't. Brock just throws haymakers and hammers, he's a power striker, Arlovski is a cultured striker. It's not a difficult distinction, he throws short, sharp, crisp jabs with pace, combined with inside leg kicks and moves forward all the time. Arlovski is a good stand up striker. CroCop is a good stand up striker. Brock Lesnar is not a good stand up striker. Saying Lesnar can outbox Fedor because Arlovski almost did (far faster, far crisper, far more CULTURED with his strikes) is like saying Brock might be able to beat Fedor from his back because Minotauro might have been able to. Number one, Brock isn't Arlovski OR Minotauro, and number two, Arlovski lost to Fedor anyway.
And what's with this horrible double standard with regards who Fedor has fought? If Brock had beaten Minotauro twice, his fans wouldn't shut up about it (like with his win over Couture), but Fedor "never takes big fights", "has no big wins", blah blah blah. If Fedor hasn't beaten the best and might be overrated, then the same damn sure applies to Brock, I mean, Jesus Christ!
Posted By: Jon (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 07:14 PM
GOD GET FEDOR DANA I WANT TO SEE HIM FIGHT SOMEONE OTHER THEN A MIDGET OR THE HUMAN FREAK SHOW FROM THE CIRCUS.
Thanks
PS you need to put in the contract when he loses his first fight you can drop him.
Posted By: Daniel (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 08:40 PM
Does anyone else think that if (and I acknowledge it as an if) Brock were to beat Fedor, if would all of a sudden be because of all of Fedor's Pride wars and have nothing to do with Brock. Like when Mir stopped Big Nog (if I recall not something Fedor could do). Or when Wanderlai gets pummeled in every UFC match. Or when Forrest bitchslaps Shogun. The UFC fighters winning those fights never get credit.
Posted By: MJH (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 09:11 PM
If Andre was That "cultured" (still the dumbest fucking thing i've ever heard stand-up striking referred too), maybe he wouldnt get caught all the time and KO'd. DEFENSE COUNTS!!
By the way we went from talking boxing skills to adding leg-kicks in the equations as well? Well no Brock doesn't have the same skill set at Cro-Cop but that wasn't the original point was it!?
Furthermore you think Brock between know and 1-2 years from know when he does fight Fedor isn't going to continue to learn his stand-up and boxing? You think he wont improve upon an already good game?
He knocked Mir on his ass fight 1st fight like I said and dropped Randy (with stand-up skills) and took him out as well. not bad for just 4 fights in (5 if you count the beatdown Mir just got).
Like I said Andre had Fedor hurt in their fight and the idea that somehow he is some great "boxer" is crazy. I Say again if Andre can Hurt Fedor, Brock can take him out!
End of discussion
Sorry if your a Fedor groupie, and at the same time by into the idea that Andre Arlovski somehow had the skills to be a pro boxer.
Posted By: sho'nuf (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 10:42 PM
i have lost all respect for brock personally i think he is a piece of shit. i recently became a fedor fan and want to see fedor beat brock
Posted By: Guest#4698 (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 11:24 PM
How in hell did Arlovski "stunned" Fedor in their fight ?
He barely touched him at all and Fedor was as calm as ever and in TOTAL CONTROL of this fight till AA made a HUGE mistake and Fedor went for the KILL, PRIDE STYLE.
Fedor has been stunned once in his career and that was against FUJITA.
Know your FACTS right before saying shit like this, even a Suplex on his HEAD by one powerful RANDLEMAN ended the fight into a sub win a few seconds later.
Fedor is not only the best HW in the world by a wide margin but he is also the best P4P in the world and vastly superior to GSP and Silva.
This column is another proof the UFC Nuthuggers does not know shit about Pride, Fedor and MMA as a whole.
Posted By: UFC Smarks = FAIL (Guest) on July 12, 2009 at 11:43 PM
I know I'll be in the minority here but Fedor isn't doing his legacy any favors by seemingly ducking the UFC. If you hit 900 HRs in the minors no one remembers you as the HR king. They only say you might have been.
Fedor might be the best but the longer he waits to come in and prove it, the less likely that he'll be remembered for being the best. CroCop was a monster till he tested his weight in the UFC. Wandi was a god before he came here. And those two were great but waiting till they were past their prime they forced a lot of casual fans to completely overlook them as the greats they were. Fedor may be on that path too. if he truely thinks he can be the UFC heavyweight champ, he needs to step up and prove it against guys at the top of their game.
Posted By: Rockula (Guest) on July 13, 2009 at 01:50 AM
im hoping and prayin fedor comes to the ufc thats the only way ill pay for another ufc ppv with brock in their when fedor whoops his ass....i hope dana can pull it off just give him what he wants we need to start a website and take donations and give all the donations to fedor if he comes to the ufc.fedor will not only win against brock he will punish him and i would pay alot for that
Posted By: yes i am a guest (Guest) on July 13, 2009 at 02:15 AM
Why does everybody crap on Lesnar time and time again? If he murdered Fedor in seconds, people would STILL say he got lucky or make excuses. People seem to say the same stuff for all his opponents, then when Brock beats them like a bad child, you all claim the next guy will get him.
I wouldn't be surprised if Fedor is humbled by Brock, much like Mir. Fedor is good but Brock is like MMA Fighter v.2
Posted By: D (Guest) on July 13, 2009 at 07:14 AM
Oh so when the most beloved and possibly greatest ufc fighter of all time wants to fight fedor. Couture get nothing but when no neck cock tatoo wants to fight him dana says yeah lest do it. Fuck white is a raging douche. No matter how many times he says he doesnt want to be like the wwe he is full of shit thatsexactly what he wants. Fuck You Dana White
Posted By: pikey (Guest) on July 13, 2009 at 07:39 AM
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How in hell did Arlovski "stunned" Fedor in their fight ?
He barely touched him at all "
Do everyone a favor and actually view the fight before you speak. Its on youtube...go ahead and check it out then come talk...because you clearly are either delusional and blowing fedor in your spare time are have never seen the fight.
Posted By: sho'nuf (Guest) on July 13, 2009 at 08:29 AM
Sho'nuff, do you really think asking people if they watched the fight proves your point? When was the last time YOU watched it, because if you can pinpoint the second Arlovski "rocked" or "stunned" Fedor, I'd like to hear it. He hit him a couple of times, sure, but "rocked" or "stunned"? No. Fedor just backed up and carried on a couple of times, then won. At no point did he look hurt. Again, find me the second that that happened and report back.
Also, I'm not sure you even did watch it, because you seem to think it was just Arlovski boxing for three minutes. Wrong. A full third of that fight was grappling. They even got seperated because it went on too long.
And you're still making no sense. Arlovski is a better striker than Brock, end of. A year's training in stand up can't make you suddenly as good as someone who's trained stand up all his life, can it?
You're talking out your arse.
Posted By: Jon (Guest) on July 13, 2009 at 12:23 PM
And I want to see it. But at this moment, Fedor would kill Brock.
Posted By: Guest#9762 (Guest) on July 13, 2009 at 12:54 PM
hey shonuf are u an idiot or just a new mma fan? comparing arlovski's striking ability to brocks? saying arlovski isnt a good striker at all? also he isnt a good boxer or cant be either when he trained with freddie roach and even roach said he would be a decent boxer. Your opinion or one of the great boxing trainers opinions? ill take freddie's
Please just stop posting cause you dont know much. Im not saying brock has no chance against fedor but to compare arlovski's many many years of his stand up taht hes trained and saying brock is already better then him because he hits 'harder' just makes u sound like you dont know what striking is about.
From what i have been reading, your comparing Mir and Randy's stand up skill to Arlovskis? Mir and Randy have no stand up skill .. espically compared to arlovski and fedor too.
and btw Fedor hits very hard like your boy Brock and he is a better stand up fighter i guarantee.. it looked like Brock was getting owned for that 10 seconds that Mir was standing up with him.. and u think he can outstrike Fedor? fedor koed arlovski even if he was slightly losing the stand up battle and he stood up with crocop for a long long time in their fight.. If brock and crocop ever had a stand up fight im sure youd know howd that go (lhk to head ko)
I agree that Brock probably has one of the highest if not highest chance to beat fedor but not from what you've been stating.. the stuff your saying is stupid and lies and i dont want ya to confuse other new mma fans into thinking brock is somehow a better striker then arlovski, fedor and everyone fedor has faced in his career
one last thing you dont know what is going to happen after brock hits him? what about when mark hunt or crocop or hong man choi hits fedor? theres a chance brock wont even be able to hit fedor with a big shot.
Posted By: shonufuidiot (Guest) on July 13, 2009 at 01:25 PM
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