Gegard Mousasi Can Only Fight On Strikeforce Shows That Feature Fedor Emelianenko
Posted by Larry Csonka on 12.08.2009
Thanks M-1 Global…
For those of you wanting to see Dan Henderson face off with Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Gegard Mousasi, you'll have to wait for Fedor Emelianenko to return to Strikeforce for that to happen. Bloodyelbow.com spoke with Mousasi, who stated that his contract says he can only compete on the same Strikeforce shows that feature Fedor Emelianenko. As far as the match with Henderson, Mousasi stated the following…
"That would be an exciting fight for the fans, For me, it's just another fight. But I understand that a win over a caliber fighter like Dan Henderson is very interesting."
Mousasi will next fight at the Dynamite!! show on New Year's Eve in Japan in a K-1 rules bout.
Mousasi is my second favorite fighter and I'm a huge fan of Fedor, but fuck you M-1 Global. Fuck you very much.
Posted By: Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Guest) on December 08, 2009 at 01:36 PM
M1 Global's unlitigated gull never ceases to amaze me.
Posted By: The Kid (Guest) on December 08, 2009 at 01:45 PM
Well M1 fucked us
Posted By: MMAFAN (Guest) on December 08, 2009 at 01:49 PM
mousasi fears henderson!!!!
Posted By: ....... (Guest) on December 08, 2009 at 02:00 PM
What moron negotiated his contract?
Posted By: Guest#2803 (Guest) on December 08, 2009 at 02:05 PM
Oh crap! Never been an M-1 hater but i'm seriously fuckin pissed about this!
Posted By: Guest#7400 (Guest) on December 08, 2009 at 02:16 PM
This just proves what idiots M-1 Global are. Yes, tie your two most marketable stars together instead of building each to their own draws.
Why anyone would do business with these idiot gangster wannabes is beyond me.
Posted By: Jack MAn (Guest) on December 08, 2009 at 02:17 PM
HaHa Man what was Dana thinking when he passed on working with these fantastic buisness men.
Posted By: Rockula (Guest) on December 08, 2009 at 03:23 PM
Does feature mean that Fedor has to fight? If not just parade him to the middle of the ring, give him a cheque and let Mousasi fight.
Posted By: ArcHavok (Guest) on December 08, 2009 at 06:08 PM
M1 Global = The eternal facepalm of MMA.
Does this mean Mousasi can only fight in Dream when Fedor is on the card too?
Ah well, the LHW title will suffer the same fate as the HW title, never going to be defended.
Hell, why don't they give Finkelstein the middleweight title too?
Posted By: Guest#6295 (Guest) on December 08, 2009 at 06:19 PM
I wonder if Gegard will be able to eat unless if the meal is co-promoted by M-1 Global and if Fedor is eating after?
Posted By: Guest#0424 (Guest) on December 08, 2009 at 06:25 PM
So if Fedor gets seriously injured, Mousasi can't fight for Strikeforce until he's back?! How is that even good for M-1 Global? Maybe Strikeforce put that clause so that M-1 doesn't simply give them Fedor and take half the proceeds. If they make M-1 cough up BOTH their top guys and market the promotion in Russia and Europe, then it would be more worthwhile.
What sense would it make for Strikeforce to co-promote Fedor shows AND Mousasi shows and give away half the bread when they can insist both fighters appear on the same co-promoted show?
Posted By: Jon (Guest) on December 08, 2009 at 06:26 PM
why on earth would Mousasi or strikeforce sign such a ridiculous contract
Posted By: Guest#6648 (Guest) on December 08, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Guest#0424 wrote:
"I wonder if Gegard will be able to eat unless if the meal is co-promoted by M-1 Global and if Fedor is eating after?"
I would not want to be Fedor's food taster or car-starter.
Posted By: Dan C. (Guest) on December 08, 2009 at 10:13 PM
HAHA where are all the people saying Dana should have negotiated with M-1 just for Fedor???? Yeah I can see it now once a year you can have a title fight and it has to have Fedor in it or at ringside when he is not tied up promoting M-1
Posted By: Daniel (Guest) on December 09, 2009 at 11:45 AM
Gegard Mousasi and his managers are smart for making their contract the way they did. If Gegard Mousasi fights when Fedor does, he gets much more exposure than he would on any other event. Mousasi is a young fighter and his team is marketing him in a smart way..
Posted By: Max88 (Guest) on December 09, 2009 at 08:52 PM
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