After that one sided win over my favorite fighter even I can admit that GSP is #1 P4P. Fedor fans will NEVER admit it because it's Fedor but he hasn't done nearly half as much in the last two years a GSP. Just read my sig. - eldapeeze
Answer:
In the passed two years...ok..lets see what you mean..
GSP 5'10" 170
GSP's comp
W BJ Penn ---------5'9'' 168.5 (a Lightweight) LW champ
W Jon Fitch --------6'0" 170.5
W Matt Serra ------5'6" 170.5 (a Lightweight) WW champ
W Josh Koscheck --5'10" 170
L Matt Serra------- 5'6" 170
W Matt Hughes ----5'9" 170 former WW champ
W BJ Penn ---------5'9" 168.5former WW champ
Avg height 5'7"
Avg weight - nearly identical (Buy BJ and Serra aren't naturally WW, their optimal weigt is LW)
Fedor
6'0" 230
Fedor's comp
W Andre Arlovski --6'4" 240 Former HW champ
W Tim Sylvia -------6'8" 263 Former HW champ
W Hong man Choi --7'2" 330
W Matt Lindland ---6'0" 185 (I dont know the weight he fought fedor at...so i am GIVING you his optimal weight edit..found it 218)
W Mark Hunt -------5'10" 275.6 Former HW champ
W Mark Coleman --6'1" 205 Former HW champ
Avg Height 6'4"
Avg Weight 249.8 (255 with Lindland's fight weight of 218)
So what does this mean?
It means that "in the passed two years" GSP has fought guys smaller and weighing either the same or less than he. GSP is the bigger stronger guy.
Fedor on the other hand, is almost either outweighed or the shorter of the fighters, in the passed two years of course. None of those fights went to Decision. He finished them....ALL of them, in the passed two years.
Therefore
Fedor #1P4P via Godliness
Question 2. Fedor never Fights good wrestlers/grapplers/BJJ practioners
Answer:
kusok wrote:
Fedor faced the best wrestlers in history of MMA:
Coleman - Olympian, World Champion, NCAA Champion
Randleman - NCAA Champion
Arona - ADCC God but shoots like a wrestler
Choi - national wrestling champion
Lindland - Olympic medalist
etc
AA made a mistake. He could have made another mistake throwing a punch as easily. The flying knee technique is not more risky than a punch statistically. It all depends on how and when the technique is used. Was it luck for Fedor that AA made a mistake? Hardly! AA makes this kind of mistake all the time, and that fact was part of Fedor's preparation and game-plan, as Aleks pointed out PRIOR to the fight by the way.
Question 3: How can Fedor be the best fighter in the world, if he's never fought in the UFC?
Answer:
Fedor is undefeated against UFC HW Champions.
W Andre Arlovski 1/24/09 KO 3:14 Rnd 1
W Randy Couture (sparring) 8/27/08 Sub (kimura)
W Tim Sylvia 7/19/08 TKO 0:36 Rnd 1
W Mark Coleman 1/21/06 Sub (armbar) 1:15 Rnd 2
W Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 12/31/04, 3/16/03 Unanimous Decision 5:00 Rnd 3
W Kevin Randlemann 6/20/04 Submission (kimura) 1:33 Rnd 1
Question 4: Why doesn't Fedor Fight as often as UFC fighters? They, after all, fight more often than Fedor does.
Answer:
agonzalez1 wrote:HarryHank wrote:
Just answer me this, Is Fedor fighting as much or as often as he SHOULD? Aren't you a little disappointed as a fan?
Lets look at UFC HW champs/passed champs
Brock Lesnar
Since Joining UFC (2008)
3 fights - 2 wins, 1 loss
4 fights total since 2007
Frank Mir
Since re-Joining UFC post vehicle accident
4 fights, 3 wins, 1 loss
(but for fairness...since 2007 - 3 wins)
Randy Couture
Since re-joining UFC (post retirement 2007)
3 fights - 2 wins, 1 loss
Antonio Minotauro Nogueira
Since Joining UFC (2007)
3 fights - 2 wins, 1 loss
Andre Arlovski
Since LEAVING UFC (2008)
3 fights
Tim Sylvia
Since fight with Couture for comparison in UFC (2007)
4 Fights - 1 win, 3 losses
So lets see what Fedor has done since about oh... 2007 since that's when Lesnar made the transition to MMA against a spoon-fed can
Fedor since 2007
4 fights - 4 wins
So as you can see, Fedor has fought as often as all other UFC Heavyweights. He has defeated all top UFC HW's he's faced in his career. He has no losses, unlike those in the UFC. He fights fighters larger than he on a consistent basis.
So if Fedor fighting as much or as often as he "should"???? We'll let the facts show he has.
Question 5: Andre Arlovski was dominating the match until Fedor "got lucky". There's no way he won that fight.
"This is from one of Fedor's seminars done several months ago. Take a look at 7:58 and a bit before that. Deja Vu? Fedor shows a step-in with an overhand right counter to kicks and other attacks.
way BEFORE the fight Hence proving once and for all that it was no luck. Agreed?" -Kusok
Like we keep saying...TEXTBOOK Fedor.
Mr. Fundamental
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broiler81 wrote:As you can see Fedor blocked and swept AA's punches, it just looked like he was backing up. Actually Fedor is so elusive and fast he actually sweeps AA's jab out of the way with his right hand.
The reason I bring this up is that many people got it into their heads that AA some how was dominating Fedor Fedor before he got ktfo, but in reality Fedor was no being dominating nor was he losing that round, it only appeared that way he was just defending an overly ambitious AA.
So in frustration....AA decided for a push kick...then BAM!!! Good night Mr. Arlovski.
Oh, Oh, Oh...check out that first pic...blocks via ROLL The Shoulder...Textbook Fedor
From the Chapter "Counter Attacks"
Fedor Emelianenko wrote:As I have already mentioned, I seldom use my hands or arms to block my opponent's punches due to the small gloves used in MMA. Instead, I prefer evasive tactics. There are many ways to evade a punch, and the option you choose will depend upon the strike throuwn. You can slip the punch by rotating your shoulders and bending at the waist. You can move your head out of range by stepping or leaning backward. You can duck the punch by bending at the knees and lowering the elevation of your head. You can even sidestep and move you whole body offline from the strike. I cover all these tactics in the coming section, and I suggest you learn as many of them as possible. (59)
and Yes...looking at pgs 60-65...you'll see exactly how he ducks his head and throws a shot.
kusok wrote:yeap ^^^
By the way, the final moments and the KO are described in detail on page 90 of Fedor's book (which came out months before the AA fight)
fedor talks about stepping in with an overhand right counter when you see the opponent's hands are down and he is about to attack you with a kick (or in AA's case it was a knee)
Fedor mentions that:
-you must practice this counter tirelessly in the gym to develop timing and auto-reflexes when you see an opening
-check the first several kicks from your opponent and don't counter yet until you get comfortable with reading his timing
-step in to take the power out of opponent's attack and to jam him
-hit your opponent before he gets his kick in
etc
the whole page fits perfectly with what happened in the AA fight, yet many people still think it was a wild desperate swing on part of Fedor
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http://users.livejournal.com/_dmitrii/78071.html
Whoever made this claims to be a boxing expert and points out that:
1- Fedor drew his hand back (mistake on part of Fedor as ideally one should throw a punch WITHOUT drawing back to telegraph it) which AA didn't see (mistake on part of AA)
2- Fedor hit AA even before AA left the ground.
3- Fedor saw and blocked the kick preceding the KO.
4- Fedor began his KO punch way before AA even started jumping. Fedor's hand loading up and putting weight on a back leg for the punch began before AA even began his last move.
I thought those were pretty cool big frames. Nice way to check out what happened.
peace,
Textbook Fedor
snakerattle79 wrote:DreamFighters.com Fedor Exclusive : DreamFighters.com
DreamFighters.com: How did that fight go for you? Do you feel Andrei was getting the better of you standing up?
Fedor Emelianenko: No, I don’t. Arlovski is a very good striker but if you watch the fight closely you can see he didn’t hit me that much. I did not feel in trouble at any moment.
